The Biggest Misconceptions About Noah’s Ark DEBUNKED

Summary

The speaker addresses criticism of the Ark Encounter, a museum based on the biblical story of Noah's Ark, emphasizing its historical and religious significance. They discuss the dimensions and capacity of the Ark, the classification of animals 'kinds', and the necessity of the global flood narrative in Christianity. The talk counters skepticism with evidence from geological formations and the presence of soft tissue in dinosaur fossils, suggesting a younger Earth than secular science proposes. The speaker connects the story of Noah to the broader biblical narrative, including the promise of Jesus Christ and the importance of salvation, urging belief in the Bible's historical accounts as foundational to Christian faith.

Takeaways

• 🚧 The Ark Encounter has faced criticism for its cost and the belief that it's based on a myth, highlighting a divide between those who view the Bible as literal history and those who do not.
• 📚 A study mentioned in the script, 'Ready to Return', revealed that nearly 40% of young Christians are uncertain or believe the Bible contains errors, especially regarding the Book of Genesis.
• ⏳ The speaker argues for a literal 6,000-year-old Earth, based on biblical genealogies and events, contradicting scientific consensus on the age of the Earth.
• 🌊 The script presents the biblical flood as a historical event, not a myth or legend, and emphasizes the importance of this belief for Christian faith.
• 🐘 The dimensions of Noah's Ark are discussed in detail, with the speaker correcting common misconceptions and emphasizing the ark's size and capacity to hold animals.
• 🦕 Dinosaurs are confirmed to have been on the ark, with the speaker addressing the size and age of the dinosaurs that would have been brought aboard.
• 🌱 The script touches on the feasibility of fitting all the animal kinds on the ark, explaining that 'kind' refers to a taxonomic family, not every species, reducing the number significantly.
• 🗞 Evidence for a global flood is discussed, including geological formations like the Grand Canyon and the presence of soft tissue in dinosaur fossils, which the speaker suggests supports a young Earth.
• 🌐 The script connects the story of the flood to other biblical narratives, such as the Tower of Babel and the promise of Jesus Christ, showing how the flood story is integral to Christian theology.
• ⏳ The speaker warns of the consequences of disbelief in creation and the flood, linking it to the need for salvation through Jesus Christ and the impending final judgment.

Q & A

What is the main criticism against the Ark Encounter project?

The main criticism is that many people, including some Christians, do not believe in the literal truth of the Bible's story of Noah's Ark and consider the investment in such a project to be unnecessary for a myth or legend.

What does the book 'Ready to Return' discuss in relation to the Bible?

The book 'Ready to Return' presents findings from a study indicating that a significant number of church-attending individuals believe that the Bible contains errors, particularly regarding the Book of Genesis, the age of the Earth, and the historicity of the flood.

What is the estimated age of the Earth according to the script?

The script suggests that based on biblical genealogies and events, the Earth is approximately 6,000 years old, not millions or billions of years as suggested by scientific consensus.

Why did God decide to bring the flood according to the script?

In the script, it is stated that God decided to bring the flood because of the great wickedness of man, with every intent of the human heart being only evil continually, which led to a world filled with suffering and in need of judgment.

What are the three main issues people have with the story of Noah's Ark as per the script?

The script identifies the three main issues as the size and feasibility of the Ark, the number and types of animals that could be accommodated, and the evidence for a global flood.

How is the size of Noah's Ark described in the script?

The script describes the Ark as being 510 feet in length, 85 feet in width, and 51 feet in height, based on the dimensions given in the Bible and using the long cubit measurement of 20.4 inches.

What is the significance of the term 'kind' in relation to the animals on the Ark?

The term 'kind' is used to describe the classification of animals that Noah was instructed to bring onto the Ark, with the script suggesting that 'kind' corresponds to the 'family' level in modern taxonomy, not the species level.

Why did Noah take young animals and how does this relate to their reproduction post-flood?

Noah took young animals because they require less space, eat less, and produce less waste, which is practical for the Ark's journey. Additionally, younger animals have a longer reproductive life, which aligns with the biblical mandate to multiply and fill the Earth after the flood.

What is the script's stance on the existence of dinosaurs during the time of Noah's Ark?

The script asserts that dinosaurs were indeed on the Ark because the Bible mentions every kind of animal, and dinosaurs are considered to be real animals that would have been included.

How does the script address the argument that the flood was only local and not global?

The script refutes the idea of a local flood by pointing out that the Bible clearly states that the flood covered the entire world, and it suggests that geological evidence, such as the rapid formation of canyons, supports the idea of a global catastrophe.

What is the importance of the flood narrative in the context of Christian beliefs as presented in the script?

The script emphasizes that the flood narrative is crucial for Christian beliefs because it sets the stage for the need of a savior, Jesus Christ, who is prophesied to overcome sin and death, and it is integral to understanding the gospel message.

Outlines

00:00

🐘 The Ark Encounter and Biblical Critique

The speaker addresses criticism of the Ark Encounter, a project based on the biblical story of Noah's Ark. Critics, including some Christians, doubt the historical accuracy of the Genesis flood narrative. The speaker laments the lack of belief in the literal truth of the Bible, particularly among Christians. A book titled 'Ready to Return' is mentioned, which discusses a study revealing that many church-going individuals doubt the accuracy of Genesis, including the creation story and the global flood. The speaker aims to establish the historical reality of Noah's Ark and its significance to Christianity, starting with a discussion on the creation account in Genesis, which is believed to have occurred over six 24-hour days. The speaker also touches on the timeframe of Earth's age as per biblical genealogies, suggesting a 6,000-year-old Earth, contrary to scientific estimates of millions or billions of years.

05:02

🌊 The Reality of Noah's Ark and the Global Flood

The speaker delves into the dimensions of Noah's Ark as described in the Bible, correcting common misconceptions of its size. Using the long cubit measurement, the Ark's dimensions are calculated to be 510 feet long, 85 feet wide, and 51 feet high, making it a massive structure. The speaker argues that the Ark's size is optimal for a cargo ship, considering factors like comfort, stability, and strength. The speaker emphasizes the importance of understanding the Ark's true size to counter the myth that it was a fairy tale or legend. The Ark's perfection in design is attributed to divine instruction. The speaker also discusses the challenge of fitting all the animals on the Ark, explaining that the number of species was not as vast as commonly believed, and that young animals were taken to ensure their survival and reproduction post-flood.

10:03

🦕 Noah's Ark and the Variety of Animals

The speaker discusses the variety of animals that would have been on the Ark, including dinosaurs. It is clarified that only land-dwelling, air-breathing creatures were required to be on board, excluding marine life and possibly insects, significantly reducing the number of animals Noah needed to accommodate. The speaker argues that the Ark's volume could easily contain the necessary animals, dispelling myths about the impossibility of housing all creatures. The focus is on 'kinds' rather than specific species, with the speaker suggesting that a 'kind' corresponds to a family in modern taxonomy. This reduces the number of animals needed on the Ark to a manageable figure. The speaker also addresses the presence of dinosaurs, stating that they were real creatures and would have been included on the Ark, with juveniles being taken to ensure their reproductive potential post-flood.

15:03

🌍 Evidence of the Global Flood and Geological Time

The speaker argues for the reality of a global flood, countering the idea that it might have been local. Evidence from geological formations, such as the Grand Canyon and Engineers Canyon, is presented to support the rapid formation of rock layers, challenging the conventional timeline of geological processes. The speaker also discusses the discovery of soft tissue in dinosaur fossils, which is difficult to reconcile with the idea of millions of years of fossilization. This evidence is used to support the young Earth theory and the historical accuracy of the flood narrative. The speaker emphasizes the importance of the flood narrative as foundational to the rest of the Bible and Christian faith.

20:04

🌁 Post-Flood Developments and the Importance of Biblical History

The speaker discusses the events following the flood, including the Tower of Babel and the dispersion of people across the Earth, leading to the formation of various cultures, many of which have flood legends. The speaker connects the importance of the flood narrative to the rest of the Bible, particularly the promise of Jesus Christ as the seed that would crush the serpent's head, referring to the initial sin in Genesis. The speaker emphasizes the need for Jesus as a solution to the sin problem introduced by Adam and Eve, and the importance of accepting Jesus for salvation. The speaker concludes with a discussion on the final judgment and the hope of a new heaven and a new Earth for believers, urging people to accept Christ and be saved.

Keywords

💡Ark Encounter

Ark Encounter is a theme park in the United States centered around a life-sized replica of Noah's Ark, as described in the Bible. The park has been a subject of criticism from those who view it as an unnecessary expenditure and question the historical accuracy of the ark's story. In the video, the speaker defends the park's purpose and aims to provide evidence supporting the reality of Noah's Ark, emphasizing its significance in Christian belief and history.

💡Unbelievers

Unbelievers, in the context of the video, refers to those who do not accept the Bible as a true historical account, particularly the story of Noah's Ark. The speaker expresses concern over the skepticism not only from non-believers but also from Christians who doubt the literal interpretation of Genesis, which includes the account of the Ark and the flood.

💡Genesis

Genesis is the first book of the Bible and contains the creation narrative, including the story of Noah's Ark. The video discusses how many people, including some Christians, view the book of Genesis as a myth rather than a historical account. The speaker argues for the literal truth of Genesis, including the reality of the flood and the construction of the Ark.

💡Flood

The flood, as mentioned in the video, refers to the Great Flood described in the Bible, where God decided to cleanse the world of wickedness by sending a massive flood. The speaker addresses skepticism about the flood's global extent and provides arguments to support the idea that it was a real historical event that left traces in the geological record.

💡Cubits

Cubits are ancient units of measurement mentioned in the Bible to describe the dimensions of Noah's Ark. The speaker discusses the size of the Ark in cubits, using a commonly accepted conversion to modern measurements to argue that the Ark's size was feasible for its purpose. This detail is used to counter the idea that the Ark's story is fanciful or impractical.

💡Myth

Myth, in the context of the video, refers to a traditional story that is not based on historical events or accepted as true. The speaker is concerned about the perception of Noah's Ark and the flood as myths rather than historical realities. The video aims to challenge this perception and to assert the historical truth of the biblical account.

💡Creationism

Creationism is the belief that the universe and life originated from specific acts of divine creation, as described in the Bible, rather than through evolutionary processes. The video reflects a creationist viewpoint, with the speaker arguing for a young Earth and the historical accuracy of the biblical account of creation and the flood.

💡Taxonomy

Taxonomy is the scientific classification of organisms into groups based on shared characteristics. The speaker uses the concept of taxonomy to explain the number of animals that would have been on the Ark, arguing that Noah took two of each 'kind' rather than two of every species, which significantly reduces the number of animals required.

💡Global Flood

A global flood, as discussed in the video, is the idea that the flood described in the Bible was worldwide in scope, covering all land with water. The speaker counters the notion that the flood may have been local, pointing to biblical verses and geological evidence to support the idea that the flood was indeed global.

💡Soft Tissue Fossils

Soft tissue fossils refer to the preservation of soft biological tissues within fossils, which is unexpected in the standard geological timescale. The video mentions the discovery of soft tissue in dinosaur fossils, which the speaker uses as evidence against the idea of deep time and in favor of a young Earth, consistent with a biblical timeframe.

💡Tower of Babel

The Tower of Babel is a story in the Bible where people attempted to build a tower to reach heaven, leading God to confuse their languages and scatter them across the Earth. The video connects the story to the diversity of cultures and the widespread presence of flood legends, suggesting that all cultures descend from the group at Babel and remember the flood event.

Highlights

Criticism of Ark encounter for its basis on the Bible's story of Noah's Ark.

Survey revealing that nearly 40% of young Christians believe the Bible contains errors, often related to Genesis.

Nearly half of surveyed Christians consider Noah's Ark a legend rather than historical fact.

Emphasis on the importance of the historical reality of Noah's Ark for Christian faith.

Explanation of the six 24-hour days of creation as described in Genesis 1.

Calculation of Earth's age based on biblical genealogies, suggesting approximately 6,000 years.

Discussion on the introduction of death, disease, and suffering post-Adam and Eve's disobedience.

Description of the catastrophic global flood as a consequence of human wickedness during Noah's time.

Addressing common questions about the size of the Ark, its capacity, and its ability to hold animals.

Correcting misconceptions about the Ark's dimensions, which are much larger than popularly depicted.

The Ark's dimensions are optimal for a cargo ship in terms of comfort, stability, and strength.

The Ark's portrayal in children's books and toys often misrepresents its size and purpose.

Explanation of how Noah could fit all the animals on the Ark by taking two of each 'kind', not each species.

Estimation that Noah took about 7,000 animals on the Ark, considering the 'kind' classification.

Dinosaurs were included among the animals on the Ark, contrary to popular disbelief.

Evidence of a global flood is supported by geological findings that challenge the traditional timescale.

Presence of soft tissue in dinosaur bones suggests a much younger age than typically ascribed by secular science.

The global flood narrative is consistent with the Bible's account and is echoed in various cultures' flood legends.

The necessity of the gospel, rooted in Genesis, for salvation in light of humanity's sin problem.

Urgent call for repentance and belief in Jesus Christ ahead of the impending final judgment.

The promise of a new heaven and new earth for believers in Jesus Christ.

Transcripts

as with any attraction that is based on

the truth of God's word you've probably

read or heard that we have received a

lot of criticism for Ark encounter

because to many unbelievers spending

aund million doar to build an ark that's

based on a story in the Bible doesn't

really make any sense because they don't

believe that the Bible is true so

therefore the ark isn't a real thing

that ever existed but what's really sad

to me is how many Christians also think

that Genesis is a myth and that the

flood and the Ark aren't real accounts

of something that happened a couple

years ago we published a book called

ready to return and in it we presented

our findings from a study that we did of

20s something that um have basically

grown up in the church and they still

continue to attend church we asked them

does the bible contain errors and nearly

40% said no or they don't know now we

asked them if you believe it has errors

what are those errors now this is not a

multiple choice question they can answer

however they want and then we categorize

those answers and over 50% of their

answers have something to do with the

book of Genesis that it was wrong about

the age of the Earth that it's Genesis

been disproved or that it never flooded

during Noah time and when we ask them a

question about the ark itself okay was

it actually built or only a legend

49% almost half said only a legend so

what we want to do during our time today

is kind of take a walk through Biblical

history as highlighted in these Seven

Seas of history that you'll see as you

go throughout the museum today and we

want to discover the true history and

reality of Noah's Ark and help you

understand that it's not a story it's

not a legend it's not a myth it's real

it really happened it's history and why

that history is so important to

Christianity and to God's work so let's

start off with how do we get to the

flood in the first place okay why was

this necessary and to do that we're

going to start with creation and we know

from the language it's used in Genesis 1

it's clear that God created in 624 hour

days and he created obviously different

things on different days and then rest

it on the seventh day now we also know

from scripture especially from the

biblical genealogies or the family trees

that are given there and other events in

scripture we can figure out the age of

the Earth so we know from Adam to

Abraham was about 2,000 years from

Abraham to Christ was another 2,000

years and from Christ to today is the

last 2,000 years so that gives us a

grand total of 6,000 years not millions

and billions of years now we know that

God's creation was very good it's

nothing like the world that we live in

today right it's no disease no death no

suffering a very very place but it

didn't stay that way for very long um

which brings us to the second sea which

is corruption and we know that Adam and

Eve had one thing they were told not to

do right and that was to eat from the

Tree of knowledge of Good and Evil but

that is exactly what they did they

disobeyed God and the punishment for

their sin was death and all creation

groans right as a result of that that's

when death and disease and suffering

entered this world as a punishment for

man's sin now that brings us to the

third sea which we're obviously going to

spend some time talking about which is

catastrophe so this is about 1,500 years

after creation and I think in one simple

verse the Bible sums up for us the very

tragic and horrible effects of Adam's

sin it says and the Lord saw that the

wickedness of man was great in the earth

and that every intent of the thoughts of

his heart was only evil continually okay

so it was a bad place I think things

today are pretty bad they were actually

worse um in Noah time because only Noah

was found righteous and only he and his

family and the animals on the ark were

spared for make glob catastrophic flood

that would destroy everything else now

in my experience there are three big I

guess areas that people have questions

about when it comes to the flood and the

reality of the Ark and the flood and

there's three big areas or the three big

issues are the ark the animals and the

flood itself now obviously in one hour I

can't cover every question or objection

that people might have but I'm going to

focus on those that I think are the

major so to speak things all right so

first of all how big was the ark now

many of us have become accustomed to

looking at images of the Ark like this

we call these bathtub arcs cuz they're

kind of shaped like a bathtub okay um or

fairy tale arcs because they're not

representative at all of the real thing

I always say the only thing realistic

about this picture is this elephant

right here okay because that elephant

knows what's going to happen right on

that cute little Aris on cuz when that

wave hits what's going to happen the

ark's going to capsize right everybody's

going to fall everybody's dead that

doesn't work and yet this is what we see

all the time right this is what we have

children play with toys of the Ark like

this that's in their books as I've

already showed you and I'm thinking what

does this say to our children about the

ark and the flood because it's not like

we don't know okay we we do know because

we have um Dimensions given to us in

scripture so I wouldn't have a problem

if you give them a scale model of the

Ark to play with okay something that

actually looked was actually you know

scaled down from the real thing but this

isn't it this is not what it would look

like at all because we know that its

length was 3 00 cubits its width was 50

cubits and its height was 30 cubits and

a cubit is considered the length of an

adult man's elbow to the tip of his

middle finger now depending on the guy

that size is obviously going to vary and

we don't know exactly what size of Cubit

Noah used but we do know that in a lot

of ancient um big construction projects

so to speak they typically use the long

Cubit which is 20.4 in and so that is

the Cubit size we use to build Noah's

Arc so um the AR at the ark encounter so

when you use that Cubit length we do a

little bit of math here that means the

length is 510 ft its width was 85 ft and

its height was 51 ft okay that is very

different um from those Fairytail arcs

or those bathtub arcs that we just saw

now we you don't even have to imagine

how big it is because you can go and see

the real thing and when people ask me to

describe it I usually just say massive

because it is the largest um

freestanding timber frame structure in

the world now research has been

conducted on um the dimensions of the

Ark to see how they were actually

perfect for a cargo ship cuz you have to

take into account several factors like

Comfort stability and strength and the

Ark really Falls dead center in the

middle of that triangle it it's the best

of all three worlds basically combined

that you can get when you have to take

all into account because if it were

taller longer or wider it would break

apart it would tip over or the people

and animals would be so sick that they

wouldn't be able to survive and and now

I say well of course it's perfect cuz

God's the one that gave the dimensions

for it and he knew exactly what needed

to be done now knowing the size of the

Ark is really important and and one of

the things that we do to illustrate this

um at the ark encounter is our exhibit

called fairy tale Ark and in it we show

a lot of those books and toys that I've

already shown you and how we present the

ark to children as q and whimsic go and

fairy tale like and people would say

yeah but come on they're just kids I'm

like Yep they're just kids which is why

it matters even more how we portray

these things to them I I mean if we

believe these are his if we believe this

is history why are we presenting it like

a fairy tale that's not doing Justice to

what's in the Bible and it's certainly

harming and hurting them by Leading them

astray and that's exactly what Satan

hopes will do right because he says if I

can convince you that the flood was not

real then I can convince you that heaven

and hell are not real I can convince you

that the rest of the Bible isn't true

either because after all if it begins

with a myth what about the rest of it I

mean virgins don't give birth and dead

people don't come back to life right

this is what Satan has been doing from

the very beginning right he is the

father of Lies what did he tried to do

he tried to get Eve to question God's

word did God really say you couldn't do

that right I mean that's what he that's

what he always does and it was subtle

okay but he got her to believe it and as

this the Fallen World as a result of

that okay so how to Noah then fit all

the animals on the ark now honestly I

don't think this would be as as much of

a question if people would The Arc

accurately okay I think we get into

problems when we show Fairy Tale arcs

and then try to imagine all those

animals but like I said it's a very big

structure and its volume is equivalent

to almost 500 semi-trailers but okay

that being said there's a lot of animals

in the world today modern estimates as

far as how many species are in the world

it's somewhere between 2 and 50 million

and it could be more than that the

number that I've sort of seen they think

is the most reasonable estimate is about

8 million okay that's sort of the

settled upon number right now but this

is a question that we get a lot um Bill

NY the Science Guy when he debated Ken

Ham on this very stage was one of the

questions he asked you've got millions

of species in the world how could they

all possibly fit on the ark first of all

remember he only had to take land

dwelling air breathing creatures okay he

didn't have to take any Marine creatures

cuz they've got plenty of water and fish

are actually um quite specious there's a

lot of species of fish in the world so

those numbers that 8 million goes down

significantly without Marine creatures

probably also doesn't include the

insects the thing is is that insects are

technically not air breathing so

probably was didn't include the insects

now even if he did have to take them

they're not going to take up that much

space right so it's going to be okay um

even if he did have to take them but

beetles alone are like hundreds of

thousands of species so if you take that

number insects and Marine creatures out

of 8 million that number is going to

dramatically go down and again the

reason I say it's just air breathing

land Bing creatures is because that's

what scripture says it says the birds

the animals and the creeping things okay

will come to you to keep them alive

that's it okay nothing else the next

part of that answer number two is that

they had he probably brought young

adults and I would say he brought God

brought the animals to him and then he

took them actually on the ark the reason

for younger animals would be because

they take up less space they eat less

and they produce less waste so all of

those things are good when you're

talking a survival cruise with a lot of

animal cargo the other reason is because

they would have the longest reproductive

Life After the flood and that's what you

want right you're to multiply and fill

the Earth well you don't want to take

really old animals that aren't going to

reproduce much you want to take really

young ones and again we know that

reproduction was in mind here because of

what God says a male and a female to

keep them alive on the face of all the

Earth the last part of this question

which I think is the or this answer

which I think is the most important to

understand is that knowah how to take

two of each kind not two of each species

okay and that word kind is repeated over

and over and over again here as well as

in the in the Genesis account of

creation we see that word now what is a

kind just like we said what is a cubit

well when you think about our modern

taxonomy and the way that we classify

things kind is usually we usually would

say that's about the same as family so

hopefully you all remember this from

biology class right Kingdom bom class

order family genus species is how we

classify organisms so we would say that

Falls at that family level not genus and

not species okay not down here not 8

million but up here which is

significantly less at the family level

so just to give you an example of that

all dogs belong to the family Canada it

doesn't matter whether you're talking

Foxes or Wolves or coyotes or a

Chihuahua um they all belong to Canada

same with cats okay whether you're

talking a lion a panther a tiger or

kitty cat um like you might have at home

those are all from the family F day and

the reason we say it's at the family

level is because most members of a

family of the same family can breed with

one another and produce Offspring okay

it's sort of a reproductive unit right

now today we have about close to 400

breeds of dogs breeds of domestic dog

but Noah did not have to take 400 pairs

of dogs on the ark most of those breeds

didn't even exist when Noah was taking

animals on the ark okay those are those

have just come about in about the last

500 years most of these breeds have only

been around for for a short period of

time again there just variations within

the dog family so Noah only took two

dogs on the ark and from those two dogs

um after they came off the arc they

multiplied and reproduced So eventually

we got lots of dogs okay there's only

about 35 dog species in the world you

realize all these dogs that I'm showing

you up here and the Wolf all belong to

the same species they're all canis lupus

um they're just different breeds of dogs

and there's a lot of variety among the

breeds you've got Dan and you've got

Chihuahuas right I mean they look pretty

different don't they how is that

possible they descended from the wolf

through people selecting for certain

traits okay and they keep breeding them

back and breeding them back and breeding

them back and getting dogs that

eventually just keep producing dogs that

look like Chihuahua or Bulldogs or

whatever it may be that's through people

selecting and making those choices

people have been able to do that in 500

years we've gotten about 400 breeds of

dogs okay so what can happen in a few

thousand years certainly you can get 35

species in a few thousand and that's

through nature and other other

mechanisms that work not people

selecting but natural mechanisms that

cause that to happen back when we knew

we were going to build Arc encounter

when we first knew this was going to

become a reality myself as well as

several other scientists had to get

together and do some a lot of research

and figure out what is a reasonable

estimate of number of animals for the

ark and knowing that he took two of

every kind and seven pairs of some okay

so we had you look at what then of the

all of the animals that are alive today

and all of the animals we only know from

the fossil record okay and take all of

those and put them into their kinds

their original kinds woo that's a big

job um but as far as mammals go there's

about close to 550 kinds Birds almost

300 kinds reptiles a little over 300

kinds and then amphibians about 250

kinds which gives us a grand total of

almost 1,400 kinds or 7,000 animals Okay

so that's all that was needed on the ark

again if you're taking at the family

level or the kind level there's really

not as many now whatever you do don't

take those kind numberb and multiply by

two you guys remember Noah had to take

seven pairs of some the clean animals

and the winged creatures so that's why

you end up with a lot of birds on the

ark now what animal though do you think

I get asked most about when it comes to

the ark dinosaurs okay by far are the

thing that people want to know about the

most were dinosaurs on the ark and I say

of course they were okay cuz what does

the Bible say of every living thing of

All Flesh animals after their kind will

come to you to keep them alive well that

includes the dinosaurs you know we know

about them from the fossil record they

were real animals living animals at some

point now there's plenty of room for

them on um The Ark okay I think we get

taken in by things like Jurassic Park

and Jurassic world and we get this idea

that all dinosaurs are like ginormous

okay and scary the fact is though the

average size of a dinosaur is like

Buffalo size okay so think large cow

right that's the average size of a

dinosaur some of them are very big some

of them are very small most of them are

just right in in the middle there so not

a problem there's plenty of room on the

ark for that Noah would have taken

juvenile or God would have brought to

him juvenile dinosaurs okay again

they're going to have the longest

reproductive Life After the flood so

that just makes sense Noah was not

trying to do this okay to saying that

sod's going to have a hard time fitting

through that door now once he got in

he'd be okay he'd fit but still getting

through might be an issue so Noah's

going to take the young ones right

everything starts out small including

Dinosaurs the largest dinosaur eggs are

like the size of a football so it's not

going to be a problem um to fit them on

the ark there's only about 60 to 80

dinosaur kinds or family so you're not

talking that many dinosaurs it's

actually a small minority of the animals

on the ark less than 200 total so we do

show a few of those at the ark like the

stegosaurus kind and then the um sarod

kind now again these guys are going to

grow up to be some of the biggest land

animals on the planet but they start out

really small so we talked about the ark

we talked about how all those animals

could fit cuz it's not all that many

animals after all and now we need to

talk about the flood is there evidence

of a global flood because if something

covered if water covered the entire

world at some point there should be

evidence of that now one of the things

that I hear a lot is that Christians

that are trying to kind of go along with

what the world says but also believe

what the Bible says we say well maybe

the flood was just a local flood okay it

didn't cover the entire world it just

covered the area in which a Noah liit

scripture makes it clear again just like

we know the size of the Ark we know that

the flood covered the entire world it

says All Flesh on the earth Everything

All Flesh everything shall on the Earth

shall die right even says all the high

hills not some of them all of them were

covered by 15 cubits of water that's

about 23 25 ft above the um highest hill

so if it's a local flood how does that

work think about that picture minute

some of you are chuckling you get it

right so if it's a local flood what

seriously it's just going to go 15

cubits upward of the closest of the

highest toll in the area does water work

that way I mean when you turn on in your

bathtub do you think that bathtub is

going to stop it the edge is going to

stop it from going over no now because

as Christians we have a reasoned faith

we do not have a blind one so in other

words we know certain truths from God's

word so we expect to see certain things

in the world and we see those things and

those things confirm and support that

God's word is true all right so we

should expect to see things um like

certain like we're going to talk about

in the relationship to rock layers and

the fossils probably many of us are

familiar with geological time scales

that look like this one that the lower

you go in the Rock layers the older that

rock is the older the fossils are and as

you go more towards the surface the

younger they are and there's certain you

know fossils associated with different

level now here's the question does it

really take millions of rock millions of

years for rock lers to form or can they

actually form quickly under the right

conditions this is called Engineers

Canyon it's 140th the scale of the Grand

Canyon it was cut out in 9 hours that's

all it took right it just took a

catastrophe I would say the same is true

for the Grand Canyon when you go there

now when you go there they'll tell you

the Colorado River carved that out over

millions of years nope it did not

there's no way it would not look like

that it looks a lot like it happened

very very quickly not that long ago one

of the evidences of that is the fact

that the the faces of the canyon are

very steep okay and they don't look like

they've been weathered away for millions

of years right now let's go on and talk

about the fossils and one of my favorite

thing to deal with with fossils um is

talking about soft tissue okay stretchy

soft tissue that we find inside um

dinosaur bones what you're seeing here

is uh dinosaur soft tissue so this is

blood vessels right here that's what

these are and the things inside the

blood vessels are exactly what we would

expect these are red blood cells of

course when you see something like this

it's like well is it real or is it just

an artifact of something that they did

to the fossil and so what they did was

they did protein analysis of these

structures to say are they really what

we think they are or not turns out they

are okay they have the exact proteins we

would expect to find in blood vessels

and in red blood cells I did a lot of

work on bone biology for my graduate

study so I know what it should look like

fresh bone looks a lot like this only

this is supposedly 65 million years old

so what do they say how do they try to

deal with this in their worldview they

would say well look it can last millions

of years not oh maybe it's actually a

lot younger okay which is what this

would definitely indicate they're going

to keep on believing that in spite of

the evidence okay this isn't plausible

in a millions of year scenario it's only

plausible if these things are a few

thousand years old so we talked about

the three big issues or I've given you

some answers to hopefully some questions

or objections that people have with the

ark the animals and the flood and and

now we want to go on and we talk just

real briefly about the rest of these

seas because to show you again why the

flood is so important why is that matter

for the rest of scripture about 100

Years After the flood we come to the Sea

of Confusion And so God had told Noah

and his family to multiply and fill the

Earth but they didn't listen they

disobeyed and they multiplied but they

stayed in one place and they built this

Tower and so God judged their Rebellion

by confusing their languages right and

as a result it's called the Tower of

Babel right they did migrate out they

did fill the Earth and from that we

actually get the formation of the

different people groups or ethnicities

or cultures in different areas now

what's interesting is almost every

single one of those cultures has a flood

Legend now how is that well it makes

sense from a Biblical view it's pretty

hard to explain from a non a

non-biblical view how 300 different

ethnicities could have a very very

similar account to the one that's in the

Bible Well they have that because all of

them were together at the Tower of Babel

they were listening to Noah sham and

jath so why are these flood Legends okay

why are they miss why do they have

things in them that there's no way that

makes them no way could be true well

because like a really bad game of tele

phone as you pass the whisper along

right it gets message gets distorted and

changed why does creation corruption

catastrophe and confusion which are the

first four sees found in the first 11

chapters of Genesis why does that really

matter well it matters for the last

three beginning with Christ and again we

know from scripture that his birth is

first promised in Genesis right in

Genesis 3:15 after Adam and Eve sin God

is cursing them God is cursing a serpent

who who Again temp to Eve says and I

will put imity or hatred between you and

the woman and between your seed and her

seed capital s that seed is Jesus Christ

yes Satan would bruise his heel he would

die horrific death on the cross but

Jesus Christ would crush Satan's head by

dying and resurrecting from the dead all

right so that's what we need to

understand that promise because of what

Adam and Eve just did we need the rest

of the Bible right cuz what's the rest

of the Bible about the Prophecies of

Jesus coming his coming and is coming

again right that's what it's all about

it's all about Jesus and we need him we

need the cross because of what happened

in Genesis chter 3 because Adam sined

because we have a sin problem we need a

sin solution right we have the bad news

in Genesis we need the good news of

Jesus Christ and and Paul talked about

this a lot he said for as an Adam all

die even so in Christ all shall be made

alive and so it is written the first man

Adam became a living being the last Adam

became became a life-giving spirit so we

have that very obvious connection

between Adam and the gospel itself Jesus

through his death and Resurrection paid

the penalty for our sins he is the only

way by which we can be saved and how are

we saved it's it's actually really easy

if we confess and we confess we repent

of our sins We believe We will be saved

that's what that's the essence of the

gospel and it's really important that we

make that decision now because just as

the people in Noah's time suffered

judgment there is another one coming the

final judgement right in 2 Peter 3 we

read about this it says there will be

scoffers in the last days that will say

where's the promise of his coming for

since the fathers fell asleep all things

continue as they were from the beginning

of creation people say eh nothing's

going to happen right everything's

always been this way it will continue to

be this way that's for this they

willfully forget that by the word of God

the heavens were of old and they are

standing out of the water and in the

water so they scoff at creation they

don't believe that and they scoff at the

flood by which the world that then exist

it perish being flooded with water and

we see this today very clearly I mean

people say when are the last days well

ever since Jesus's time Jesus's

resurrection right we've had the past

2,000 years these are the last days and

so we see people people were doing it in

Peter's time I'm sure and they're doing

it today they scoff at creation they

scoff at the flood they say eh that's

not true well and if that's not true

then the gospel isn't true because the

gospel is rooted in that history it's

why we need Jesus Christ but Peter warns

us like I say there's going to be

another judgment whether people believe

it or not and this time will not be by

flood because God promised he would

never do that again but by fire but God

is patient and he wants people to repent

and be saved he's longsuffering not

willing that any should perish but that

all should come to repentance because

he's a gracious merciful loving

compassionate God and he wants people to

come through the door of his son Jesus

Christ to be saved and because what's

going to happen eventually we're going

to have the consummation when there'll

be a new heavens and a new Earth and if

we know Christ as our savior we get to

spend eternity with him forever and that

new Heaven and new earth and I know I'll

be there and I want as many people as

possible to be there with me and that's

why we witness that's why we do what we

do even here at the Creation Museum and

the Ark encounter