The Biggest Misconceptions About Noah’s Ark DEBUNKED
Summary
TLDRThe 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
🐘 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.
🌊 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.
🦕 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.
🌍 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.
🌁 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.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Ark Encounter
💡Unbelievers
💡Genesis
💡Flood
💡Cubits
💡Myth
💡Creationism
💡Taxonomy
💡Global Flood
💡Soft Tissue Fossils
💡Tower of Babel
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
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