A range of evidence that shows the Bible is reliable:
Contents:
Page 2) Point 1) Historical evidence for Jesus Christ from non-biblical sources.
Page 3-7) Evidence of the fulfilment of Bible prophecies:
Page 3) Point 2) The Gospel message going global
Page 3) Point 3) Prophetic details in the Hebrew word ‘berisheet’
Page 4) Point 4) Prophetic dates for the restoration of Israel
Page 5) Point 5) Prophetic meanings of names from Adam through to Noah
Page 6) Point 7) Example of archaeological evidence for certain prophecies
Page 7) Point 8) Prophetic proofs that Jesus is the Messiah
Page 7) Evidence of major Biblical events:
Page 7) Point 10) Discoveries of Sodom and Gomorrah
Page 7) Point 11) Discoveries of the Red Sea Crossing walked by Moses
Page 7) Point 12) Discoveries of Noah’s Ark
Page 8-9) Evidence the Earth is young:
Page 8) Point 13) Proof that modern radio-isotope dating methods used to
date fossils, meteorites and other rocks are unreliable
Page 8-9) Point 14) Evidence dinosaurs lived alongside humans
Page 9) Point 15) Evidence that Evolutionary ‘missing links’ are unreliable
Page 9) Point 16) Evidence of giant humans
Page 9) Point 17) Evidence of giant insects, animals, and sea creatures that still exist today, but today they are far smaller than before
Pages 10-11) Point 18 -21) Using Astronomy to show the Universe is young, not old
Page 12-18) Evidence for the Global Flood
Page 12-13) Point 25) Coal formations / coal layers being young, not old
Page 13) Point 26) Grand Canyon was not made by a river
Page 14) Point 27) Soil structures support a global flood
Page 14) Point 28) Remains of sea creatures found on mountain tops
Page 15) Point 29) Oceanic crust temperatures support a young Earth
Page 16) Point 31) Population growth rates support the Bible accounts
Page 16-18) Human genetics supports the Bible accounts
Page 18) Point 34) Archaeological evidence for the Tower of Babel
Page 19) Point 36) Evidence of the Genesis accounts in the ancient Chinese language
Point 37) Evidence of how fast ice-layers can form
Page 20) Point 38) How the Ice-Age supports the Global Flood
Point 39) Evidence many life-forms can live much longer and grow far larger
Page 21) Point 40) Evidence DNA of humans and chimpanzee are not proof of Evolution
Page 22) Link to my website and link to my YouTube channel
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1) Historical evidence for Jesus Christ from non-biblical sources
Many people today assume Jesus Christ (His Hebrew title is Yeshua Ha’Mashiach) was just a mythical figure. However, we have reliable historical accounts from outside of the Bible, including from people who lived during the 1st century AD, who wrote about Jesus’ life and crucifixion. A good webpage that explains 10 of these sources is this: https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2022/11/18/top-ten-historical-references-to-jesus-outside-of-the-bible/
or do this Google search: top ten historical references to Jesus outside of the Bible
To keep this writing short, I will simply list the historical writers and the dates:
1) Various early Christian writers: 50-157 AD
2) Thallus: 55 AD
3) Mara Bar Serapion: 73 AD
4) Josephus: 93 AD
5) Pliny the Younger: 112 AD
6) Tacitus: 116 AD
7) Suetonius: 120 AD
8) Phlegon of Tralles: 140 AD
9) Lucian of Samosata: 166 AD
10) Celsus: 175 AD
We still have the manuscript evidence for each of these accounts.
For any person to claim Jesus Christ did not exist, or that He was not crucified, requires them to reject a large variety of highly respected historical accounts.
My point is, we don’t need to rely on the Bible accounts to know Jesus was crucified, because from the 1st century AD, other people also recorded the method of His death.
So please, if you have any doubts, simply look up the manuscript evidence and compare the accounts; the internet can be a wonderful tool.
- The writers from outside of the Bible included Jewish and Roman historians who were not loyal to the Christian movement.
- The fact their individual accounts agree Jesus was crucified, plus they also allude to Jesus performing miracles, help support the accuracy of the New Testament Bible accounts.
- Plus, we have many letters and commentaries by ‘early church fathers’ who quoted large parts of the New Testament. There was so much written in these, that even if we never had a copy of the Bible, we could still re-write most of the New Testament just from them, such was the level of detail recorded.
The letters and commentaries that we still have, date from as early as 96 AD.
- We have proven many of the names, places, and dates of events mentioned in the Bible accounts (Old and New Testament) are historically accurate.
This useful YouTube video explains the reliability of the Bible accounts:
Jason Lisle // How We Got The Bible
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(Points 2-9) Evidence of the fulfilment of Bible prophecies
Bible prophecies are very interesting, as the ability to accurately predict future events is not a standard human ability. Also, while many humans have made predictions, they have tended to get a lot of them wrong. This is where the Bible accounts are different. While we don’t have enough current evidence to check all the Bible prophecies, for the evidence we do have, we have never proven a Bible prophecy to be false. Such a high success rate indicates this prophetic knowledge came from God.
The Bible teaches that God is a spirit and that he is eternal. This means he is not bound by the restrictions of time. In fact, only physical matter is affected by time.
(For example, we know that light is not ‘affected’ by time; this is why light is so confusing, because it can be a physical particle, but can also be a non-physical wave). But anyway, without getting too deep into that, let me list just a small selection of Bible prophecies that we can prove have come true. (Many more are available).
2) In the Bible, the book of Matthew, chapter 24, verse 14, records Jesus saying:
‘And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.’
Now bear in mind that when Jesus spoke this, the Romans were still the dominant force in the area, and the majority of Romans were still following their pagan beliefs. Also at this same time, Jewish leaders were trying to put a stop to Jesus’ followers.
Given how small in number Jesus’ followers were at this time, it is remarkable this prophecy came true. Today we know ‘the gospel’ is being preached in all the world.
To date, portions of the Bible have been translated in over 3400languages, including sign languages, and Braille. No other religion has been so far reaching and effective.
We also know the world is not getting more peaceful, which is what the Bible warned of some 2000 years ago. The Book of Revelation may seem extreme, but it is also now far more believable that the events mentioned will come true, given how:
- We have enough military fire-power to wipe ourselves off this planet.
- Pollution is extreme and getting worse – electric cars and wind farms will not resolve this, especially in the poorer ‘developing’ countries.
- Many large populations are facing drastic water shortages in the near future.
- Modern medicine is both corrupt, and, were we to remove it from society, the true scale of the human health problem would be dramatically exposed.
When we put the current evidence together, the Bible shows to be very reliable. Bible warnings are there to try to wake us up, but God also warns many will ignore him.
3) Inside the Hebrew word ‘berisheet’ is found a prophecy relating to the Son of God
This prophecy is found in the very first word of the Hebrew Bible. It foretells of events hundreds of years before they occurred. See the 14 minute YouTube video:
The Berisheet Passover Prophecy
(please bear in mind that the exact dates of final fulfilment are still uncertain)
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4) Prophetic dates of the restoration of Israel:
These are fascinating as they predict exact years of when Israel would receive various homelands, including the return to the land of Israel from their exile in Babylon; the formation of the USA in 1776 (relating to the Northern House of Israel); and the State of Israel in 1948 (relating to the Southern House of Judah). They relate to prophecies in Leviticus, Daniel, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel. Please look at this YouTube video:
#33 Torah Parashah Bechukotai – Hidden Prophecies in Leviticus 26 for Israel and Judah
(It is all relevant, but look from 23 minutes up to 40 mins, if you are short on time).
As an additional bit of information, the United Kingdom’s royal crest has the symbol of the House of Judah (the lion), and the House of Israel (the unicorn). As you look at the many royal houses of Europe, you will notice similarities with their royal crests.
These show the tribes of Israel’s migration through Europe. See this YouTube video:
King David’s throne in Europe – by Stephen Spykerman
(1 hour 5 minutes long. It’s worth watching all of it if you can)
(Jump to 1 hour 3 minutes onwards to see a range of Europe’s royal crests)
Plus, this YouTube video further explains Israel’s various migrations:
Historical Migrations of Israel reveal your identity in Israel!!
(1 hour 13 minutes long. Again, it is worth watching all of it if you can)
(Jump to 50 minutes onwards for an idea of what is being covered in the video)
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As we examine world history (especially Europe), the impact of the various tribes of Israel become more and more apparent. For example, modern western law can trace its roots to the 10 commandments. This is also where we get our weekend from: God made the world in 6 days and rested on the 7th. (We later made weekends 2 days off).
Plus, Christianity taught that humans have inherent value because we were made in the ‘image of God’. This led to our freedoms and rights being protected. So while many don’t believe in God, and claim they don’t need God, people overlook that often, the reason they enjoy so much ‘rights’, is a direct result of Christianity.
Also, before monotheism was widely accepted, ‘twisted’ pagan worship was the more prominent belief. These included ‘fertility rituals’ (look up the origins of Easter eggs and Easter bunnies; and ‘May Poles’ – which are often seen at summer fairs / fetes). Plus there was ‘tree worship’ (look up the origin of Christmas trees and Christmas wreaths), ‘sun worship’, and many other corrupt beliefs about nature. But far more concerning was how many cultures used to offer human sacrifices.
It was only 500 years ago that the Incas and Aztecs used to perform these, and some secret societies still do these. So, while many people today don’t see the value in following Christianity, modern civilisation has still been greatly influenced and moulded by it – much for the better, so please don’t dismiss the Bible too quickly.
Please research which Bible versions are most reliable. Also, read the Bible in context (not always literally). Plus: reading the Bible can be boring to begin with, but once we have the core knowledge, God can guide us far better. The effort really is worth it!
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5) The first 10 male names in the genealogy from Adam to Noah:
The names are all Hebrew, and each one has a specific meaning. These were said to be recorded over 3,500 years ago, and are found in the Book of Genesis:
The 10 Hebrew names, with their meanings underneath:
1) Adam, 2) Seth, 3) Enosh, 4) Kenan, 5) Mahalalel, 6) Jared,
Man, (is) appointed, mortal, sorrow. The Blessed God, shall come down,
7) Enoch, 8) Methuselah, 9) Lamech, 10) Noah.
teaching, His death shall bring, the despairing, comfort / rest.
Just to highlight their meanings again:
Man (is) appointed mortal sorrow. The Blessed God shall come down teaching,
His death shall bring the despairing, comfort / rest.
As we go through the Bible, across the next 1500 years or so, many more specific prophecies about the Saviour are added. When we eventually get to the life and ministry of Jesus, we learn that these specific prophecies began being fulfilled.
This supports Jesus as being the Saviour, and also shows that across its entire history, the Bible accounts have been consistent and accurate in their prophecies.
These prophecies were recorded in the original Hebrew texts, and passed on to each subsequent generation. By the time of Jesus’ ministry some 1500 years later, the Jewish leaders at that time were still using the same version of texts as the original Torah. This is why Jesus condemned the Jewish religious leaders during his time of ministry, for not properly understanding their own religious texts.
We have manuscript evidence that dates back 100’s of years before Jesus was born on Earth, so we know details weren’t added later to try and support Christianity.
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6) There are a large number of specific prophecies throughout the Bible accounts.
One way to check their reliability, is to look at historical events, and see if these match the prophecies that came before them. Because Bible prophecies were written down and shared with each subsequent generation, it didn’t take too many centuries, to recognise that historical events were confirming the prophecies to be reliable.
In the book of Jeremiah, chapter 25: verses 3-12, God warned the nation of Israel, if they did not repent of their extreme false worship, he would cast them off into exile to Babylon for 70 years. The book of Deuteronomy also declared numerous warnings.
In Jeremiah 29:10-14, God also prophesied to bring the nation of Israel back to their homeland after 70 years, (because of his covenant made with their forefathers).
History confirms that the nation of Israel were captured by the Babylonians for 70 years. After this, they were freed, and returned to their homeland to rebuild Jerusalem and the temple. The Bible accounts provide dates, names of individuals, and details of what items were taken and returned. This shows the Bible covers genuine history.
To confirm prophecies were reliable, God often used multiple prophets. See Point 7.
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7) In the book of Isaiah, chapter 44: verse 28, God specifically mentions a man called Cyrus, who would help Jerusalem and the temple be re-built after their destruction.
In the book of Isaiah, chapter 45: verses 1- 4 God goes on to say, Cyrus will subdue nations, and that God will guide him, even though Cyrus has not known God.
(The book of Isaiah was written around 700BC. This was 100 years before Cyrus was born, and long before the nation of Israel had been taken into captivity to Babylon.)
Cyrus turned out to be the Persian King who conquered the city of Babylon. The method by which he conquered the city was also prophesied in the Bible long before.
In 1879, the Cyrus Cylinders were found. These artefacts reveal many details about King Cyrus and his conquest. The Greek historian Herodotus also wrote about him.
For those of you who are curious, read all of: Isaiah chapters 44 and 45
Jeremiah chapters 25 and 29
2 Chronicles chapter 36
Ezra chapter 1 and 2
They cover real details about the prophecies and the historical events that followed.
If you were to spend your time examining more Bible prophecies, you would very quickly recognise God is real, he is very serious about sin, and yet he is incredibly merciful too. But he cannot allow sin to go unpunished, because it ruins so much.
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A bit of additional information regarding sin: These bodies we have are not our own, they are a gift from God, (1 Corinthians 6:19); none of us can create something so complex and functional. Once we understand this clearly, our motivation to live cleaner, and our appreciation for any good health we have, are greatly increased.
Sadly, many generations worth of corruptions have led to more and more birth defects, allergies, hereditary diseases, and other weaknesses including less muscle mass, weaker bones, poor eye-sight, mental health issues etc. being passed on.
Genetic studies have shown that each generation of humans add more corrupted genes into the gene pool. The reason incest is so important to avoid, is not simply down to a moral issue, it is due to a genuine risk to health.
Each human has some amount of corrupted genes. If we reproduce with close family members, these weaknesses tend to be similar, and so get passed on. But if we reproduce with far more distant relatives (we are all related as we all came from Adam and Eve), then it is more likely that our partner won’t have the same genetic weaknesses. Because it is often the case that ‘dominant genes’ replace the weaker genes, by choosing a partner far from our close family, this gives us a better chance of producing healthier children. Incest was not such an issue at the start of creation, hence why Adam and Eve’s children reproduced with each other. But even then, God taught them to have one sexual partner, as by implementing this wisdom across future generations, it greatly reduces the risk of sexually transmitted infections. Today, STD’s are rife. Remove modern medicine and the problem would be a pandemic.
For more information on human genetics, see Points 31-33 from Pages 16-18.
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8) This short YouTube video explains some prophecies about Jesus Christ:
10 Prophetic Proofs that Jesus is the Messiah
9) Below is also a small selection of prophecies regarding Jesus Christ; there are plenty more recorded throughout the Bible for those who are curious:
A messenger would prepare the way for the Messiah
Isaiah 40:3-5 fulfilled Luke 3:3-6
The Messiah would take our punishment, and be rejected by his own people
Isaiah 53:1-12 fulfilled John 1:11, John 7:5
The Messiah would be a prophet
Deuteronomy 18:15 fulfilled Acts 3:20-22
The Messiah would be preceded by Elijah
Malachi 4:5-6 fulfilled Matthew 11:13-14
He would be declared the Son of God
Psalm 2:7 fulfilled Matthew 3:16-17
He would bring light to Galilee
Isaiah 9:1-7 fulfilled Matthew 4:13-16
He would speak in parables
Psalm 78:2-4, Isaiah 6:9-10 fulfilled Matthew 13:10-15, 34-35
He would be sent to heal the broken hearted
Isaiah 61:1-2 fulfilled Luke 4:18-19
He would be a priest after the order of Melchizedek
Psalm 110:4 fulfilled Hebrews 5:5-6
The Messiah would be called King
Psalm 2:6, Zechariah 9:9 fulfilled Matthew 27:37
The Messiah would be praised by little children
Psalm 8:2 fulfilled Matthew 21:16
These show how integrated the Bible accounts are, and further supports their reliability. It is often said that the Old Testament is the New Testament concealed whereas the New Testament is the Old Testament revealed. Bear in mind the Bible accounts were recorded by 40 different writers across 1500+ years of revelation.
The ways the accounts are so interconnected, and supported by historical events displays their authenticity and reliability.
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10) Evidence for the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. See YouTube video:
Ron Wyatt Discoveries [2022] Gomorrah, Red Sea Crossing, Mt Sinai, Noah’s Ark
(From the start – up to 16 minutes 50 Seconds)
11) Evidence of where Moses crossed the Red Sea: See YouTube video:
Ron Wyatt Discoveries [2022] Gomorrah, Red Sea Crossing, Mt Sinai, Noah’s Ark
(17 minutes 23 seconds – up to 33 minutes) (see the video above)
12) Evidence for the remains of Noah’s Ark. See YouTube video:
Ron Wyatt Discoveries [2022] Gomorrah, Red Sea Crossing, Mt Sinai, Noah’s Ark
(1 hour 3 minutes 52 seconds – up to 1 hour 37 minutes 44 seconds) (see the video above)
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13) Proof that modern radio-isotope dating methods used to date fossils, meteorites and other rocks are unreliable. See these 2 short YouTube videos:
Radiometric Dating Debunked in 3 Minutes
and
Mount St Helens Debunks Rock Dating! David Rives
14) Evidence that dinosaurs lived alongside humans.
‘Secular’ geologists claim dinosaurs are millions of years old. However, what is often not mentioned, is that all dinosaur fossils contain Carbon 14. The thing about Carbon 14 is that after around 50,000 years it becomes undetectable. So, because we clearly find this in dinosaur fossils, it suggests these fossils are far less than 50,000 years old. Natural diamonds and coal also have Carbon 14 in them, and we know we can form coal and diamonds in science laboratories in relatively short periods of time.
Here is some historical evidence that further supports dinosaur fossils being young.
The word ‘dinosaur’ did not enter the English dictionary until 1841. Before then, the common terms used were ‘dragons’ or ‘giant lizards’. Many people are unaware that we have huge amounts of evidence that show dinosaurs / dragons lived at the same time as humans? Here is a small selection of some historically recorded examples:
- There are numerous Chinese sculptures of what we would class as the ‘Centrosaurus’ dinosaur type, that date back to around 2000 BC.
- Ankor temple in Cambodia records carvings of humans, known animals, plus dinosaurs that resemble the Stegosaurus. The temple dates back to 800 AD.
- In 1271 the famous explorer Marco Polo reported that Chinese chariots were occasionally pulled by dragons.
- Bishop Bell’s tomb in Carlisle Cathedral has images of bats, dogs, fish, birds, and dinosaurs. The tomb dates back to 1496.
- In 1611 one Chinese Emperor appointed the position of Royal Dragon Feeder.
- Multiple historical accounts record ‘flying serpents’ in Arabia, and the problems they were causing.
- There are also many examples of ancient pottery depicting well known dinosaurs. Various examples even show them being ridden by humans.
- We have evidence of fossilised human footprints next to fossilised dinosaur footprints, as well as fossilised human hands next to dinosaur fossils.
- We’ve found dinosaur tissue that was still elastic. See this YouTube video:
What Does Soft Tissue in Dinosaur Bones Mean for Evolution? – Dr Kevin Anderson
So, if dinosaurs / dragons lived when humans did, what does this mean for claims that dinosaur fossils are ‘millions of year old’? Well, we have strong reasons to doubt this.
Given that dinosaur fossils are found in the ‘geological column’, this means we also have reason to doubt the claimed ages of the different rock layers in this column.
It is also worth pointing out that:
- Numerous folk tales mention dragons being slayed in Europe and China.
- The Chinese calendar features 12 animals, 11 of which still exist today.
- Old medicinal recipes have been found that included dragon’s blood and skin.
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Also, try looking up these 2 YouTube videos:
The Kent Hovind Creation Seminar (2 of 7): The Garden of Eden
(1 hour 20 minutes onwards about dinosaurs living with humans)
The Kent Hovind Creation Seminar (3 of 7): Dinosaurs and the Bible
(see from 31 minutes 40 seconds onwards for the part about evidence of dinosaurs)
15) Evidence that Evolutionary ‘missing links’ are unreliable. See YouTube video:
The Kent Hovind Creation Seminar (2 of 7): The Garden of Eden
(from 57 minutes onwards for corrupt evidence about claimed ancestors).
16) Evidence of giant humans. See these 2 YouTube videos:
Giants Emerging Everywhere – They Can’t Hide This
and
The Kent Hovind Creation Seminar (2 of 7): The Garden of Eden
(from 49 minutes onwards for the part about evidence of giants)
17) We also have fossil evidence for larger versions of creatures that still exist today.
See the YouTube video:
The Kent Hovind Creation Seminar (2 of 7): The Garden of Eden
(from 1 hour 14 minutes 20 seconds onwards, it gives the evidence of much larger versions of the same creatures that live today).
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18) Using Astronomy to show the Universe is young, not old. See YouTube videos:
Dr Jason Lisle – Astronomy Reveals 6,000 Year Old Earth
(13 minutes 30 seconds onwards)
and
James Webb Space Telescope with Dr Jason Lisle
(from 1 minute 55 seconds, Dr Lisle begins explaining various points in some detail)
In the Book of Job, chapter 38: verse 31, God asks Job if he can tie up the Pleiades, or loosen Orion’s Belt.
Only since using modern telescopes, can we now see that the stars in the Pleiades are getting closer, and the stars on Orion’s Belt are slowly moving apart.
Many people have been led to believe the Big Bang model is 100% fact. This is not actually the case. It is still a theory, and there are a lot of people who hold highly respected PhDs who reject it. Mainstream media however are rather bias about what they share, so let me bring you some recent evidence and let you decide for yourself.
Just in case you are not sure, ‘secular’ astronomers are those who believe in the Big Bang. ‘Creationists’ are those who believe in the Bible account of creation. It is also worth pointing out that not everyone who works at NASA is a ‘secular’ astronomer.
(You don’t need to believe in the Big Bang Theory to do effective astronomy.)
After the Hubble Telescope was built, NASA began work on an even more powerful telescope. This was designed to look deeper into space, including to take images of distant galaxies, to try to see what galaxies looked like in their earlier stages of development. The idea was, that by learning about how galaxies were formed, this would explain processes that the Big Bang model claims ‘must have taken place’.
Before NASA launched The James Webb Telescope, some predictions were made.
- NASA’s ‘secular’ astronomers claimed, that as we look deeper into space we are effectively looking back in time. Therefore, the further away the galaxies are, the younger / less developed they should look. This means, these more distant galaxies, should look very different from the galaxies closer to Earth.
Please now consider this. Before the NASA images were taken, a well-known 6 Day Creationist, (who holds a PhD in Astronomy), publicly recorded 4 predictions of what we should expect to see from the NASA images of distant galaxies.
Dr Jason Lisle used the Bible’s account of how ‘God made all the stars on Day 4’, to predict that any NASA images we receive, will show every galaxy to be fully developed, (because the Bible teaches, all the stars were made at the same time). This means even the most distant galaxies should look fully developed, therefore they will look similar to the galaxies we witness much closer to Earth.
Well, when the images came back, Dr Jason Lisle was shown to be correct, and the ‘secular’ astronomers at NASA were proved to be wrong. All the galaxies looked fully developed. This causes huge problems for the Big Bang timeline of events. The reason why, is because the Big Bang model claims galaxies, and stars, take a very long time to form. The model claims that in order to produce the heavier chemical elements such as iron, 3 different stages of stars living and then exploding into a nova / supernova must occur. These ‘star cycles’ (known as Pop III, II and I stars) are how they claim the early chemical elements were able to ‘fuse’ together to form the heavier chemical elements. Some call this process Chemical Evolution.
Now please bear in mind Big Bang is only a theory. They are still trying to find supporting evidence. And on the evidence of how all galaxies look fully developed, even when we look deeper into space (and so further back in time), they are now seriously struggling to fit star formations, and galaxy formations into their 13.5 billion year model. Also, we have never witnessed any star becoming fully formed. The Big Bang model keeps having to be changed. The Bible however does not. 2000 years after its completion, the Bible still shows to be intellectually supportable.
Dr Lisle made 4 main predictions, 3 have already been proven accurate, and the 4th may still turn out to be accurate too. This is not the first time a ‘creationist’ has made predictions that proved to be more accurate than those of ‘secular’ astronomers.
Creation astronomers have made predictions regarding certain planets in our solar system too, including magnetic field predictions, and estimates of core temperatures. The results from various probes confirmed the creationists predictions. The results also make logical sense when we consider the Universe is young. An old universe actually throws up way more problems than the Big Bang theory tries to solve. To date, there is no complete model of the Big Bang – therefore it has never been proven.
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19) There is the known fact that scientists are unable to measure the speed of light in one direction. They can only measure it in 2 directions (going away from, and then returning to their instruments). So in order to get a value for the speed of light in one direction, the way scientists do this is to simply divide the 2 way total number in half.
The problem with this is, there’s a very real possibility that light can travel faster in one direction than the other, which if this is the case would show that the Universe is much less than 13.5 billion years old. See this easy to follow YouTube video:
Why No One Has Measured The Speed Of Light (Veritasium)
We can still use our current calculations to make accurate measurements with regards particle physics and nuclear reactions on Earth, but this doesn’t suddenly mean that when we apply these values to the size of the Universe, that they will be accurate too.
Several ‘variable speed of light’ models have been developed which can still agree with all known tests of Einstein’s ‘general relativity’. For example, in 1957, Robert Dicke’s proposal provided an alternative explanation to the ‘cosmological redshift’. Scientists have even managed to slow down the speed of light and speed it up. This shows we have a great deal more to learn before claiming certain things are fact.
20) The Moon is slowly moving away from the Earth. By rewinding this process back 1.5 billion years, they would both be touching each other. So the claim the Moon was formed around 4.3 billion years ago simply doesn’t add up.
‘Secular’ astronomers are still unsure how we even got our moon, this is why there are currently 3 main theories, and each one has major issues. And yet many television documentaries and text books make it sound as if we have a good understanding.
It is also worth pointing out that the Moon performs some essential functions for life on Earth. The Earth has a tilt – this is why we can experience seasons; this is what makes so much of the planet inhabitable; the Moon helps stabilise the Earth’s wobble. But also, the Moon’s gravity causes tides on Earth. These help circulate ocean currents, and help move air around the world, which support our regular weather systems. These systems are essential to water our crops and fill up our reservoirs. These all work so well, just as if they were designed to support life on Earth…
21) ‘Secular’ astronomers are still unsure how Earth got its liquid water.
The claim it came from meteorites, does not explain how this water did not simply evaporate away while the planet was still hot. This is still a stumbling block for ‘secular’ scientists to properly explain. This is why we are called to do our research, so that we find out what has been proven as fact, and what are still only theories.
See YouTube video: Things we’ve never seen: The James Webb Space Telescope Explores the Cosmos
(From 56 – 59 minutes they briefly talk about the doubt of how we got our oceans)
The reason Earth’s water is in liquid form is due to our atmosphere, which keeps the temperatures cool enough. This is largely supported by flora (plants etc.), which produce the oxygen that helps keeps our atmosphere cooler. We know conditions on Earth are so special, because we know they are fragile – as we learnt by the issues of the depletion of the Ozone Layer that was made famous during the 1980 and 1990’s.
Without the flora, we would have a runaway greenhouse effect whereby average temperatures would rise so much, water would simply evaporate away into space.
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Evidence for the Global Flood of Noah’s time
The Bible clearly talks of the Global Flood. This flood is said to have been God’s act of judgement on a world full of unrepentant sinners who had been warned time and again to repent, and turn back to respecting God, instead of ignoring his guidance.
Using our current technology, we should be able to find supporting evidence quite easily if the claimed flood was indeed global, and only around 4,500 years ago. It turns out there is a wealth of evidence to support this.
22) There are over 250 historical accounts of a global flood across the world told through various civilisations. Whilst some of the details vary, the core idea of a global flood remains consistent, suggesting that an event of great significance did take place.
23) We now know oil, coal and diamonds do not need millions of years to form. For example, we can recreate coal and diamonds in a science lab in a matter of hours.
24) Ancient jewellery and even ancient dolls have been found in oil wells and coal pits world-wide, leading to the obvious question of how did they get there?
The idea of coal and oil being formed over millions of years quickly becomes highly questionable when such a range of artefacts are found across the planet.
25) One of the most obvious signs that coal was not formed over millions of years is through the examination of coal seams (layers) which often show remains of tree trunks standing vertically through claimed ‘millions of years old’ coal seams.
See YouTube video: The Kent Hovind Creation Seminar (4 of 7): Lies in the Textbooks
(35 minutes 30 seconds – 39 minutes: Petrified trees standing up in rock layers)
Also, try YouTube video:
What Do Floating Log Mats Have to Do with Noah’s Flood? – Dr Steve Austin
The cause of this common phenomenon was a mystery, until the recorded and documented events of the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980.
This eruption was very useful for understanding how quickly thousands of trees can become removed from their original location, and then collect further down a mountain – in this case it was into a lake called Spirit Lake.
It also showed how trees, when in water, sometimes fall vertically to the floor. This is because trees that still had their roots attached became saturated at their base by the water. The added weight of the wet roots, pulled the tree vertically down to the lake bed, and so these trees rested upright, whilst tonnes of bark, broken trees, and other logs sunk more horizontally. This built up the layers around the vertical trees.
This comfortably explains why we find tree trunks standing vertically through coal layers, and why we can claim these layers are clearly not millions of years old.
(In the KJV Bible, Genesis 7:11 says, ‘the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up,’ and this indicates massive tectonic activity – earthquakes and volcanoes – because for the underground water to burst forth, it must have driven through cracks and fissures in the ground for it to eventually reach the surface)
As we consider the events of the Global Flood, then we can reason entire forests would have been levelled, and millions of trees would have then collected in the rising waters. These would later subside, leaving a mixture of mud and trees hundreds of meters deep. These are what likely formed the coal features we witness today.
Again, we know coal doesn’t need to take millions of years to form because we can produce similar forms under science laboratory conditions, therefore the idea of needing large amounts of time is inaccurate. Oil, coal, and diamonds simply require a specific set of conditions – a global flood would comfortably satisfy these.
Bear in mind this was said to be a global flood, so the scales we are dealing with are truly mega, thus accounting for the huge amounts of coal and oil reserves globally. During the early stages of the water levels falling, and as the mountain ranges were still growing quite quickly, tides twice a day would have been huge, and could have easily deposited material hundreds of miles inland, such would be their speed and energy. Therefore, we’d expect to see huge ‘pancake style’ layers of soil, and areas that indicate huge water erosion. This is exactly what we see on a global scale.
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26) In areas around the world – I will focus on North America – we see many examples of rapid erosion on a huge scale, including The Grand Canyon.
We know the Grand Canyon was not carved out by a river, because the surrounding ground around the entry point to the canyon is lower than the top of the walls of the canyon further toward the sea. We know river water cannot go uphill like that, so this shows the features were not made by a river over a long period of time.
Also, the canyon walls are very steep; river erosion is a gradual process that leads to more gentle sloping side walls, certainly when considering these depths.
Once again, we can use the case of Mount St. Helens, because features very similar to the Grand Canyon – but on a smaller scale – were recorded after the initial eruption.
By observing the rapid soil and rock erosion, and the subsequent rapid strata (soil layer) formation that took place at Mount St. Helens, geologists were able to apply this new understanding to areas around the world that display similar features (like at Grand Canyon) – features that were previously assumed to be the result of geological processes that they thought took millions of years.
Grand Canyon was likely created by a large lake that was left behind after the Global Flood. It probably then overspilled, and washed out into the Grand Canyon basin in just a matter of days / weeks. Water can be incredibly powerful.
‘Creation’ geologists (who also hold respected PhDs) support the Global Flood, whereas ‘secular’ geologists try to support a far longer time frame, to keep in line with their belief that there is no God, and that natural processes must account for all life on Earth. But when we factor in our accuracy issues with radio-isotope dating for fossils, meteorites and rocks, and also consider the evidence that dinosaurs lived alongside humans, the Bible accounts hold up very well to intellectual scrutiny.
See YouTube video:
How Can Mount St. Helens Help Us Understand Noah’s Flood? – Dr Steve Austin
(skip to 4 minutes onwards if you are in a rush)
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27) A Global Flood is further supported by examining soil layers and their structure. Taking North America as an example, huge areas have been mapped showing massive conformity of soil deposits. The findings show that asides from the top layers, the lower layers are without evidence of past tree/plant root systems or animal burrows. This indicates the result of fast formation through rapid laying of huge amounts of material – in line with a receding epic flood, as opposed to a slow/gradual build-up of soil layers over extended periods of time with plants living and then dying repeatedly. The lack of evidence for such root or burrow systems is highly significant. See this 3-minute YouTube video:
How do Rock Layers Show a Young Earth? – Dr Andrew Snelling
Also, if you get time, try: Is Genesis History? – Watch The Full Film
(Just to let you know, it is mainly just a lot of talking at different locations of interest)
There is also the curious case of rock layers around the world that appear folded / bent. Rock is brittle and so cannot create this feature when dry / hard. But when soil is still damp, earthquakes and other events could easily bend the drying soil before it became too brittle. This suggests these bent soil layers / rock formations had to occur when they were still wet – which would again support a global flood.
28) The fact we find remains of sea creatures on top of many mountain ranges, and they have not been eroded away, points to events happening in a relatively short space of time – instead of mountain ranges rising over millions of years as some theories claim. Yes, many mountain ranges are slowly rising, but we cannot rely on this speed to assume the pace has always been this way. It is entirely possible that huge global tectonic activity created the many mountain ranges in a much shorter period of time, and that today, we are simply witnessing the slower ‘after effects’ of such huge activity. We can use the example of how a drying sponge regains it size when water seeps away; so too could the ground be slowly springing back into shape.
If the flood waters were above all the land, and given that many sea creatures require sunlight for their habitats, it is inevitable many would migrate to the highest points of land in the sea. As the flood waters subsided, probably very quickly given the amount of water that had to drain away, many creatures that had attached themselves to the higher land would be left out in the elements to die, whilst their remains / shells etc. would be left exposed, which is consistent with what we find today.
There are still whale remains found high up in the Andes mountains, which further supports a receding global flood, as such an event would create huge lakes, trapping various sea creatures. The water would then slowly empty out over time.
Another piece of evidence is the huge numbers of fossilised clams found across the world, including high up on Mount Everest. Fossilisation requires certain conditions to take place (water and mineral deposits) that a global flood would certainly satisfy. The curious thing about these many findings, is that these clams were closed when fossilised. When clams die, they naturally open up, so to find millions of fossilised clams still closed, indicates some very fast events took place on a global scale.
It is possible that a rapid tidal surge brought in huge amounts of sediment that buried these clams alive. Then, as the mountain ranges grew at a fast rate, the remains of these buried clams would have ended up high above the receding water level. Over time, soil erosion from wind, rain, snow and ice would then easily expose them.
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29) There has also been a fascinating piece of recent evidence that further supports a much younger Earth. Satellites have measured the temperatures of the Oceanic Crust in various subduction zones that are sinking into the Earth’s very hot mantle. To many peoples surprise, these slabs of rock (some are 62miles thick) are far cooler than the surrounding mantle. This suggests that they are far younger than the ‘millions of years’ as previously assumed.
We can conclude this because if they were actually millions of years old, then these slabs of rock sinking deep into the very hot mantle should be far closer in temperature to the surrounding mantle than they currently are. Therefore, these colder subducted slabs are better explained by a process called ‘runaway subduction’ – just several thousand years ago, from the events surrounding the Great Flood.
Look up: https://www.icr.org/article/embracing-catastrophic-plate-tectonics
This article, supported by empirical data, covers a range of information including:
The pattern of earthquakes and volcanoes; the flooding of the continents; the Ice Age.
30) In 1993 a major scientific study headed by Dr Seon Hong at the world-class ship research centre KRISO, tested the dimensions of Noah’s Ark as written in the Old Testament account. Not only did they find the proportions to work sufficiently well for the vessel to stay afloat in rough seas, but also, these were so accurate, that slight deviations to the proportions would result in huge stability issues, and in some cases even total structural failure when placed on rough water. Many modern large ocean-going cargo vessels follow similar proportions to Noah’s Ark. This is another example of where ancient information from the Bible is still shown to be reliable.
People often wonder how all the land creatures could have fitted on the Ark let alone organised themselves 2 by 2 to show up on time. The way the creatures arrived at the Ark is of course a mystery, so I will just say I am sure God can direct his creation as he so desires – those that listen to him of course, (humans do still have freewill). It is also worth considering that, because the animals did not fear humans until after the flood, this suggests that many creatures still lived nearby and alongside humans.
But with regards how could they all fit on, well, studies have shown that if we trace back the many land creatures on the planet today, they could have genuinely originated from around 10,000 main parent genes.
Parent genes have the known ability to mutate within their ‘restrictions’ hence the main parent ‘feline gene’ can produce tigers, lions, domestic cats etc.; and the main parent ‘canine gene’ can produce wolves and all the variety of dogs. However, the ‘feline gene’ and the ‘canine gene’ cannot naturally combine. This is why the KJV Bible says in the book of Genesis: chapter 1: verse 24:
‘And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind,’
So, from the original amount of land creatures (that have now led to the huge diversity we witness today), these could all have fitted on Noah’s Ark comfortably. Especially if the creatures were young and thus smaller. Younger creatures bring the benefits of living for longer and so could reproduce for more years after the flood, helping repopulate the world faster. Therefore, choosing them would be logical.
Regarding carnivorous animals, the issue can be considered in Genesis 9:2-3.
Today we know many carnivores can survive on a vegetarian diet. Plus, animals with huge teeth can still be herbivores, Pandas are a good example.
So, while we don’t have all the details of the events surrounding the flood, we can still reason that such a process could be done peacefully without animals eating each other etc.
There is a place called the ‘Ark Encounter’ in America. Have a look on YouTube, it is very impressive and is a full-scale version of Noah’s Ark using the Biblical measurements / proportions. They have done a great deal of research, and have some very presentable points. The fact so much of the Genesis account can be supported is very telling – even human genetics shows to converge around 4,500 years ago which is in line with civilisation stemming from Noah and his family.
Plus, multiple studies have shown that from 8 people 4,500 years ago, we can easily reach the current population of over 7.5 billion people today using conservative reproduction rates – and still account for many deaths due to disease and wars.
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31) Studies of human genetics have shown that the gene pool converges. This is to say, we all stem from a seemingly specific group not so long ago.
This came as a surprise to the Evolution community as their models claimed we evolved over hundreds of thousands of years, therefore according to this, the gene pool should be very broad and diverse, but this is not the case. So, in order to make such findings fit their models, they reasoned that there must have been a massive population drop that almost reset human existence, and so they came up with the ‘Middle of Africa’ story as being the cradle for human civilisation. The evidence actually seems to point more north-east of there, to the area of Ararat, but if they were to support this location, they’d have to concede that the Bible accounts are accurate.
Another problem with the Evolution model is, it doesn’t explain why we don’t find millions of human skeletons, and hundreds of thousands of ancient graveyards. If a species has been around for several hundred thousand years, this should result in a huge number of dead bodies. And yet the scale of human remains we find is no way near that level. Given how many holes we have dug in the ground, and not found such high numbers, it makes it even harder to support Evolution when we study it.
The Bible can explain converging genetic similarities far easier…a global flood around 1500 years after the initial creation / around 4,500 years ago.
It is simple if we trust the Bible. We are all from the 8 people who left the Ark: Noah, his wife, and their 3 children Shem, Ham and Japeth and each of their respective wives. From their genetic information, the modern human diversity is very possible.
As further support please consider this:
In 1999 the human population passed 6 billion.
In 1985 it passed 5 billion.
In 1962 it passed 3 billion.
In 1800 it passed 1 billion.
In 1 AD it was around 250 million. 4,500 years ago, it could have been 8.
See the YouTube video: Origins: Noah’s Flood Genetics (26 minutes long)
(3 minutes onwards explains how the human population can grow so quickly with relation to Bible events using computer models. While it is a little simplistic, it still makes some interesting points).
(13 minutes onwards talks about genetic diversity / or rather the lack of diversity, which supports the Bible accounts and clearly opposes Evolution).
See YouTube video: Smoking gun of human history (part 6) (45 minutes long)
This video is a bit long winded but is still understandable.
(The first 7 minutes give an overview and then it goes into the details).
(From 19 minutes 40 seconds – 23 minutes, they do a brief summary to help explain the points better. Please keep watching up to 29 minutes, as it shows how studies and their published results can be manipulated to try to fit a ‘secular science’ world view.)
See YouTube video: One Race Many Nations After Babel (28 minutes long)
(6 minutes – 10 minutes 30 seconds quickly explains animal genetics)
(12 minutes 40 seconds onwards explains human skin shades and people groups)
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Some people say the Bible cannot be accurate about the Global Flood, because we have evidence of older civilisations. For example, many ask, what about the pyramids of Egypt? What about Aborigines and other claimed old civilisations? Well for a start, it is very difficult to get accurate dates for anything over several thousand years. When claims are made of civilisations that were 10,000 years ago, we should be sceptical how they reached those numbers. Examine their dating methods closer!
32) After the flood, one of Noah’s sons – called Ham – had a son called Mizraim. The Bible does not say when exactly, but it does note people lived a lot longer back then, which progressively reduced through the subsequent generations.
Mizraim is the name given by the Hebrews for the land of Egypt, and Egypt is also known as the ‘land of Ham’ (Psalm 78:51, Psalm 106:22, 1Chronicles 4:40). Now whilst some try to date the pyramids as pre-flood, research has shown that the recognised chronology of the Egyptian pharaoh’s may not be so accurate, in so much that when it comes to the lineage of these rulers, it is highly likely that some of these pharaoh’s ruled at the same time – and just ruled over a different province.
If this is the case, it could place the establishment of Egypt after the flood, thus supporting the chronology of the Bible. Many of the ‘accepted’ dates for the rulers of ancient Egypt came from an ancient list of pharaohs and the lengths of their reigns, recorded by the historian Manetho who lived in Egypt around the 3rd century BC.
At the time, Manetho assumed the reigns to be consecutive, whereas it now appears some pharaohs were reigning at the same time as each other, thus shortening the overall timeline.
It must be recognised that searching for historical evidence is not so easy because evidence deteriorates over time, gets lost, is destroyed etc. so we often only have a handful of fragments of information to work from. So, while nowadays we live in an age where people are used to videos and duplications of information, this is not such a luxury for scholars of antiquity. This is another reason why the Bible is so impressive, because the number of ancient manuscripts we have make them the most well-preserved accounts from antiquity.
And when we do find evidence, as shown with some of the more recent archaeological findings in Israel, they continue to support Biblical accounts.
See these 2 YouTube videos:
Archaeology is confirming Bible characters and Places
and
Ten Amazing Scientific Archaeological Discoveries–That Verify God’s Word The Bible
(skip to 20 minutes onwards to get past the long introduction if you are short on time)
33) In the 1904 book The Empires of the Bible, by Alonzo Trevier Jones (which includes a series of 21 maps), it provides a traceable account of the nations that came from those who left Noah’s Ark after the flood. It is a very impressive read, covering how the now modern European, as well as Asian, Polynesian, Aboriginal, Eskimo and many other people came to be. I encourage anyone who is curious to have a look. Here is a brief quote from chapter 1.3:
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In the tenth chapter of Genesis there is a catalogue of the sons and sons’ sons of Noah, and the catalogue and chapter closes with these words:
“These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations; and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.”
In this chapter there is given us the origin of nations; and from these have come all the races and nations of men. That this has been doubted or disputed, does not affect the fact. The record bears every fair and genuine test that is put upon it; and every such test, however searching, only serves more clearly to demonstrate the perfect truthfulness of the record made by Moses thirty-four hundred years ago, and that still stands in the book of Genesis.’ .
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34) What is also of note is the Tower of Babel. It is mentioned in the Bible that God said to Noah and his family to spread out and fill the Earth, however after a few generations, many simply stayed together and later decided to build the Tower of Babel. As a result, God is said to have confused their language, in effect forcing them to go off in different groups, and so putting an end to the building of the tower.
The Tower of Babel wasn’t meant to reach the Heavens in height. It was meant to reach the Heavens as a statement to God, declaring how humans can achieve whatever we put or mind to. It was a form of rebellion, and a display of ego / pride.
Now rather interestingly, in the translation of the Birs Cylinders that date back to around 600 BC, and discovered in the mid-19th century by Sir Henry Rawlinson, Nebuchadnezzar II had attempted to rebuild it. He even called it the Tower of Borsippa. Given our modern understandings of Assyrian, this translates as, ‘the tower of tongues’ thus providing an archaeological link to the events described in the Bible.
35) Plus, there is the Tower of Babel Stele, discovered just over a century ago among the ruins of the city of Babylon. This is a ceremonial stone approximately 50 centimetres tall and includes a diagram of a seven storied tower. It also includes an inscription mentioning how,
“ I completed it raising its top to heaven …” which parallels with the intent of the Tower of Babel in the KJV Bible “whose top may reach unto heaven;” (Genesis 11:4)
Here is a link: https://watchjerusalem.co.il/460-nebuchadnezzars- tower-of-babel
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36) Various words in the Chinese language support details from the Genesis accounts.
It turns out that it was not just the Hebrews who recorded accounts that referred to Adam and Eve, the Garden of Eden, the fall into sin, temptation by the devil etc.
The ancient / traditional Chinese language also records such information. These characters / symbols date back to before 2,000 BC. The language has been incredibly well preserved, and so researching the older characters is rather easy to do.
These ancient / traditional Chinese characters make clear references to:
- How man came from the ground / dust, and had life breathed into him
- How the human soul is from the breath of life
- How woman came from man (akin to Eve being formed from Adam’s rib)
- They mention 2 trees (similar to those in the Garden of Eden)
- How temptation and sin led to the fall and expulsion from the garden
- How the devil played his part
- Noah’s Ark (including 8 people who were on it)
- The Tower of Babel and the migration away from Babel
There are many more references regarding Chinese characters I could share. This is just a brief list to show the clear context regarding the original Chinese writing. They clearly support the later accounts that was recorded by Moses in Genesis (found in the Jewish Torah and the Christian Bible). But it gets even more significant.
By understanding the dating of these Chinese characters, they seem to coincide with being written not long after the migration away from the Tower of Babel.
Now bear in mind it wasn’t until around 600 / 500 BC that the religions of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism came to China. These symbols pre-date Buddhism by many centuries, and shows just how long Bible knowledge has been around for.
The translations regarding the ancient Chinese characters are easy to find today, this YouTube video is a really good example:
God Of The Bible In Ancient China
(2 hours 11 minutes 23 seconds long)
So from a purely historical point of view, 2 of the oldest languages still in use, Hebrew and Chinese, both record the Genesis events with clear detailed consistency.
37) More evidence to support the Global Flood: How fast ice layers can build up.
In Point 13 on Page 8, I mentioned how unreliable radio-isotope dating methods are. Well, when it comes to using ice-core samples to get dates, this too is very problematic, especially when trying to go back more than a few thousand years.
Here is a brief example of how fast ice layers can build up:
There is the well-known case of the ‘Glacier Girl’ World War 2 plane, found by the Greenland Expedition Society. Back in 1942 the plane had to make a forced landing, and due to its location, it was then abandoned by the pilots. In 1988 the plane was relocated. In the 46 years since the plane had crash landed, an astonishing 268 feet of ice had accumulated over it. It didn’t simply sink, layers actually built up over it!
Antarctica has evidence of trees; it is possible a forest existed there not so long ago.
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38) Conditions required for an Ice Age don’t just require cold. It also requires lots of rain / snow to fall, and then remain frozen on the land. If we reason during the Global Flood that there were huge amounts of volcanic activity, plus water coming from underground stores, then these events could easily lead on to a global Ice Age.
The understanding of how ice is magnetic, and so collects near the magnetic poles, has led to support for theories about an ancient, thin ‘ice layer’ around the Earth’s atmosphere, which may have collapsed around the time of the great flood.
This ‘ice layer’ is supported by ancient Jewish writings, and offers a reasonable explanation as to why after the flood, a rainbow was possible for the first time. The Bible says, God made this as a sign that he would never flood the whole world again.
This YouTube video is not absolute proof, but is still worth a curious look:
The Kent Hovind Creation Seminar (6 of 7): The Hovind Theory
An ice layer would block out harmful UV rays, and it would enable the air pressure to be far higher. This would result in life-forms growing much larger, and helps explain why we find evidence of giant humans, and giant fossils of insects and animals.
This ice layer theory is further supported by evidence we find of some ancient amber containing higher levels of oxygen (35%). It indicates there was more oxygen in the atmosphere at some period in the past, (possibly due to greater air pressure).
All this leads to very reasonable suggestions, that the world conditions before the Great Flood, were very different to the world we witness today after the flood.
39) The Bible talks about much longer human lifetimes before the flood, in some cases near to 1000 years. Of course, many people have had doubts over the reliability of such accounts, however, not only do certain ancient civilisations mention a golden age, whereby humans apparently lived to nearly 1000 years, but also, more recent studies have shown that the human body displays capabilities of lasting far longer than the 100 year or so limit that we occasionally see people reach today. This is why scientists seek to extend the human lifespan using genetic engineering.
Tests have been successfully conducted on mice by affecting certain hormones that in turn increase their lifespan, and there are other known factors that can contribute to longer lifespans – conditions that may have been present on Earth before the flood.
There is the documented case of Dr Baugh, who was raising piranha in an aquarium with a greatly increased magnetic field. The result was the piranha grew 4 times as large as normal. When he raised fruit flies in a hyperbaric chamber (increased oxygen levels) the flies lived 10 times longer.
There are also many recorded cases of plants being grown under increased air pressure conditions that grew a lot bigger than normal. Plus, there is the curious case of certain sound frequencies that can bring added health and growth benefits too.
See the YouTube video: The Kent Hovind Creation Seminar (2 of 7)
(It’s all worth watching; skip to 35minutes for the part about increased oxygen levels)
So, while some of the accounts in Genesis may at first seem to be fantasy, modern scientific evidence can actually support them being plausible.
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40) When people make claims that fossils or DNA sequences can support Evolution, this is based upon interpretation of the information, not proven fact. They are not proven, because they can be so easily contested / opposed. Which begs the question, why are they being so confidently taught as fact? (See 2 Thessalonians 2:10-11).
For example, when a large variety of creatures exist, some similarities between different creatures are to be expected. There are only so many combinations carbon-based life-forms on Earth can have. It doesn’t have to mean they are all ancestors.
Plus, if each ‘parent gene’ has the ability to mutate, (which we know they do), a large variety of offspring from each parent gene is also inevitable.
DNA sequences are further support of this. We know humans share DNA with bananas, rats, and chimpanzee etc. but we also know we are all incompatible for reproduction. The fact we share similar DNA code, can simply refer to our ‘common design codes’ such as: do we use water; do we require certain chemical nutrients; do we use similar design legs, eyes etc. But it is the key differences in the DNA of each ‘kind’ of organism, that make them unique to the point of sexual incompatibility.
To highlight this point, there used to be claims that humans and chimpanzee were 99% similar.
Since the quote below was made in 2005, the claims have dropped to humans being around 93% similar to chimpanzee. And yet even a 1% change can represent millions of differences between their 2 genomes, such is the complexity of DNA.
I will use quotes taken from the National Human Genome Research Institute, (copied from an article on August 31 2005), as just one such example:
[‘The consortium found that the chimp and human genomes are very similar and encode very similar proteins. The DNA sequence that can be directly compared between the two genomes is almost 99% identical. When DNA insertions and deletions are taken into account, humans and chimps still share 96% of their sequence]
[Despite the many similarities found between human and chimp genomes, the researchers emphasized that important differences exist between the two species. About 35 million DNA base pairs differ between the shared portions of the two genomes, each of which, like most mammalian genomes, contains about 3 billion base pairs. In addition, there are another 5 million sites that differ because of an insertion or deletion in one of those lineages, along with a much smaller number of chromosomal rearrangements. Most of these differences lie in what is believed to be DNA of little or no function. However, as many as 3 million of the differences may lie in crucial protein-coding genes or other functional areas of the genome.’]
This article goes to show how large and complex DNA code can be. When a creature can have more than 93% genetic similarities with another, but still have more than 35 million differences in their DNA base pairs, this displays how different we really are. Looks can be deceiving; using percentages can also be deceiving. As another way to explain how misleading percentages can be: 99% of 100 is only 1 unit difference, but 99% of 1 billion is 10 million units difference. The larger the number we deal with, the larger the difference turns out to be.
From what we observe in nature, every type of organism is fully formed for their given purpose – including to cultivate the planet and provide balance to ecosystems.
We also know that humans, and many other creatures, cannot survive without a sufficiently functioning heart, lungs, brain, and blood system. These cannot evolve independently from another as we require:
- lungs to breathe in oxygen from the air
- so that oxygen can be absorbed into the blood
- then the blood must be pumped around the body to feed the brain with oxygen
- so that signals can be sent to the lungs so that they breathe in more air
- plus, signals must be sent to the heart so that it keeps pumping blood to the brain and lungs…it is a system that works only when each part works. Stop one and the whole system fails.
They cannot each be half formed / partially formed. Instead, they must be near enough complete in most / all of their parts, to function as a reliable system.
This short YouTube video explains how, a minimum number of working parts are essential, before a system can actually work:
Irreducible Complexity – Chuck Missler
This is why the Bible says God created the life-forms fully made, including Adam. God didn’t create a baby Adam who needed milk, instead he was a fully developed man. God then made Eve, who was also fully developed. She was made from Adam’s lower rib, which interestingly is the only bone in the human body that grows back if removed.
All humans have ever witnessed is that offspring come from the seed of parent.
Once the first physically mature adults are in place, each species can then reproduce and grow in numbers. From here, life can be self-perpetuating.
Based upon human real-world experiences, we can logically conclude that life has been designed, and the systems to support life on Earth were designed too.
41) Examples of design: Fibonacci sequences found in nature and the Solar System:
See YouTube video: The Fibonacci Sequence – Chuck Missler
42) Examples of design: New Testament Bible manuscripts:
See YouTube video: The Last 12 Verses of Mark – Chuck Missler
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