Posted on 06/15/2006 7:56:07 AM PDT by Michael_Michaelangelo
Wash—June 14—KIN—On June 5th, Bible Historian and explorer Bob Cornuke led an expedition of 15 geologists, historians, archeologists, scientists and attorneys on an exhausting mission 13,300 feet above sea level to locate and document the tremendous sections of what is thought to be Noah’s Ark located in the Ararat mountain range six hours North of Tehran, Iran. It had been essentially buried beneath the preservation of glaciers until last year when Iran recorded the hottest year on record which melted some of the snowcap revealing 450 by 75-foot footprint of the “object.”
Noah’s Ark was claimed to be found in Northern Iran rather than Turkey. Over a thousand expeditions had previously scoured Turkey’s Mt. Ararat, but by following the precise language of the Bible, Cornuke found what is believed to be Noah’s Ark, nearly intact. Turkey’s Mt. Ararat was incorrect because Marco Polo named the large mountain during his journeys in the 13th century. Through mapping scriptures in Genesis with ancient maps, Cornuke pieced together the clues and found where the Ararat Mountain Range made home for Noah’s Ark in Northern Iran not far from Turkey. Bob Cornuke has been at the center of several controversies over his past findings as he has come at odds with secular scholars, but several people who I know personally were on this expedition as well as some credible, internationally known heads of Christian ministries. Cornuke and the participants are careful to not say emphatically that they found Noah’s Ark, but have taken extensive documentation to present their facts for both the public, and the Biblical and scientific communities.
After crawling on hands and knees miles above the earth’s surface in four below zero weather, the expedition found an altar, which could very well be the altar Noah built because it was made from the same materials they later found in the Ark. They found grapevines over two inches think in the area, of which the DNA from the grapes is the oldest known to man. Genesis 9:20 says that Noah planted a vineyard. But most amazing was the ark itself. It was found in sections, somewhat like a house that had collapsed over the years. Sections of petrified wood 12 to 14 feet high and 40 feet long were found. They found a huge pile of timber, thought to be floors or walls, in four-to-six foot sections.
Geologists took nine samples of the ark under the strict eye of a video team for analysis by the Smithsonian Institute. Over 23,000 feet of video was taken and will be released to the public. You can get your first glimpse of it on Fox News with John Kasich Saturday at 8:00pm Eastern time, according to the Cornuke team. The expedition members hope to spark debate over the Ark; hope to show that the Bible is accurate and true; and hope that people will come to know Christ through the truth that they have revealed. In John 8:32, Jesus said, “And you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” May you be revived and energized by the possibility of this wonderful discovery that there is one God and His truth reigns forever.
Don't count on it. :)
If you watch the video Saturday, please give us your thoughts on its authenticity next week, for those of us who won't be able to watch it. Thanks - OB1
At least. If you total up all the peices of the ark that have been sold they may add up to a lot more than 8 arks. LOL
Are you serious? Divinci code doubters were about Jesus, not God.
"Are you serious? Divinci code doubters were about Jesus, not God."
I thought they were the same....
Assuming for arguments sake that Jesus isn't God, would that mean the God of the OT doesn't exist?
While Probably a fake, I kind of hope he found it.
Been a daydream of mine since I was about 6.
thought they were the same....
Assuming for arguments sake that Jesus isn't God, would that mean the God of the OT doesn't exist?
Collosians 1:13For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14in whom we have redemption,the forgiveness of sins. 15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. 17He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
If all things were made through him, I guess he would have to be there from the beginning.
John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning.
3Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
I don't find the NT inspired writing so I'll just assume the God Jesus worshipped has been there forever.
Makes about as much sense as using foresters to collect rock samples.
ok.
What's a Cubit?
A cubit is about 18 inches. Measure based on distance between the elbow and the halfway point between your thumb and next finger. Egyptian cubits may have been a little longer, say 20 inches.
By sheer coincidence it turns out to be the same exact number of Barbra Streisand farewell tours.
Genesis 1: 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, [b] and over all the creatures that move along the ground."
let Us - who is us?
I don't know, i wasn't there.
Now, maybe I am incorrect, but I think that dfwgator is just quoting the Bill Cosby bit about Noah's Ark.
Right!
Gen 8:4 And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
Perhaps I'm missing some directions from my Bible.
LOL!!! I didn't know one could be both alive and petrified at the same time.
Wood! Wood, wood, wood, wood!
FYI.
Why is someone called Bill Wilson putting his name on an article apparently trnaslated into English by Babelfish?
"Who is this really? (raucous laughter) What's going on? How come you want me to do all these crazy things? (laughter)"
"I'M GOING TO DESTROY THE WORLD."
"Right! (laughter) Am I on Candid Camera?"
(tap tap tap) "Hey! Yo up there!"
"Whadaya want?"
"What is that?"
"It's an ark....ha ha.."
"You wanna get it outta my driveway? I gotta get to work! What's this thing for, anyway?"
"I can't tell you...ha ha ha ha ha ha ha..."
"Well can't you give me a little hint?"
"You want a hint?"
"Yes, please."
"How long...can you tread water? ha ha ha ha ha ha ha"
What a classic!
I'm not.....forgot to add the /sarcasm at the end.
Ham and stinky cheese.
bookmark.
Sounds like a different one, to me.
The others have all been on Ararat
My understanding of the text is that there were large pieces that were intact vs broken down into boards. I think you could have known that if you had been less . . . skeptical.
I had no idea that trees in Iraq used to grow 12 feet wide. Otherwise you could never have a piece of wood that big.
Who measures video in feet?
Go to this list of Creationist Claims, skip down to item CH500, and work your way through to item CH505.8
placemarker
Okay, I'll bite -- what in the heck does "oldest DNA known to man" mean, and how do you "date" DNA?
I'm familiar with a very large number of dating methods, as well as multiple analytical techniques to extract various kinds of information from DNA, but this just sounds like total mumbo-jumbo.
More commonly known as "big rock outcroppings".
Care to expound?
Well, no climate is static.
iirc pitch is a pine-resin product. I believe it is processed from pine sap by boiling and heating, similar to caramelization. it isn't petroleum. you might be thinking naptha or bitumen tar.
It depends on how scared the wood is...sorry, lame joke, but it was just sitting there on the tee...
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