If not then describe what all the fossils are about, and if you do believe why is there no mention of them in the Bible?
2006-06-23 13:30:28 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes.
There are 3 earth ages (II Pet.3:5-7), same earth but different ages. We are now in the 2nd earth age. Between Gen.1:1 and Gen.1:2 is a vast amount of time, if time existed. Between these 2 verses is Satan’s rebellion (Rev.12:3-4) and “his tail” drew 1/3 of God’s children. Between these 2 verses also belongs all fossils and remains, such as Dinosaurs.
In Gen.1:2 we have the of the end of the 1st earth age and the beginning of the 2nd. For clarity Gen.1:2 needs to be divided (see below).
(A) Gen.1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
(B) Gen.1:2 And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
In (A) Gen.1:2 the first occurrence of the word “was” has been corrupted and is “became”. It reads “And the earth became without form, and void”. The end of the 1st earth age.
In (B) Gen.1:2 we have the beginning of 2nd earth age, the one we live in now. Man did not exist in flesh till this earth age.
Between (A & B) Gen.1:2 is also a vast amount of time, if time existed. Between (A & B) Gen.1:2 is; a global flood (not Noah’s which was a local flood), the destruction of Atlantis, the breakup of Gondwana Land, and the Ice Age.
Time means nothing to our Father. He is very patient and loves His children. Instead of destroying Satan and 1/3 of His children, He destroyed that first earth age. Now in this 2nd earth age we all are born innocent in the flesh. Father came in the flesh Himself, Jesus Christ, and paid the price for all. Father defeated Satin, that is death, legally. So now His children have a decision, to choose life or to choose death. It’s your decision. Choose life!!
2006-06-23 13:37:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I don't have to believe there were dinosaurs because the fossils confirm they were around. As for the Bible not mentioning them, well the Bible does not list the buffalo, dodo birds, platypus, elephants, monkeys, apes, and many other species past and present. That is because the Bible is a religous and spiritual text, not a science book. People who do not make this distinction usually cause the worst problems for the rest of us. The overzealous literalists of the Bible want to outlaw Darwin, and the intolerant atheists try to discredit Christian faith due to a time difference between Eden and the rest of the world.
2006-06-23 20:42:16 · answer #2 · answered by AldericII 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word dinosour didn't come into existance until the mid 1800s. So if that word didn't exist before then and there were dinosours then they must have been called something else, right?
Well every culture on earth mentions big reptile-like, scaly creatures that most generally terrorized the populace, whether the aggresion was actually real or imagined. They called them dragons, and they are mentioned even as late as the middle ages. I don't think it is a far stretch at all that these dragons and dinosours are the same. So as far as there extinction, yes maybe many or even most were killed in the flood but the rest were killed by men, just like so many other species in this world. This is my opinion, I am not an expert on the subject.
2006-06-23 20:41:49 · answer #3 · answered by david v 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree with Amanda S and David V. Sorry, Mainworry but I don't believe in the gap theory. The Bible does mention them and I believe they got on the ark. The specific word dinosaur was not coined until later.
2006-06-24 11:05:51 · answer #4 · answered by pennypincher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a Catholic, and in scientific thinking, there might have been dinosaurs before that. The reason it was not stated in the Bible was probably because the writers of the Bible didn't exist yet when the dinosaurs roamed our land. The evangelists of the Bible existed way after the dinosaur's extinction..
2006-06-23 20:35:28 · answer #5 · answered by ~akoh~ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The time of the bible and the time of dinosaurs were two completely different years. Christians believe in dinosaurs, but when the bible was wrote, they were unknown.
2006-06-23 20:34:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There apparently were dinosaurs since there is great evidence there were. Who says the Bible doesn't mention them? Weren't there animals created during creation? They may have been those animals! I'll find out when I get to Heaven since all things will be revealed (I have a list of questions I want answered: where's Jimmy Hoffa, was JFK's death part of a conspiracy, etc?).
2006-06-23 20:38:14 · answer #7 · answered by Sherry K 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am a Christian, and I believe in dinosaurs. Except, they were not created by God, because God caused all of the creatures that He created to go into the ark. See any Tyrannosauruses running around lately? It was man that made them.
2006-06-23 20:48:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I'm a Christian, and yes there were dinosaurs!. There IS mention of them in the Bible. Will try to get back to you......
2006-06-23 20:40:01 · answer #9 · answered by Red neck 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes there were dinosaurs, the book of Job describes some. Sorry, I'm too lazy to look up the verses but if you want them you can email me.
2006-06-23 20:36:47 · answer #10 · answered by mad_mav70 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋