why bother with the ark at all?
one must wonder about a God who reportedly does one thing and then arranges every bit of evidence to make it look like something else happened. It's entirely possible that a global flood occurred 4000 years ago or even last Thursday, and that God subsequently erased all the evidence, including our memories of it. But even if such stories are true, what's the point?"
2006-08-30 08:17:50 · 21 answers · asked by Hoolahoop 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Can't you give the movment of the water some credit for destroying a lot of the evidence. the flood was to destroy earth and people.and 13 month is along time to be under water. that how long they were in the ark.
2006-08-30 08:29:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What evidence and rearranging are you talking about? God had a righteous man, Noah, preach some sixty years to the people while he also had him build an ark. The ark was for the saving of any who worshiped God, which turned out to be only Noah and his family, 8 in all, and for the preserving alive of the animals of which he was to save two of every kind of animal, only two dogs not two collies and two beagles and two yorkies, just two dogs, one female and one male. And he was to collect 7 of the clean animals, 7 sheep, 7 goats, 7 cattle, etc. for sacrificing some to God. God sent the animals to Noah, Noah did not have to go looking for them. Noah and his family loaded all the supplies needed and they had the time to do it, remember 60 years. God did not erase all the evidence, you have a Bible account don't you and there are stories of a global flood in countless cultures living on earth. God deluged the earth to end the wickedness at that time because even the fallen angels were on earth in human form marrying daughters of men and having offspring which were known as giants in the earth who were very violent, known as nephilem, bullies or fellers. And if God did not hold back from punishing a wicked world then, he is not going to hold back from punishing a wicked world now. Hence, Armageddon.
2006-08-30 15:22:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Have you measured the Ark lately?
What evidence would lead you to believe something other that what is recorded in Genesis occurred?
check it out: http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/faq/noah.asp
what's the point?
In those days before the Flood, the people were enjoying banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. Mathew 24:38,39
2006-08-30 15:40:57 · answer #3 · answered by Jay Z 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God created man. Man became wicked. In order to destroy the wickedness that occured, God needed to Flood the Earth to destroy all organisms that were created. But he still had hope for man, thus why he saved a select few. After the flood, they were to multiply and inherit the Earth.
Now what would be the point in keeping only humans alive? God created animals as well, so why not keep some alive so they can do multiply and repopulate the Earth.
2006-08-30 15:29:13 · answer #4 · answered by mthtchr05 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Bless your heart. You must sit up nights thinking of silly questions.We have an aw some God. He hasn't erased any evidence at all. You need to get into History on the Ark. Plus you sure do need to read the Bible.God knew you before you were born. If you are still a young person(not mature yet) It will take you many years to learn.And I promise, one day you will. He didn't erase your memory,you weren't born yet. So, God Bless you, and always remember to SMILE.
2006-08-30 15:27:51 · answer #5 · answered by grams40 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hmmm. These questions are like a magnet to me. First, GreenChop. Second: Think of it this way: Even after Noah ran out of the food stored on the ark, there is a very simple, logical way for him to get more. After a flood now, you see vegetation floating on the surface, correct? It's believed that he may also have skimmed off food to keep the animals fed.
2006-08-30 15:20:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
the ark represents Christ. the people that went inside the ark were save, the same is with the people who accept Jesus Christ as they savior, there are going to be save when judgment day
comes.
God didn't erased our memories about the past!!
read the bible and you'll see a record of what God did thousands of years ago.
2006-08-30 15:27:05 · answer #7 · answered by g-man 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Swedenborg says that the first literal person in the Bible was Abraham.
The story of Adam and Eve and Noah are about the Most Ancient Church and the Ancient Church.
2006-08-30 15:23:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is a test of our faith. For you see, one cannot truly test something if said test can only have one outcome. For example, there is no point in giving a student at school a test when all they know how to write is all the correct answers in the correct order, regardless of how unlikely that is to be the case. Bottom line: It is a test of our faith.
2006-08-30 15:24:28 · answer #9 · answered by rokkon 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Now that is a valid argument...
Like asking why a god would set an imperfect world into place and need jesus to come and fix it...
Instead of just creating a perfect world.
2006-08-30 15:22:06 · answer #10 · answered by I I 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋