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e x tin c t,
b u t
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q u ite
a s to n is h e d
th a t
a
g ro u p
o f
C h ris tia n s
w o u ld
b e
in te r\u00ad
e s te d
in
d o c u m e n tin g
th a t
a
d in o s a u r
b o n e ,
fo r
e x a m p le ,
is
m illio n s
o fy e a r s
o ld .
Y ou
s e e ,
th e
scientist are
accustom ed
t o
d e a lin g
w ith
u n e d u c a te d
C h ris tia n s
th a t
b e lie v e
th e
e a rth
i s
o n ly
6 ,0 0 0
y e a r s
o ld .
W hen
th e
s c ie n tis ts
a s k
u s
w hy
w e
w o u ld
p ro d u c e
d o c u m e n ta rie s
p ro v in g
th e
e a rth
i s
h u n \u00ad
d re d s
o f
m illio n s
o f
y e a r s
o ld ,
I
lik e
t o
answ er,
"H cc:ause
th e
B ib le
s ta te s
th a t
i t
is " .
T h is
m essage
is
a b o u t w itn e s s in g
to
s c ie n tific a lly
e d u c a te d
p e o p le .
W hen
y o u
m ake
th e
s ta te m e n t th e
K JV
B ib le
s ta te s
th a t
th e
e a rth
i s
m illio n s
o f
y e a r s
o ld ,
y o u
h a v e
to
b e
a b le
to
b a c k
u p
y o u r
w ords.
A
u n iq u e
o p p o rtu n ity
to
w itn ess
fo r
G o d 's
W ord
p r e s e n ts
i t s e l f ,
a s
w e
b r e a k
th is
b a rrie r
o f
s e p a ra tin g
tru th
fro m
fic tio n .
W hen
a n
u n e d u c a te d
C h ristia n
a tte m p ts
to
w itn ess
to
s c ie n tis ts
a n d
s a y
th e
w o rld
is
6 ,0 0 0
y e a rs o ld , th e y
tu n e
th e m
o u t. T h e
s c ie n tis ts
c a n
p ro v e
th e m
w ro n g ,
a n d
th e
w itn ess
is
fo r
n a u g h t
fro m
th a t
p o in t
o n .
W e
a re
g o in g
t o
ta k e
a
lo o k
a t
som e
s u b je c ts
th a t
w ill
h o p e fu lly
h e lp
y o u
w itn ess
to
s c ie n tific a lly
e d u c a te d
p e o p le .
L e t's
s ta r t
w ith
th e
d in o s a u r.
Y es.
th e re
w ere
d in o s a u rs
o n
e a rth
i n
th e
f ir s t
w o rld
a g e .
a n d
G o d 's
W ord
re c o rd s
th e ir
e x is te n c e .
JO B
4 0 :1 5
B e h o ld
n o w
b e h e m o th ,
w h ic h
I m ade
w ith
th e e ;
h e
e a te th
g ra s s
a s
a n
o x .
M any
s c h o la r s
c la im
th e
b e h e m o th
i s
th e
h ip p o p o ta m u s
o f
to d a y .
I
c h a lle n g e
y o u
to
h a v e
a
fiv e -y e a r
o ld
d r a w
a
p ic tu re
as you
d e s c r ib e
th e
anim al discussed
i n
th e
fo llo w in g
v e r s e s .
T he
p ic tu re
w ill
n o t
resem ble
a
h ip p o p o ta m u s .
JO B
4 0 :1 6
L o
now ,
h is
s tre n g th
i s
in
h is
lo in s ,
a n d
h is
fo rc e
is
in
th e
n a v e l
o f
h is
b e lly .
T he
navel w ould
b e
b e tte r tra n s la te d m u s c le s . T h is a n im a l
h a s
a
p o w e rfu l
a n d
la rg e
m ain
b o d y .
JO B
4 0 ;1 7
H e
m o v e th
h is
ta il
lik e
a
c e d a r:
th e
s in e w s
o f
h is
s to n e s
a re
w ra p p e d
to g e th e r.
H is
sinew s,
o r
th ig h s .
a re
w rapped
I n
m uscle.
W hat
a b o u t
h is
ta il?
I t
is
a s
h u g e
a s
th e
tru n k
o f
a
c e d a r
tre e .
N ow ,
o n
y o u r
p ic tu re
o fth e
la rg e
a n d
p o w e rfu l
m ain
b o d y
a tta c h
th e
b a s e
o fa
c e d a r
t r e e
w here
th e
ta il
w o u ld
b e
a n d
la p e r
It
o n
o u t
a s
th e
tru n k
o f
a
c e d a r
t r e e
w o u ld .
H ave
y o u
e v e r
s e e n
a
p r e s e n t
d a y
anIm al
w ith
a
ta il
lik e
th a t?
JO B
4 0 ;1 8 -1 9
H is
b o n e s
a re
a s
s tro n g
p ie c e s
o fb ra s s ;
h is
b o n e s
a re
lik e
b a rs
o firo n .
1 2
H e
i s
th e
c h ie f
o f
th e
w ays
o fG O D :
H e
T h a t
m ade
h im
c a n
m ake
H is
s w o rd
t o
a p p ro a c h
u n to
h im .
B e h e m o th
is
th e
la r g e s t
a n im a l
G od
c r e a te d .
D inosaurs
a re
r e c o r d e d
i n
th e
B ib le .
W itness
w ith
in te llig e n c e .
D in o -
JO B
4 0 :2 0 -2 1
S u re ly
th e
m o u n ta in s
b rin g
h im
fo rth
fo o d ,
w h e re
a llth e
b e a s ts
o f th e
fie ld
p la y .
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H e
lie th
u n d e r
th e
s h a d y
tre e s ,
in
th e
c o v e rt
o f
th e
re e d ,
a n d
fe n s .
T he
a n im a l
d e s c r ib e d
fe e d s
in
th e
m o u n ta in s .
T he
h ip p o p o ta m u s
fe e d s
in
th e
riv e r.
A nd
b e s id e s
th is
fa c t,
h a v e
y o u
ever seen
a
h ip p o 's ta il?
I tis c e rta in ly
n o
c e d a r
tre e .
JO B .4 0 :2 2 -2 3
T h e
s h a d y
tre e s
c o v e r
h im
w ith
th e ir
shadow ;
th e
w illo w s
o f
th e
b ro o k
com pass
h im
a b o u t.
" .;>
B e h o ld ,
h e
d rin k e th
u p
a
riv e r,
a n d
h a s te th
n o t:
h e
tru s te th
th a t
h e
c a n
d ra w
u p
J o rd a n
in to
h is
m o u th .
W hen
th e
d in o s a u r
d r a n k
w a te r
a t
th e
riv e r.
h e
w a s n 't
in
a
h u rry
d u e
t o
fe a r
o f
o th e r
a n im a ls .
W itness
w ith
in te llig e n c e .
D o n 't
b e
a s
th e
u n le a rn e d
th a t
tu rn
p e o p le
o fft o
th e
B ib le ,
w hen
th e y
s a y
th e
e a rth
is
o n ly
6 ,0 0 0
y e a r s
o ld .
T h e r e
a re
th re e
w o rld
a g e s .
W e
a re
e u rre n tly
liv in g
in
th e
s e c o n d .
G od
c r e a te d
th iS
e a rth
m
th e
f ir s t
w o rld
a g e .
T he
w o rld
o f
to d a y
h a s
c h a n g e d
c o n s id e ra b ly
fro m
th a t
w h ic h
G od
c r e a te d .
T h e r e
a re
p e trifie d
p a lm
tre e s
o n
a
m o u n ta in to p
i n
N ew
M e x ic o
th a t d o c u m e n t th e
fa c t. T e n so fth o u s a n d s
o f y e a rs e a rlie r
th e
clim ate
in
th is
a r e a
w as
s u c h
th a t
w o u ld
s u p p o rt
tro p ic a l
p la n t
l i f e .
H ow
w as
th e
e a rth
w hen
G od
f ir s t
c r e a te d
i t ?
L e t's
tu rn
to
I s a ia h .
IS A IA H
4 5 :1 8
F o r
th u s
s a ith
th e
LO R D
T h a t
c re a te d
th e
h e a v e n s ;
G od
H im s e lf
T h a t
fo rm e d
th e
e a rth
a n d
m ade
it;
h e
h a th
e s ta b lis h e d
it,
H e
c re a te d
it
n o t
in
v a in ,
H e
fo rm e d
it
to
b e
in h a b ite d :
" I
a m
th e
LO R D ;
a n d
th e re
i s
n o n e
e ls e .
" I n
v a in "
is
tra n s la te d
fro m
th e
H ebrew
w ord
" to h u " .
T h is
w ord
m eans
v o id .
G od
d id
n o t
c re a te
th e
w o rld
v o id .
H e
c r e a te d
th e
e a rth
to
b e
in h a b ite d . a ll
o fi t .
T h is
e x p la in s w h y
w e
fin d
p e trifie d
p a lm
tre e si n
N ew
M e x ic o .
W hat
h a p p e n e d
to
th e
w o rld
G od
c r e a te d ?
L e t's
tu rn
t o
G enesis.
G E N E S IS
1 :1
In
th e
c re a te d
th e
h e a v e n
a n d
b e g in n in g
G od
th e
e a rth .
v e r s e
e a rth
6 ,0 0 0
o f
m illio n s
o f
W hen
w as
th e
b e g in n in g ?
T h is
d o e s n 't
s ta te
G od
c r e a te d
th e
y e a r s
a g o .
I t
w as
h u n d re d s
y e a rs
ago. Tim e
m eans
n o th in g
t oo u r
F a th e r.
G E N E S IS
1 :2
A nd
th e
e a rth
w as
w ith o u tfo rm ,
a n d
v o id ;a n d d a rk n e s sw as u p o n
th e
fa c e
o f
th e
d e e p .
A nd
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