A Study of the Scriptures: All the Stories in the Bible.

[Brainfreeze]

This boat was 300ft from being as big as the titanic. How many were in aw over that in the world and that's over 3000 years later.

 

[Jason0047]

Only God could have been the designer behind such a structure. Not only was it's size amazing for it's time period, but it also has been confirmed as being sea worthy by even secular scientists.

Scientific Study Endorses Seaworthiness of Ark

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The proportions of the Ark were found to carefully balance the conflicting demands of stability, comfort, and strength.


Noah’s Ark was the focus of a major 1993 scientific study headed by Dr. Seon Hong at the world-class ship research center KRISO, based in Daejeon, South Korea. Dr. Hong’s team compared twelve hulls of different proportions to discover which design was most practical. No hull shape was found to significantly outperform the 4,300-year-old biblical design. In fact, the Ark’s careful balance is easily lost if the proportions are modified, rendering the vessel either unstable, prone to fracture, or dangerously uncomfortable.

The research team found that the proportions of Noah’s Ark carefully balanced the conflicting demands of stability (resistance to capsizing), comfort (“seakeeping”), and strength. In fact, the Ark has the same proportions as a modern cargo ship.
The study also confirmed that the Ark could handle waves as high as 100 ft (30 m). Dr. Hong is now director general of the facility and claims “life came from the sea,” obviously not the words of a creationist on a mission to promote the worldwide Flood. Endorsing the seaworthiness of Noah’s Ark obviously did not damage Dr. Hong’s credibility.

Source: worldwideflood.com/ark/hull_form/hull_optimization.htm

Dr. Seon Won Hong was principal research scientist when he headed up the Noah’s Ark investigation. In May 2005 Dr. Hong was appointed director general of MOERI (formerly KRISO). Dr. Hong earned a B.S. degree in naval architecture from Seoul National University and a Ph.D. degree in applied mechanics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Article Source:
https://answersingenesis.org/noahs-ark/thinking-outside-the-box/

 

[Jason0047]

A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above;

A window was to be made for the Ark. This was one window to provide light and to see what it was like outside. One light coming down from heaven. This parallels the Light that came from Heaven when Paul seen encountered Jesus (See Acts 9).

In addition to the breaking up of the fountains of the deep, when the windows of heaven were opened letting loose the rain (Judgment), the window on the Ark was closed. When the window was open, the windows of heaven were closed in preventing anymore rain (i.e. Judgment).

 

[Gandalf]

http://gracebbc.dyndns.org:81/TheSignificanceOfBibleNumbers.pdf

Thank you Jason. I am going to work through this...

 

[Jason0047]

A window was to be made for the Ark. This was one window to provide light and to see what it was like outside. One light coming down from heaven. This parallels the Light that came from Heaven when Paul seen encountered Jesus (See Acts 9).

Edit Correction: Did not mean to have the word "seen" in there. Paul did not see Jesus at this point, but he only seen a Light from Heaven and he heard the Lord's voice.

 

[Jason0047]

Thank you Jason. I am going to work through this...

You are most welcome. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend checking out this video here:

[video=youtube;8hOKA9fR2p4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hOKA9fR2p4[/video]

 

[Jason0047]

and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof;

There is only one door on the Ark. Jesus is the door. He is the one and only door or way.

with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.

The Ark had three levels to it. I believe this represents how Christ is the second person of the Godhead. For the Lord our God is one God who exists as three persons (i.e. the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost) (1 John 5:7).

And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life,

God destroys all flesh that has the breath of life upon the Earth. The Lord gave the breath of life to Adam. All human beings have a "breath of life" physically by the power of God. From a spiritual standpoint: Well, Jesus had breathed the Holy Spirit upon his disciples. In other words, Christ gave his disciples the "spiritual breath of life."

 

[Jason0047]

...from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.

Those who did not have a covenant made with God died. The origin of the English word "covenant" is defined as an "agreement" and or "coming together." The word "covenant" is synonymous with saying the word "Testament", too. When a man and a woman marry, they make an agreement and they come together and become one flesh. They make a "covenant" between one another. For if one cannot resist in lustful temptation, the Scriptures say it is better to marry than to burn. This is a loose parallel or type of the "covenant" we are to make with God. We need to marry God and put away our sin, or we will burn. In the Bible, there are several "covenants" that are made between God and man. However, Hebrews 8-9 talks about how there are only two major "covenants" or "testaments" which were both dedicated in blood; For there is an Old Covenant (Old Testament) and a New Covenant (New Testament) (Which is why our Bibles have an Old and a New Testament section within them).

And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female. Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.

Here we see two pairs of every living thing must be brought into the Ark. This is in reference to the unclean animals, even though it does not specifically state that here. What is interesting about this part of Scripture is that TWO every sort shall come unto Noah so that he can keep them alive. Just as Noah and his 3 sons were each a pair (i.e. male and female). In other words, Noah and his family were TWO each, too. This is important to understand because God was going to wipe out the FIRST world and create a SECOND new world with Noah and his family (Which is a picture or symbol of how man needs to be born again spiritually a SECOND time so as to enter the Kingdom of God). So when this world passes away again, the man who is born a SECOND time, will partake in the new world to come (i.e. Either in the Millennium and or the Eternal New Earth).

Also, I heard skeptics and even a TV show focused on telling the story of the Bible say that Noah went out to get all the animals. This is man's thinking that has creeped into Scripture. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that. On the contrary, this above passage states,

"two of every sort shall come unto thee."

In other words, two of every (unclean) animal will COME (arrive themselves) unto Noah. Meaning, God brought the animals unto Noah, just as God brought the animals unto Adam so that he could name them.

And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them."

Not only did Noah have the enormous task of building the Ark, but he also had to gather enough food for his family and himself and for all the animals that would be on board the Ark for an extended period of time. If anyone cooks and prepares their own food for work every single day has sort of an idea of what this like. Farmers especially know what it is like to work hard to put food on the table for their family from the providings of their own land (with cattle and crops, etc.). Noah, sure was a "comfort" to these animals. They did not have to go out and feed themselves. Noah gathered everything they needed for the long journey ahead of them.

 

[Jason0047]

Noah, sure was a "comfort" to these animals. They did not have to go out and feed themselves. Noah gathered everything they needed for the long journey ahead of them.

We believers are to be like "Noah's" or a "Comfort", too. For Jesus stressed the point to Peter that if he loved Him, he would feed his sheep. The sheep is the brethren; And the food we are to feed them is the Word of God.

 

[Jason0047]

Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he. (Genesis 6:1-22).

And the LORD said unto Noah,
"Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

Noah was a preacher of righteousness according to Peter in the New Testament. This lines up with what is said in this above passage. Noah did all that God commanded him. For God said to Noah that he and his family was righteous before him. This reminds me of the saying at the end of Revelation (Which is the End or close of the Bible), that says,

"And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still."

"And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be"

(Revelation 22:10-12).

Noah worked hard and was righteous, and he was rewarded for his efforts.

Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female. Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.

And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him.

(Genesis 7:1-5).

Here we see the details of how Noah was to bring 7 of every pair (male and female) of the clean animals and only 2 pair of unclean animals. This was declared to Noah 7 days before God would make it rain for 40 days and 40 nights. This is important to understand that 7 of every pair (male and female) of all clean animals must be be taken into the Ark because they used the clean animals to offer sacrifices unto God. In the Law of Moses (within Leviticus), these sacrifices would involve taking the blood and sprinking it 7 times to consecrate either a person (Leviticus 14:7), and or people (Leviticus 16:19). The blood was also sprinkled 7 times before the veil of the sanctuary as a part of a holy ceremony, too (Leviticus 4:6).

Why 7 times?

Well, there are 7 Places Where It Is Implied That Jesus Shed His Blood.


For the blood of Jesus is the most powerful substances in the whole universe. For.. "Without the shedding of blood there is NO remission of sin".


No other religion in the world except Christianity can take away the Sin of Adam and give mankind FORGIVENESS and a NEW LIFE.

Here is a Written Work that is called the: "Seven Places where Jesus Shed His blood " by Larry Huch.


1. Jesus shed His blood in the Garden of Gesthemane to redeem my will.
(Matthew 26:19; 1 Peter 1:18-19)


2. Jesus was whipped to break the curse of sickness and disease from my life.
(Isaiah 53:5; 1 Peter 2:24)


3. Jesus' crown of thorns was placed on Jesus' brow, to break the curse of poverty and release me into God's abundance. (Genesis 3:17, 18 2; Corinthians 8, 9)


4. Jesus' hands were pierced by the nails, to restore total dominion to the works of my hands.
(Genesis 1:26-28; Deut. 28:12-13)


5. Jesus' feet were nailed to the cross, to restore total dominion in my walk. (Joshua 1:3; Deut 11:24)


6 The spear was thrust through Jesus' side, showing that he died from a broken heart, to heal my broken heart. This also illustrates his giving birth to His bride from His side as did the first Adam with Eve. (Luke 4:18; Psalm 147:3 AMP)


7. Jesus bled on the inside when he was bruised to break every iniquity, to expel the inner drive of sin from my life. (Isaiah 53:5; 2 Corinthians 2:21; 2 Corinthians 5:17)



Source Used (For Last Comment):
Thoughts to Ponder: 7 Places Jesus Shed His BLOOD

 

[Jason0047]

As for point #3 on the list above: Well, I believe God does provide for us, but the reference to "abundance" would be "spiritual abundance" and not "physical abundance" because many of the apostles did not have all that much material wise. Some had a house, etc., but they were not prosperity preachers thinking Godliness was gain. Jesus wore a crown for us to be kings and priests spiritually.

 

[Brainfreeze]

Not that it's on topic, isn't there only 7 music notes before they overlay and make new sounds, and also 7 colors in rainbow?

 

[TruthFromFrank]

Just as God created man in His own image,
we (believers) are to conform to the image of Christ (Who is God).



Believers are commanded by Christ to make disciples of all nations. This type of believer is being fruitful. This type of believer is helping to plant the seeds (Whereby God giveth the increase) so as to multiply and increase God's family. For the gospel will preached unto all the world, and then the end shall come (Matthew 24:14). For blindness has happened in part to Israel fulness until the fulness of the Gentiles comes in (Romans 11:25).



Believers are born again of incorruptible seed, which is by the Word of God. Believers are to not live by bread alone (food or meat), but they are to live by every word of God that they speak (Matthew 4:4). And our meat should be like the meat of Christ, too. For in John chapter 4, Jesus says his meat is to do the will of the Father. In other words, Jesus said abide in Him and abide in His Words.



When we are a new creation in Christ, and or regenerated and washed by the Holy Ghost, the Lord can call us "very good" because we are conforming to Christ as our substitute when we repented of our sins and trust in Him as our Savior. We are "very good" because we are taking on the identity of Christ. This is important to understand because God the Father declared that He was well pleased with His Begotten Son (Jesus).



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Great piece of work except that I do not agree with your first statement that "Christ (Who is God)." quote.
The Bible clearly indicate two different entities and with your statement, if that was your intention, it will create too many unanswerable questions if Christ and God is the same entity.

 

[TruthFromFrank]

Finger Prints of the Greatest Love Story Ever Told!

In the opening of God's love letter to man, God lets us know that He created all things in six days and stops from all His work on the seventh and blesses it. However, what you may not know, is that God had also secretly told us about the greatest love story of all in the beginning of His Word, too.

1. Day One of Creation:
God brings forth Light.
In the New Testament, Jesus is the Word made flesh (John 1:14) who is the light of all men whose light shineth out darkness (John 1:4-5). For He is the light of the world (John 8:12).

2. Day Two of Creation:
God separates the Water & creates the firmament or Heavens in-between them.
In the New Testament, Jesus is baptized in water and then the Heavens open up, which begins His ministry (Matthew 3:16). Jesus is our firmament or Heaven (i.e. bridge or stairway) between that which is Heavenly above and that which is Earthy below. For Jesus is the mediator between God and men.

3. Day Three of Creation:
Dry land (including rock) appears and vegetation such as trees come forth.
In the New Testament, Jesus is the rock of our salvation (1 Corinthians 10:4) who is crucified upon a wooden cross or tree for our sins or transgressions against Him (Acts 5:30).

4. Day Four of Creation:
After three days pass by, the sun, the moon, and the stars are raised up into the sky.
In the New Testament, on the third day, Jesus who is the Son of God or the Sun of righteousness (Malachi 4:2) (Revelation 1:16) rises from the grave (Matthew 28:5-6), ascends to the Father up in Heaven (John 20:17) enters the Holy place, and obtains eternal redemption for us (Hebrews 9:12).

5. Day Five of Creation:
God creates marine life and the fowl of the air.
In the New Testament, Jesus is the fisher of men (Matthew 4:19) (John 21:4-8) who returns to be with his disciples for 40 days, greeting them with a meal of fish, and then leaving them back up into Heaven again like a bird going up into the sky (Acts 1:9-10) (Psalm 91:4).

6. Day Six of Creation:
God creates animals and man.
In the New Testament, thru Christ's redemptive work of his death and resurrection, the creature waits for the manifestation of the sons of God (Romans 8:19).

7. Day Seven - After Creation:
God stops from his work, and blesses it as a weekly Sabbath rest for man.
In the New Testament, Jesus can forgive of us of our sins (1 John 2:1-2) and give us an eternal rest and Sabbath for all eternity if we choose to accept it (Matthew 11:28) (Hebrews 4:8-11). Thus restoring a broken relationship between God and man so that we may walk with Him in the light (1 John 1:7) and so that He may give us love and peace (Ephesians 3:17) (John 14:27).

This is the greatest love story ever told. Jesus, who was God Almighty in the flesh knew before the beginning of creation itself that we would sin against Him. So He came down into the flesh of a man to pay the price for our sins against Him. He died so that we could have life and so that we could have a loving and glorious fellowship with Him that is unlike any other. That is how much God loves us; And it is hidden for us to discover like a secret love letter or loving finger print right in the very beginning of Genesis.

Again, a great piece of work except for your statement "Jesus, who was God Almighty", which I believe is not correct. This is all part of the Trinity concept which is a man-made teaching, ie. the Roman Catholic Church. Currently God still exist as the Holy Ghost, Jesus as His Son and is currently sitting on His right hand side as "man" advocate and High Priest, also the mediator between man and God, on the two thrones and not three, and the Holy Spirit on this earth is Jesus Christ, when He received His omnipotence when He was taking His seat on the right hand side of God. The Holy Spirit can also be viewed as the power from God which flows through Jesus Christ which in turn flows through to mankind in much smaller proportions, ie. the gifts of the Holy Spirit, to those who accepted Jesus Christ as their Saviour. That is why the Bible teach us that man cannot go to God without accepting Jesus Christ as that is the path of power. The Holy Spirit can not be seen as another separate entity and if you accept this concept, the creation, the concept of man Jesus and God, Jesus sitting on God's right hand side, the communication between God and Jesus, the Holy Spirit coming onto Jesus like a dove when He was baptized, the two thrones in the new Jerusalem and many other examples in the Bible, can be explained with ease. Even Satan will have no leverage to say that if Jesus was God on this earth, His death would have been a bluff to mankind as God cannot die. In the beginning God existed and He created Jesus Christ as the first creation and was a God with all the attributes of God the Father, also the Word, but He had to give up His deity to become man, totally, for God's Salvation Plan to work out perfectly. We just need to think outside the box as God has given us all brains, and not accept a teaching that might appear to be correct or some side notes in the translators documents that became part of the Bible. All things in the Bible needs to gel and they do if you accept the two entity concept as I have explained it above.

 

[Jason0047]

Again, a great piece of work except for your statement "Jesus, who was God Almighty", which I believe is not correct. This is all part of the Trinity concept which is a man-made teaching, ie. the Roman Catholic Church. Currently God still exist as the Holy Ghost, Jesus as His Son and is currently sitting on His right hand side as "man" advocate and High Priest, also the mediator between man and God, on the two thrones and not three, and the Holy Spirit on this earth is Jesus Christ, when He received His omnipotence when He was taking His seat on the right hand side of God. The Holy Spirit can also be viewed as the power from God which flows through Jesus Christ which in turn flows through to mankind in much smaller proportions, ie. the gifts of the Holy Spirit, to those who accepted Jesus Christ as their Saviour. That is why the Bible teach us that man cannot go to God without accepting Jesus Christ as that is the path of power. The Holy Spirit can not be seen as another separate entity and if you accept this concept, the creation, the concept of man Jesus and God, Jesus sitting on God's right hand side, the communication between God and Jesus, the Holy Spirit coming onto Jesus like a dove when He was baptized, the two thrones in the new Jerusalem and many other examples in the Bible, can be explained with ease. Even Satan will have no leverage to say that if Jesus was God on this earth, His death would have been a bluff to mankind as God cannot die. In the beginning God existed and He created Jesus Christ as the first creation and was a God with all the attributes of God the Father, also the Word, but He had to give up His deity to become man, totally, for God's Salvation Plan to work out perfectly. We just need to think outside the box as God has given us all brains, and not accept a teaching that might appear to be correct or some side notes in the translators documents that became part of the Bible. All things in the Bible needs to gel and they do if you accept the two entity concept as I have explained it above.

First, this is not a debate thread. If you disagree, please provide only 1 or 2 sentences why you disagree and then provide a link (As per the original post rules). However, just to let you know, that if you do post a link to another thread, please be aware that I am currently not interested in debating the truth of the Godhead (Trinity) and the fact that Jesus is God. Veritably, for if there is one fact the Bible makes 100% clear about, it is that Jesus is God. In fact, not that you will look at it, but here are 160 reasons that says Jesus is God...

160 Reasons Jesus Christ is Almighty God

For what was revealed to me was not of my own power or thoughts, but it was from God. For I asked Him to show me something in Genesis chapter 1 that speaks about Him, and He showed me. I ask Him to reveal the truth of His Word, and the Spirit leads me into the truth.

 

[Jason0047]

Here is a Written Work that is called the: "Seven Places where Jesus Shed His blood " by Larry Huch.


1. Jesus shed His blood in the Garden of Gesthemane to redeem my will.
(Matthew 26:19; 1 Peter 1:18-19)


2. Jesus was whipped to break the curse of sickness and disease from my life.
(Isaiah 53:5; 1 Peter 2:24)


3. Jesus' crown of thorns was placed on Jesus' brow, to break the curse of poverty and release me into God's abundance. (Genesis 3:17, 18 2; Corinthians 8, 9)


4. Jesus' hands were pierced by the nails, to restore total dominion to the works of my hands.
(Genesis 1:26-28; Deut. 28:12-13)


5. Jesus' feet were nailed to the cross, to restore total dominion in my walk. (Joshua 1:3; Deut 11:24)


6 The spear was thrust through Jesus' side, showing that he died from a broken heart, to heal my broken heart. This also illustrates his giving birth to His bride from His side as did the first Adam with Eve. (Luke 4:18; Psalm 147:3 AMP)


7. Jesus bled on the inside when he was bruised to break every iniquity, to expel the inner drive of sin from my life. (Isaiah 53:5; 2 Corinthians 2:21; 2 Corinthians 5:17)



Source Used (For Last Comment):
Thoughts to Ponder: 7 Places Jesus Shed His BLOOD

Well, I decided to re-examine this list of 7 a little more closely (That Larry Huch created). At first glance it sounded nice. But after seeing #3 was in obvious error, I decided to look down the list again.

As for Point #1., Jesus was taking on our sin in the Garden of Gethsemane when He took the cup from the Father. For in that cup had all our sins within it. That is why Jesus recoiled in not wanting to take the cup and to let it pass from Him. That cup had all of the world's sins. Jesus sweat great drops of blood because he was under great strain over taking on such a burden all at once. A parallel of Christ's cup in the Garden can be found with the cup that Joseph put in Benjamin's sack. Both were cups of guilt and both cups were taken as a means to pay the price for guilt. Also, my free will is still intact when I accepted Christ. I merely a new creation after being born again and I have a new heart with new desires. But my will is not eliminated. Jesus gives me the victory over sin and death so as to have the ability to surrender to God's will. But my free will is not gone.

 

[Jason0047]

Also, as for point #2: Jesus being whipped was not done so that I could be healed of physical sickness or disease either. Jesus was wounded so as to heal me of the spiritual sickness of sin and so as not to be controlled (or enslaved) by it.

 

[Jason0047]

Jesus was wounded from my transgressions and crushed for my inquities so as to pay the price for my sins so I can be in a right relationship with Christ (i.e. God).

 

[Jason0047]

Not that it's on topic, isn't there only 7 music notes before they overlay and make new sounds, and also 7 colors in rainbow?

Yes, there are 7 known musical notes that we use in music. As for the colors in the rainbow: Generally this is the accepted view because the human eye can see these colors. Scientists believe there are more colors that the eye cannot see and others will point out that all color is based on the 3 primary colors (Which is true). But when we look simply at a rainbow... there are 7 visibly distinct colors within it.

Also, there are:

7 continents.
7 spots (generally) on a lady bug (Note: Lady bugs are considered good luck).
7 is considered a lucky number by most people.
7 is picked most by people when asked to choose a number between 1-10.
7 days in a week.
7 bones (generally) is found in the neck of most animals.
7 is the number of rows in the periodic table.
7 is the neutral pH value that lies between acidity and alkalinity.
7 hours is the optimum amount of sleep needed (according to a US scientific study).

 

[Jason0047]

I also wanted to correct the above in saying that it was not 7 implied things within Scripture whereby Jesus had shed His blood, too; But it was actually 4 things where it is implied that Jesus had shed His blood. For I have discovered only 3 things that state specifically that Jesus had bled in a unique way

1. Bruised (Internal bleeding),
2. Sweated out blood,
3. Blood had come forth from His side (From a spear).

Other verses imply bleeding, but they do not specifically state that fact.