Posted on 04/27/2010 8:28:30 AM PDT by evets
The remains of Noah's Ark have been discovered 13,000ft up a Turkish mountain, it has been claimed.
A group of Chinese and Turkish evangelical explorers say they have found wooden remains on Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey.
They claim carbon dating proves the relics are 4,800 years old — around the same time the ark was said to be afloat.
Yeung Wing-Cheung, from the Noah's Ark Ministries International research team, said: "It's not 100 per cent that it is Noah's Ark, but we think it is 99.9 per cent that this is it."
He said the structure contained several compartments, some with wooden beams, that they believe were used to house animals.
The group of evangelical archaeologists ruled out an established human settlement on the grounds none have ever been found above 11,000ft in the vicinity, Yeung said.
Local Turkish officials will ask the central government in Ankara to apply for UNESCO World Heritage status so the site can be protected while a major archaeological dig is conducted.
The biblical story says that God decided to flood the Earth after seeing how corrupt it was.
He then told Noah to build an ark and fill it with two of every animal species.
After the flood waters receded, the Bible says, the ark came to rest on a mountain.
Many believe that Mount Ararat, the highest point in the region, is where the ark and her inhabitants ran aground.
Ya know folks,
The Chinese alone are
REALLY NOT
that stupid. They really do know the difference between a
Monestary vs a boat!
Sheesh.
It’s amazing how much groping goes on to explain away uncomfortable facts.
AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!
EXCELLENT.
Have long had a fondness for that tribe.
Fascinating.
Weren’t they included in the book
ETERNITY IN THEIR HEARTS?
Hate to break it to you, but they found an old, well-documented monastery and NOT a big boat.
And your basis for that conclusion is what, exactly?
It would not be too prudent to waste that material.
I never really expect it to be found, used up, deteriorated or other destruction.
Now if we are talking the Ark of the Covenant, OH BOY! That would be exciting indeed. That will be found.
Yes, I hope this is the time of our Lord to return. OH BOY!! Come Lord Jesus, soon.
Guess I differ on that score.
I think it’s like God and His sense of humor to insure that it hung around undiscovered until the END TIMES.
Its size of that era would be hard to argue away.
“evangelical explorers”
so, they went looking for it?
If this is true its going to be one of the coolest moments in my lifetime.
INDEED.
It’s actually the ancestral remains of the adolescent home of the Yeti, Helen Thomas.
More clarification
Noah: Somebody call?
Deep Voice: NOAH!
Noah: Who's that?
Deep Voice:It's the Lord, Noah!
Noah: YEAH Riiight!
The Lord: How long can you tread water?
No no no. A court case clearly established the Ark was on Magazine Mountain in Arkansas.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/517155/posts
parsy, who recalls it well
Was this the infamous Bush's fault?
We may differ on this, but we are on the same page. Jesus is Lord.
PRAISE GOD FOR THAT.
Thanks for the ping!
I do not mean this in any blasphemous way...well, you’ll understand:
I’ve always said jokingly that any woman making it to Heaven would want to talk to this person and that...and to punch Eve. ;-P
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