"Ageless" Earth - Ice Ages

Evidence of arctic life discovered in temperate or tropical areas has caused scientists to point to Ice Ages. Large surfaces of the earth were covered with ice sheets (large continental glaciers) during those time periods. An exhibit on the Ice Ages from the Illinois State Museum shows some interesting facts. On their Web site is the quote, “If a type of animal lives in a certain type of climate now, we may infer that its ancestors lived in that type of climate, too.”

Ice Ages occurred due to changing continental positions, uplift of continental blocks, reduction of CO2 in the atmosphere, and changes in the earth’s orbit during four approximate time intervals:

• Late Proterozoic (800 to 600 million years ago),

• Ordovician and Silurian (460 to 430 million years ago)

• Pennsylvanian and Permian (350 to 250 million years

ago)

• Neogene to Quaternary (4 million years ago to present)

 

The earth was frozen solid because God stopped the sun.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:1–2 kjv

I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; and at the heavens, and their light was gone.

Jeremiah 4:23 niv

In keeping with the gap theory, the earth was flooded during the destruction between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2. This explains why Genesis 1:2 says it was covered with water. The massive earthquakes could have resulted in tsunamis that submerged dry land. Like he did with the flood of Noah, God could have also caused the underwater springs to burst forth. In Job 9:1–7, God practically turned mountains upside down and shook the earth out of place. The heavens and earth as they now appear were restored in Genesis 1:2.

Place your focus on the way the Bible describes the beginning of creation. Did you notice the statement “the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters”? In other words, is it outrageous to think that the earth was covered in water? Isn’t it clear that the earth was flooded? Yet, this is nothing like the flood of Noah because the heavens were also destroyed and there was no light. There was no sun, and since the sun provides light and heat, the water covering the earth had to be frozen solid. So when the Holy Spirit moved upon the face of the waters, he moved over solid ice. Did you notice that?

Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.

Job 38:29–30 kjv

The Ice Ages have been touted by scientists as historical facts but clearly have no place in the six thousand years that have passed since the process of creation was completed in Genesis 1. Maybe it’s just me, but as an intelligent Christian, I find no comfort in sticking my head in the sand like an ostrich, pretending not to notice scientific evidence. For that reason, if the entire earth was frozen at some point in history, shouldn’t there be some kind of biblical evidence?

According to Job 38:29–30, it’s quite likely that the waters of the earth were once frozen solid. The book of Job is by far the most scientific book in the Bible. As God declared his glory and authority in Job 38, he revealed some of the most intriguing mysteries of the universe. Could he have been speaking of the Ice Ages, or could he just have been speaking of the north and south poles? None of us were alive then, so we can only imagine.

 

Then Job answered and said, “I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand. He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered? Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger. Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble. Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.”

Job 9:1–7 kjv

God stopped the sun, ending the source of energy and light. So the Ice Ages could fit into biblical history right there. Job could not have been talking about the flood of Noah because the sun never stopped shining. He could not have been talking about the future destruction of the earth because Peter clearly states that it will happen by fire, and Job would not have overlooked an important detail like that. He could not have been talking about any other major event in human history. There’s no trusted record of the entire sun and all the stars being extinguished simultaneously.

I’ve heard doubters attempt to construe that this is just a volcanic explosion and the volcanic ash blocked out the vision of the sun. Let’s assume it is, just to make a point. When did this super volcano explode? If any volcano in recorded history shook the entire earth out of its place, I haven’t heard of it. Obviously, this is describing a completely different incident in history that is consistent with the gap theory. God personally triggered a massive explosion that shook the mountains and turned them over in a rage. It also shook the earth, which completely agrees with the thoughts expressed in my first point based on Jeremiah 4:23–27.

The question is not whether or not natural phenomena can be used to explain these circumstances. The question is the magnitude. I wouldn’t be surprised that God used a natural disaster of biblical proportions to cause the destruction. Didn’t he create the heavens and the earth? Isn’t he the master of all of its processes? Then he can use whatever he wants to get the job done. Science shows a record of something happening, and the Bible supports that. If there was no sun, then there was no heat, so there was nothing to prevent an Ice Age from occurring. There’s also nothing like that recorded during the last six thousand years, so where is the confusion?

"Ageless Earth" - How The Earth Was Once Destroyed!

From Faith Science:

There was some kind of global explosion or massive earthquake that destroyed the earth’s surface!

I beheld the earth, and lo, it was without form and void; and the heavens, and they had no light. I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly. I beheld, and lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled. I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the Lord and by his fierce anger. For thus hath the Lord said, “The whole land shall be desolate; yet I will not make a full end.”

Jeremiah 4:23–27 kjv

Here are the main points of Jeremiah’s prophecy:

1. The earth was without form and void, which is exactly what was said in Genesis 1:2.

2. There was no light in the heavens or the earth.

3. The mountains and hills shook like they were feathers in the wind.

4. No man survived.

5. All the birds were gone.

6. The beautiful earth became a wilderness.

7. The cities were broken into pieces because of God’s anger.

8. Even though God emptied the earth, it was not completely destroyed.

Some scholars relate this scripture to the destruction of Judah. Yet, Jeremiah saw the entire earth, not just Judah, without form, empty and dark. Hence, Jeremiah seems to have been expounding on what Moses wrote in Genesis 1:2 because they used identical language.

Throughout the Bible, God inspired different men to write about the same topics from different perspectives. For instance, Apostle John and Prophet Daniel both saw the end of the age but highlighted varying details. Also, the four gospels were written about the same events yet the accounts were not always identical. This case is no different, which explains why cross-referencing scriptures is so important.

Moses only saw the result, but Jeremiah saw the process. The earth shook so much that the mountains moved with ease. Take another look at this detail because it confirms that there was a global earthquake or a massive explosion. In addition, he saw no human life and where the birds in the sky once flew, nothing was left. What once was fruitful became a wilderness and the cities had been destroyed.

Most importantly, God said he would make the whole earth desolate but it wouldn’t be the end. Now let’s look at this carefully. This vision can’t be referring to the destruction of Israel because it speaks of the entire earth. It can’t be referring to the flood of Noah because the sun was never extinguished, or the earth would have frozen solid.

What about the end of this age? Is that what he was referring to?

For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your name remain.

Isaiah 66:22 kjv

In this scripture, God said that he would make a new heaven and a new earth. It’s easy for the average Bible student to argue that this must be connected to Jeremiah 4:27. This means that after God destroys the contents of the earth, he will make a new one. Notwithstanding, in Isaiah 66:22, he never said that he would refurbish the old earth. He made the earth desolate in Jeremiah 4:27, but at that point he did not destroy it.

Accordingly, there was no need to make a new one. So any connection between Jeremiah 4:27 and Isaiah 66:22 is a stretch. Now I’ll establish my point with a prophecy from the Apostle Peter.

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

2 Peter 3:10–13 kjv

Here are the main points of Peter’s prophecy:

1. The heavens will be completely destroyed with a great noise.

2. A fire will burn so hot that even the elements of the earth and heavens are destroyed.

3. Everything will be pulverized, which means the end of the heavens and earth as we know it.

The general consensus of most Bible prophets is that the earth will be destroyed by fire before God creates a new one. Still, that’s not all that Peter said. He also included the destruction of the heavens.

This greatly contrasts what Jeremiah saw in Jeremiah 4:23–27. He saw only the destruction of the earth’s surface and the extinction of light. In addition, he also said that an earthquake or massive explosion was the cause, while Peter saw complete destruction by fire.

Peter saw a fire that was so hot that it melted even the elements of all physical things until they were dissolved. While Jeremiah saw an empty wilderness at the end of the partial destruction, Peter observed that absolutely nothing would be left after the most intense fire he could perceive. In consequence, there is no way that we can infer that Jeremiah was talking about the end of this age because it completely contradicts what Peter saw. With that option eliminated, let’s figure out whether the devastation Jeremiah visualized could possibly have taken place before or after Noah’s flood.

And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, “I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.”

Genesis 8:20–21 kjv

God promised after the flood that he would never kill everything on earth again the way he did in Noah’s time. That eliminates the possibility of the destruction witnessed by Jeremiah taking place on earth since then. God will destroy all of the heavens and the earth by fire at the end of time. That’s different from destroying only the living things on the earth, as he did with Noah and in Jeremiah’s vision.

Here’s a quick recap: Jeremiah saw the destruction of living things on the earth only by an explosion or an earthquake and the extinction of light. Noah experienced destruction of living things on earth only by a flood. Peter saw destruction of all things, both living and inanimate, by fire on earth and in the heavens. So we’re seeing three distinct events here that should never be confused with one another.

It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord: I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or whether out of the body I do not know, God knows—such a one was caught up to the third heaven. And I know such a man—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows—how he was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. Of such a one I will boast; yet of myself I will not boast, except in my infirmities.

2 Corinthians 12:1–5 nkjv

Now let’s clarify something in 2 Peter 3:10–13. Apostle Peter saw a vision of the heavens completely destroyed at the end of the age. From the context of that vision, he was referring to the physical heavens, which would include the atmosphere and outer space. When Paul visited the third heaven, he went beyond the physical into the spirit realm. The physical destruction Peter saw in his vision could not have included the third heaven, which Paul saw, because God lives in perfect beauty. Hence, the physical heavens, along with the earth, will be destroyed by fire.

Then Job answered and said, “I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand. He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him,and hath prospered? Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger. Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.”

Job 9:1–6 kjv

Analogous to Jeremiah 4:23–27, Job described a massive earthquake that changed the topography of the earth. An earthquake of this scale is completely outside the realm of our current comprehension of Bible history. Nothing like this ever occurred since the time of Adam. Job said that God shook the earth out of its place, overturned mountains, and even removed them completely. It must have happened because it’s recorded.

Not just that, but he made it clear that God was behind it. Even if we can’t grasp this concept within our Christian doctrine, it can’t be ignored, because it’s in the Bible. When we look at the prophecies of the end of the age, including the books of Daniel and Revelation, it’s difficult to fit Job 9:1–6 into it. To that end, some time before the earth became completely void in Genesis 1:2, God wrecked it with an earthquake or massive explosion.

Scientific Evidence of The Spirit Realm?

On November 11, 2009, the headline on CNN.com said, “Huge $10 billion collider resumes hunt for God particle.” That article, written by CNN reporter Elizabeth Landau, pushed atomic and molecular physics to the forefront of popular culture for at least one day. The story highlights read as follows: “The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will circulate a beam around the tunnel within two weeks. CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) scientists say an electrical failure caused a major shut-down of the collider in September 2008. The full scientific program for the LHC will probably last more than 20 years. The LHC will look for the Higgs boson, quarks, gluons and other small particles.”

Scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva along the Franco-Swiss border with the Large Hadron Collider and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FERMILAB) near Chicago, Illinois, with the Tevatron Collider have been actively involved in some important research. In an effort to identify the source of mass, they are currently seeking ways to definitively isolate the Higgs Boson, or God Particle. According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, the Higgs Boson is “a hypothetical elementary particle that has zero spin and large mass that is required by some gauge theories to account for the masses of other elementary particles.”

Scientists believe that The Higgs Boson or God Particle gives all particles mass. By seeking to isolate it at CERN and FERMILAB they are attempting to prove that mass is not inherent in elementary particles. Hence, the mass of a particle doesn't define its existence.

The air we breathe, cell phone signals, television signals, satellites and sound are all invisible. Hence, visibility doesn't define existence. Therefore, invisible, massless matter does exist.

The Bible says in Hebrews 11:1-3(KJV) - "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear."

I believe that there's a connection between what scientists are saying and what The Bible says. What if there's a scientific way to explain the possibility of the spirit realm existing simultaneously to the natural? As a result, while we live our natural lives there is invisible, massless activity taking place all around us that's no less real than what we experience with our five senses. Think about it!

Singularity - The "Scientific" Rapture

Genesis 11:1-6(KJV) -And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. 2And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. 3And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter. 4And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. 5And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. 6And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.

Christians anticipate The Resurrection. Jews anticipate their Messiah. Muslims anticipate the second coming of their prophet. Buddhists anticipate Nirvana. For people of faith, it's normal to look forward to a bright future when things are better than they are today. Well, maybe not better for everyone but for the faithful, at least.

However, for those who pride themselves in reasonable thinking, such anticipation is unfounded and illusionary. It is not based in logic. It cannot be verified by experiment. It's impossible to prove. Faith-based forecasting is nothing but religious prophecy. That is, unless you anticipate Singularity. That's right! Logical, intelligent, secular, scientific, even agnostic thinkers now embrace their own "Rapture" of sorts.

As a young physics student, I spent Summer 2000 conducting research at The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. My project was in the Cosmology research lab of Dr George Smoot, the eventual 2004 winner of The Nobel Prize in Physics. His NASA funded project, COBE was on the cutting edge of research on The Big Bang at the time. That experience opened my eyes. For 18 years, I grew up in a Christian home but at 20, I found myself surrounded by top scientists whose worldview was completely different.

Job 35:11(The Message) - When God sets out the entire creation as a science classroom, using birds and beasts to teach wisdom.

In my book, Faith Science, released in January, I discuss the realities of technological advances like Stem Cell Research, Cloning and Synthetic DNA. I also delve into Antimatter, The Higgs Boson, Entropy and The Human Genome Project. On radio interviews across the country I've demonstrated clearly that even The Big Bang is in The Bible.

Why? To prepare you for this: A world where the line between science and faith becomes blurry. It's inevitable that science will begin to shape worldviews and impact belief systems. People will teach a new kind of faith using science and deny that it's even faith in the first place.

By showing you where science fits into a Biblical worldview, I accept the risky task of merging faith and science without compromising the scriptures. The merge is coming anyway so it's time to get prepared. That's my assignment. Maybe I'm too late. Maybe I'm too early. Maybe I'm right on time. It doesn't matter. I have to do what I have to do.

I recently read an article about the mind behind the concept of Singularity, Ray Kurzweil, in The New York Times called "The Promise of Rapture for the High-Tech Elite." He has received endorsements from such top technologists as Microsoft founder, Bill Gates and Bill Joy, cofounder and former chief scientist of Sun Microsystems. With this same philosophy, Larry Page, cofounder of Google and others have founded Singularity University.

It's an awesome idea with a noble goal that has pulled together some of the best minds in the world in Artifical Intelligence & Robotics, Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, Energy & Environmental Systems, Finance, Entrepreneurship & Economics, Futures Studies & Forecasting, Medicine & Neuroscience, Nanotechnology, Networks & Computing Systems, Policy, Law & Ethics and Space & Physical Sciences.

Check out the faculty and advisor list. It will blow your mind. Even Dr George Smoot is in there under Space & Physical Sciences. Human beings are working together right now to take humanity beyond our created limitations. The human mind is now the answer to the challenges that face humanity. If all the best minds get together as one, nothing is impossible. That sounds like good news but is it really?

Take a look at the philosophy behind Singularity in Ray Kurzweil's book.

From Singularity.Com

 Now, in The Singularity Is Near, he examines the next step in this inexorable evolutionary process: the union of human and machine, in which the knowledge and skills embedded in our brains will be combined with the vastly greater capacity, speed, and knowledge-sharing ability of our own creations.

That merging is the essence of the Singularity, an era in which our intelligence will become increasingly nonbiological and trillions of times more powerful than it is today—the dawning of a new civilization that will enable us to transcend our biological limitations and amplify our creativity. In this new world, there will be no clear distinction between human and machine, real reality and virtual reality.

We will be able to assume different bodies and take on a range of personae at will. In practical terms, human aging and illness will be reversed; pollution will be stopped; world hunger and poverty will be solved. Nanotechnology will make it possible to create virtually any physical product using inexpensive information processes and will ultimately turn even death into a soluble problem.

John 5:40-43(NKJV) - But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life. “I do not receive honor from men. But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in you. I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive.

Now that human beings can work together to fix the world's problems, who needs Jesus, right? For those who reject Jesus, who came in the name of The Father, another has come in his own name. 

The Faith Science Experience 3 - Stem Cells and Cloning

When: Sat, April 30, 2pm – 4pm
Where: AMLI at Milton Park, 26000 Mill Creek Ave, Alpharetta GA 30022 (map)
Description: Join Donnell Duncan for next month's "Chapter Study" from his newest book, Faith Science. These sessions are open to the community and provide an open forum for discussion, discovery, and debates arising from the inevitable collision between modern scientific developments and timeless biblical truth!

For More Info Visit; http://www.meetup.com/The-Faith-Science-Experience