Bible Discussion Thread

Jesus said the only sign given to man about the end of days is Noah. Perhaps the story of Noah is a parable ment only as a warning for the people at the end of days as told of in Revelation. For all the fountains of the great deep to be broken up and rise to the surface, it is reasonable that a great worldwide earthquake would occur. This could be a tectonic type of event where the continents move out of position like the greatest earthquake fortold in Revelation. The most precise calculation ever offered for the estimated total number of species on Earth is 6.5 million species found on land and 2.2 million dwelling in the ocean. The entering of all known species in taxonomic databases such as the Catalogue of Life and the World Register of Marine Species makes analysis possible. A minimum of 4 each 2 pairs is 26 million living creatures on the ark. But with 14 of each clean animal specie onboard that is vastly more than 26 million. A dutch contractor Johan Huibers finished building an exact replica of Noah s Ark in April 2007. The Ark is huge but it is unreasonable to think that vastly more than 26 million life forms could fit inside of the ark. That also supports the story of Noah as a parable and not literal.