User:Anaccuratesource

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Looking for others to chat with, especially interested in topics Biblical Hebrew and genetic studies.

About myself:
I am one of Jehovah's Witness. As Christians, we are deeply interested in the subject of Creation and the God's Word the Bible. I try my best to look for accurate information, although I recognize I am not perfect. I believe in the Creator Jehovah God (Psalms 83:18), love learning, believe Darwinian evolution is pure science fiction. Darwinian evolution does not handle well under proper scientific method and testing and scrutiny.


 * - "Of course, every house is constructed by someone, but the one who constructed all things is God." - Hebrew 3:4 NWT, 2013 Revised edition.

The so-called evidence presented to attempt to support Darwinian evolution is pathetic e.g., hoaxes e.g., fossil hoax include: Piltdown Man, Archaeoraptor, etc. There are no "missing links." So-called "missing link" are either humans (e.g., neanderthal) or primates like Lucy (a chimp). Never has there been anything proven to be-in-between. The theory has no basis on fact! Molecular biologists know ample proof that actually disproves much on Darwin's evolutionary model. And even in Harper’s magazine, writer Tom Bethell commented: “Darwin made a mistake sufficiently serious to undermine his theory.


 * - Scientists have made mistakes thinking these creatures were extinct or were surprised at that discovery:


 * - Coelacanth.
 * - (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelacanth)
 * - The Riwoche horse.
 * - (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riwoche_horse)
 * - Raja Gaj.
 * - (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_elephant)
 * - Gracilidris ant.
 * - (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracilidris)
 * - Monoplacophora.
 * - (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoplacophora)
 * - Majorcan midwife toad.
 * - (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majorcan_midwife_toad)
 * - Pygmy right whale.
 * - (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_right_whale)
 * - Protulophila.
 * - (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protulophila)


 * - I believe in Biblical chronology, and that the Red Sea crossing occurred at the actual Red sea, not a marsh! Also, I also believe the Great Deluge of Noah's time was global, not local.


 * - The Bible in the British Museum: “In his address in 1870 to the newly formed Society of Biblical Archaeology Dr Samuel Birch was able to identify [in cuneiform texts the names of] the Hebrew kings Omri, Ahab, Jehu, Azariah . . ., Menahem, Pekah, Hoshea, Hezekiah and Manasseh, the Assyrian kings Tiglath-Pileser . . . [III], Sargon, Sennacherib, Esarhaddon and Ashurbanipal, . . . and the Syrians Benhadad, Hazael and Rezin.” (I am yet to research this). The book The Bible and Radiocarbon Dating compares the Bible’s history of Israel and Judah with ancient cuneiform texts. The result? “Altogether, 15 or 16 kings of Judah and Israel appear, in foreign sources, in complete agreement with their names and times in [the Bible book of] Kings. Not a single king is out of place, nor do foreign sources name one unknown to us in Kings.”


 * - I also recommend checking out this site.
 * - (http://www.biblearchaeology.org/faq.aspx#Faq9)

"Experts" Ever Changing Tune:

 * - Willendorf woman, hats.
 * - http://www.trussel.com/prehist/news197.htm],[http://witcombe.sbc.edu/willendorf/willendorfwoman.html


 * - Earth-like planet? Teaming with alien life?
 * - "Personally, given the ubiquity and propensity of life to flourish wherever it can, I would say, my own personal feeling is that the chances of life on this planet are 100 percent," he said during a press briefing. "I have almost no doubt about it." - Professor Steven Vogt.
 * - Almost no doubt? So much for 100%.
 * - A quote I found hilarious: "So, this fossil proves that life could exist on Mars? That is really stupid. My walk-in closet is the perfect environment for a raccoon to live in, the only problem is that no raccoon is in my closet. A correct environment does not prove life is there. These scientists need to find something.." - Unnamed user.

About Faith

 * - True Godly Faith is not blind!
 * - The Biblical Hebrew word: 'Aman (ground, true, sure, supported).
 * - The Bible states true faith should a solid basis - (Hebrews 11:1).
 * - The Bible encourages us to use to our: our "Mental powers" - (Phillippians 4:7; 2 Corinthians 3:14 NWT), "power of reason" - (Romans 12:1b) to make sure of all things (1 Thessalonians 5:21).
 * - The Bible loves warns Christians as follows: "Beloved ones, do not believe every inspired statement, but test the inspired statements to see whether they originate with God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world." - (1 John 4:1 NWT 2013).
 * - Accurate - (Luke 1:13; Colossians 1:19; 1 Timothy 2:3, 4; 2 Timothy 3:6, 7...)

Evolutionist dilemmas

 * - Which came first male or female?

Creationwiki:

 * - Creationwiki should be approached professionally. Like journalism it should be an accurate and in tune with matters and avoid bias.


 * - E.g., In subjects of ancient History:


 * - Sources of chronology should verify, sourced, and referenced.


 * - Relevant: closely connected or appropriate to the matter in hand. - (based on Oxford dictionary definition)

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 * - Goals we should have:


 * - We need to satisfactorily show that the Bible's record on history is reliable and trustworthy.
 * - We need to properly confront the "Out of Africa" theory. - (http://jewsandjoes.com/images/ftdna-y-haplogroup-migrations-map.jpg), (http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/20732.aspx)
 * - We need to properly confront the Neanderthal issue. - (Y-chromosome)
 * - We need to properly confront the "alien astronaut" theory. - (http://ancientaliensdebunked.com)
 * - We need to accurately show how the Bible's chronology is accurate.
 * - We need to show that the flood was a real event in our human history and satisfactorily answer arguments presented by skeptics e.g., "rationalwiki" (http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Global_flood#Japan)
 * - We need to accurately show how DNA supports (specifically haplogroups) the Bible's record on the origin of humanity.
 * - We need to expose the falsehood in denying the truth about Jesus Christ or grossly misrepresenting him. (for example: Dan Brown's works and Simcha Jacobovici)
 * - We need to appropriately question the questionable.
 * - We need answer arguments presented by critics
 * - (http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/list.html)

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 * - We need to learn more about these three periods:


 * - During the period of the Exodus.
 * - The "Conquest of Canaan." (exposing the asinine: "Peasant Revolt theory")
 * - Early part of the Davidic monarchy.

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 * - A project to synchronize information of historical figures and their contemporaries:


 * - Formala:


 * - P1 (First Person) is a C (contemporary) to P2.
 * - P2 is a C to P3 (but not necessary a C to P1).


 * - P1 - (Any Biblical character e.g, Judean King, prophet, etc.,)
 * - P2 - (A foreign Biblical character e.g., foreign King, etc.,)
 * - P3 - A non-Biblical character linked to P1/P2.


 * - A comparison could provide a better though possibly still rough model of human history. Narrowing things down a bit.

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 * - Using MiniFiler for DNA. -, will help us... We should be examining the entire genome (Mitrcondircal, Y-chromosome, auto-somal.


 * - Other projects:


 * - Developing a model from knowledge gather of comparative patterns:
 * - Spread of language primarily Y-chromosome
 * - Spread of language and Mitochondrial
 * - Other factors which effected the spread of language and comparing knowledge of history of spread languages (e.g., war, colonialism, religious, financial reasons, etc)

Arguments & Sources I don't recommend using

 * - Quoting virtually anything from Ron Wyatt as a reliable source.
 * - Quoting Two Babylon, by Hislop.
 * - Appeal to pseudolinguistics.


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Systems of dating

 * - Astronomical indicators.
 * - Pros:
 * - Cons:
 * - (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_chronology)
 * - Subject to misidentification and myth.
 * - Genesis 1:14

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 * - "Dendrochronology"
 * - Pros:
 * - Cons:
 * - ('http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrochronology)
 * - (http://www.icr.org/article/381/)
 * - Genesis 8:11. ("Olive leaf")

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 * - Radio-carbon dating:
 * - (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio-carbon_dating)
 * - Pros:
 * - Cons:
 * - Fluctuations: carbon 14 level have varied through-out history. Time magazine reported: “ Moreover, carbon 14 levels in the air -- and thus the amount ingested by organisms -- are known to vary over time, and that can affect the results of carbon dating.”
 * - Contamination.
 * - Assumes radio-carbon levels were consistent over time.
 * - Genesis 2:6; 7:11. ("mist" and "flood gates")

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 * - "Uranium-thorium dating:"
 * - (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium-thorium_dating)


 * - Pros:
 * - Cons: fluctuations over time.
 * - Contamination.

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 * - "Ground level dating:"


 * - Pros:
 * - Cons:
 * - Contamination.
 * - Genesis 3:18; Job 6:3 ("dust" and "sand")

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 * - "Pottery dating:"


 * - Pros:
 * - Cons:
 * - Styles do not indicate an accurate age.
 * - Scenario a person x used an old pot; this makes a site appear older than it really is.
 * - (Genesis 3:11)

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 * - Paleography dating


 * - Pros:
 * - Cons:

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 * - Thermoluminescence dating
 * - See:
 * - (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoluminescence_dating)


 * - Pros:
 * - Cons:

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 * - Optically stimulated luminescence
 * - See:
 * - (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optically_stimulated_luminescence)


 * - Pros:
 * - Cons:

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 * - Archaeomagnetic dating
 * - See:
 * - (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeomagnetic_dating)


 * - Pros:
 * - Cons:

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 * - Amino acid dating
 * - See:
 * - (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amino_acid_dating)


 * - Pros:
 * - Cons:

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 * - Obsidian hydration dating
 * - See:
 * - (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsidian_hydration_dating)


 * - Pros:
 * - Cons:

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 * - Rehydroxylation dating
 * - See:
 * - (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rehydroxylation_dating)


 * - Pros:
 * - Cons:

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 * - See:
 * - (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dating_methodologies_in_archaeology#section_3)
 * - One problem that exists is a lot dating methods rely on circular reasoning.
 * - See:
 * - (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_reasoning)


 * - Model:


 * - 4026 B.C.E - Creation.
 * - 2370 B.C.E. - Flood.
 * - 1513 B.C.E. - Exodus.
 * - 607 B.C.E. - Temple destroyed.
 * - 2 B.C.E. - Jesus was born.

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 * - Famines


 * - Circa 1943 B.C.E.
 * - Famine during Abraham's time.
 * - See:
 * - (Genesis 12:10)

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 * - Circa 1878 B.C.E - 1818 B.C.E.
 * - A famine during Isaac’s day.
 * - See:
 * - (Genesis 26:1, 2)

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 * - 1737 B.C.E.
 * - Seven years of plenty during, Joseph's time
 * - See:
 * - (Genesis 41:54-57)

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 * - 1730 B.C.E. - 1723 B.C.E.
 * - Seven years of famine, during Joseph's time
 * - See:
 * - ( Genesis 41:54-57 )

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 * - During Naomi's time.
 * - See:
 * - (Ruth 1:1, 2)

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 * - Circa 1070-1040 B.C.E.
 * - Three year During the time of David.
 * - See:
 * - (2 Samuel 21:1-6 )

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 * - Circa 940 B.C.E. - 936 B.C.E.
 * - A three and a half year famine during the prophet Elijah.
 * - See:
 * - (1 Kings 17; James 5:17)

Jehovah's Witnesses, Literature and Media on Creation:

 * - DVD: The Wonders of Creation Reveal God's Glory, made and produced by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. - (2009)
 * - Brochure: The Origin of Life - Five questions worth asking, published by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. - (2010)
 * - Brochure: Was Life Created, published by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. - (2010)
 * - The release of the brochures:
 * - See:
 * - http://www.archive.org/details/Fri.PmJun-18-2010Splane-425CreationRevealsTheLivingGod

Creation:

 * - Creation
 * - See:
 * - http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/s/r1/lp-e?q=creation&p=par


 * - Previous to the "days" of creation (the creative days):

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 * - Jehovah God is the source of all dynamic energy. The formula M = E/c² (mass equals energy divided by the speed of light squared)
 * - Read:
 * - Psalms 19:1, 2; 90:2; Isaiah 40:26; Jeremiah 32:17.


 * - His son Christ Jesus is the "firstborn."
 * - Read:
 * - Colossians 1:15; Revelation 3:14.


 * - The Angelic family (the "Sons of God") in heaven.
 * - Read:
 * - Job 38:7.

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 * - Pre-creative days:
 * - Jehovah God, Jesus, the angels, a beginning and a primitive earth in darkness and enshrouded in heavy gases and water. This was in the indefinite past before the Creative day (epochs)
 * - See:
 * - http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-buzz/scientists-discover-metal-type-earth-core-202021339.html

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 * - Days of Creation: (Chart below is based on the book — How Did It Get Here? By Evolution or by Creation?)

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 * - Day 1:
 * - Genesis 1:3a, NWT Revised 2013
 * - “And God said: "Let there be light" (אור)”
 * - Summary:
 * - light became visible.

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 * - Day 2:
 * - Genesis 1:6a, NWT
 * - “Then God said: "Let there be an expanse ”
 * - Summary:
 * - Meaning the sky/atmosphere.

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 * - Day 3:
 * - Genesis 1:9, NWT Revised 2013
 * - “Then God said: ... let the dry land appear”
 * - Summary:
 * - Large areas of dry land.

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 * - Day 3:
 * - Genesis 1:11a, NWT Revised 2013
 * - “Then God said: "Let the earth cause grass to sprout”
 * - Summary:
 * - Land plants.

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 * - Day 4:
 * - Genesis 1:14a NWT
 * - "Then God said: “Let there be luminaries (Hebrew: ma•or) in the expanse of the heavens to make a division between the day and the night, and they will serve as signs for seasons and for days and years." - (Genesis 1:14a, NWT Revised 2013)
 * - Summary:
 * - ("sun, moon and stars discernible in the expanse, and seasons beginning")


 * - It should be noted:
 * - at this point the earth and light had already existed (Genesis 1:1; think of the many stars, nebulas and galaxies in our Universe). However that light was not always visible on earth).

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 * - Day 5:
 * - Genesis 1:20a, NWT
 * - "Then God said: “Let the waters swarm with living creatures, and let flying creatures fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.”

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 * - Day 6:
 * - "Then God said: “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds, domestic animals and creeping animals and wild animals of the earth according to their kinds And it was so.” - (Genesis 1:24, NWT Revised 2013)

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 * - Day 6:
 * - “Male and female he created them” (humans) - (Genesis 1:26-30, NWT Revised 2013)

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 * - Creation day commentary: "Genesis was written by a Hebrew, in Hebrew, mainly with a Hebraic audience in mind. Therefore it with contains a Hebraic perspective. It takes the approach of a person on earth. It describes events as they would have been seen by human observers had they been present themselves." We see that in Genesis 1:1, 2 are classified separate from the creative days. - Was Life Created? 2010 Printing, published by The Watchtower Bible and Tract society.

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 * - Science and the Genesis Account:

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 * - "The Genesis account opens with the simple, powerful statement: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1) A number of Bible scholars agree that this statement describes an action separate from the creative days recounted from verse 3 onward. The implication is profound. According to the Bible’s opening words, the universe, including our planet, Earth, were in existence for an indefinite time before the creative days began.

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 * - "'Geologists estimate that the earth is 4 billion years old, and astronomers calculate that the universe may be as much as 15 billion years old. Do these findings—or their potential future refinements—contradict Genesis 1:1? No because the Bible does not specify the actual age of “the heavens and the earth.”"

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 * - The universe and the earth have existed here for billions of years before man was here. It’s humanity which is 6,000 years old which is quite young in comparison.

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 * - "Light from the Andromeda nebula can be seen on a clear night in the northern hemisphere. It takes about 2,000,000 years for that light to reach the earth, indicating that the universe must be at least millions of years old. End products of radioactive decay in rocks in the earth testify that some rock formations have been undisturbed for billions of years. - Reasoning from the scriptures, published by, The Watchtower Bible and Tract society'''


 * - Summary:
 * - Genesis 1:3-31 is not discussing the original creation of matter or of the heavenly bodies. It describes the preparation of the already existing earth for human habitation..."However, the Hebrew word translated “day” [יום] has a variety of meanings, including ‘a long time; the time covering an extraordinary event.’ (Old Testament Word Studies, Grand Rapids, Mich.; 1978, W. Wilson, p. 109) The term used allows for the thought that each “day” [יום] could have been thousands of years in length."


 * - 1) The Bible does not include the phrasing "And there was evening and there was morning" for the Seventh-day
 * - 2) "In the first century C.E., some 4,000 years downstream in history, the Bible referred (to Apostle Paul divine inspired indication) to the seventh rest “day” as still continuing.
 * - See:
 * - Hebrews 4:4-6
 * - So the seventh “day” was a period spanning thousands of years, we can logically conclude the same about the first six “days.”

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 * - Creationwiki's bold accusations vs. the truth

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Now Creationwiki makes a very bold accusation (which actually is libel): that "...in an attempt to merge the Bible with the theory of evolution, many old-earth creationists argue for non-literal interpretations of the word "Day" in Genesis 1, and instead hold to these descriptions as representing vast periods of time..." However, we see otherwise in the light of the knowledge of Bible truth and common sense. Is not the understanding the earth resulted from a 6 non-24 hour creative day process that is an attempt to merge the Bible with a human doctrine and or philosophy. Instead, it is "young earth."


 * - Creationwiki claims: God created time and language and described these events in terms that clearly define the length of time involved.
 * - This a case of semantics. Evidently there is a disagreement! The Hebrew word [יום] can be relatively vague.


 * - Creationwiki claims: "An old earth creationist position known as Progressive creationism or day-age creationism, holds that the account in Genesis is true, but argue that the Creation "days" were not 24-hour periods.
 * - However, the Bible never stated when the (Hebrew: "Bereshith") or "the beginning;" which in also the Hebrew name for the book of Genesis) "The beginning" was.
 * - Read:
 * – Genesis 1:1, 2


 * - Described things already accomplished, and they fall outside any time frame encompassing the creative days.
 * - "The Bible shows that the sun, one of the stars that make up “the heavens,” was created before vegetation.
 * - Read:
 * - (Genesis 1:1)"
 * – Source:
 * - http://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/science-and-the-bible/'


 * - "It helps when we understand that, just as Bible writers used the term “day” in more than one sense, so they also used the terms “heavens” and “earth” in more than one sense".
 * - See:
 * – Jeremiah 4:25.
 * - Personal note: - I took a course in classical (Biblical) Hebrew so I say this confidence I know what "yom" means.


 * - Understanding Hebrew and the Hebraic perspective (in the case as a person stand on the surface of the earth) we understand day 1 (light) and day 2 (sun becomes discernible).


 * - Consider, in some cultures the terms “left” and “right” are foreign they go by landmarks instead. The Genesis account likewise was written with the Hebraic perspective of a person was standing on earth watching.

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An Explanation:

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 * - 1.	The earth was covered in dark gas.

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 * - 2.	The sun was the main source of light and it was during the first creative day the light become visible on earth.

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 * - 3.	Plants created: plants filter certain gases.

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 * - 4.	The luminaries became fully discernible.

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 * - The expression: "And there came to be evening and there came to be morning," see Hebraic thought on light and darkness. - Psalms 90:6 (written down by Moses) and Proverbs 4:18.

Creationwiki: "It is generally held the Hebrew word Yom may represent vast periods of time." First, "generally held" is "weasel words!" Second, the scriptures themselves use "yom" to refer more or less than a 24-hour solar day
 * - (Check out: Genesis 2:4).


 * - Once again the seventh “day” was a period spanning thousands of years.


 * - All period of creation are described as a "day" (or yom)
 * - See:
 * - Genesis 2:4.


 * - The day/-s of harvest.
 * - See:
 * - Genesis 30:14, Proverbs 25:13.


 * - "One day" can even used as an idiom.
 * - See:
 * - Isaiah 17:14, compare with: 2 Kings 18:9-10 (3 years) and Zechariah 14:7-8.


 * - Also see:
 * - Hosea 6:2
 * - Zechariah 14:7, 8

The claim: "In an attempt to merge the Bible with the theory of evolution,"... It's not only offensive it's slanderous libel! Please don't ascribe a motive that is not there! Why not just fairly represent this differing views? I resent being labeled as a "progressive creationist." I am not part of a political party here! I am a devout Bible believer. The Bible says God created Adam from the dust and formed Eve from the material from Adam's rib. So I do not believe God created some magic cell which spring out of some magic mouldy soup and morphed into ape-man-person then into Adam. I am not sure how others feel on this, however I feel that "progressive" in used to suggested those in favor of the day-age model of creation have an agenda to merge with evolution. This is totelly and quite offensive!


 * - "There was evening and there was morning, a first day."
 * - Genesis 1:5 (NWT2013)
 * - The Bible indicates there would have been normal solar days from the First Creative period. However, the stance of Young-Creationism teaches there no Sun until the Forth Creative day. Which is it?


 * - "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."
 * - Genesis 1:1 (NWT2013)
 * - The Bible indicated "the heavens" (evidently including the Sun, stars, & moon etc.) were already in existence (Created in the indefinite past).

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 * - False: The Bible says animals never die before Adamic sin.
 * - Romans 5:12; 1 Corinthians 15:21, 22
 * - The above passage are not relevant to animals prior Adamic sin.


 * - False: The Bible never refers to plants being alive.
 * - Plants are alive - (Funfact: water can even considered 'alive' in a relative sense in the Bible) and yes plants can and do die!
 * - Read:
 * - (Deuteronomy 20:19; Job 8:11-13; 14:7-10; Psalm 37:1, 2; 103:15-16; Isaiah 15:6; 40:6-8; Ezekiel 31:14; Jeremiah 11:19; Luke 3:9; James 1:10-11; 1 Peter 1:24)


 * - False: The Bible says the Creative days in Genesis were 24 hour solar days.
 * - Does the Bible say the Creative days were exactly 24 hours? Not at all.


 * - False: The Bible teaches God sped up the process of plant growth
 * - 1) Consider:
 * - (Hebrew Word: Dasha)
 * - Genesis 1:11, 12
 * - 2)
 * - "Let the earth cause"
 * - "The earth began to produce" (natural process)
 * - (Hebrew word: Nata'a)

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Examples of "sea monsters" in modern times:

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 * - Examples of "sea monsters" (or "great sea creatures") could include:


 * - Alligator Gar
 * - See:
 * - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator_gar


 * - Basking shark.
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basking_shark


 * - European conger eel
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_conger


 * - Giant octopus.
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_octopus


 * - Giant squid.
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_squid


 * - Killer whale.
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_whale


 * - Leatherback Sea Turtle.
 * - See:
 * - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leatherback_sea_turtle


 * - Megamouth shark.
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megamouth_shark


 * - Manta Ray
 * - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manta_ray
 * - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_oceanic_manta_ray


 * - Oarfish. - up to 17 metres (56 ft) in length.
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oarfish


 * - Saltwater crocodile.
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltwater_crocodile
 * - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2034007/Worlds-largest-crocodile-captured-Philippines-villagers.html


 * - Short-tail stingray.
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-tail_stingray


 * - Tiger Shark
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_shark


 * - Whales. - e.g., blue the largest known of the modern species can reach 98-100 feet long.
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale


 * - Whale shark.
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_shark
 * - http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/whale-shark-40-foot-long-threatened-animal-hauled-onto-pakistani-pier/2012/02/08/gIQAA5ooyQ_blog.html?tid=pm_national_pop


 * - White shark.
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_shark

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Examples of sea monsters in ancient times:

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 * - Examples of sea monsters (or "great sea creatures") in ancient times:


 * - Deinosuchus crocodilian. Grew up 36 feet long.
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deinosuchus


 * - Leviathan sperm whale.
 * - See:
 * - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1290945/Leviathan-Fossil-sea-monster-whale-14in-teeth-scientists.html


 * - Megalodon shark.
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalodon


 * - Mosasaur.
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosasaur


 * - Plesiosauria.
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plesiosauria


 * - Purussaurus_brasiliensis. A crocodilian which grew in a range up to 36 to 43 feet long.
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purussaurus_brasiliensis


 * - Misc:
 * - See:
 * - http://listverse.com/2013/01/12/10-terrifying-prehistoric-sea-monsters/

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The Universe "fine-tuned:"

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 * - "Essential to the existence of the universe as a whole are the four fundamental forces that govern matter: gravity, electromagnetism, and the strong and weak nuclear forces. All are marvelously fine-tuned." - The Awake! February 2009, published by Jehovah's Witnesses.

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"The Living Planet:

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 * - Life on earth could never exist were it not for a series of very fortunate “coincidences,” some of which were unknown or poorly understood until the 20th century. Those "coincidences" include the following:


 * - "Earth is an oasis."
 * - "Who formed it even to be inhabited" (NWT 2013)
 * - Isaiah 45:18


 * - Earth’s location: "in the Milky Way galaxy and the solar system, as well as the planet’s orbit, tilt, rotational speed, and unusual moon (and it's the neighboring giant planets)." (See: Was Life Created? Brochure published by Jehovah's Witnesses)
 * - See:
 * - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1203405/Guardian-planets-Jupiter-Saturn-shield-Earth-catastrophic-comet-collisions.html
 * - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_event


 * - Location in the Milky Way Galaxy
 * - "Not too close to the center and not too far from it. This “habitable zone...just the right concentrations of the chemical elements needed to support life." — Was Life Created? Brochure published by Jehovah's Witnesses.


 * - Location from the Sun:
 * - "About 93 million miles from the sun, this orbit lies within a limited zone that is habitable because life neither freezes nor fries." — Was Life Created? Brochure published by Jehovah's Witnesses.


 * - Our Sun:
 * - "The sun, meanwhile, is the perfect “powerhouse.” It is stable, it is the ideal size, and it emits just the right amount of energy. For good reason, it has been called “a very special star.” — Was Life Created? Brochure published by Jehovah's Witnesses.


 * - Earth rotation:
 * - "Moreover, earth’s path is almost circular, keeping us roughly the same distance from the sun yearround." — Was Life Created? Brochure published by Jehovah's Witnesses.


 * - Our Moon:
 * - The moon "diameter measures just over a quarter of that of the earth. Thus, when Could the earth be located in a better position to host life? compared with other moons in our solar system, our moon is unusually large in relation to its host planet. Mere coincidence? It seems unlikely. For one thing, the moon is the principal cause of ocean tides, which play a vital role in earth’s ecology. The moon also contributes to the planet’s stable spin axis. Without its tailor-made moon, our planet would wobble like a spinning top, perhaps even tipping right over and turning on its side, as it were! The resulting climatic, tidal, and other changes would be catastrophic." — Was Life Created? Brochure published by Jehovah's Witnesses.


 * - "And God went on to make the two great luminaries, the greater luminary for dominating the day and the lesser luminary for dominating the night, and also the stars."
 * - Read:
 * - Genesis 1:16 (NWT 2013)

Recent scientific research has revealed that man was not the first to use this type of light reflector. Evidence on the surface of the moon shows that the one who first utilized this reflective principle was the Creator of the universe. Scientists, examining moon material brought back to earth by the astronauts, have found that as much as 50 percent of the moon’s “soil” is made up of glass. This glass is in different shapes. Some of it is perfectly round, elliptical, teardrop-shaped, or dumbbell-shaped. Also the glass ranges in size from tiny specks up to beads a millimeter (about 1/25 inch) in size. The surfaces of these glass beads are very smooth. When a light is shined on them they are extremely lustrous. Dr. Wernher von Braun, prominent in United States spaceflight programs, wrote of them as “glistening in sunlight like light-reflecting glass beads in a highway sign.” While most of this glass is colorless, some of it is brown, yellow, red or green. Even the moon’s rocks show that they were made to reflect light, for they are pitted with small glass-lined hollows. Some of them are covered with spattered drops of glass and appear as if they were glazed. Further, in their moon walk, at the bottom of small craters the astronauts found glinting spangles in the form of glazed spots resembling splashes of molten solder. These were on rocks and on the soil." – November 22, 1970 The Awake! on page 19, published by Jehovah's Witnesses.
 * - "No doubt at night you have seen signs that reflect light. This is possible because the letters on these signs are coated with a layer of tiny glass beads a fraction of a millimeter in diameter. Then they are covered with plastic. When an automobile’s headlights shine on them they reflect the light.


 * - Earth Tilt and Spin:
 * - "Earth’s perfect tilt and spin: Earth’s tilt of about 23.4 degrees causes the annual cycle of seasons, moderates temperatures, and allows for a wide range of climate zones. “Our planet’s tilt axis seems to be ‘just right,’ Also “just right” is the length of day and night, a result of earth’s spin. If the speed of rotation were substantially slower, the days would be longer and the side of the earth facing the sun would bake while the other side would freeze. Conversely, if the earth were to spin much faster, the days would be shorter, perhaps just a few hours long, and earth’s rapid spin would cause relentless gale-force winds and other harmful effects.” says the book Rare Earth—Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe." — Was Life Created? Brochure published by Jehovah's Witnesses.


 * - Earth’s Protective Shields:


 * - "Space is a dangerous place" – Was Life Created? Brochure published by Jehovah's Witnesses.


 * - A magnetic field and an atmosphere that serve as a dual shield.
 * - See:
 * - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth's_magnetic_field
 * - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Earth
 * - file:///C:/Users/SantronV2/Downloads/lc_E.pdf


 * - Van Allen Belts.
 * - See:
 * - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Allen_radiation_belt


 * - The third radiation belt. (Discovered in 2014, protects us from killer electrons)
 * - See:
 * - http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141126133829.htm


 * - Giant planets e.g., Saturn and Jupiter's gravity shield earth from dangerous and deadly impacts.
 * - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1203405/Guardian-planets-Jupiter-Saturn-shield-Earth-catastrophic-comet-collisions.html
 * - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_event


 * - Natural cycles that replenish and cleanse the planet’s air and water supply. As you consider each of these topics, ask yourself, ‘Are earth’s features a product of blind chance or of purposeful design?’" - Was Life Created? 2010 printed by Jehovah's Witnesses.


 * - See:
 * - Inter-Connectivity:


 * - "Forest bathing" (phytoncides possess antimicrobial properties which clean the air, keeping things in check, and boost our immune system and aid in healing.)
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_bathing


 * - Fresh air and sunshine.
 * - See:
 * - http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201503/natural-antibiotics-alternatives/


 * - "The carbon cycle"
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_cycle


 * - "The Water cycle".
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_cycle


 * - "The Nitrogen cycle"
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen_cycle


 * - "The field of bionics"
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bionics


 * - See:
 * - http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200276588#h=10
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bionics
 * - "Who Designed It First?" - article series in the Awake!


 * - Abalone shell
 * - See:
 * - http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1102010232?q=Abalone&p=par
 * - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abalone


 * - Bone
 * - See:
 * - http://thewire.in/46365/would-you-live-in-a-city-made-of-bone/


 * - Cat eyes
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat%27s_eye_(road)


 * - Compound eye
 * - See:
 * - http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102008091#h=0:0-12:0


 * - Dung beetle
 * - See:
 * - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dung_beetle
 * - http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201406/dung-beetle-navigation-skill/


 * - Elephant's trunk
 * - See:
 * - http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102012128?q=elephant%27s+trunk&p=par


 * - Gecko (Adhesive)
 * - See:
 * - http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102008129#h=0:0-15:0


 * - Fireflies
 * - See:
 * - http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102014048?q=firefly&p=par
 * - http://www.robaid.com/bionics/fireflies-enzymes-used-to-make-glowing-nanorods.htm


 * - Kingfisher
 * - See:
 * - http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102010132#h=1:0-8:67


 * - Lotus leaf
 * - See:
 * - http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102009129?q=lotus&p=par
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelumbo


 * - Shark skin
 * - See:
 * - http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102010055?q=Shark+skin&p=par
 * - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark


 * - Seagull wings
 * - See:
 * - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gull


 * - Seagull legs
 * - See:
 * - http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102008330#h=0:0-17:0
 * - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gull


 * - Sense of taste.
 * - See:
 * - http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102008250#h=0:0-18:0


 * - Spider silk
 * - See:
 * - http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102014008#h=1:0-6:148
 * - http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102008008#h=0:0-12:0
 * - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider


 * - Termite - (Termite's mound ventilation system)
 * - See:
 * - http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102008210#h=0:0-11:0


 * - The Thorny Devil Lizard - (Moisture-Extracting Skin)
 * - See:
 * - http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201510/thorny-devil-lizards-skin/
 * - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorny_dragon


 * - Monarch Butterfly (GPS system, a Monarch butterfly has a brain the size of pinhead (from Canada all the way to Mexico)
 * - See:
 * - http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102008404?q=monarch+butterfly&p=par
 * - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_butterfly
 * - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_butterfly_migration


 * - Morpho Butterfly
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morpho_butterfly
 * - http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102014129?q=Morpho+Butterfly&p=par


 * - Mussel
 * - See:
 * - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mussel


 * - Pufferfish
 * - See:
 * - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pufferfish


 * - Upturned wing tips of soaring wings.
 * - See:
 * - http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201502/birds-upturned-wing-tip/


 * - Whale flippers
 * - See:
 * - http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102013210?q=flipper&p=par
 * - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale


 * - "Symbiosis" (Phoresis, Commensalism, Mutualism) e.g., clownfish and the sea anemone, hermit crab and the sea anemone, shark and remora fish, buffalo and the oxpeacker, flowers and pollinators (e.g., bats and birds like hummingbirds and various insects like: ants, bees, beetles, butterflies, flies, moths, wasps) the saying "without bees", plants and the humans & animals (plants take in carbon dioxide (bad for humans and animals) and in turn supply oxygen to us - show we can breath - we all benefit)
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbiosis


 * - Fungus and plants. (fungus gather carbs from the trees, the fungus feeds the roots. "They help plants to absorb water and important minerals, such as iron, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc. In exchange, the fungi, which cannot produce their own food because they lack chlorophyll, absorb carbohydrates from the plant.") "Virtually all plants benefit from this relationship"
 * - See:
 * - http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102005642#h=8:0-9:702


 * - Plants like the legume and Rhizobia.
 * - See:
 * - http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102008289#h=0:0-13:0


 * - Design:
 * - See:
 * - The Golden angle.
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_angle


 * - Phyllotaxis.
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllotaxis


 * - The Phi ratio.
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phi_ratio#Nature


 * - Human Cells.
 * - See:
 * - file:///C:/Users/SantronV2/Downloads/lf_E.pdf


 * - DNA Code. - See: Psalm 139:16
 * - The "format of life" on earth. A blueprint.
 * - See:
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA


 * - The construction work of insects.
 * - See:
 * - http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?feature=g-logo-xit&v=I8fLnDb4Wkg


 * - The human hand.
 * - See:
 * - http://vimeo.com/91712943
 * - http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/jan/09/skin-wrinkle-water-grip


 * - Milk by-pass.
 * - See:
 * - http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102008365#h=0:0-17:0


 * - The Brain. - (Computers)
 * - See:


 * - The Eye. - (Camera)
 * - See:


 * - The Immune system.
 * - See:


 * - Regenerative. (Cells)
 * - See:


 * - Reproductive.
 * - See:


 * - The Genesis account does not come from Babylonian mythology like the "Enuma Elish" and the Epic of Gilgamesh.
 * - See:
 * - http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200001650#h=15:0-15:544


 * - Illustrations:
 * - Finding a bottle in the sand illustration

Out of Africa:

 * - Human genetics.
 * - The Flood.
 * - The Garden of Eden.
 * - Pangea.
 * - https://io9.gizmodo.com/heres-what-pangea-looks-like-mapped-with-modern-politi-509812695
 * - Fossils.


 * - "The Out of Africa" is described with terms such as a theory, hypothesis or model.


 * - Genetic diversity in the Middle-East


 * - We now know that the Sahara Desert was once a lush, inhabitable place.


 * - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciampate_del_Diavolo
 * - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happisburgh_footprints
 * - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dali_Man


 * - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TVH-GgniiY

Research on the Genealogies of Genesis

 * - Textual Criticism (Deuteronomy 17:6; 19:15; Matthew 18:16; John 8:17; 2 Corinthians 13:1; 1 Timothy 5:19)
 * - Dead Sea Scrolls
 * - LXX
 * - Samaritan Pentateuch
 * - Masoretic text


 * - LXX model Shem dies before Abraham.
 * - Masoretic model Shem dies after Abraham.


 * - Melchizedek (by extension the Jesus' qualification as the High Priest)


 * - See:
 * - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI1yRTC6kGE
 * - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genealogies_of_Genesis

Christian Research

 * – BORN AGAIN –
 * - See:
 * - John 3.


 * – CHARISMATISM OR CESSATIONISM
 * - '''See:
 * - Counsel to the early Christians. (Galatians 1:6-12; 1 Corinthians 4:6; 2 Corinthians 11:4.)
 * - Christians today have The Complete Bible. (1 Corinthians 4:6; 2 Timothy 3:14-17; Revelation 22:18-19)
 * - The Apostles Acts 2:43 ESV says, "...many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles." (Compare: Acts 5:12; Ephesians 2:20; 3:5; 4:11)
 * - The Apostle Paul (1 Corinthians 15:8; 2 Thessalonians 2:7)
 * - False Apostles (Revelation 2:2)


 * – CHRISTIAN NEUTRALITY –
 * - See:
 * - Some scriptures touching on the matter John 15:19; 17:16


 * – CHRISTMAS –
 * - See:
 * - Roots in the Birthday celebration of false gods.


 * – CLERICAL GARB ('Man of the cloth')
 * - Jesus' comments on the matter (Matthew 23:5).


 * – COLLECTIONS, SELLING MERCHANDISE IN THE CHURCH
 * - Some scriptures touching on the matter Matthew 10:8B; 21:12, 13; Acts 8:20; 1 Corinthians 9:18; 2 Corinthians 2:17.


 * – DEPRESSION
 * - Early Christians (Philippians 2:26; 1 Thessalonians 5:14)
 * - Even Jesus Christ, Our Lord, a perfect individual himself experienced the agony of intense anxiety (Luke 22:44).


 * – DESTINY –
 * - See:


 * – EMOTIONALISM –
 * - See:
 * - Food for thought. - (Proverbs 14:15; 27:12)


 * – FAITH HEALING –
 * - See:


 * – GOD'S KINGDOM –
 * - See:
 * - A theme in scripture. (Psalm 2:7-9; Daniel 2:44; Revelation 19:15)


 * – HEAVEN –
 * - See:
 * - Some scriptures touching on when (John 3:13; Acts 2:34; 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18; Revelation 1:5)
 * - 2 Chronicles 21:1, 12-15 (Elijah).


 * – MEMORIAL OBSERVED ON NISAN 14 - (Quartodecimanism)
 * - See:
 * - Some scriptures touching on the matter (1 Corinthians 5:7, 8)


 * – MIRACLES –
 * - See:
 * - Some scriptures touching on matter (1 Corinthians 13:4-10; 2 Thessalonians 2:9, 10)


 * – NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES –
 * - Some scriptures touching on subject (Galatians 1:6-12; 1 Corinthians 4:6; 2 Corinthians 11:4)
 * - Christians today have The Complete Bible. (2 Timothy 3:14-17; Revelation 22:18-19).
 * - Proverbs 14:15; 27:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:20, 21


 * – PREACHING –
 * - See:
 * - Some scriptures touching on subject (Matthew 24:14; 28:19; Mark 6:7; Luke 10)


 * – THE HOLY SPIRIT VS. THE PSEUDO-HOLY SPIRIT
 * – See:
 * - Some scriptures touching on subject 1 John 4:1


 * – THE RESURRECTION –
 * - See:
 * - Some scriptures touching on subject: John 5:28, 29; Acts 2:32; 24:15


 * – SATAN'S DESTRUCTION
 * - See:
 * - Some scriptures touching on subject (Genesis 3:5; Romans 6:23; 16:20; Matthew 10:28; Mark 1:23, 24 ("destory" parallel account in Matthew 8 "Torment"); Hebrews 2:14; Revelation 12:12
 * - (Isaiah 14; Ezekiel 28:8, 16, 17)


 * – SEMANTICS –
 * - See:
 * - Some scriptures touching on subject: 2 Timothy 2:14-19.


 * – SENSATIONALISM –
 * - See:
 * - Some scriptures touching on subject: Proverbs 14:15; 2 Peter 2:1; 1 John 4:1.


 * – SO-CALLED SIGNS –
 * - See:
 * - Some scriptures that provide some serious food for thought. Revelation 16:14


 * - SPEAKING IN AGREEMENT:
 * - Some scriptures touching on subject: 1 Corinthians 1:10; 2 Corinthians 13:11


 * – TALKING IN TONGUES –
 * - See:
 * - Some scriptures touching on subject: Acts 2:4, 8 - The tongues were in actual intelligible language that people spoke. Compare: 1 Corinthians 12-14.


 * – TRICKERY –
 * - See:
 * - 2 Thessalonians 2:7.


 * – TRINITY
 * - Some scriptures touching on subject: Isaiah 48:11; 40:28; 48:11; Matthew 11:27; 12:18; 20:20-23, 28; 24:36; 26:39; 28:18; Mark 1:9-11; 12:29; 13:32; Luke 2:52; 22:42, 43; John 1:18; John 4:6; 5:19, 30; 6:38, 57; 7:16; 8:28; 10:25; 12:49, 50; 14:28; 16:23; 17:11, 21; Acts 3:13, 26; 4:24-30; Hebrews 2:10; 5:5-8; 1 Corinthians 3:23; 8:6; 11:3; 15:24-28; Galatians 3:20; Ephesians 1:3; Philippians 2:9; 1 Peter 1:21; 1 John 4:12; Revelation 1:1, 2; 3:12, 14.


 * – “Servant” relation to Jehovah – (Matthew 12:18; Acts 3:13, 26; 4:24-30).
 * – Christ Jesus was created – (Revelation 3:14 Compare: Romans 1:25 (Matthew 4:10).
 * – Christ's brothers – (Hebrews 2:10, 11)
 * – If the physical universe cannot contain Jehovah could Mary's womb? – (Luke 1:31-35; 1 Kings 8:27).
 * – Tempted – (James 1:13) – Compare (Hebrews 4:15).
 * – Two distinct wills – (Luke 22:39-42).
 * – Who Jesus himself and the Apostles identified him with? – (Matthew 16:16, 17).


 * – MISC
 * - See:
 * - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Wigglesworth

Links for Later

 * - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dating_creation
 * - https://aleteia.org/2018/03/28/this-3d-carbon-copy-of-jesus-was-created-using-the-shroud-of-turin/