Proverbs 30:29-31, “There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going: A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any; A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.”
There are many solid evidences in the Word of God refuting the Young Earth Creation (YEC) heresy, which has become almost the exclusive doctrinal position presented in all Bible colleges and churches today. It is tragic!
Our text passage of Scripture from Proverbs 30:30 plainly mentions: “A lion which is strongest among beasts.” Now, have you ever seen a Tyrannosaurus? ...Sue The T-Rex! (Field Museum in Chicago)
When I lived in Chicago, I visited the Field Museum Of Natural History. I still remember the eerie awe that I felt in my soul as I looked upward at the impressive skeleton of a giant tyrannosaurus named “Sue.” Above you are looking at the actual skeleton remains of a T-Rex dinosaur.
Now let me ask you, would a lion be stronger than a tyrannosaurus? I think not. This is just further solid Bible evidence that the Young Earth Creation theory is absurd. Solomon was the wisest man who ever lived, and yet he plainly identified the lion as the strongest of all beasts.
Wacky Young Earthers Claim Dinosaurs On Ark Grew Slower
If you think I am reaching, please read what Henry Morris III said in his laughable publication titled, “The Creation Answers Book”:
“God could well have chosen specimens He knew would undergo their growth spurt as soon as they left the Ark. This would solve the common skeptical objections of fitting and feeding huge dinosaurs on the Ark. That is, the dinosaurs weren't actually that huge while they were on board. The growth spurt just after leaving the Ark would also mean that they could quickly outgrow potential predators.”
SOURCE: “THE CREATION ANSWERS BOOK,” copyright 2006 by Creative Ministries International; pp. 247-248
What you've just read is typical of the unscholarly rubbish, bizarre assumptions and junk science of Young Earth Creation (YEC) advocates! Since there is no logical way that hundreds of dinosaur species could fit onto the Ark, YEC advocates are forced to shrink the size of the dinosaurs, and also minimize the number of dinosaurs, and even slow down their natural growth rate! How ludicrous! This is the “science falsely so-called” that the Bible warns us about in 1st Timothy 6:20. Clearly, dinosaurs DIDN'T co-exist with mankind.
The book's author, Henry Morris, is desperately grasping for straws in order to boost up his straw-man heresy of Young Earth Creationism. 1st Timothy 6:20, “O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called.” The Bible warns us about “OPPOSITIONS TO SCIENCE”! The Greek word for “oppositions” in 1st Timothy 6:20 is antithesis and means “conflict” (i.e., a conflicting theory). The word “science” is the Greek word gnosis and means “knowing” (i.e., knowledge). Thus, the Bible is warning us to avoid conflicting theories with factual science. For something to be true science (meaning: the study of), it must first be observable, testable and documentable. Evolution is none of these! Certainly, the bogus theory of evolution conflicts with all established laws and principles of legitimate science. Evolution is FALSE science! The Young Earth Creation theory is FALSE science!
Furthermore, the claim that dinosaurs lived amongst man and boarded the ark in Noah's time is gross opposition to legitimate science! Beware of anyone who teaches that dinosaurs boarded Noah's ark! Nor did dinosaurs live at the same time as men. Science proves that the earth is very old, just as the Bible teaches in Psalms 102:25, “Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.” Scientists have determined that dinosaurs lived between 220,000,000 to 65,000,000 years ago. I believe that. The psalmist in Psalms 102:25 specifically said that “the foundation of the earth” was laid “of old.” We know from the Bible and the history of human civilization, that the human race has only existed for about 6,000 years, but the earth itself is “of old.”
The Bible plainly teaches an Old Earth Creation (OEC). I encourage you to read the following helpful book by my longtime friend, Pastor Max D. Younce:
“Science without religion is lame,
religion without science is blind.”
—Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
The book titled, “THE CREATION ANSWERS BOOK,” by Henry Morris III was also co-authored by Don Batten, David Catchpoole, Jonathan Sarfati, Carl Wieland and various other contributing writers. I learned a long time ago that someone's most ridiculous and weakest argument is the most damning information against them, which can be used to discredit the rest of their work or beliefs.
For example: Jehovah's Witnesses successfully confuse many unsaved people on the matter of Jesus' deity, teaching people that Jesus is “a god,” but not “THE GOD.” However, what Jehovah's Witnesses DON'T teach people upfront is that they believe Michael the archangel became Jesus. When you present this ridiculous information to an honest person, they can much more easily recognize the Jehovah's Witnesses as a Satanic religious cult. The Bible teaches that the Godhead became incarnate (flesh) in the man, Jesus (John 1:1-3,14; Colossians 2:9 - Note: all quotes are only from the inspired King James Bible). The Bible teaches that Jesus is almighty God, the manifestation of the unseen Father (John 10:33, 14:9; 1st Timothy 3:16; Revelation 1:7-8).
As I have shown you, the most ridiculous argument set forth in the book “THE CREATION ANSWERS BOOK” is concerning dinosaurs co-existing with humans. The book's five authors teach that Noah took baby dinosaurs aboard the ark, which is the same garbage that false prophet Ken Ham teaches. On pages 247-248 we read:
“Given the different dinosaur species that have been identified, and the huge size of some of them [e.g., Seismosaurus, on the basis of fossil reconstructions attained lengths of 45 metres (150 feet)], some people might wonder how Noah could have taken all the dinosaur kinds onto the Ark. However, when one considers the following, there is no problem.
1. Only around 55 dinosaur 'kinds'
In Chapter 13, we discussed how Noah did not need to take all species (a notoriously flexible concept) on board the Ark, but only pairs of each created kind. The same principle applies to dinosaurs. So Noah's Ark did not have to carry the 668 or so named species of dinosaurs, rather, just the representative 'kinds' (Genesis 6:20)—of which it has been estimated there were only 55.”
SOURCE: “THE CREATION ANSWERS BOOK,” copyright 2006 by Creative Ministries International; pp. 247-248
At the bottom of page 248, the book has a footnote that claims there are many duplicate names for dinosaurs, and that the actual number of species is “greatly inflated.” This claim may actually have some merit, as National Geographic reports. However, as the National Geographic article also says, there is not enough fossil evidence to prove the claim one way or the other. Wikipedia says there is a list of 1,466 dinosaur species, of which 1,080 are considered valid. This is certainly much higher than the alleged 55 species that “THE CREATION ANSWERS BOOK” claims. The question is: “Could all those dinosaurs fit on the Ark?” I think not! The very idea is absurd! Check out this dinosaur's TEETH. Did Noah bring these onto the Ark? I think not!
I love Dr. John R. Rice (1895-1980), but disagree with his Young Earth Creation (YEC) view. Dr. Rice believed that dinosaurs existed in Genesis, but he says Noah left the dinosaurs behind. Brother Rice taught that dinosaurs lived in remote areas away from major living centers, just as wild animals (like lions, anaconda snakes, rhinos and hippos) live today in remote areas in Africa, India and South America. However, there is nothing in the Bible to indicate that Noah was told by God, to leave certain animals behind. Even the birds couldn't have survived without being sheltered onboard the ark. If dinosaurs had existed in Noah's time, then God would have either told Noah to leave them behind, or Noah would have taken them aboard the ark. Clearly neither of those scenarios happened. God's instructions in the Bible to Noah are very clear, concerning the animals which he brought aboard the ark.
I don't see Noah bringing prehistoric Pterodactyls on board (really big birds). If you consider all the thousands of species of land-dwelling creatures that exist in the world today, and all the thousands of extinct prehistoric creatures, there' is no way possible that Noah could have brought all of them aboard the ark (because of the astronomical space they would have required). Noah had plenty of room for all the animals, insects, reptiles, birds and living creatures which God led to the ark in pairs. The dinosaurs didn't have a ticket to ride.
Certainly our great God is able to do anything, but it is just plain WRONG to claim that God worked a miracle to fit several thousand species of creatures aboard the ark, when the Holy Bible DOESN'T say that God did. Where the Bible is silent, we should be silent. There is NOTHING in the Bible about a Young Earth Creation, but the evidence that is set forth in the Bible DOES evidence an Old Earth Creation. Again, Solomon said in no uncertain terms that “a lion” is the strongest of all the beasts of the field, because there were no dinosaurs around.
Old Earth Creation Advocates Falsely Accused Of Being Evolutionists
If you research the writings of Young Earth Creation (YEC) proponents, you'll notice that they continually grasp for straws, desperately trying to make a case where there is no case. Most YEC proponents wrongly attempt to turn OEC advocates into evolutionists (and that is 90% of their lame argument to support their YEC falsehood).
For example: in the book titled, “5 REASONS TO BELIEVE IN RECENT CREATION,” by Henry Morris III, he gives these five reasons to believe in a Young Earth:
- The Bible does not allow an evolutionary interpretation.
- Science does not observe evolution happening today.
- There is no evidence evolution took place in the past.
- God's character absolutely forbids evolutionary methods.
- God's purpose for creation excludes evolution.
SOURCE: “5 REASONS TO BELIEVE IN RECENT CREATION,” by Henry Morris III; Table Of Contents; copyright 2008, Institute For Creation Research
Notice carefully that in all 5 reasons submitted by Dr. Morris III, he maliciously attempts to disprove an Old Earth Creation (OEC), by turning proponents of an Old Earth into evolutionists. That is so unscholarly and dishonest! I believe in an OEC, but I despise and reject evolution in all its forms!
The truth is that most proponents of an OEC don't believe in the evolutionary process (that is, the teaching that the universe formed from a Big Bang 13 billion years ago, and then evolved, and continues to evolve). I am a firm believer in an OEC, yet I do NOT believe in evolution in any way, fashion or form. Neither do I believe in 'Theistic Evolution' (i.e., the false teaching that God created the universe and then it evolved). I believe the inspired Holy Bible, which teaches that God created everything from nothing by the Word of His mouth. 2nd Peter 3:5, “For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water.”
When you take away the teachings of evolution, YEC proponents lose nearly all of their ammunition. Dr. Morris III's entire book is based upon the faulty assumption that YEC proponents are evolutionists. It is unscholarly rubbish, and dishonest, to label one's opponents as being something that they are not. I am NOT an evolutionist!!!
The truth is that God created the earth long, long ago. It was a pre-Adamic world (i.e., no humans). Mankind had not yet been created. When Lucifer and one-third of the angels were cast down from Heaven because of their rebellion, God in his anger laid the earth waste. I believe the following passage of Scripture from the Old Testament is compelling evidence which cannot be ignored:
Jeremiah 4:23-26, “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.”
Those were cities built by angels. The following passage of Scripture concerning Lucifer evidences an OEC: Isaiah 14:12, “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.”
Here are some interesting questions concerning Lucifer: - Where was Lucifer when he said: “I will ASCEND into heaven?” Clearly he was not in Heaven at that time.
- Where was Lucifer when he said: “I will ascend ABOVE THE HEIGHTS OF THE CLOUDS”? How do you ascend above the clouds, unless you are below the clouds?
The only logical answer is that Lucifer was on earth, under the clouds, which is where his throne was located before man was created. There are many problems with a YEC view. I respect the right of others to have their own opinions. It is okay to agree to disagree. Most believers in churches today are proponents of a YEC view, sadly. I have not seen any credible evidence set forth by proponents of the YEC theory.
I realize that it is much easier to just totally reject any Ruin Reconstruction or Gap Principle teachings; however, there is too many Biblical and scientific inconsistencies with a YEC view. And by the way, I DO believe in a literal 6-day creation (i.e., I do believe that God literally created the world as we know it today in 6-days). These individual days weren't thousand-day periods as some claim, they were 24 hour days!
I believe that there was a pre-Adamic world, between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2c, which is commonly called “THE GAP THEORY.” I like “GAP PRINCIPLE” better, because this is what the Bible teaches.
I'll tell you, this is a raging debate. YEC proponents commonly attack the salvation of proponents of an OEC view, horribly accusing us of corrupting the Gospel. May I say, 1st Corinthians 15:1-4 defines the Gospel as the DEATH on a cross, BURIAL and bodily RESURRECTION of Jesus Christ from the dead after three days. This is “the Gospel” and it does not include creation as Henry Morris III bizarrely claims on pages 44-45 of his book titled, “5 REASONS TO BELIEVE IN RECENT CREATION.”
Did you know that the YEC heresy started with the Seventh-Day Adventists and Ellen G. White? The YEC view didn't exist until Seventh-Day Adventism (SDA)! The false religion of Seventh-Day Adventism (SDA) literally worship the Sabbath Day (which is why they meet on Saturdays instead of Sundays for worship), which consequently compels SDA's to worship creation too, since God rested on the seventh day from His work. The Bible totally disagrees with a YEC view. For an excellent exegesis on this subject, please watch Pastor Max Younce in a series of Bible studies titled, “The Fallacies Of A Young Earth”:
The Spirit Of God Didn't Move Until Genesis 1:2c
God rested on the 7th day, to look over His work and “IT WAS VERY GOOD.” This is in drastic contrast to the void earth, darkened and without form between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2.
Notice in the following Scriptures that God saw everything that He MADE was GOOD:- Genesis 1:4, “And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.” Genesis 1:10, And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.”
- Genesis 1:12, “And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.”
- Genesis 1:18, “And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
- Genesis 1:21, “And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.”
- Genesis 1:25, “And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.”
- Genesis 1:31, “And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”
How then could the earth be without form and void in Genesis 1:1-1:2? And notice very carefully WHEN the Spirit of God began to move to create:
Genesis 1:1-2, “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.”
I don't know why I hadn't seen that phrase years earlier, but it just jumped out at me today while I was studying this passage. The Bible plainly says that “THE SPIRIT OF GOD MOVED UPON THE FACE OF THE WATERS.” The Spirit of God isn't mentioned in Genesis 1:1 to 2:1b. We just read that God created (absolute) the universe. Clearly, something bad happened between Genesis 1:1a and 1:2c. And then In Genesis 1:2c we read that the omnipotent Spirit of God went to work, moving upon the face of the waters.
God did NOT create (Hebrew: bara) the world in a CHAOTIC condition. God did NOT create the world in the WASTE condition that Young Earth people claim. It became that way the Bible says. The earth became uninhabitable, so God had to remodel the earth to make it inhabitable for mankind.
Hell was created for the Devil and his angels, not Adam and Eve. So the Devil and his angels existed before man.
