														{"id":56,"date":"2010-04-28T01:16:45","date_gmt":"2010-04-28T06:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midwestapologetics.org\/blog\/?p=56"},"modified":"2010-09-23T17:04:09","modified_gmt":"2010-09-23T22:04:09","slug":"has-noahs-ark-been-found","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midwestapologetics.org\/blog\/?p=56","title":{"rendered":"Has Noah&#8217;s Ark Been Found?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several news reports yesterday announced that a team of explorers from Noah&#8217;s Ark Ministries International claimed that they may have found Noah&#8217;s Ark. There has been a slew of reactions from both believers and skeptics. There is also an interesting video online which shows researchers inside of a wooden structure, presumably high up on Mt. Ararat.<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"490\" height=\"286\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/AGIUfWXvwJI&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"490\" height=\"286\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/AGIUfWXvwJI&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/>\n<a>Could this be Noah&#8217;s Ark?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have been asked whether or not I believe this is truly Noah&#8217;s Ark. Although I definitely believe the Biblical account of the worldwide Flood and Noah&#8217;s Ark, I have typically been skeptical when I hear the Ark has been found. This time is no different.<\/p>\n<p>I have my doubts as to whether or not the Ark still exists. After all, it was (is) a wooden structure built approximately 4,400 years ago. It served its purpose of keeping Noah, his family, and the animals alive. Following the Flood, it wouldn&#8217;t surprise me if much of the Ark was torn apart for shelter, firewood, etc. At the same time, it&#8217;s hard to imagine that 8 people would use that much wood for those purposes. So as long the Ark was enveloped in ice and preserved then it&#8217;s possible that it could be found in modern times.<\/p>\n<p>It will be interesting to see what follow up expeditions to the site yield. I would love it if this truly is the Ark and would have a desire to take a trip there myself.<\/p>\n<p>The skeptics would be squirming to find an explanation. They have already dismissed it as impossible because they think it&#8217;s simply a fairy tale and they claim there never was a worldwide flood. Although it would easily be the greatest archaeological find, many skeptics and critics would still mock God&#8217;s word. The truth is that their unbelief is not a result of a lack of evidence, because there&#8217;s plenty of evidence which supports the Bible. The fact is that their unbelief is due to an unwillingness to acknowledge their Creator and they suppress the truth in unrighteousness (Romans 1:18).<\/p>\n<p>Christians already have the greatest evidence they need in the pages of Scripture. Since the Bible is God&#8217;s inspired word, and God cannot lie, then the Bible cannot be wrong. 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