Noahs Ark

[tumbleweed41]

and the windows of heaven were opened.

What exactly is the "window of heaven"? Did the rain literally fall from Gods dwelling place, or are we merely speaking about clouds?

 

[sandy whitelinger]

What exactly is the "window of heaven"? Did the rain literally fall from Gods dwelling place, or are we merely speaking about clouds?

There are three heavens, the open firmament of heaven (sky), the firmament (space), and heaven. Presumable the waters came from heaven.

 

[Bware]

The Biblical answer is in Genesis 7:11, "In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened."

and Genesis 8:3, "And the waters returned from off the earth continually..."

And what exactly do you presume these "windows of heaven" to be? Is that like when you pull the plug in the bathtub?

 

[sandy whitelinger]

And what exactly do you presume these "windows of heaven" to be?

Where the water came from.

 

[Bware]

There are three heavens, the open firmament of heaven (sky), the firmament (space), and heaven. Presumable the waters came from heaven.

So I'm know this has already been asked of others, but how if this was literal as you seem to take it, did Noah get the regional based animals to their various regions? ex: Koala bears and Kangaroos live in Australia only. Polar bears, penguins, rhinos, etc etc.

 

[Bware]

Where the water came from.

The original question here was where did the water go when it receded? It didn't have anywhere to recede to, did god open the windows again hook up the shop vac?

 

[tumbleweed41]

There are three heavens, the open firmament of heaven (sky), the firmament (space), and heaven. Presumable the waters came from heaven.

So your answer to the scientific fact of there not being enough water on earth to cover it is "God did it".

Using that logic we can throw out all scientific theories and facts and simply presume that God did it.

God made the Earth appear to be 4 million yrs old, but it isn't.
God made Geological evidence refute the Global Flood theory, but it happened anyway.
God made Biological evidence refute the Global Flood theory, and Creationism, but they both happened anyway.
God made Archeological evidence that disputes the historical accuracy of the Bible, but it happened anyway.

 

[sandy whitelinger]

So I'm know this has already been asked of others, but how if this was literal as you seem to take it, did Noah get the regional based animals to their various regions? ex: Koala bears and Kangaroos live in Australia only. Polar bears, penguins, rhinos, etc etc.

That doesn't seem to have been Noah's responsibility. Also keep in mind that I in no way try and reconcile Biblical history with natural history.

 

[sandy whitelinger]

So your answer to the scientific fact of there not being enough water on earth to cover it is "God did it".

Using that logic we can throw out all scientific theories and facts and simply presume that God did it.

I was presenting the Biblical view of where the water came from.

 

[Autodidact]

The Biblical answer is in Genesis 7:11, "In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened."

and Genesis 8:3, "And the waters returned from off the earth continually..."

O.K., so what do you think this means in English. Since heaven doesn't exist and doesn't have windows, and there are no fountains in the deep, and the earth is round so doesn't have an edge for the water to fall off. In plain English, what do you think this passage means?

 

[sandy whitelinger]

The original question here was where did the water go when it receded? It didn't have anywhere to recede to, did god open the windows again hook up the shop vac?

The Bible doesn't not address the mechanics of the waters return to where they came from.

 

[Autodidact]

There are three heavens, the open firmament of heaven (sky), the firmament (space), and heaven. Presumable the waters came from heaven.

Where is that? In reality I mean.

 

[Autodidact]

Where the water came from.

Circular much?

Where did the water come from?
The windows of heaven.
What is a window of heaven?
Where the water came from.

 

[Bware]

That doesn't seem to have been Noah's responsibility. Also keep in mind that I in no way try and reconcile Biblical history with natural history.

So god magicked the animals from the Ark to their various regions? You know Harry Potter could prolly do that too, maybe we should ask his opinion..

 

[Bware]

Circular much?

Where did the water come from?
The windows of heaven.
What is a window of heaven?
Where the water came from.

Seriously.:areyoucra

 

[Autodidact]

That doesn't seem to have been Noah's responsibility. Also keep in mind that I in no way try and reconcile Biblical history with natural history.

What then is Biblical history if it doesn't accord with natural history, myth/fable?

 

[sandy whitelinger]

Circular much?

Circular much.

 

[sandy whitelinger]

So god magicked the animals from the Ark to their various regions? You know Harry Potter could prolly do that too, maybe we should ask his opinion..

The Bible doesn't address that topic.

 

[sandy whitelinger]

What then is Biblical history if it doesn't accord with natural history, myth/fable?

Biblical history.

 

[Autodidact]

Biblical history.

Q: What is Biblical history?
A: Biblical history.

Why don't you just acknowledge that you have no answer for the questions that are asked you? Answering a question with the thing asked = no answer at all.