Pastor Lewis
Fox News reported in an article yesterday that Noah’s Ark may have been found on a Turkish mountaintop? The article reports that:
“A group of Chinese and Turkish evangelical explorers say wooden remains they have discovered on Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey are the remains of Noah’s Ark”.
The group claims that carbon dating proves that samples of the relic are 4,800 years old, meaning they date to around the same time the ark was afloat. Yeung Wing-Cheung, from the Noah’s Ark Ministries International research team that made the discovery, said: “It’s not 100 percent that it is Noah’s Ark, but we think it is 99.9 percent that this is it.” I read a book back in the 1980′s called, “In Search of Noah’s Ark.” The photos in it were Loch Ness Monster-ish, fuzzy, out of focus, far away, etc. I was not a believer. Since then, there have been several other groups claiming that they have found it as well. I remain skeptical that it is actually the real deal (though I’d love to be wrong on this one). If it is the Ark, it will prove to be one of the most significant discoveries of all time.
Several people have said that it would impact the hearts and lives of many unbelievers. Really? Do we think that such a discovery will suddenly awaken the hearts of sinful men and women the world over? If it is the genuine article, it will strengthen the believer’s faith, but I doubt that it will set afoot the mass conversion of souls. Scripture tells us otherwise. Luke 16:31 “And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead“. The same principle stands for the discovery of the Ark, I think. The unbelieving heart will always find an excuse not to believe on Christ until such a time the Holy Spirit, by the means of grace, makes them believe.
You can read the article here.
