The Bible is quite symbolic and yes it can sometimes be difficult to determine what is literally, especially when you advance in Preterism. There is a good scholary tradition behind considering Genesis 1-11 divine allegorical myths or as John Calvin would see it tales for the simple folks through time. A sideeffect is that it is pleasing to tease fundamentalists and atheists alike. The non literal nature and poetry of Genesis 1-3 settles it for me (magical trees and a talking snake were only intended to be literal in the minds of such people). You might call it dream time legends. Endlessly fascinating for sure ☺️
JoenB75
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Noah's Ark : A structure that could never have been built in Noah's day
by RULES & REGULATIONS inthe ark encounter located in kentucky (opened in 2016) is a large representation of noah's ark based on the genesis flood narrative contained in the bible.
it is 510 feet (155 m) long, 85 feet (26 m) wide, and 51 feet (16 m) high.. .
genesis 6: 14 so make yourself an ark of cypress[c] wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out.
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Noah's Ark : A structure that could never have been built in Noah's day
by RULES & REGULATIONS inthe ark encounter located in kentucky (opened in 2016) is a large representation of noah's ark based on the genesis flood narrative contained in the bible.
it is 510 feet (155 m) long, 85 feet (26 m) wide, and 51 feet (16 m) high.. .
genesis 6: 14 so make yourself an ark of cypress[c] wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out.
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The only mystery to the pyramids is how they were raised. The sons of God in Genesis 6 possibly adresses the beings who helped the Egyptians in some way. Von Braun might have known these guys too ☺️ -
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Dress and Grooming
by Anna Marina inthings are reaching a new high with jw fashion.. a jw orgie facemask.
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/784736158/jw-face-mask-jw-gift-multi-functional?ref=related-3&pro=1&frs=1.
a witness without a word.
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JoenB75
Anna Marina,
ah yes I get it, I might receive praise at a zoom meeting. If I wore outside in the mail, most would see a man wearing a shirt with cartoon kids on it 😁😁
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Noah's Ark : A structure that could never have been built in Noah's day
by RULES & REGULATIONS inthe ark encounter located in kentucky (opened in 2016) is a large representation of noah's ark based on the genesis flood narrative contained in the bible.
it is 510 feet (155 m) long, 85 feet (26 m) wide, and 51 feet (16 m) high.. .
genesis 6: 14 so make yourself an ark of cypress[c] wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out.
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JoenB75
It is a great story about judgment of sin. To begin to think in terms of how many sheep and asses could you stock on a boat is charging the ancient world with logical inconcistency
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Dress and Grooming
by Anna Marina inthings are reaching a new high with jw fashion.. a jw orgie facemask.
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/784736158/jw-face-mask-jw-gift-multi-functional?ref=related-3&pro=1&frs=1.
a witness without a word.
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JoenB75
Would I be considered a weirdo for wearing a 2XL Caleb & Sophia shirt? 😁😁😁
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By What Authority Do you Teach?
by Vanderhoven7 ini am in earnest.
i will not excuse; i will not equivocate;.
i will not retreat a single inch.
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JoenB75
Christianity is about God given faith and trust in Christ. Some have it, some do not. The Bible is dear to me but not the basis of faith. It should not be forgotten that JW religion and other restorationist Bible religions are based on failure of Jesus and the apostles to establish the Christian religion and Charles Taze Russells ressurection of it. Jesus claimed to have all authority and rule after his ressurection but not in JWism
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Noah's Ark : A structure that could never have been built in Noah's day
by RULES & REGULATIONS inthe ark encounter located in kentucky (opened in 2016) is a large representation of noah's ark based on the genesis flood narrative contained in the bible.
it is 510 feet (155 m) long, 85 feet (26 m) wide, and 51 feet (16 m) high.. .
genesis 6: 14 so make yourself an ark of cypress[c] wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out.
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JoenB75
It might be noteworthy to consider if the story was ever intended to be that literal. It is gets a few mentions in the Bible, not that much for such event. JW of course likes the story due to its global judgment element
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Noah's Ark : A structure that could never have been built in Noah's day
by RULES & REGULATIONS inthe ark encounter located in kentucky (opened in 2016) is a large representation of noah's ark based on the genesis flood narrative contained in the bible.
it is 510 feet (155 m) long, 85 feet (26 m) wide, and 51 feet (16 m) high.. .
genesis 6: 14 so make yourself an ark of cypress[c] wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out.
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JoenB75
I love to visit the Kentucky ark if I ever get to that part of the world although they say it is quite expensive. The story is obviously a myth but cool nevertheless
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How Do You Get to Have A God For A Father?
by fulltimestudent inthe answer is simple, a god must impregnate your mother.. i gave this some thought, as i read the following national geographic article, having had my mind thoroughly impregnated by holy spirit in the 40 years i spent as a temple slave, serving the chief god yhwh and his side-kick jesus, who, unlike me, had been completely begotten by holy spirit.. so with interest, i read about olympias, the mother of alexander the great, who told her son (alexander) that he had been begotten by the chief god zeus, who had turned up on night in her bed and had accepted his advances,.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/magazine/2019/11-12/queen-olympias-ancient-macedonia/.
olympias is an interesting woman.
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JoenB75
Sons of God occur both in Genesis 6 and Job. The only time God baby symbolism is used is in John's gospel -
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Why you Should wear a mask.
by Giordano infrom health and science in the week august 14, 2020. page 21.
"scientists know that face masks can prevent infected people from spreading the corona-virus to others.
now research suggests that masks can also protect uninfected wearers, by reducing the risk they'll get seriously ill from the virus--or even catch it in the first place.. virologists suspect that people wearing face coverings inhale fewer airborne viral particles, making it easier for their immune system to fight and defeat the intruders.. in one seafood plant in oregon where masked were widely used, 90% of all cases were asymptomatic.. likewise, the asymptomatic rate was above 80 percent on a cruise ship where passengers were issued masks.".
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