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Joined: Mar 2005
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Hi Russ, SoSick, Jill, and folks--
We can't even use dinasours as an excuse to believe in Evolution. I remember a young boy in my church ask the pastor at a Christian Retreat years ago-- "If God exists, then why were there dinasours".
Well, I was REALLLLLY impressed with the pastors response.
He felt that though we will not know everything this side of Heaven, that if you read in the book of Genesis, you will see how the Earth fell in ruins and God was roaming all over the planet grieved over--and surveying the mess.
So that implies that the Earth was not in ruins before this time-- and something cataclysmic caused the mess. He has a personal theory that before Lucifer parted from God, he had been given special priviledges in helping God in creation. Dinasours could have been that very creation.
Then when Lucifer fell from Heaven-- rebelling against God, it caused a physical reaction in the cosmos which caused a meteor to strike earth and everything that was on Earth was destroyed (dinasours, plant life, etc.)
He also feels that at that time before the Earthly ruins, plant life was fed by underground springs-- which perhaps the dinasours were able to drink from- but there was no rain.
Then in the book of Genesis, we see how God is the Restorer of Ruins-- how He seperates the resulting chaos of the elements--- and sets things in order-- then after this stage of restoration, He creates new life, then Adam and Eve.
Perhaps out of bitterness , Satan couldn't wait to bait Eve and cause Adam and Eve to also backslide and reject God like he did-- he was probably not very thrilled to see God's restoration of Earth-- remembering the dinasours and all the priviledges he had before his rejection of God.
It Sounds like a science fiction novel- but I think it is a very valid theory-- especially when you read Genesis, and notice the parts mentioning how the Earth BECAME ruins-- and God restored it.
I believe in the future there will be another Restoration of this planet after the mess unredeemed mankind has made of it--- and that Restoration will be done after God ends this dispensation, and Christ's Kingdom is set up on Earth. Many will take part in this restoration and healing of Earth in Christ's name-- it will be Beautiful!
"It is Better to Love than always be right"- Mother Teresa
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