According to evolutionists, mankind and dinosaurs never
existed together. The History channel
stated that the dinosaurs went extinct some 65 million years ago, while man
first appeared some 200,000 years ago. Many of us have been indoctrinated with
this teaching from an early age. Yet historical, archaeological, and Biblical
evidence teach otherwise.
The historical record reveals that
dinosaurs and mankind coexisted. However, the word used to describe the
creatures we call dinosaurs has changed. The term dinosaur was first used in
1841 by the famous paleontologist Sir Richard Owen at a meeting for the British
Association for the Advancement of Science to describe the giant lizard like
creatures that were being discovered by paleontologists. Prior to this, dinosaurs
were known by different names. The most commonly used term prior to the
acceptance of the term dinosaur was “dragon.” Even as recent as 1946, the
primary dictionary listing of a “dragon” was a “Now rare, huge serpent.” Dragon
history is universal in cultures across the globe. Worldwide, drawings,
carvings, and pictures depict very similar creatures. How could this happen
unless there were numerous eye-witnesses?
The written record also includes things like personal encounters,
science books, and legendary accounts. (For a very thorough listing of the
written record see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6M1b36KbHs).
The archaeological evidence tends to be censored since it
contradicts the modern evolutionary theory. There are numerous carvings,
temples, sculptures, artifacts, etc. which are frequently placed in historical
artwork. Why would one place these images among historical artwork depicting
normal life? The obvious answer is that they existed together in normal life. Dr. Don Patton describes how the fossils of
mankind have been found in the same rock layers that dinosaurs are found at
(for more information see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX6KIQVFnZE).
The Biblical evidence for dinosaurs must also be understood
in light of the 1841 origination of the term dinosaur. The
most widely used translation of the Bible at that time was the King James
Version, which was translated in 1611; thus 230 years prior to the invention of
the term dinosaur. It is for this reason, that we do not find the word dinosaur
in the Bible today. However, a careful examination of the Bible reveals 5
separate creatures that were clearly dinosaurs. We will discuss more about this
next month and what happened to the dinosaurs. But the bottom line is the Bible
does describe mankind and dinosaurs coexisting.
Therefore, we have briefly
considered the historical, archaeological, and Biblical evidence which
supports man coexisting with dinosaurs.
Ken Ham the president of Answers in Genesis said, “If we accept God’s
Word, beginning with Genesis, as being true and authoritative, then we can
explain dinosaurs and make sense of the evidence we observe in the world around
us” (The New Answers Book, p.176).
In His service,
Matt
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