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right,</c><00:10:49.320><c> of</c><00:10:49.460><c> course?</c> 00:10:51.460 --> 00:10:53.860 My<00:10:51.759><c> biology</c><00:10:52.159><c> specialist.</c> 00:10:54.980 --> 00:10:58.059 This<00:10:55.740><c> is</c><00:10:56.200><c> a</c><00:10:56.480><c> marine</c><00:10:56.940><c> creature.</c> 00:10:58.240 --> 00:11:02.879 It<00:10:58.539><c> dwells</c><00:10:59.100><c> in</c><00:10:59.259><c> the</c><00:10:59.519><c> ocean,</c><00:11:01.299><c> sea</c><00:11:01.480><c> level</c><00:11:01.879><c> below.</c> 00:11:04.399 --> 00:11:05.960 You<00:11:04.620><c> know</c><00:11:04.679><c> where</c><00:11:04.820><c> that's</c><00:11:05.279><c> found?</c> 00:11:06.940 --> 00:11:12.659 The<00:11:07.620><c> top</c><00:11:08.279><c> 5</c><00:11:09.279><c>,000</c><00:11:09.940><c> feet</c><00:11:10.759><c> on</c><00:11:11.259><c> Mount</c><00:11:11.620><c> Everest.</c> 00:11:13.360 --> 00:11:16.799 Where<00:11:13.559><c> does</c><00:11:13.740><c> that</c><00:11:13.940><c> tell</c><00:11:14.259><c> you</c><00:11:14.399><c> Mount</c><00:11:14.639><c> Everest</c><00:11:14.980><c> once</c><00:11:15.440><c> was?</c> 00:11:17.679 --> 00:11:18.860 Underwater. 00:11:20.320 --> 00:11:24.539 So<00:11:20.580><c> the</c><00:11:21.080><c> assumption</c><00:11:21.779><c> there</c><00:11:22.340><c> were</c><00:11:22.639><c> 29</c><00:11:23.179><c>,000</c><00:11:23.700><c> foot</c><00:11:24.019><c> mountains</c> 00:11:24.539 --> 00:11:28.259 upon<00:11:24.879><c> the</c><00:11:25.100><c> earth</c><00:11:25.240><c> or</c><00:11:25.440><c> even</c><00:11:25.779><c> 15</c><00:11:26.259><c> or</c><00:11:26.440><c> 17</c><00:11:26.980><c>,000</c><00:11:27.440><c> foot</c><00:11:27.700><c> mountains</c> 00:11:28.259 --> 00:11:30.139 is<00:11:28.820><c> an</c><00:11:29.100><c> assumption.</c> 00:11:30.460 --> 00:11:33.320 It<00:11:30.679><c> could</c><00:11:30.980><c> well</c><00:11:31.279><c> have</c><00:11:31.519><c> been</c><00:11:31.659><c> in</c><00:11:31.840><c> the</c><00:11:32.000><c> days</c><00:11:32.220><c> of</c><00:11:32.519><c> Noah</c> 00:11:33.080 --> 00:11:36.220 and<00:11:33.440><c> in</c><00:11:33.620><c> the</c><00:11:33.820><c> earth</c><00:11:34.039><c> prior</c><00:11:34.440><c> from</c><00:11:35.259><c> the</c><00:11:35.419><c> days</c><00:11:35.620><c> of</c><00:11:35.919><c> Adam</c> 00:11:36.220 --> 00:11:40.539 that<00:11:36.779><c> this</c><00:11:37.100><c> single</c><00:11:37.500><c> continent</c><00:11:38.200><c> had</c><00:11:39.360><c> small</c><00:11:39.860><c> mountains</c> 00:11:40.539 --> 00:11:43.240 instead<00:11:40.919><c> of</c><00:11:41.059><c> large</c><00:11:41.360><c> mountains</c><00:11:42.019><c> on</c><00:11:42.419><c> it.</c> 00:11:43.779 --> 00:11:46.860 So<00:11:44.120><c> the</c><00:11:44.399><c> argument</c><00:11:44.960><c> that</c><00:11:45.220><c> would</c><00:11:45.480><c> say</c><00:11:45.980><c> large</c><00:11:46.360><c> mountains</c> 00:11:46.860 --> 00:11:51.639 are<00:11:47.259><c> a</c><00:11:47.379><c> problem</c><00:11:47.860><c> is</c><00:11:48.559><c> only</c><00:11:49.100><c> an</c><00:11:49.620><c> argument</c><00:11:50.000><c> from</c><00:11:50.379><c> an</c><00:11:50.679><c> assumption.</c> 00:11:52.419 --> 00:11:54.679 Now<00:11:52.700><c> I'm</c><00:11:52.980><c> assuming</c><00:11:53.320><c> that</c><00:11:53.600><c> perhaps</c><00:11:53.919><c> they</c><00:11:54.080><c> were</c><00:11:54.320><c> smaller.</c> 00:11:55.059 --> 00:11:57.019 That's<00:11:55.419><c> an</c><00:11:55.600><c> assumption</c><00:11:55.960><c> too.</c> 00:11:57.059 --> 00:12:00.559 But<00:11:57.519><c> in</c><00:11:58.399><c> light</c><00:11:58.659><c> of</c><00:11:58.860><c> some</c><00:11:59.059><c> things</c><00:11:59.200><c> I</c><00:11:59.379><c> hope</c><00:11:59.480><c> to</c><00:11:59.759><c> show</c><00:11:59.940><c> you,</c> 00:12:00.559 --> 00:12:03.259 perhaps<00:12:00.940><c> it's</c><00:12:01.200><c> a</c><00:12:01.360><c> reasonable</c><00:12:01.960><c> assumption.</c> 00:12:03.659 --> 00:12:04.960 All<00:12:03.779><c> right.</c> 00:12:05.220 --> 00:12:07.259 So<00:12:05.659><c> who</c><00:12:05.980><c> went</c><00:12:06.059><c> on</c><00:12:06.299><c> the</c><00:12:06.500><c> ark?</c> 00:12:07.919 --> 00:12:09.500 That's<00:12:08.320><c> the</c><00:12:08.440><c> easy</c><00:12:08.620><c> question</c><00:12:08.980><c> for</c><00:12:09.179><c> tonight.</c> 00:12:09.659 --> 00:12:11.120 How<00:12:09.759><c> many?</c> 00:12:12.080 --> 00:12:13.460 Eight,<00:12:12.519><c> right?</c> 00:12:14.379 --> 00:12:17.600 So<00:12:14.820><c> Noah</c><00:12:15.139><c> and</c><00:12:15.299><c> his</c><00:12:15.519><c> wife</c><00:12:15.879><c> and</c><00:12:16.120><c> Jim</c><00:12:16.340><c> Ham</c><00:12:16.539><c> and</c><00:12:16.679><c> Jacob</c><00:12:16.960><c> and</c><00:12:17.139><c> their</c><00:12:17.379><c> wives.</c> 00:12:17.620 --> 00:12:19.500 So<00:12:17.779><c> you</c><00:12:17.820><c> got</c><00:12:17.960><c> eight</c><00:12:18.340><c> people</c><00:12:18.820><c> that</c><00:12:19.159><c> went</c><00:12:19.299><c> on,</c> 00:12:19.679 --> 00:12:21.480 human<00:12:19.899><c> beings</c><00:12:20.320><c> that</c><00:12:20.519><c> went</c><00:12:20.600><c> on</c><00:12:20.799><c> to</c><00:12:20.960><c> this</c><00:12:21.179><c> ark.</c> 00:12:21.860 --> 00:12:23.500 And<00:12:22.299><c> so</c><00:12:22.419><c> what</c><00:12:22.620><c> else</c><00:12:22.820><c> went</c><00:12:22.899><c> on</c><00:12:23.080><c> the</c><00:12:23.320><c> ark?</c> 00:12:23.580 --> 00:12:25.500 Of<00:12:23.759><c> course,</c><00:12:24.399><c> we</c><00:12:24.600><c> get</c><00:12:24.840><c> in</c><00:12:25.139><c> Genesis.</c> 00:12:25.580 --> 00:12:28.080 By<00:12:25.779><c> the</c><00:12:25.879><c> way,</c><00:12:25.980><c> you</c><00:12:26.059><c> can</c><00:12:26.240><c> open</c><00:12:26.460><c> up</c><00:12:26.639><c> your</c><00:12:26.820><c> Bibles</c><00:12:27.059><c> to</c><00:12:27.299><c> Genesis</c><00:12:27.679><c> 6</c> 00:12:28.080 --> 00:12:28.919 as<00:12:28.279><c> we</c><00:12:28.419><c> go</c><00:12:28.659><c> along.</c> 00:12:28.919 --> 00:12:30.820 You'll<00:12:29.299><c> see</c><00:12:29.600><c> when</c><00:12:29.759><c> we</c><00:12:29.919><c> get</c><00:12:30.080><c> to</c><00:12:30.240><c> Genesis</c><00:12:30.440><c> 7,</c> 00:12:30.820 --> 00:12:32.460 this<00:12:30.980><c> will</c><00:12:31.139><c> be</c><00:12:31.419><c> important</c><00:12:31.700><c> for</c><00:12:31.980><c> you.</c> 00:12:32.860 --> 00:12:37.179 But<00:12:33.019><c> at</c><00:12:33.220><c> any</c><00:12:33.360><c> rate,</c><00:12:33.960><c> we've</c><00:12:34.220><c> got</c><00:12:34.440><c> that,</c><00:12:35.399><c> he</c><00:12:36.159><c> says,</c> 00:12:38.139 --> 00:12:42.120 they<00:12:38.539><c> and</c><00:12:39.399><c> every</c><00:12:40.100><c> beast</c><00:12:40.419><c> after</c><00:12:40.820><c> its</c><00:12:41.139><c> kind,</c> 00:12:42.440 --> 00:12:45.080 all<00:12:42.799><c> cattle</c><00:12:43.200><c> after</c><00:12:43.580><c> their</c><00:12:43.960><c> kind,</c> 00:12:45.360 --> 00:12:47.679 every<00:12:45.799><c> creeping</c><00:12:46.200><c> thing</c><00:12:46.620><c> that</c><00:12:46.840><c> creeps</c><00:12:47.159><c> on</c><00:12:47.320><c> the</c><00:12:47.500><c> earth</c> 00:12:47.679 --> 00:12:51.000 after<00:12:48.039><c> its</c><00:12:48.419><c> kind,</c><00:12:49.200><c> every</c><00:12:49.659><c> bird</c><00:12:49.980><c> after</c><00:12:50.320><c> its</c><00:12:50.659><c> kind,</c> 00:12:51.320 --> 00:12:53.799 every<00:12:51.679><c> bird</c><00:12:52.200><c> of</c><00:12:52.500><c> every</c><00:12:52.879><c> sort.</c> 00:12:54.200 --> 00:12:56.940 So<00:12:54.879><c> the</c><00:12:55.360><c> first</c><00:12:55.620><c> thing</c><00:12:55.820><c> that</c><00:12:55.960><c> we're</c><00:12:56.159><c> looking</c><00:12:56.500><c> at</c> 00:12:56.940 --> 00:12:59.559 is<00:12:57.259><c> we've</c><00:12:57.559><c> got</c><00:12:57.960><c> eight</c><00:12:58.320><c> people.</c> 00:12:59.600 --> 00:13:05.220 We've<00:13:00.000><c> got</c><00:13:00.639><c> beast,</c><00:13:01.980><c> cattle,</c><00:13:03.000><c> creeping</c><00:13:03.200><c> thing,</c><00:13:04.379><c> bird.</c> 00:13:06.340 --> 00:13:06.840 Okay? 00:13:07.240 --> 00:13:09.220 You're<00:13:07.759><c> processing</c><00:13:08.200><c> that.</c> 00:13:10.559 --> 00:13:16.200 Those<00:13:11.000><c> are</c><00:13:11.379><c> the</c><00:13:11.759><c> animals</c><00:13:12.100><c> that</c><00:13:12.340><c> went</c><00:13:12.419><c> on</c><00:13:12.659><c> the</c><00:13:12.860><c> ark,</c><00:13:15.100><c> all</c><00:13:15.299><c> right?</c> 00:13:16.559 --> 00:13:19.559 Now,<00:13:18.379><c> you</c><00:13:18.840><c> may</c><00:13:19.159><c> wonder,</c> 00:13:19.840 --> 00:13:22.159 well,<00:13:19.980><c> let</c><00:13:20.159><c> me</c><00:13:20.259><c> just</c><00:13:20.480><c> add</c><00:13:20.659><c> one</c><00:13:20.860><c> more</c><00:13:21.179><c> detail</c><00:13:21.620><c> into</c><00:13:21.919><c> it.</c> 00:13:22.299 --> 00:13:26.240 You<00:13:22.500><c> notice</c><00:13:22.940><c> that</c><00:13:23.379><c> these</c><00:13:23.759><c> animals</c><00:13:24.299><c> were</c><00:13:24.700><c> all</c><00:13:25.059><c> animals</c> 00:13:26.419 --> 00:13:31.080 that<00:13:26.779><c> of</c><00:13:27.600><c> all</c><00:13:27.899><c> flesh</c><00:13:28.500><c> in</c><00:13:29.019><c> which</c><00:13:29.240><c> is</c><00:13:29.480><c> the</c><00:13:29.659><c> breath</c><00:13:29.840><c> of</c><00:13:30.120><c> life.</c> 00:13:31.320 --> 00:13:34.879 They<00:13:31.620><c> were</c><00:13:31.820><c> breathing</c><00:13:32.100><c> animals,</c><00:13:33.779><c> okay?</c> 00:13:36.480 --> 00:13:40.899 They<00:13:37.019><c> were</c><00:13:37.139><c> not</c><00:13:37.320><c> necessarily</c><00:13:37.879><c> worms</c><00:13:38.559><c> or</c><00:13:39.500><c> spiders</c> 00:13:41.779 --> 00:13:45.600 or<00:13:42.399><c> mosquitoes</c><00:13:42.980><c> or</c><00:13:44.500><c> fleas.</c> 00:13:46.700 --> 00:13:48.860 They<00:13:46.980><c> were</c><00:13:47.139><c> the</c><00:13:47.320><c> animals</c><00:13:47.700><c> that</c><00:13:47.860><c> were</c><00:13:48.039><c> told</c><00:13:48.340><c> here.</c> 00:13:49.279 --> 00:13:50.440 So<00:13:49.460><c> there's</c><00:13:49.779><c> a</c><00:13:49.919><c> second</c><00:13:50.139><c> piece,</c> 00:13:50.460 --> 00:13:53.039 there's<00:13:50.740><c> another</c><00:13:51.120><c> piece</c><00:13:52.399><c> of</c><00:13:52.600><c> information</c> 00:13:53.039 --> 00:13:54.200 that<00:13:53.240><c> we</c><00:13:53.379><c> need</c><00:13:53.519><c> to</c><00:13:53.799><c> process</c> 00:13:54.200 --> 00:13:57.919 as<00:13:54.320><c> we</c><00:13:55.080><c> think</c><00:13:55.620><c> through</c><00:13:56.039><c> what's</c><00:13:56.399><c> going</c><00:13:56.639><c> on</c><00:13:56.860><c> on</c><00:13:57.039><c> the</c><00:13:57.240><c> ark.</c> 00:13:58.320 --> 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is</c><00:14:11.539><c> there</c><00:14:11.820><c> are</c><00:14:12.019><c> over</c><00:14:12.220><c> now,</c> 00:14:12.840 --> 00:14:19.059 this<00:14:13.059><c> was</c><00:14:13.340><c> 2009,</c><00:14:15.320><c> I</c><00:14:15.320><c> know</c><00:14:15.519><c> 2010</c><00:14:16.539><c> was</c><00:14:16.840><c> about</c><00:14:17.159><c> eight</c><00:14:17.700><c> million</c><00:14:18.120><c> something,</c> 00:14:19.200 --> 00:14:21.419 but<00:14:19.419><c> this</c><00:14:19.620><c> is</c><00:14:19.820><c> the</c><00:14:19.980><c> one</c><00:14:20.120><c> that</c><00:14:20.340><c> was</c><00:14:20.639><c> the</c><00:14:21.039><c> clearest</c> 00:14:21.419 --> 00:14:25.299 when<00:14:21.580><c> I</c><00:14:21.720><c> could</c><00:14:21.940><c> get</c><00:14:22.120><c> these</c><00:14:22.980><c> sort</c><00:14:23.159><c> of</c><00:14:23.360><c> rounded</c><00:14:23.580><c> numbers</c><00:14:23.980><c> off</c><00:14:24.340><c> of.</c> 00:14:27.620 --> 00:14:31.179 We<00:14:28.139><c> 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species</c><00:15:42.320><c> plus</c> 00:15:43.460 --> 00:15:47.179 that<00:15:43.759><c> would</c><00:15:44.240><c> have</c><00:15:44.659><c> been</c><00:15:44.960><c> available</c><00:15:45.500><c> to</c><00:15:45.740><c> go</c><00:15:45.899><c> on</c><00:15:46.120><c> the</c><00:15:46.340><c> ark.</c> 00:15:47.500 --> 00:15:49.279 But<00:15:47.659><c> there's</c><00:15:47.860><c> some</c><00:15:48.120><c> other</c><00:15:48.320><c> issues</c><00:15:48.700><c> from</c><00:15:48.940><c> scripture</c> 00:15:49.279 --> 00:15:51.559 that<00:15:49.480><c> we</c><00:15:49.639><c> need</c><00:15:49.759><c> to</c><00:15:49.980><c> pay</c><00:15:50.100><c> attention</c><00:15:50.539><c> to</c><00:15:50.779><c> us</c><00:15:51.000><c> to</c><00:15:51.299><c> help.</c> 00:15:51.919 --> 00:15:53.500 But<00:15:52.120><c> just</c><00:15:52.360><c> so</c><00:15:52.460><c> that</c><00:15:52.500><c> you</c><00:15:52.659><c> understand</c> 00:15:53.500 --> 00:15:55.879 that<00:15:53.919><c> 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you</c><00:16:26.879><c> took</c><00:16:27.000><c> dinosaurs,</c> 00:16:28.539 --> 00:16:31.000 you<00:16:28.879><c> know</c><00:16:29.059><c> what</c><00:16:29.279><c> some</c><00:16:29.519><c> of</c><00:16:29.659><c> those</c><00:16:29.960><c> guys</c><00:16:30.340><c> looked</c><00:16:30.700><c> like</c> 00:16:31.000 --> 00:16:32.379 and<00:16:31.159><c> how</c><00:16:31.500><c> big</c><00:16:31.700><c> they</c><00:16:32.000><c> were,</c> 00:16:32.659 --> 00:16:35.200 but<00:16:32.779><c> why</c><00:16:33.000><c> would</c><00:16:33.139><c> you</c><00:16:33.480><c> take</c><00:16:33.960><c> fully</c><00:16:34.279><c> mature</c><00:16:34.759><c> adults?</c> 00:16:35.259 --> 00:16:37.840 You<00:16:35.399><c> would</c><00:16:35.620><c> take</c><00:16:35.899><c> juveniles</c><00:16:36.399><c> that</c><00:16:36.580><c> are</c><00:16:36.779><c> small</c><00:16:37.120><c> and</c><00:16:37.320><c> you</c><00:16:37.399><c> can</c><00:16:37.620><c> handle.</c> 00:16:37.840 --> 00:16:38.480 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that</c><00:17:27.039><c> many</c><00:17:27.240><c> these</c><00:17:27.940><c> days</c><00:17:28.299><c> apparently.</c> 00:17:29.140 --> 00:17:31.180 So<00:17:29.420><c> I</c><00:17:29.960><c> had</c><00:17:30.079><c> to</c><00:17:30.140><c> go</c><00:17:30.500><c> back</c><00:17:30.720><c> in</c><00:17:30.900><c> history</c> 00:17:31.180 --> 00:17:32.539 to<00:17:31.440><c> pick</c><00:17:31.619><c> up</c><00:17:31.799><c> one</c><00:17:31.940><c> of</c><00:17:32.039><c> these</c><00:17:32.299><c> guys.</c> 00:17:33.000 --> 00:17:34.559 Apparently<00:17:33.420><c> it</c><00:17:33.559><c> was</c><00:17:33.799><c> double</c><00:17:34.119><c> decker.</c> 00:17:34.559 --> 00:17:38.759 And<00:17:35.160><c> so</c><00:17:35.359><c> they</c><00:17:35.500><c> could</c><00:17:35.720><c> put</c><00:17:36.220><c> sheep</c><00:17:36.500><c> on</c><00:17:36.799><c> both</c><00:17:37.019><c> the</c><00:17:37.259><c> top</c><00:17:37.460><c> and</c><00:17:37.619><c> the</c><00:17:37.839><c> bottom.</c> 00:17:38.880 --> 00:17:41.099 And<00:17:39.220><c> if</c><00:17:39.480><c> they</c><00:17:39.759><c> did</c><00:17:40.039><c> that,</c> 00:17:42.359 --> 00:17:45.180 let's<00:17:42.799><c> see</c><00:17:42.980><c> where</c><00:17:43.099><c> my</c><00:17:43.319><c> little</c><00:17:43.559><c> note</c><00:17:43.700><c> on</c><00:17:43.859><c> that</c><00:17:44.119><c> one</c><00:17:44.240><c> is.</c> 00:17:45.339 --> 00:17:48.640 There<00:17:45.519><c> are</c><00:17:45.700><c> 150</c><00:17:46.160><c> sheep</c><00:17:46.539><c> that</c><00:17:46.720><c> you</c><00:17:46.799><c> can</c><00:17:46.940><c> get</c><00:17:47.039><c> in</c><00:17:47.160><c> the</c><00:17:47.359><c> stock</c><00:17:47.539><c> car.</c> 00:17:48.940 --> 00:17:50.420 Jeff<00:17:49.200><c> would</c><00:17:49.519><c> love</c><00:17:49.680><c> this,</c><00:17:50.200><c> I</c><00:17:50.200><c> know.</c> 00:17:50.680 --> 00:17:53.519 So<00:17:50.859><c> later</c><00:17:51.099><c> on</c><00:17:51.380><c> I'll</c><00:17:51.559><c> give</c><00:17:51.740><c> him</c><00:17:51.880><c> all</c><00:17:52.079><c> the</c><00:17:52.279><c> numbers</c><00:17:52.660><c> to</c><00:17:53.039><c> play</c><00:17:53.259><c> with,</c> 00:17:53.579 --> 00:17:55.640 right,<00:17:53.859><c> so</c><00:17:54.000><c> you</c><00:17:54.140><c> can</c><00:17:54.319><c> have</c><00:17:54.460><c> fun</c><00:17:54.640><c> with</c><00:17:54.779><c> this.</c> 00:17:56.019 --> 00:17:58.700 But<00:17:56.460><c> instead</c><00:17:56.900><c> of</c><00:17:57.079><c> talking</c><00:17:57.319><c> about</c><00:17:57.599><c> 300</c><00:17:58.319><c> sheep,</c> 00:17:58.779 --> 00:18:00.839 I<00:17:58.900><c> thought,</c><00:17:59.160><c> you</c><00:17:59.240><c> know,</c><00:17:59.359><c> that's</c><00:17:59.519><c> pretty</c><00:18:00.160><c> inhumane.</c> 00:18:01.059 --> 00:18:03.640 Let<00:18:01.220><c> me</c><00:18:01.359><c> just</c><00:18:01.579><c> go</c><00:18:01.700><c> with</c><00:18:01.880><c> 150</c><00:18:02.519><c> on</c><00:18:02.720><c> the</c><00:18:02.960><c> bottom</c><00:18:03.220><c> level</c> 00:18:03.640 --> 00:18:07.720 for<00:18:04.140><c> each</c><00:18:04.460><c> one</c><00:18:04.660><c> of</c><00:18:04.759><c> these</c><00:18:05.000><c> stock</c><00:18:05.299><c> cars</c><00:18:05.680><c> or</c><00:18:06.299><c> freight</c><00:18:06.500><c> cars</c><00:18:06.960><c> for</c><00:18:07.359><c> animals.</c> 00:18:08.039 --> 00:18:13.099 And<00:18:08.299><c> that</c><00:18:08.660><c> adds</c><00:18:08.980><c> up</c><00:18:09.220><c> to</c><00:18:09.539><c> 170</c><00:18:10.519><c> of</c><00:18:10.819><c> those</c><00:18:11.119><c> guys</c><00:18:11.559><c> at</c><00:18:11.880><c> the</c><00:18:12.079><c> bottom.</c> 00:18:14.019 --> 00:18:20.440 And<00:18:14.259><c> that</c><00:18:14.640><c> is</c><00:18:15.960><c> a</c><00:18:17.680><c> scale,</c><00:18:18.720><c> you</c><00:18:18.740><c> know,</c><00:18:18.980><c> this</c><00:18:19.220><c> is</c><00:18:19.519><c> scaled</c><00:18:19.759><c> appropriately.</c> 00:18:20.519 --> 00:18:22.920 What<00:18:20.720><c> you</c><00:18:21.059><c> see</c><00:18:21.240><c> there</c><00:18:21.559><c> in</c><00:18:21.779><c> the</c><00:18:22.000><c> arc</c><00:18:22.160><c> are</c><00:18:22.559><c> scaled,</c> 00:18:22.940 --> 00:18:26.720 I<00:18:23.420><c> think</c><00:18:23.700><c> pretty</c><00:18:24.140><c> close,</c><00:18:24.660><c> pretty,</c><00:18:25.099><c> well,</c><00:18:25.299><c> maybe</c><00:18:25.619><c> not,</c> 00:18:28.740 --> 00:18:32.500 because<00:18:29.380><c> 274</c><00:18:30.019><c> freight</c><00:18:30.400><c> cars</c><00:18:30.839><c> would</c><00:18:31.160><c> fit</c><00:18:31.319><c> on</c><00:18:31.559><c> the</c><00:18:31.740><c> arc.</c> 00:18:32.960 --> 00:18:40.059 That<00:18:33.700><c> means</c><00:18:34.299><c> that</c><00:18:34.819><c> all</c><00:18:35.480><c> of</c><00:18:35.859><c> that</c><00:18:36.200><c> 225</c><00:18:37.400><c>,500</c><00:18:38.359><c> species,</c> 00:18:40.299 --> 00:18:44.400 as<00:18:40.920><c> opposed</c><00:18:41.299><c> to</c><00:18:41.519><c> maybe</c><00:18:41.819><c> two</c><00:18:41.980><c> to</c><00:18:42.200><c> 3</c><00:18:42.500><c>,000</c><00:18:43.000><c> kind,</c> 00:18:45.119 --> 00:18:47.740 would<00:18:45.259><c> easily</c><00:18:45.960><c> fit</c><00:18:46.200><c> on</c><00:18:46.480><c> this</c><00:18:46.880><c> arc</c> 00:18:47.930 --> 00:18:52.079 and<00:18:48.299><c> still</c><00:18:48.660><c> leave</c><00:18:48.940><c> the</c><00:18:49.220><c> third</c><00:18:49.500><c> floor</c><00:18:50.259><c> fully</c><00:18:51.200><c> available</c> 00:18:52.079 --> 00:18:55.259 to<00:18:52.680><c> football</c><00:18:53.099><c> fields</c><00:18:53.460><c> or</c><00:18:53.680><c> whatever</c><00:18:54.000><c> it</c><00:18:54.279><c> is,</c><00:18:54.740><c> size,</c> 00:18:55.599 --> 00:18:57.740 still<00:18:55.900><c> available</c><00:18:56.400><c> for</c><00:18:57.119><c> whatever</c><00:18:57.480><c> else.</c> 00:18:57.740 --> 00:19:02.039 So<00:18:58.119><c> food</c><00:18:58.579><c> and</c><00:18:58.900><c> animals</c><00:18:59.259><c> and</c><00:18:59.559><c> people</c><00:19:00.180><c> could</c><00:19:00.799><c> all</c><00:19:01.200><c> fit.</c> 00:19:02.160 --> 00:19:04.559 And<00:19:02.299><c> possibly</c><00:19:02.839><c> God</c><00:19:03.259><c> intended</c><00:19:03.680><c> more</c><00:19:04.000><c> than</c><00:19:04.160><c> just</c><00:19:04.420><c> eight</c> 00:19:04.559 --> 00:19:08.559 to<00:19:04.779><c> be</c><00:19:04.880><c> on</c><00:19:05.059><c> this,</c><00:19:06.599><c> but</c><00:19:06.819><c> there</c><00:19:07.000><c> you</c><00:19:07.160><c> have</c><00:19:07.299><c> it.</c> 00:19:09.000 --> 00:19:13.119 So<00:19:09.640><c> could</c><00:19:10.279><c> these</c><00:19:10.720><c> animals</c><00:19:11.160><c> have</c><00:19:11.380><c> been</c><00:19:11.660><c> put</c><00:19:11.859><c> on</c><00:19:12.140><c> a</c><00:19:12.279><c> boat?</c> 00:19:13.519 --> 00:19:18.759 The<00:19:13.519><c> answer</c><00:19:13.880><c> is</c><00:19:14.079><c> it</c><00:19:14.619><c> would</c><00:19:15.039><c> seem</c><00:19:15.640><c> reasonable</c><00:19:16.440><c> to</c><00:19:17.940><c> believe</c><00:19:18.279><c> that,</c> 00:19:18.920 --> 00:19:20.680 that<00:19:19.039><c> they</c><00:19:19.220><c> could</c><00:19:19.380><c> go</c><00:19:19.619><c> on</c><00:19:19.819><c> the</c><00:19:19.980><c> arc.</c> 00:19:20.819 --> 00:19:24.619 All<00:19:21.000><c> right,</c><00:19:21.279><c> let's</c><00:19:21.579><c> talk</c><00:19:21.859><c> about</c><00:19:22.700><c> this</c><00:19:23.259><c> issue</c><00:19:23.619><c> of</c><00:19:23.819><c> a</c><00:19:23.980><c> local</c><00:19:24.359><c> flood</c> 00:19:24.619 --> 00:19:25.859 or<00:19:24.859><c> a</c><00:19:25.059><c> worldwide</c><00:19:25.480><c> flood.</c> 00:19:25.859 --> 00:19:29.940 And<00:19:25.980><c> I'd</c><00:19:26.259><c> like</c><00:19:26.440><c> to</c><00:19:26.880><c> give</c><00:19:27.019><c> you</c><00:19:27.380><c> some</c><00:19:27.799><c> questions</c><00:19:28.400><c> to</c><00:19:28.700><c> think</c><00:19:28.940><c> about.</c> 00:19:30.160 --> 00:19:31.279 All<00:19:30.180><c> right,</c><00:19:30.500><c> as</c><00:19:30.579><c> you</c><00:19:30.660><c> go</c><00:19:30.880><c> through</c><00:19:31.099><c> this,</c> 00:19:31.380 --> 00:19:33.519 I<00:19:31.400><c> want</c><00:19:31.619><c> you</c><00:19:31.799><c> to</c><00:19:32.140><c> think</c><00:19:32.359><c> about</c><00:19:33.019><c> this.</c> 00:19:33.940 --> 00:19:36.480 First<00:19:34.180><c> of</c><00:19:34.339><c> all,</c><00:19:34.720><c> understand</c><00:19:35.259><c> that</c><00:19:35.599><c> the</c><00:19:35.859><c> local</c><00:19:36.220><c> flood,</c> 00:19:36.579 --> 00:19:38.319 you<00:19:36.700><c> see</c><00:19:36.779><c> the</c><00:19:37.099><c> hashed</c><00:19:37.519><c> lines?</c> 00:19:38.519 --> 00:19:41.579 This<00:19:38.819><c> is</c><00:19:39.099><c> generally</c><00:19:39.599><c> believed</c><00:19:40.380><c> to</c><00:19:40.619><c> be</c><00:19:40.799><c> the</c><00:19:41.099><c> area</c> 00:19:41.579 --> 00:19:43.700 of<00:19:42.119><c> the</c><00:19:42.359><c> local</c><00:19:42.799><c> flood.</c> 00:19:44.359 --> 00:19:45.920 All<00:19:44.759><c> right,</c><00:19:44.940><c> that's</c><00:19:45.440><c> the</c><00:19:45.619><c> argument.</c> 00:19:46.000 --> 00:19:48.480 I<00:19:46.059><c> know</c><00:19:46.339><c> that</c><00:19:46.779><c> beyond</c><00:19:47.119><c> that</c><00:19:47.359><c> up</c><00:19:47.480><c> in</c><00:19:47.599><c> the</c><00:19:47.740><c> Black</c><00:19:48.019><c> Sea,</c> 00:19:48.680 --> 00:19:53.079 that<00:19:49.039><c> has</c><00:19:49.480><c> been,</c><00:19:49.880><c> you</c><00:19:49.960><c> know,</c><00:19:50.880><c> thought</c><00:19:50.880><c> to</c><00:19:51.200><c> be</c><00:19:52.259><c> potentially</c> 00:19:53.079 --> 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some</c><00:20:06.579><c> questions.</c> 00:20:09.339 --> 00:20:13.259 If<00:20:09.980><c> this</c><00:20:10.539><c> is</c><00:20:10.920><c> indeed</c><00:20:11.619><c> a</c><00:20:12.539><c> local</c><00:20:12.859><c> flood</c> 00:20:13.259 --> 00:20:15.900 that<00:20:13.839><c> we're</c><00:20:14.039><c> reading</c><00:20:14.359><c> about</c><00:20:14.619><c> in</c><00:20:14.900><c> Genesis,</c> 00:20:17.319 --> 00:20:21.279 why<00:20:17.960><c> would</c><00:20:18.599><c> God</c><00:20:19.180><c> ask</c><00:20:19.599><c> Noah</c><00:20:19.880><c> to</c><00:20:20.160><c> build</c><00:20:20.319><c> an</c><00:20:20.559><c> ark?</c> 00:20:24.000 --> 00:20:26.799 All<00:20:24.799><c> he</c><00:20:24.960><c> had</c><00:20:25.160><c> to</c><00:20:25.400><c> do</c><00:20:25.559><c> with</c><00:20:25.759><c> him</c><00:20:25.920><c> and</c><00:20:26.059><c> his</c><00:20:26.299><c> family</c> 00:20:26.799 --> 00:20:30.940 was<00:20:27.440><c> to</c><00:20:27.680><c> walk</c><00:20:27.859><c> over</c><00:20:28.099><c> some</c><00:20:28.319><c> mountains,</c><00:20:29.000><c> you</c><00:20:30.400><c> know,</c> 00:20:31.180 --> 00:20:33.859 and<00:20:31.359><c> get</c><00:20:31.559><c> away</c><00:20:31.960><c> from</c><00:20:32.259><c> this</c><00:20:32.819><c> area</c> 00:20:34.859 --> 00:20:38.839 and<00:20:35.660><c> therefore</c><00:20:36.420><c> easily</c><00:20:37.259><c> survive</c><00:20:37.740><c> the</c><00:20:38.019><c> flood.</c> 00:20:39.180 --> 00:20:45.859 Second,<00:20:41.279><c> why</c><00:20:41.660><c> did</c><00:20:41.940><c> God</c><00:20:42.339><c> send</c><00:20:43.099><c> animals</c><00:20:43.859><c> to</c><00:20:44.619><c> the</c><00:20:44.920><c> ark</c> 00:20:46.619 --> 00:20:49.559 so<00:20:47.420><c> they</c><00:20:47.599><c> would</c><00:20:47.819><c> escape</c><00:20:48.259><c> death?</c> 00:20:50.359 --> 00:20:53.940 You<00:20:50.960><c> know,</c><00:20:51.799><c> if</c><00:20:52.059><c> the</c><00:20:52.299><c> animals</c><00:20:52.579><c> in</c><00:20:52.819><c> the</c><00:20:53.059><c> locality</c> 00:20:53.940 --> 00:20:58.640 had<00:20:54.839><c> been</c><00:20:55.099><c> wiped</c><00:20:55.359><c> out,</c><00:20:56.460><c> there</c><00:20:57.619><c> would</c><00:20:57.779><c> have</c><00:20:57.900><c> been</c><00:20:58.000><c> other</c><00:20:58.279><c> animals,</c> 00:20:58.759 --> 00:21:00.700 surely,<00:20:59.200><c> because</c><00:20:59.359><c> it's</c><00:20:59.660><c> local.</c> 00:21:01.339 --> 00:21:03.720 So<00:21:01.599><c> there</c><00:21:01.720><c> would</c><00:21:01.880><c> be</c><00:21:02.160><c> other</c><00:21:02.519><c> animals</c><00:21:03.059><c> elsewhere</c> 00:21:03.720 --> 00:21:06.680 to<00:21:04.140><c> reproduce</c><00:21:04.680><c> and</c><00:21:05.039><c> repopulate</c><00:21:05.839><c> this</c><00:21:06.180><c> area</c> 00:21:06.680 --> 00:21:09.019 of<00:21:07.180><c> such</c><00:21:07.380><c> a</c><00:21:07.599><c> devastating</c><00:21:08.119><c> flood.</c> 00:21:11.019 --> 00:21:15.680 Another<00:21:11.319><c> question,</c><00:21:13.299><c> why</c><00:21:14.559><c> was</c><00:21:14.839><c> the</c><00:21:15.039><c> ark</c><00:21:15.160><c> big</c><00:21:15.480><c> enough</c> 00:21:15.680 --> 00:21:19.259 to<00:21:15.839><c> hold</c><00:21:16.119><c> every</c><00:21:16.880><c> kind</c><00:21:17.240><c> of</c><00:21:17.539><c> land</c><00:21:17.759><c> vertebrate</c><00:21:18.359><c> animal?</c> 00:21:21.099 --> 00:21:23.559 If<00:21:21.599><c> it</c><00:21:21.920><c> was</c><00:21:22.099><c> only</c><00:21:22.319><c> Mesopotamian</c><00:21:23.140><c> animals</c> 00:21:23.559 --> 00:21:25.299 that<00:21:23.680><c> we're</c><00:21:23.900><c> dealing</c><00:21:24.160><c> with,</c><00:21:24.500><c> why</c><00:21:24.640><c> didn't</c><00:21:24.799><c> he</c><00:21:24.900><c> just</c><00:21:25.119><c> bring,</c> 00:21:25.440 --> 00:21:28.099 have<00:21:25.619><c> a</c><00:21:26.000><c> smaller</c><00:21:26.279><c> ark,</c><00:21:26.680><c> bring</c><00:21:26.880><c> those</c><00:21:27.160><c> on?</c> 00:21:28.119 --> 00:21:32.980 Why<00:21:28.400><c> such</c><00:21:28.559><c> a</c><00:21:28.980><c> huge</c><00:21:29.240><c> ark</c><00:21:29.799><c> to</c><00:21:31.180><c> take</c><00:21:31.579><c> on</c><00:21:31.859><c> so</c><00:21:32.160><c> many</c><00:21:32.380><c> animals?</c> 00:21:33.460 --> 00:21:34.559 Wouldn't<00:21:33.619><c> have</c><00:21:33.759><c> been</c><00:21:33.960><c> necessary.</c> 00:21:34.980 --> 00:21:37.000 I<00:21:34.980><c> mean,</c><00:21:35.279><c> you</c><00:21:35.279><c> know,</c><00:21:36.079><c> diversity</c><00:21:36.460><c> of</c><00:21:36.700><c> species,</c> 00:21:37.180 --> 00:21:38.599 whatever,<00:21:37.440><c> they</c><00:21:37.599><c> would</c><00:21:37.779><c> have</c><00:21:38.000><c> diversified</c> 00:21:38.599 --> 00:21:40.319 after<00:21:38.900><c> this</c><00:21:39.160><c> area</c><00:21:39.359><c> was</c><00:21:39.640><c> wiped</c><00:21:39.839><c> of</c><00:21:40.099><c> life</c> 00:21:40.319 --> 00:21:42.480 and<00:21:40.539><c> new</c><00:21:40.740><c> life</c><00:21:40.980><c> would</c><00:21:41.140><c> have</c><00:21:41.359><c> come</c><00:21:41.579><c> and,</c><00:21:42.160><c> you</c><00:21:42.279><c> know,</c> 00:21:42.720 --> 00:21:45.500 populated<00:21:43.079><c> it</c><00:21:43.380><c> and</c><00:21:43.839><c> things</c><00:21:44.119><c> would</c><00:21:44.319><c> be</c><00:21:44.559><c> good.</c> 00:21:45.680 --> 00:21:51.019 And<00:21:46.140><c> why</c><00:21:46.500><c> would</c><00:21:46.720><c> you</c><00:21:46.980><c> bring</c><00:21:47.339><c> birds</c><00:21:48.279><c> on</c><00:21:49.900><c> an</c><00:21:50.200><c> ark?</c> 00:21:51.160 --> 00:21:52.700 Come<00:21:51.440><c> on.</c> 00:21:54.500 --> 00:21:59.500 If<00:21:54.660><c> you</c><00:21:54.779><c> put</c><00:21:55.099><c> birds</c><00:21:55.539><c> on,</c><00:21:56.259><c> the</c><00:21:57.259><c> birds</c><00:21:57.680><c> could</c><00:21:58.079><c> fly</c><00:21:58.480><c> over</c><00:21:58.880><c> the</c><00:21:59.140><c> mountains,</c> 00:21:59.680 --> 00:22:03.359 fly<00:21:59.920><c> around,</c><00:22:00.579><c> you</c><00:22:00.680><c> know,</c><00:22:01.920><c> the</c><00:22:02.259><c> coastline</c><00:22:02.859><c> or</c><00:22:03.079><c> somewhere,</c> 00:22:03.539 --> 00:22:08.680 they<00:22:03.720><c> could</c><00:22:04.059><c> fly</c><00:22:04.599><c> somewhere</c><00:22:05.180><c> else</c><00:22:05.839><c> and</c><00:22:07.319><c> survive.</c> 00:22:08.920 --> 00:22:12.839 Why<00:22:09.200><c> would</c><00:22:09.380><c> you</c><00:22:09.559><c> wanna</c><00:22:09.720><c> put</c><00:22:10.200><c> birds</c><00:22:11.380><c> onto</c><00:22:12.119><c> the</c><00:22:12.480><c> ark</c> 00:22:12.839 --> 00:22:16.480 when<00:22:13.420><c> you</c><00:22:13.599><c> could</c><00:22:13.839><c> easily</c><00:22:14.299><c> have</c><00:22:14.579><c> handled</c><00:22:14.839><c> it</c><00:22:15.059><c> in</c><00:22:15.099><c> a</c><00:22:15.359><c> different</c><00:22:15.579><c> manner?</c> 00:22:17.980 --> 00:22:23.720 And<00:22:18.500><c> how</c><00:22:19.019><c> could</c><00:22:19.180><c> the</c><00:22:19.440><c> waters</c><00:22:19.740><c> rise</c><00:22:20.359><c> 15</c><00:22:21.140><c> cubits</c><00:22:21.720><c> above</c><00:22:22.099><c> the</c><00:22:22.440><c> mountains?</c> 00:22:25.440 --> 00:22:27.900 I'll<00:22:25.839><c> look</c><00:22:26.119><c> again</c><00:22:26.500><c> at</c><00:22:26.940><c> this.</c> 00:22:28.359 --> 00:22:30.279 If<00:22:28.559><c> this</c><00:22:28.779><c> is</c><00:22:29.039><c> the</c><00:22:29.200><c> area</c><00:22:29.400><c> of</c><00:22:29.599><c> the</c><00:22:29.700><c> local</c><00:22:29.960><c> flood,</c> 00:22:30.480 --> 00:22:35.259 again,<00:22:30.980><c> I'm,</c><00:22:31.700><c> you</c><00:22:31.859><c> know,</c><00:22:31.920><c> this</c><00:22:32.119><c> is</c><00:22:32.339><c> what</c><00:22:32.880><c> some</c><00:22:33.579><c> will</c><00:22:33.880><c> suggest,</c><00:22:35.019><c> right?</c> 00:22:35.259 --> 00:22:36.819 So<00:22:35.440><c> I'm</c><00:22:35.579><c> trying</c><00:22:35.720><c> to</c><00:22:35.859><c> go</c><00:22:36.000><c> with</c><00:22:36.140><c> those</c><00:22:36.359><c> suggestions</c> 00:22:36.819 --> 00:22:39.759 and<00:22:37.039><c> it's</c><00:22:37.480><c> true</c><00:22:37.599><c> if</c><00:22:37.779><c> you</c><00:22:37.920><c> go</c><00:22:38.079><c> up</c><00:22:38.200><c> to</c><00:22:38.299><c> the</c><00:22:38.460><c> Black</c><00:22:38.740><c> Sea,</c> 00:22:40.480 --> 00:22:43.839 you<00:22:41.200><c> notice</c><00:22:41.599><c> where</c><00:22:41.900><c> the</c><00:22:42.119><c> Persian</c><00:22:42.380><c> Gulf</c><00:22:42.680><c> is.</c> 00:22:44.019 --> 00:22:46.460 You<00:22:44.240><c> see,</c><00:22:44.599><c> that's</c><00:22:44.660><c> why</c><00:22:44.880><c> the</c><00:22:45.119><c> Tigus</c><00:22:45.480><c> Euphrates</c><00:22:45.980><c> of</c><00:22:46.200><c> today</c> 00:22:46.460 --> 00:22:48.960 goes<00:22:46.839><c> down</c><00:22:47.279><c> into</c><00:22:47.460><c> the</c><00:22:47.680><c> Persian</c><00:22:47.980><c> Gulf.</c> 00:22:49.940 --> 00:22:55.359 How<00:22:50.339><c> do</c><00:22:50.579><c> you</c><00:22:50.759><c> contain</c><00:22:51.420><c> waters</c><00:22:52.220><c> in</c><00:22:54.259><c> this</c><00:22:54.579><c> area?</c> 00:22:55.400 --> 00:22:58.400 How<00:22:55.599><c> do</c><00:22:55.779><c> you</c><00:22:56.059><c> create</c><00:22:56.339><c> a</c><00:22:56.700><c> flood</c><00:22:56.799><c> of</c><00:22:57.059><c> such</c><00:22:57.240><c> massive</c><00:22:57.680><c> proportions</c> 00:22:58.400 --> 00:23:00.920 as<00:22:58.980><c> is</c><00:22:59.339><c> described</c><00:22:59.700><c> as</c><00:22:59.880><c> we'll</c><00:23:00.099><c> see</c><00:23:00.200><c> in</c><00:23:00.440><c> Genesis</c> 00:23:00.920 --> 00:23:05.400 and<00:23:01.920><c> the</c><00:23:02.380><c> waters</c><00:23:02.880><c> stay</c><00:23:03.700><c> around</c><00:23:04.480><c> long</c><00:23:04.940><c> enough</c> 00:23:05.400 --> 00:23:07.740 to<00:23:06.000><c> wipe</c><00:23:06.200><c> everything</c><00:23:06.619><c> out?</c> 00:23:07.779 --> 00:23:09.920 See,<00:23:08.380><c> water</c><00:23:08.519><c> does</c><00:23:08.859><c> seek</c><00:23:09.099><c> its</c><00:23:09.339><c> own</c><00:23:09.579><c> level,</c> 00:23:10.160 --> 00:23:12.559 so<00:23:10.400><c> any</c><00:23:10.680><c> kind</c><00:23:10.880><c> of</c><00:23:11.160><c> flash</c><00:23:11.460><c> flood</c><00:23:11.759><c> or</c><00:23:11.940><c> whatever</c><00:23:12.299><c> else</c> 00:23:12.559 --> 00:23:14.299 that<00:23:12.740><c> you</c><00:23:12.839><c> would</c><00:23:13.059><c> have</c><00:23:13.240><c> could</c><00:23:13.440><c> do</c><00:23:13.660><c> devastation.</c> 00:23:14.299 --> 00:23:17.200 That's<00:23:14.680><c> true</c><00:23:15.059><c> in</c><00:23:15.460><c> a</c><00:23:15.619><c> fairly</c><00:23:15.900><c> short</c><00:23:16.240><c> period</c><00:23:16.500><c> of</c><00:23:16.740><c> time,</c> 00:23:17.380 --> 00:23:23.480 but<00:23:18.079><c> it's</c><00:23:19.339><c> gonna</c><00:23:19.480><c> drain</c><00:23:20.220><c> rapidly</c><00:23:21.500><c> from</c><00:23:22.380><c> that</c><00:23:22.660><c> area.</c> 00:23:25.579 --> 00:23:27.960 So<00:23:26.140><c> what</c><00:23:26.700><c> about</c><00:23:26.940><c> this?</c> 00:23:28.559 --> 00:23:30.680 There<00:23:28.819><c> have</c><00:23:28.980><c> been</c><00:23:29.240><c> large</c><00:23:29.579><c> floods</c><00:23:29.880><c> before</c> 00:23:30.680 --> 00:23:33.480 in<00:23:31.319><c> our</c><00:23:31.559><c> history</c><00:23:31.880><c> that</c><00:23:32.039><c> we</c><00:23:32.240><c> know</c><00:23:32.440><c> about.</c> 00:23:33.980 --> 00:23:39.039 So<00:23:34.960><c> would</c><00:23:35.299><c> not</c><00:23:35.599><c> God</c><00:23:35.880><c> have</c><00:23:36.299><c> repeatedly</c><00:23:36.960><c> 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local</c><00:24:00.859><c> flood</c><00:24:01.200><c> that</c><00:24:01.599><c> killed</c><00:24:01.859><c> 125</c><00:24:02.700><c>,000.</c> 00:24:04.099 --> 00:24:07.259 Or<00:24:04.380><c> in</c><00:24:04.519><c> Indonesia,</c><00:24:05.319><c> the</c><00:24:05.559><c> tsunami</c><00:24:05.940><c> of</c><00:24:06.259><c> 2004,</c> 00:24:07.700 --> 00:24:12.220 where<00:24:07.940><c> in</c><00:24:08.200><c> 14</c><00:24:08.519><c> countries,</c><00:24:09.259><c> 230</c><00:24:09.859><c>,000</c><00:24:10.559><c> people</c><00:24:10.900><c> were</c><00:24:11.259><c> wiped</c><00:24:11.519><c> out</c> 00:24:12.220 --> 00:24:14.259 in<00:24:12.519><c> a</c><00:24:12.700><c> moment</c><00:24:12.859><c> of</c><00:24:13.140><c> time.</c> 00:24:18.960 --> 00:24:23.140 So<00:24:19.619><c> if</c><00:24:20.279><c> God</c><00:24:20.579><c> said</c><00:24:20.799><c> he</c><00:24:20.900><c> would</c><00:24:21.119><c> never</c><00:24:21.380><c> do</c><00:24:21.579><c> this</c><00:24:21.880><c> again,</c> 00:24:23.519 --> 00:24:28.859 has<00:24:24.079><c> he</c><00:24:24.299><c> broken</c><00:24:24.579><c> his</c><00:24:24.880><c> promise</c><00:24:25.779><c> in</c><00:24:27.660><c> local</c><00:24:28.319><c> floods</c> 00:24:28.859 --> 00:24:32.599 repeating<00:24:29.680><c> what</c><00:24:30.579><c> happened</c><00:24:31.059><c> in</c><00:24:31.279><c> the</c><00:24:31.400><c> days</c><00:24:31.579><c> of</c><00:24:31.859><c> Noah?</c> 00:24:33.660 --> 00:24:36.660 Final<00:24:33.980><c> point,</c><00:24:34.660><c> brothers</c><00:24:34.759><c> and</c><00:24:34.940><c> sisters</c><00:24:35.220><c> and</c><00:24:35.400><c> young</c><00:24:35.519><c> people,</c> 00:24:37.339 --> 00:24:42.539 the<00:24:37.900><c> text</c><00:24:38.460><c> of</c><00:24:39.559><c> Genesis</c><00:24:40.240><c> is</c><00:24:41.319><c> emphatic</c> 00:24:42.539 --> 00:24:44.720 that<00:24:42.859><c> the</c><00:24:43.099><c> flood</c><00:24:43.220><c> was</c><00:24:43.480><c> worldwide.</c> 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00:25:13.500 so<00:25:11.460><c> you</c><00:25:11.599><c> can</c><00:25:11.859><c> follow</c><00:25:12.140><c> some</c><00:25:12.380><c> of</c><00:25:12.539><c> these</c><00:25:12.759><c> verses</c><00:25:13.140><c> now.</c> 00:25:13.779 --> 00:25:16.099 On<00:25:14.019><c> that</c><00:25:14.299><c> day,</c><00:25:14.519><c> all</c><00:25:14.680><c> the</c><00:25:14.900><c> fountains</c><00:25:15.240><c> of</c><00:25:15.400><c> the</c><00:25:15.559><c> great</c><00:25:15.799><c> deep</c> 00:25:16.099 --> 00:25:18.440 were<00:25:16.400><c> broken</c><00:25:16.619><c> up,</c><00:25:17.599><c> literally</c><00:25:17.599><c> burst</c><00:25:18.059><c> open,</c> 00:25:18.440 --> 00:25:21.200 ripped<00:25:18.819><c> open</c><00:25:19.200><c> is</c><00:25:19.500><c> the</c><00:25:20.079><c> force</c><00:25:20.420><c> of</c><00:25:20.720><c> the</c><00:25:20.920><c> Hebrew.</c> 00:25:21.680 --> 00:25:24.619 They<00:25:22.059><c> were</c><00:25:22.519><c> broken</c><00:25:22.839><c> up</c><00:25:23.039><c> or</c><00:25:23.240><c> burst</c><00:25:23.440><c> open.</c> 00:25:25.400 --> 00:25:28.279 And<00:25:25.700><c> the</c><00:25:25.980><c> windows</c><00:25:26.640><c> of</c><00:25:27.299><c> heaven,</c> 00:25:28.700 --> 00:25:32.579 that<00:25:28.799><c> literally</c><00:25:29.400><c> the</c><00:25:30.019><c> word</c><00:25:30.200><c> windows</c><00:25:30.539><c> is</c><00:25:31.000><c> floodgates.</c> 00:25:33.000 --> 00:25:35.559 Those<00:25:33.220><c> that</c><00:25:33.420><c> are</c><00:25:33.700><c> farmers</c><00:25:34.200><c> or</c><00:25:34.720><c> worked</c><00:25:34.900><c> around</c><00:25:35.359><c> water</c> 00:25:35.559 --> 00:25:37.579 understand<00:25:36.200><c> or</c><00:25:36.799><c> dams</c><00:25:37.279><c> or</c><00:25:37.380><c> something,</c> 00:25:37.799 --> 00:25:40.200 understand<00:25:38.279><c> what</c><00:25:38.460><c> a</c><00:25:38.759><c> floodgate</c><00:25:39.240><c> is</c><00:25:39.539><c> all</c><00:25:39.799><c> about.</c> 00:25:40.640 --> 00:25:43.400 The<00:25:40.980><c> floodgates</c><00:25:41.480><c> of</c><00:25:41.720><c> heaven</c><00:25:42.119><c> were</c><00:25:42.539><c> open.</c> 00:25:44.000 --> 00:25:46.779 I<00:25:44.279><c> want</c><00:25:44.519><c> you</c><00:25:44.720><c> to</c><00:25:45.119><c> think</c><00:25:45.319><c> about</c><00:25:45.700><c> this.</c> 00:25:47.279 --> 00:25:50.099 Here<00:25:47.880><c> is</c><00:25:48.339><c> this</c><00:25:49.200><c> one</c><00:25:49.440><c> continent</c> 00:25:50.099 --> 00:25:52.859 that's<00:25:50.619><c> been</c><00:25:51.119><c> raised</c><00:25:51.339><c> up</c><00:25:51.559><c> out</c><00:25:51.740><c> of</c><00:25:51.920><c> water.</c> 00:25:54.119 --> 00:25:56.240 By<00:25:54.339><c> however</c><00:25:54.759><c> many</c><00:25:55.579><c> mountains</c> 00:25:56.240 --> 00:26:00.519 or<00:25:56.539><c> how</c><00:25:56.799><c> high</c><00:25:57.000><c> they</c><00:25:57.200><c> may</c><00:25:57.359><c> have</c><00:25:57.599><c> been</c><00:25:58.420><c> assumption</c><00:25:59.099><c> on</c><00:25:59.460><c> our</c><00:25:59.680><c> part.</c> 00:26:02.099 --> 00:26:06.960 But<00:26:02.680><c> at</c><00:26:03.519><c> this</c><00:26:03.960><c> time,</c><00:26:04.960><c> something</c><00:26:05.539><c> happens</c> 00:26:07.079 --> 00:26:09.900 in<00:26:07.500><c> the</c><00:26:07.839><c> crust</c><00:26:08.140><c> of</c><00:26:08.559><c> the</c><00:26:08.920><c> earth.</c> 00:26:11.079 --> 00:26:15.180 And<00:26:11.559><c> there</c><00:26:11.920><c> are</c><00:26:12.319><c> fountains,</c><00:26:13.839><c> aquifers,</c><00:26:14.500><c> I'm</c><00:26:14.799><c> guessing.</c> 00:26:15.180 --> 00:26:16.759 I<00:26:15.480><c> don't</c><00:26:15.759><c> know.</c> 00:26:16.859 --> 00:26:19.099 But<00:26:17.140><c> there</c><00:26:17.420><c> is</c><00:26:17.680><c> something</c><00:26:18.059><c> in</c><00:26:18.640><c> the</c><00:26:18.940><c> earth</c> 00:26:19.099 --> 00:26:22.920 in<00:26:19.299><c> those</c><00:26:19.660><c> days</c><00:26:20.259><c> sources</c><00:26:20.819><c> of</c><00:26:21.019><c> the</c><00:26:21.259><c> fresh</c><00:26:21.539><c> water</c><00:26:21.839><c> of</c><00:26:22.079><c> Genesis</c><00:26:22.380><c> 2.</c> 00:26:23.380 --> 00:26:23.900 Who<00:26:23.599><c> knows?</c> 00:26:24.240 --> 00:26:27.319 I<00:26:24.880><c> must</c><00:26:25.160><c> make</c><00:26:25.480><c> assumptions</c><00:26:26.059><c> there</c><00:26:26.539><c> what</c><00:26:26.859><c> that</c><00:26:27.180><c> is.</c> 00:26:27.359 --> 00:26:31.539 But<00:26:27.640><c> apparently,</c><00:26:28.859><c> in</c><00:26:29.200><c> these</c><00:26:29.539><c> areas</c><00:26:29.920><c> and</c><00:26:30.119><c> in</c><00:26:30.299><c> the</c><00:26:30.579><c> deep,</c> 00:26:31.799 --> 00:26:37.359 the<00:26:32.140><c> crust</c><00:26:32.480><c> of</c><00:26:32.740><c> the</c><00:26:32.920><c> earth</c><00:26:33.500><c> is</c><00:26:34.420><c> being</c><00:26:34.940><c> ripped</c><00:26:35.519><c> open.</c> 00:26:39.619 --> 00:26:44.859 Now,<00:26:41.299><c> those</c><00:26:41.700><c> that</c><00:26:41.940><c> have</c><00:26:42.319><c> seen</c><00:26:42.880><c> on</c><00:26:43.400><c> the</c><00:26:43.539><c> big</c><00:26:43.740><c> island</c><00:26:44.079><c> in</c><00:26:44.299><c> Hawaii,</c> 00:26:45.180 --> 00:26:47.519 a<00:26:45.579><c> very</c><00:26:46.119><c> small</c><00:26:46.579><c> amount</c><00:26:47.000><c> of</c><00:26:47.299><c> lava</c> 00:26:47.519 --> 00:26:50.079 that<00:26:47.859><c> flows</c><00:26:48.119><c> out</c><00:26:48.480><c> and</c><00:26:48.640><c> hits</c><00:26:48.880><c> the</c><00:26:49.140><c> ocean.</c> 00:26:50.339 --> 00:26:52.720 Any<00:26:50.500><c> of</c><00:26:50.660><c> you</c><00:26:50.799><c> have</c><00:26:50.859><c> seen</c><00:26:51.059><c> that</c><00:26:51.279><c> or</c><00:26:51.460><c> seen</c><00:26:51.640><c> pictures</c><00:26:52.000><c> of</c><00:26:52.259><c> it?</c> 00:26:53.000 --> 00:26:56.680 Maybe<00:26:53.220><c> a</c><00:26:53.440><c> few</c><00:26:53.579><c> of</c><00:26:53.799><c> you,</c><00:26:54.640><c> just</c><00:26:54.940><c> a</c><00:26:55.119><c> very</c><00:26:55.440><c> minor</c><00:26:55.759><c> event.</c> 00:26:57.299 --> 00:27:00.519 Or<00:26:57.539><c> on</c><00:26:57.799><c> the</c><00:26:58.000><c> sea</c><00:26:58.240><c> floor,</c><00:26:58.819><c> something</c><00:26:58.960><c> my</c><00:26:59.279><c> son</c><00:26:59.500><c> studies,</c> 00:27:00.920 --> 00:27:03.680 where<00:27:01.200><c> you've</c><00:27:01.460><c> got</c><00:27:01.579><c> the</c><00:27:01.799><c> hydrothermal</c><00:27:02.460><c> vents</c><00:27:02.839><c> building</c><00:27:03.259><c> up.</c> 00:27:03.920 --> 00:27:08.940 Or<00:27:04.059><c> where</c><00:27:04.259><c> you've</c><00:27:04.759><c> got</c><00:27:05.180><c> the</c><00:27:06.980><c> liquid</c><00:27:07.380><c> earth</c><00:27:07.720><c> lava</c><00:27:08.180><c> flowing</c><00:27:08.599><c> out</c> 00:27:08.940 --> 00:27:12.599 and<00:27:09.279><c> creating</c><00:27:10.099><c> gradually</c><00:27:11.000><c> growing</c><00:27:11.420><c> islands</c> 00:27:12.599 --> 00:27:15.619 over<00:27:13.140><c> certain</c><00:27:13.480><c> hot</c><00:27:13.799><c> spots</c><00:27:14.160><c> in</c><00:27:14.339><c> the</c><00:27:14.420><c> earth's</c><00:27:14.779><c> crust.</c> 00:27:17.980 --> 00:27:20.119 So<00:27:18.380><c> those</c><00:27:18.519><c> are</c><00:27:18.819><c> small</c><00:27:19.039><c> things.</c> 00:27:21.420 --> 00:27:25.339 Imagine<00:27:21.880><c> a</c><00:27:22.160><c> world</c><00:27:22.619><c> where</c><00:27:23.079><c> there</c><00:27:23.420><c> are</c><00:27:23.759><c> no</c><00:27:24.240><c> plates</c> 00:27:25.059 --> 00:27:29.220 and<00:27:25.420><c> there</c><00:27:25.660><c> is</c><00:27:25.960><c> no</c><00:27:26.359><c> plate</c><00:27:26.740><c> tectonics</c><00:27:27.579><c> at</c><00:27:27.859><c> that</c><00:27:28.240><c> time.</c> 00:27:29.359 --> 00:27:33.500 We<00:27:29.660><c> all</c><00:27:30.039><c> float</c><00:27:30.400><c> on</c><00:27:31.480><c> plates</c><00:27:31.839><c> of</c><00:27:32.720><c> crust</c><00:27:33.099><c> now</c> 00:27:33.500 --> 00:27:35.559 that<00:27:33.759><c> are</c><00:27:34.079><c> cracked</c><00:27:34.359><c> and</c><00:27:34.700><c> broken.</c> 00:27:35.640 --> 00:27:37.799 Imagine<00:27:36.019><c> in</c><00:27:36.200><c> that</c><00:27:36.420><c> day</c><00:27:36.559><c> they</c><00:27:36.839><c> weren't.</c> 00:27:38.039 --> 00:27:42.259 And<00:27:38.279><c> then</c><00:27:38.519><c> something</c><00:27:38.980><c> caused</c><00:27:39.640><c> them</c><00:27:40.059><c> to</c><00:27:40.279><c> be</c><00:27:40.640><c> ripped</c><00:27:41.079><c> open.</c> 00:27:42.599 --> 00:27:48.119 And<00:27:43.099><c> water</c><00:27:43.880><c> from</c><00:27:44.400><c> the</c><00:27:44.640><c> aquifers,</c><00:27:45.980><c> waters</c><00:27:46.180><c> from</c><00:27:46.559><c> the</c><00:27:46.839><c> ocean</c> 00:27:48.200 --> 00:27:56.420 fall<00:27:48.759><c> into</c><00:27:50.559><c> the</c><00:27:51.140><c> earth's</c><00:27:52.200><c> inner</c><00:27:52.839><c> rocks</c><00:27:54.519><c> that</c><00:27:55.279><c> are</c><00:27:55.559><c> molten.</c> 00:27:57.140 --> 00:28:00.460 Now,<00:27:57.579><c> the</c><00:27:57.839><c> mathematics</c><00:27:58.480><c> behind</c><00:27:59.839><c> the</c><00:28:00.180><c> suggestion</c> 00:28:00.460 --> 00:28:02.660 I'm<00:28:00.700><c> about</c><00:28:00.960><c> to</c><00:28:01.279><c> share</c><00:28:01.500><c> with</c><00:28:01.740><c> you</c> 00:28:03.019 --> 00:28:06.660 is<00:28:03.420><c> that</c><00:28:03.980><c> it</c><00:28:04.359><c> is</c><00:28:04.680><c> calculated</c><00:28:05.180><c> in</c><00:28:05.440><c> that</c><00:28:05.680><c> kind</c><00:28:05.859><c> of</c><00:28:06.059><c> scenario</c> 00:28:06.660 --> 00:28:10.700 with<00:28:07.539><c> the</c><00:28:08.859><c> particular</c><00:28:09.420><c> software</c><00:28:09.920><c> that</c><00:28:10.160><c> they</c><00:28:10.380><c> have,</c> 00:28:10.700 --> 00:28:15.039 that<00:28:11.299><c> is</c><00:28:11.440><c> actually</c><00:28:11.839><c> utilized</c><00:28:12.400><c> by</c><00:28:13.220><c> all</c><00:28:13.519><c> kinds</c><00:28:13.839><c> of</c><00:28:14.160><c> scientists.</c> 00:28:16.460 --> 00:28:20.599 They<00:28:17.000><c> suspect</c><00:28:17.740><c> that</c><00:28:18.380><c> with</c><00:28:18.700><c> that</c><00:28:19.160><c> kind</c><00:28:19.539><c> of</c><00:28:19.839><c> dynamics,</c> 00:28:21.099 --> 00:28:24.880 what<00:28:21.279><c> happens</c><00:28:21.779><c> that</c><00:28:22.059><c> when</c><00:28:22.319><c> the</c><00:28:22.700><c> water</c><00:28:23.000><c> meets</c><00:28:23.500><c> the</c><00:28:24.480><c> lava</c> 00:28:24.880 --> 00:28:29.140 and<00:28:25.400><c> the</c><00:28:25.740><c> heat</c><00:28:26.240><c> at</c><00:28:26.960><c> levels</c><00:28:27.299><c> in</c><00:28:27.579><c> the</c><00:28:27.779><c> earth</c><00:28:27.940><c> that</c><00:28:28.099><c> we're</c><00:28:28.299><c> dealing</c><00:28:28.640><c> with,</c> 00:28:29.599 --> 00:28:31.940 that<00:28:29.900><c> the</c><00:28:30.180><c> water</c><00:28:30.400><c> would</c><00:28:30.599><c> have</c><00:28:30.819><c> vaporized,</c> 00:28:32.259 --> 00:28:37.059 gone<00:28:32.359><c> from</c><00:28:32.900><c> liquid</c><00:28:33.539><c> to</c><00:28:34.059><c> steam,</c><00:28:35.140><c> gone</c><00:28:35.400><c> to</c><00:28:35.700><c> super</c><00:28:36.119><c> saturated,</c><00:28:36.819><c> I</c><00:28:36.819><c> guess,</c> 00:28:37.180 --> 00:28:39.500 or<00:28:37.359><c> superheated</c><00:28:38.039><c> steam,</c><00:28:38.500><c> actually.</c> 00:28:39.339 --> 00:28:43.220 And<00:28:39.720><c> they</c><00:28:40.059><c> calculate</c><00:28:40.640><c> that</c><00:28:41.000><c> the</c><00:28:41.359><c> force</c><00:28:41.740><c> that</c><00:28:41.980><c> it</c><00:28:42.240><c> would</c><00:28:42.559><c> generate</c> 00:28:43.220 --> 00:28:47.799 as<00:28:43.680><c> it</c><00:28:43.940><c> emerged</c><00:28:44.460><c> from</c><00:28:45.039><c> this</c><00:28:46.019><c> cataclysm</c><00:28:46.720><c> down</c><00:28:47.019><c> in</c><00:28:47.220><c> the</c><00:28:47.339><c> oceans</c> 00:28:47.799 --> 00:28:50.279 or<00:28:48.079><c> on</c><00:28:48.319><c> the</c><00:28:48.500><c> land</c><00:28:48.759><c> wherever</c><00:28:49.039><c> things</c><00:28:49.339><c> are</c><00:28:49.559><c> ripped</c><00:28:49.740><c> open,</c> 00:28:50.579 --> 00:28:54.380 it<00:28:50.980><c> would</c><00:28:51.259><c> generate</c><00:28:52.119><c> a</c><00:28:52.559><c> jet</c><00:28:52.720><c> of</c><00:28:53.160><c> steam</c> 00:28:54.380 --> 00:28:59.700 that<00:28:54.920><c> would</c><00:28:55.279><c> shoot</c><00:28:55.460><c> upwards</c><00:28:55.980><c> at</c><00:28:56.759><c> supersonic</c><00:28:58.119><c> velocities.</c> 00:29:00.599 --> 00:29:03.380 Now,<00:29:00.980><c> I</c><00:29:01.539><c> haven't</c><00:29:01.759><c> seen</c><00:29:02.059><c> the</c><00:29:02.400><c> mathematics,</c> 00:29:03.599 --> 00:29:07.700 but<00:29:03.940><c> that</c><00:29:04.339><c> is</c><00:29:05.160><c> the</c><00:29:05.579><c> mathematics</c><00:29:05.980><c> that</c><00:29:06.519><c> they</c><00:29:06.920><c> have</c><00:29:07.160><c> looked</c><00:29:07.460><c> at.</c> 00:29:07.700 --> 00:29:10.519 Well,<00:29:08.119><c> what</c><00:29:08.339><c> that</c><00:29:08.779><c> suggests</c><00:29:09.500><c> is</c><00:29:09.920><c> those</c><00:29:10.220><c> things</c> 00:29:10.519 --> 00:29:13.660 that<00:29:10.740><c> look</c><00:29:10.920><c> kind</c><00:29:11.220><c> of</c><00:29:11.380><c> like</c><00:29:11.660><c> the</c><00:29:12.079><c> world</c><00:29:12.400><c> pools</c><00:29:12.759><c> of</c><00:29:13.059><c> water</c> 00:29:13.660 --> 00:29:16.799 or<00:29:14.920><c> water</c><00:29:15.480><c> spouts</c><00:29:15.839><c> of</c><00:29:16.099><c> various</c><00:29:16.319><c> kinds</c> 00:29:16.799 --> 00:29:21.599 are<00:29:17.660><c> suggesting</c><00:29:18.400><c> that</c><00:29:19.240><c> this</c><00:29:19.720><c> supersonic</c><00:29:20.619><c> steam,</c> 00:29:21.759 --> 00:29:25.000 this<00:29:22.019><c> water</c><00:29:22.759><c> basically</c><00:29:23.500><c> is</c><00:29:23.720><c> being</c><00:29:24.259><c> shot</c><00:29:24.559><c> up</c> 00:29:25.000 --> 00:29:26.619 high<00:29:25.380><c> into</c><00:29:25.680><c> the</c><00:29:25.960><c> atmosphere</c> 00:29:26.619 --> 00:29:30.859 and<00:29:27.180><c> it</c><00:29:27.339><c> is</c><00:29:27.559><c> basically</c><00:29:28.279><c> filling</c><00:29:28.619><c> the</c><00:29:29.000><c> atmosphere</c><00:29:29.500><c> with</c><00:29:29.799><c> water</c> 00:29:30.740 --> 00:29:32.240 at<00:29:31.099><c> enormous</c><00:29:31.680><c> rates.</c> 00:29:32.720 --> 00:29:35.119 It<00:29:32.900><c> also</c><00:29:33.220><c> allows</c><00:29:33.559><c> for</c><00:29:33.799><c> the</c><00:29:34.000><c> dissipation</c><00:29:34.559><c> of</c><00:29:34.819><c> heat,</c> 00:29:35.119 --> 00:29:37.480 one<00:29:35.539><c> of</c><00:29:35.700><c> the</c><00:29:35.920><c> big</c><00:29:36.119><c> problems</c><00:29:36.660><c> of</c><00:29:37.119><c> the</c><00:29:37.299><c> earth</c> 00:29:37.480 --> 00:29:39.559 being<00:29:38.220><c> fractured</c><00:29:38.740><c> open</c><00:29:38.980><c> like</c><00:29:39.339><c> this</c> 00:29:39.559 --> 00:29:43.480 and<00:29:39.920><c> all</c><00:29:40.200><c> of</c><00:29:40.359><c> the</c><00:29:40.559><c> geological</c><00:29:41.599><c> forces</c><00:29:42.440><c> that</c><00:29:42.720><c> are</c><00:29:42.980><c> at</c><00:29:43.259><c> play</c> 00:29:43.480 --> 00:29:45.400 to<00:29:43.700><c> make</c><00:29:43.859><c> these</c><00:29:44.180><c> things</c><00:29:44.440><c> happen,</c> 00:29:45.420 --> 00:29:47.660 shoots<00:29:45.599><c> up</c><00:29:45.920><c> into</c><00:29:46.220><c> the</c><00:29:46.480><c> heavens,</c><00:29:47.660><c> basically,</c> 00:29:48.059 --> 00:29:50.359 filling<00:29:48.299><c> the</c><00:29:48.680><c> atmosphere</c><00:29:49.099><c> with</c><00:29:49.400><c> water.</c> 00:29:50.380 --> 00:29:54.359 And<00:29:50.640><c> then</c><00:29:50.839><c> God</c><00:29:51.119><c> says</c><00:29:51.660><c> that</c><00:29:52.099><c> he</c><00:29:52.559><c> opened</c><00:29:52.920><c> the</c><00:29:53.480><c> floodgates</c><00:29:53.960><c> of</c><00:29:54.200><c> heaven.</c> 00:29:54.539 --> 00:29:57.420 I<00:29:54.759><c> don't</c><00:29:55.119><c> know</c><00:29:55.480><c> exactly</c><00:29:55.980><c> what</c><00:29:56.240><c> that</c><00:29:56.619><c> means.</c> 00:29:57.440 --> 00:30:01.859 I'm<00:29:57.819><c> not</c><00:29:58.039><c> an</c><00:29:58.299><c> expert</c><00:29:58.660><c> in</c><00:29:59.019><c> sort</c><00:29:59.180><c> of</c><00:29:59.500><c> the</c><00:29:59.660><c> dynamics</c><00:30:00.079><c> of</c><00:30:00.359><c> the</c><00:30:00.640><c> atmosphere,</c> 00:30:02.160 --> 00:30:06.740 whether<00:30:02.460><c> that</c><00:30:02.740><c> has</c><00:30:03.000><c> to</c><00:30:03.220><c> do</c><00:30:03.359><c> with</c><00:30:03.599><c> some</c><00:30:04.059><c> kind</c><00:30:04.519><c> of</c><00:30:05.640><c> forces,</c> 00:30:06.839 --> 00:30:09.339 some<00:30:07.019><c> kinds</c><00:30:07.500><c> of</c><00:30:07.900><c> something</c><00:30:08.299><c> that</c><00:30:08.579><c> would</c><00:30:08.779><c> occur</c> 00:30:09.339 --> 00:30:11.319 that<00:30:09.960><c> allows</c><00:30:10.420><c> that</c><00:30:10.819><c> water</c><00:30:11.059><c> now</c> 00:30:11.319 --> 00:30:13.079 to<00:30:11.480><c> come</c><00:30:11.720><c> crashing</c><00:30:12.059><c> back</c><00:30:12.420><c> down</c><00:30:12.640><c> to</c><00:30:12.799><c> the</c><00:30:12.940><c> earth.</c> 00:30:13.380 --> 00:30:14.980 I<00:30:13.380><c> don't</c><00:30:13.640><c> know,</c><00:30:13.839><c> I</c><00:30:13.940><c> don't</c><00:30:14.200><c> know</c><00:30:14.319><c> if</c><00:30:14.460><c> it</c><00:30:14.640><c> meant</c> 00:30:14.980 --> 00:30:18.559 that<00:30:16.119><c> the</c><00:30:16.440><c> tales</c><00:30:16.700><c> of</c><00:30:17.039><c> comets</c><00:30:17.460><c> swept</c><00:30:17.759><c> by</c><00:30:18.019><c> the</c><00:30:18.319><c> planet</c> 00:30:18.559 --> 00:30:22.960 and<00:30:19.019><c> the</c><00:30:19.420><c> water</c><00:30:19.759><c> that</c><00:30:20.160><c> is</c><00:30:20.859><c> abundant</c><00:30:21.420><c> in</c><00:30:21.660><c> the</c><00:30:21.799><c> universe</c> 00:30:23.019 --> 00:30:24.779 from<00:30:23.319><c> outside</c><00:30:24.119><c> of</c><00:30:24.380><c> the</c><00:30:24.539><c> earth</c> 00:30:24.779 --> 00:30:27.500 was<00:30:25.059><c> allowed</c><00:30:25.599><c> to</c><00:30:25.920><c> now</c><00:30:26.619><c> come</c><00:30:27.039><c> into</c><00:30:27.220><c> the</c><00:30:27.400><c> earth.</c> 00:30:27.539 --> 00:30:29.500 I<00:30:27.700><c> really</c><00:30:28.000><c> don't</c><00:30:28.299><c> know.</c> 00:30:29.420 --> 00:30:32.859 But<00:30:29.700><c> I'll</c><00:30:30.000><c> tell</c><00:30:30.099><c> you</c><00:30:30.180><c> what</c><00:30:30.319><c> I</c><00:30:30.579><c> do</c><00:30:30.799><c> know</c><00:30:31.099><c> from</c><00:30:31.980><c> the</c><00:30:32.460><c> causes</c> 00:30:32.859 --> 00:30:36.140 that<00:30:33.119><c> we're</c><00:30:33.359><c> reading</c><00:30:33.740><c> about</c><00:30:34.019><c> in</c><00:30:34.220><c> verse</c><00:30:34.500><c> 11</c><00:30:34.900><c> of</c><00:30:35.200><c> Genesis</c><00:30:35.500><c> 7</c> 00:30:36.140 --> 00:30:38.900 that<00:30:36.599><c> there</c><00:30:36.940><c> were</c><00:30:37.220><c> torrential</c><00:30:38.220><c> rains</c> 00:30:38.900 --> 00:30:42.279 that<00:30:39.460><c> came</c><00:30:39.799><c> as</c><00:30:40.140><c> a</c><00:30:40.420><c> result</c><00:30:40.599><c> for</c><00:30:40.880><c> 40</c><00:30:41.119><c> days</c><00:30:41.440><c> and</c><00:30:41.680><c> 40</c><00:30:41.920><c> nights.</c> 00:30:42.740 --> 00:30:44.900 Now,<00:30:43.000><c> let</c><00:30:43.160><c> me</c><00:30:43.299><c> tell</c><00:30:43.480><c> you</c><00:30:43.579><c> a</c><00:30:43.640><c> little</c><00:30:43.880><c> story.</c> 00:30:46.099 --> 00:30:48.759 When<00:30:46.380><c> Dolores</c><00:30:46.799><c> and</c><00:30:47.019><c> I</c><00:30:47.200><c> were</c><00:30:47.420><c> living</c><00:30:47.700><c> in</c><00:30:48.000><c> Guyana,</c> 00:30:48.980 --> 00:30:51.740 we<00:30:49.099><c> used</c><00:30:49.299><c> to</c><00:30:49.480><c> be</c><00:30:50.039><c> somewhat</c><00:30:50.380><c> amused</c><00:30:50.980><c> by</c><00:30:51.279><c> the</c><00:30:51.500><c> fact</c> 00:30:51.740 --> 00:30:55.119 that<00:30:52.019><c> sometimes,</c><00:30:53.880><c> if</c><00:30:54.000><c> any</c><00:30:54.099><c> of</c><00:30:54.140><c> you've</c><00:30:54.259><c> been</c><00:30:54.440><c> in</c><00:30:54.559><c> the</c><00:30:54.779><c> tropic,</c> 00:30:55.140 --> 00:30:56.420 you<00:30:55.259><c> would</c><00:30:55.559><c> understand</c><00:30:56.079><c> this.</c> 00:30:56.619 --> 00:30:58.279 You<00:30:56.960><c> look</c><00:30:57.160><c> off</c><00:30:57.440><c> in</c><00:30:57.599><c> the</c><00:30:57.759><c> distance</c> 00:30:58.279 --> 00:31:00.240 and<00:30:58.640><c> you</c><00:30:58.740><c> see</c><00:30:58.960><c> a</c><00:30:59.220><c> black</c><00:30:59.519><c> cloud</c><00:30:59.920><c> coming.</c> 00:31:00.319 --> 00:31:01.140 The<00:31:00.460><c> black</c><00:31:00.619><c> cloud,</c><00:31:00.880><c> of</c><00:31:01.039><c> course,</c> 00:31:01.240 --> 00:31:02.480 goes<00:31:01.380><c> all</c><00:31:01.559><c> the</c><00:31:01.599><c> way</c><00:31:01.720><c> down</c><00:31:01.859><c> to</c><00:31:02.000><c> the</c><00:31:02.180><c> ground.</c> 00:31:02.819 --> 00:31:04.720 And<00:31:03.059><c> you</c><00:31:03.160><c> know</c><00:31:03.319><c> it's</c><00:31:03.680><c> rain</c><00:31:03.920><c> coming,</c><00:31:04.299><c> right?</c> 00:31:05.019 --> 00:31:06.400 The<00:31:05.140><c> nice</c><00:31:05.339><c> thing</c><00:31:05.599><c> about</c><00:31:05.779><c> in</c><00:31:05.920><c> the</c><00:31:06.099><c> tropics</c> 00:31:06.400 --> 00:31:07.940 is<00:31:06.559><c> the</c><00:31:06.700><c> rain</c><00:31:06.880><c> comes</c><00:31:07.200><c> and</c><00:31:07.319><c> the</c><00:31:07.460><c> rain</c><00:31:07.599><c> goes.</c> 00:31:08.000 --> 00:31:10.220 It<00:31:08.099><c> doesn't</c><00:31:08.339><c> necessarily</c><00:31:09.019><c> stay</c><00:31:09.359><c> around</c><00:31:09.619><c> too</c><00:31:09.940><c> long.</c> 00:31:10.480 --> 00:31:12.740 But<00:31:10.640><c> these</c><00:31:10.859><c> particular</c><00:31:11.480><c> downpours</c><00:31:12.140><c> would</c><00:31:12.500><c> come</c> 00:31:12.740 --> 00:31:16.960 and<00:31:13.119><c> we'd</c><00:31:13.400><c> just</c><00:31:13.660><c> watch</c><00:31:14.000><c> this</c><00:31:14.740><c> wall</c><00:31:15.259><c> coming</c><00:31:15.539><c> towards</c><00:31:15.940><c> you.</c> 00:31:17.039 --> 00:31:21.380 When<00:31:17.359><c> you</c><00:31:17.759><c> stepped</c><00:31:18.099><c> out</c><00:31:19.119><c> into</c><00:31:20.000><c> the</c><00:31:21.079><c> rain</c> 00:31:21.380 --> 00:31:26.619 that<00:31:21.559><c> was</c><00:31:21.799><c> coming</c><00:31:22.079><c> down</c><00:31:22.779><c> in</c><00:31:23.460><c> these</c><00:31:23.720><c> particular</c><00:31:24.779><c> events</c><00:31:25.400><c> in</c><00:31:25.660><c> Guyana,</c> 00:31:26.619 --> 00:31:29.359 within<00:31:27.299><c> a</c><00:31:27.640><c> matter</c><00:31:27.960><c> of</c><00:31:28.339><c> seconds,</c><00:31:28.839><c> you're</c><00:31:29.079><c> soaked.</c> 00:31:29.559 --> 00:31:31.559 It's<00:31:29.740><c> just</c><00:31:29.880><c> like</c><00:31:30.079><c> you</c><00:31:30.220><c> have</c><00:31:30.339><c> a</c><00:31:30.539><c> water</c><00:31:30.839><c> fight,</c><00:31:31.180><c> you</c><00:31:31.339><c> know,</c> 00:31:31.579 --> 00:31:33.420 and<00:31:31.720><c> you</c><00:31:31.880><c> throw</c><00:31:32.119><c> a</c><00:31:32.259><c> bucket</c><00:31:32.480><c> of</c><00:31:32.660><c> water</c><00:31:32.960><c> on</c><00:31:33.099><c> someone</c> 00:31:33.420 --> 00:31:34.299 and<00:31:33.579><c> they're</c><00:31:33.940><c> drenched.</c> 00:31:34.700 --> 00:31:36.519 Within<00:31:34.920><c> seconds,</c><00:31:35.640><c> you're</c><00:31:36.000><c> drenched.</c> 00:31:37.019 --> 00:31:39.000 It's<00:31:37.220><c> that</c><00:31:37.500><c> much</c><00:31:37.700><c> water</c><00:31:38.079><c> coming</c><00:31:38.400><c> down.</c> 00:31:39.259 --> 00:31:42.140 And<00:31:39.440><c> that's</c><00:31:39.619><c> just</c><00:31:39.880><c> in</c><00:31:40.019><c> a</c><00:31:40.200><c> normal</c><00:31:40.440><c> everyday</c><00:31:40.940><c> occurrence</c> 00:31:42.339 --> 00:31:44.779 of<00:31:42.599><c> our</c><00:31:42.880><c> present</c><00:31:43.160><c> world</c><00:31:43.460><c> in</c><00:31:43.599><c> which</c><00:31:43.740><c> we're</c><00:31:43.920><c> living.</c> 00:31:46.500 --> 00:31:48.339 If<00:31:46.759><c> it</c><00:31:46.960><c> goes</c><00:31:47.160><c> on</c><00:31:47.420><c> for</c><00:31:47.680><c> several</c><00:31:47.960><c> hours,</c> 00:31:48.440 --> 00:31:50.500 the<00:31:48.619><c> streets</c><00:31:48.759><c> are</c><00:31:49.019><c> flooding</c><00:31:49.240><c> in</c><00:31:49.519><c> Guyana.</c> 00:31:51.140 --> 00:31:52.960 If<00:31:51.359><c> it</c><00:31:51.440><c> goes</c><00:31:51.660><c> on</c><00:31:51.859><c> for</c><00:31:52.160><c> a</c><00:31:52.359><c> day,</c> 00:31:53.420 --> 00:31:56.059 they've<00:31:53.940><c> got</c><00:31:54.180><c> major</c><00:31:54.759><c> flood</c><00:31:55.519><c> problems</c> 00:31:56.059 --> 00:31:59.039 because<00:31:56.480><c> Guyana</c><00:31:56.960><c> is</c><00:31:57.359><c> below</c><00:31:57.779><c> sea</c><00:31:58.059><c> level.</c> 00:31:59.660 --> 00:32:01.500 So<00:32:00.180><c> thanks</c><00:32:00.460><c> to</c><00:32:00.660><c> the</c><00:32:00.819><c> Dutch.</c> 00:32:01.559 --> 00:32:03.339 And<00:32:01.720><c> so</c><00:32:02.140><c> on</c><00:32:02.519><c> the</c><00:32:02.740><c> coast,</c><00:32:03.140><c> you</c><00:32:03.339><c> know,</c> 00:32:03.339 --> 00:32:05.960 you've<00:32:03.599><c> got</c><00:32:03.700><c> this</c><00:32:04.000><c> problem</c><00:32:04.380><c> that</c><00:32:04.940><c> the</c><00:32:05.279><c> sea's</c><00:32:05.519><c> out</c><00:32:05.759><c> there</c> 00:32:05.960 --> 00:32:08.400 and<00:32:06.079><c> the</c><00:32:06.279><c> water's</c><00:32:06.700><c> down,</c><00:32:07.039><c> growing</c><00:32:07.259><c> and</c><00:32:07.500><c> growing,</c><00:32:07.740><c> whatever,</c> 00:32:08.660 --> 00:32:09.599 a<00:32:08.799><c> place</c><00:32:08.980><c> to</c><00:32:09.240><c> collapse.</c> 00:32:09.859 --> 00:32:12.539 So<00:32:10.079><c> in</c><00:32:10.319><c> Guyana,</c><00:32:10.559><c> they</c><00:32:10.700><c> have</c><00:32:10.859><c> a</c><00:32:11.119><c> problem</c><00:32:11.480><c> one</c><00:32:11.980><c> day.</c> 00:32:12.940 --> 00:32:14.660 I<00:32:13.240><c> mean,</c><00:32:13.519><c> less</c><00:32:13.759><c> than</c><00:32:14.039><c> 24</c><00:32:14.460><c> hours.</c> 00:32:14.700 --> 00:32:18.859 I<00:32:14.759><c> mean,</c><00:32:15.000><c> 12</c><00:32:15.259><c> hours</c><00:32:16.000><c> if</c><00:32:16.500><c> they</c><00:32:16.660><c> even</c><00:32:16.920><c> get</c><00:32:17.099><c> a</c><00:32:17.299><c> rain</c><00:32:17.420><c> going</c><00:32:17.660><c> that</c><00:32:18.000><c> long.</c> 00:32:20.059 --> 00:32:26.039 Imagine<00:32:20.539><c> that</c><00:32:20.859><c> happening</c><00:32:21.299><c> day</c><00:32:22.900><c> after</c><00:32:23.859><c> day</c><00:32:24.599><c> after</c><00:32:25.279><c> day</c><00:32:26.039><c> after</c><00:32:26.039><c> day</c> 00:32:26.059 --> 00:32:27.759 after<00:32:26.680><c> day.</c> 00:32:27.900 --> 00:32:30.779 And<00:32:28.119><c> we're</c><00:32:28.259><c> not</c><00:32:28.539><c> talking</c><00:32:28.900><c> a</c><00:32:29.200><c> simple</c><00:32:29.559><c> Guyana</c><00:32:30.119><c> downpour.</c> 00:32:31.119 --> 00:32:34.079 We're<00:32:31.500><c> talking</c><00:32:31.759><c> a</c><00:32:32.240><c> massive</c><00:32:32.779><c> torrent</c><00:32:33.319><c> of</c><00:32:33.660><c> rain</c> 00:32:34.079 --> 00:32:36.220 falling<00:32:34.900><c> back</c><00:32:35.380><c> down</c><00:32:35.640><c> to</c><00:32:35.839><c> the</c><00:32:36.039><c> earth,</c> 00:32:36.539 --> 00:32:40.039 shooting<00:32:36.819><c> back</c><00:32:37.160><c> up</c><00:32:37.339><c> again,</c><00:32:37.799><c> falling</c><00:32:38.099><c> back</c><00:32:38.480><c> down</c><00:32:38.740><c> to</c><00:32:38.920><c> the</c><00:32:39.160><c> earth,</c> 00:32:40.240 --> 00:32:44.339 ravaging<00:32:40.700><c> the</c><00:32:41.059><c> earth</c><00:32:41.619><c> with</c><00:32:42.700><c> a</c><00:32:43.079><c> force</c><00:32:43.400><c> of</c><00:32:43.619><c> this</c><00:32:43.900><c> water.</c> 00:32:44.759 --> 00:32:47.140 And<00:32:44.980><c> the</c><00:32:45.259><c> water</c><00:32:45.640><c> is</c><00:32:46.140><c> growing,</c> 00:32:47.480 --> 00:32:50.900 whatever<00:32:47.779><c> the</c><00:32:48.160><c> geologic</c><00:32:48.799><c> activity</c><00:32:49.319><c> going</c><00:32:49.700><c> on</c><00:32:50.119><c> in</c><00:32:50.319><c> the</c><00:32:50.559><c> earth,</c> 00:32:50.900 --> 00:32:56.339 this<00:32:52.259><c> water</c><00:32:52.920><c> begins</c><00:32:53.500><c> to</c><00:32:53.960><c> build</c><00:32:54.480><c> in</c><00:32:55.220><c> the</c><00:32:55.460><c> earth</c> 00:32:56.380 --> 00:33:00.200 and<00:32:56.720><c> it</c><00:32:56.980><c> does</c><00:32:57.140><c> it</c><00:32:57.299><c> for</c><00:32:57.539><c> 40</c><00:32:57.799><c> days</c><00:32:58.380><c> and</c><00:32:58.859><c> 40</c><00:32:59.200><c> nights.</c> 00:33:00.599 --> 00:33:03.900 I<00:33:00.720><c> suggest</c><00:33:01.420><c> what's</c><00:33:02.660><c> worthy</c><00:33:02.920><c> of</c><00:33:03.220><c> thinking</c><00:33:03.500><c> about,</c> 00:33:04.019 --> 00:33:05.359 we're<00:33:04.160><c> thinking</c><00:33:04.440><c> this</c><00:33:04.779><c> through,</c> 00:33:05.859 --> 00:33:08.200 and<00:33:05.940><c> in</c><00:33:06.119><c> Genesis</c><00:33:06.380><c> seven,</c><00:33:06.940><c> verse</c><00:33:07.140><c> 11,</c> 00:33:08.220 --> 00:33:13.619 the<00:33:08.400><c> cause</c><00:33:08.640><c> of</c><00:33:08.960><c> the</c><00:33:09.140><c> flood</c><00:33:09.960><c> suggests</c><00:33:11.279><c> that</c><00:33:12.299><c> this</c><00:33:12.519><c> was</c><00:33:12.779><c> massive.</c> 00:33:14.680 --> 00:33:16.500 This<00:33:14.960><c> was</c><00:33:15.259><c> global.</c> 00:33:16.759 --> 00:33:21.059 It<00:33:17.160><c> was</c><00:33:17.559><c> for</c><00:33:17.759><c> that</c><00:33:18.099><c> one</c><00:33:18.279><c> little</c><00:33:18.619><c> continent</c><00:33:19.380><c> worldwide.</c> 00:33:24.920 --> 00:33:26.819 Well,<00:33:25.319><c> that's</c><00:33:25.720><c> one</c><00:33:25.859><c> possible</c><00:33:26.259><c> conclusion.</c> 00:33:27.160 --> 00:33:29.039 I'll<00:33:27.339><c> let</c><00:33:27.380><c> you</c><00:33:27.559><c> think</c><00:33:27.759><c> about</c><00:33:28.039><c> that.</c> 00:33:29.460 --> 00:33:32.480 I<00:33:29.619><c> want</c><00:33:29.740><c> you</c><00:33:29.920><c> to</c><00:33:30.059><c> think</c><00:33:30.180><c> about</c><00:33:30.380><c> the</c><00:33:30.619><c> language</c><00:33:30.920><c> of</c><00:33:31.099><c> the</c><00:33:31.299><c> flood</c><00:33:31.460><c> now.</c> 00:33:33.220 --> 00:33:35.359 All<00:33:33.400><c> right,</c><00:33:33.960><c> so</c><00:33:34.099><c> you've</c><00:33:34.279><c> got</c><00:33:34.420><c> Genesis</c><00:33:34.759><c> seven</c><00:33:35.079><c> open.</c> 00:33:35.460 --> 00:33:36.400 You<00:33:35.480><c> can</c><00:33:35.740><c> kind</c><00:33:35.900><c> of</c><00:33:36.140><c> follow,</c> 00:33:36.559 --> 00:33:38.200 I'm<00:33:36.700><c> just</c><00:33:36.900><c> gonna</c><00:33:37.019><c> give</c><00:33:37.180><c> a</c><00:33:37.259><c> little</c><00:33:37.460><c> summary</c><00:33:37.859><c> up</c><00:33:38.099><c> here,</c> 00:33:38.220 --> 00:33:40.900 but<00:33:38.339><c> you</c><00:33:38.460><c> can</c><00:33:38.680><c> kind</c><00:33:38.779><c> of</c><00:33:39.039><c> follow</c><00:33:39.420><c> what</c><00:33:40.339><c> we've</c><00:33:40.720><c> got.</c> 00:33:41.160 --> 00:33:43.619 So<00:33:41.440><c> in</c><00:33:41.640><c> the</c><00:33:41.799><c> language</c><00:33:42.079><c> of</c><00:33:42.240><c> the</c><00:33:42.460><c> flood</c><00:33:42.599><c> in</c><00:33:42.839><c> Genesis</c><00:33:43.220><c> seven,</c> 00:33:43.619 --> 00:33:45.099 verses<00:33:43.880><c> 17</c><00:33:44.299><c> through</c><00:33:44.500><c> 20,</c> 00:33:45.380 --> 00:33:48.400 you<00:33:45.640><c> have</c><00:33:45.779><c> a</c><00:33:45.980><c> very</c><00:33:46.259><c> clear</c><00:33:46.440><c> statement</c><00:33:46.920><c> that</c><00:33:47.440><c> in</c><00:33:47.579><c> verse</c><00:33:47.759><c> 17,</c> 00:33:48.640 --> 00:33:50.460 that<00:33:48.720><c> the</c><00:33:48.960><c> water's</c><00:33:49.440><c> increased.</c> 00:33:51.200 --> 00:33:53.819 That's<00:33:51.420><c> the</c><00:33:51.599><c> statement,</c><00:33:52.319><c> water's</c><00:33:52.839><c> increased.</c> 00:33:54.180 --> 00:33:59.940 The<00:33:54.500><c> next</c><00:33:54.759><c> thing</c><00:33:55.000><c> that</c><00:33:55.259><c> you</c><00:33:55.539><c> hear</c><00:33:55.920><c> is</c><00:33:56.779><c> the</c><00:33:57.059><c> water's</c><00:33:58.400><c> greatly</c><00:33:59.099><c> increased</c> 00:34:00.299 --> 00:34:05.440 and<00:34:00.880><c> like</c><00:34:01.039><c> in</c><00:34:01.220><c> a</c><00:34:01.539><c> war</c><00:34:01.779><c> against</c><00:34:02.180><c> its</c><00:34:02.500><c> enemy,</c><00:34:03.460><c> it</c><00:34:03.940><c> prevailed.</c> 00:34:06.799 --> 00:34:09.280 And<00:34:07.200><c> then</c><00:34:07.920><c> we're</c><00:34:08.460><c> told</c><00:34:08.719><c> after</c><00:34:09.079><c> this</c> 00:34:09.280 --> 00:34:12.900 that<00:34:09.460><c> the</c><00:34:09.679><c> water's</c><00:34:10.559><c> exceedingly</c><00:34:11.400><c> increased.</c> 00:34:13.619 --> 00:34:17.559 So<00:34:13.900><c> you're</c><00:34:14.719><c> following</c><00:34:15.139><c> the</c><00:34:15.539><c> intensification</c><00:34:16.280><c> in</c><00:34:16.460><c> the</c><00:34:16.599><c> language.</c> 00:34:20.039 --> 00:34:24.300 And<00:34:20.440><c> finally,</c><00:34:22.440><c> we're</c><00:34:22.619><c> told</c><00:34:22.780><c> the</c><00:34:23.039><c> mountains</c><00:34:23.400><c> were</c><00:34:23.820><c> covered</c> 00:34:24.300 --> 00:34:28.019 by<00:34:24.920><c> all</c><00:34:25.360><c> of</c><00:34:25.639><c> this</c><00:34:26.300><c> experience</c><00:34:27.260><c> of</c><00:34:27.639><c> water,</c> 00:34:28.260 --> 00:34:31.500 what<00:34:28.320><c> was</c><00:34:28.860><c> going</c><00:34:29.179><c> on,</c><00:34:29.480><c> the</c><00:34:29.800><c> drama</c><00:34:30.119><c> at</c><00:34:30.380><c> this</c><00:34:30.619><c> time.</c> 00:34:31.579 --> 00:34:33.260 The<00:34:31.739><c> end</c><00:34:31.860><c> result,</c><00:34:32.340><c> the</c><00:34:32.500><c> mountains</c><00:34:32.679><c> were</c><00:34:32.940><c> covered.</c> 00:34:33.619 --> 00:34:34.820 Now<00:34:33.820><c> it's</c><00:34:34.019><c> kind</c><00:34:34.199><c> of</c><00:34:34.400><c> fascinating</c> 00:34:34.820 --> 00:34:36.360 when<00:34:35.039><c> you're</c><00:34:35.280><c> looking</c><00:34:35.500><c> at</c><00:34:35.719><c> Genesis</c><00:34:36.000><c> seven</c> 00:34:36.360 --> 00:34:37.840 because<00:34:36.619><c> you're</c><00:34:36.960><c> also</c><00:34:37.380><c> given</c> 00:34:37.840 --> 00:34:41.039 the<00:34:38.440><c> parallel</c><00:34:38.760><c> experience</c><00:34:39.559><c> of</c><00:34:39.960><c> the</c><00:34:40.239><c> arc.</c> 00:34:41.300 --> 00:34:45.019 First,<00:34:41.960><c> the</c><00:34:42.139><c> arc</c><00:34:42.280><c> rose</c><00:34:42.579><c> high</c><00:34:42.960><c> above</c><00:34:43.199><c> the</c><00:34:43.440><c> earth,</c><00:34:44.460><c> all</c><00:34:44.679><c> right?</c> 00:34:45.179 --> 00:34:47.079 So<00:34:45.360><c> as</c><00:34:45.519><c> the</c><00:34:45.679><c> water's</c><00:34:46.139><c> increased,</c> 00:34:47.579 --> 00:34:50.059 expect<00:34:48.219><c> the</c><00:34:48.500><c> boat</c><00:34:48.659><c> to</c><00:34:48.940><c> float,</c><00:34:49.559><c> right?</c> 00:34:50.440 --> 00:34:53.980 But<00:34:50.860><c> then</c><00:34:51.099><c> we're</c><00:34:51.420><c> told</c><00:34:51.739><c> as</c><00:34:52.059><c> it</c><00:34:52.420><c> greatly</c><00:34:52.739><c> increased</c><00:34:53.199><c> and</c><00:34:53.440><c> prevailed,</c> 00:34:54.179 --> 00:34:56.880 the<00:34:54.400><c> arc</c><00:34:54.579><c> began</c><00:34:54.900><c> to</c><00:34:55.179><c> move</c><00:34:55.360><c> about</c><00:34:55.679><c> in</c><00:34:55.820><c> the</c><00:34:56.019><c> waters.</c> 00:34:58.360 --> 00:35:01.639 And<00:34:58.900><c> then</c><00:34:59.260><c> when</c><00:34:59.519><c> the</c><00:34:59.760><c> water's</c><00:35:00.440><c> exceedingly</c><00:35:00.920><c> increased,</c> 00:35:01.900 --> 00:35:05.619 we<00:35:02.119><c> discover</c><00:35:02.519><c> that</c><00:35:02.840><c> all</c><00:35:03.119><c> mountains</c><00:35:03.559><c> under</c><00:35:03.820><c> the</c><00:35:04.179><c> whole</c><00:35:04.500><c> heaven,</c> 00:35:05.820 --> 00:35:07.420 hear<00:35:06.000><c> the</c><00:35:06.300><c> language,</c> 00:35:07.639 --> 00:35:15.199 all<00:35:08.019><c> mountains</c><00:35:09.019><c> under</c><00:35:10.480><c> the</c><00:35:11.199><c> whole</c><00:35:11.980><c> heavens</c><00:35:12.920><c> were</c><00:35:14.239><c> covered.</c> 00:35:15.480 --> 00:35:18.579 And<00:35:15.840><c> if</c><00:35:16.119><c> to</c><00:35:16.440><c> make</c><00:35:16.639><c> the</c><00:35:16.920><c> point</c><00:35:17.079><c> even</c><00:35:17.500><c> more</c><00:35:17.780><c> for</c><00:35:18.059><c> us,</c> 00:35:18.940 --> 00:35:25.480 it<00:35:19.219><c> says</c><00:35:19.699><c> the</c><00:35:21.280><c> arc</c><00:35:21.960><c> cleared</c><00:35:23.260><c> the</c><00:35:23.500><c> mountains</c><00:35:23.880><c> by</c><00:35:24.159><c> 15</c><00:35:24.639><c> cubits.</c> 00:35:25.900 --> 00:35:28.000 And<00:35:26.079><c> you</c><00:35:26.199><c> say,</c><00:35:26.360><c> how</c><00:35:26.460><c> do</c><00:35:26.659><c> you</c><00:35:26.719><c> know</c><00:35:26.900><c> that?</c> 00:35:28.159 --> 00:35:31.460 Because<00:35:28.699><c> the</c><00:35:29.019><c> proportions</c><00:35:29.420><c> of</c><00:35:29.659><c> the</c><00:35:29.920><c> arc</c><00:35:30.280><c> create</c><00:35:30.860><c> a</c><00:35:31.159><c> draft.</c> 00:35:31.519 --> 00:35:33.860 You<00:35:31.639><c> know</c><00:35:31.760><c> how</c><00:35:32.079><c> far</c><00:35:32.320><c> the</c><00:35:32.559><c> boat</c><00:35:32.739><c> sinks</c><00:35:33.019><c> into</c><00:35:33.280><c> the</c><00:35:33.539><c> water?</c> 00:35:34.039 --> 00:35:35.719 15<00:35:34.420><c> cubits.</c> 00:35:36.920 --> 00:35:40.300 And<00:35:37.199><c> then</c><00:35:37.420><c> when</c><00:35:38.179><c> Noah</c><00:35:38.460><c> heard</c><00:35:39.119><c> the</c><00:35:39.860><c> scraping</c> 00:35:40.300 --> 00:35:42.960 on<00:35:40.699><c> the</c><00:35:40.880><c> bottom</c><00:35:41.119><c> of</c><00:35:41.380><c> the</c><00:35:41.519><c> arc</c><00:35:41.739><c> stop,</c> 00:35:44.119 --> 00:35:47.360 he<00:35:44.320><c> knew</c><00:35:44.780><c> that</c><00:35:45.119><c> at</c><00:35:45.380><c> last</c><00:35:45.639><c> he</c><00:35:45.780><c> was</c><00:35:46.159><c> free</c><00:35:46.440><c>-floating</c> 00:35:47.360 --> 00:35:50.579 above<00:35:47.719><c> all</c><00:35:48.079><c> obstacles</c><00:35:48.760><c> on</c><00:35:49.260><c> the</c><00:35:49.519><c> face</c><00:35:50.019><c> of</c><00:35:50.280><c> the</c><00:35:50.420><c> world</c> 00:35:50.579 --> 00:35:52.380 that<00:35:50.760><c> he</c><00:35:50.880><c> had</c><00:35:51.019><c> once</c><00:35:51.239><c> lived</c><00:35:51.500><c> on.</c> 00:35:52.659 --> 00:35:55.420 Very<00:35:52.860><c> fascinating,</c><00:35:54.039><c> 15</c><00:35:54.460><c> cubits.</c> 00:35:55.659 --> 00:35:59.300 All<00:35:55.860><c> right,</c><00:35:56.579><c> I</c><00:35:57.039><c> suggest</c><00:35:57.599><c> that</c><00:35:57.920><c> when</c><00:35:58.039><c> you</c><00:35:58.280><c> read</c><00:35:58.500><c> this,</c> 00:35:59.780 --> 00:36:03.320 it's<00:36:00.119><c> compelling</c><00:36:00.699><c> language</c><00:36:01.380><c> that</c><00:36:02.219><c> seeks</c><00:36:02.559><c> to</c><00:36:02.920><c> tell</c><00:36:03.059><c> us</c> 00:36:03.320 --> 00:36:07.280 this<00:36:03.800><c> was</c><00:36:04.039><c> not</c><00:36:04.380><c> just</c><00:36:04.960><c> a</c><00:36:05.260><c> minor</c><00:36:05.719><c> local</c><00:36:06.340><c> affair,</c> 00:36:07.780 --> 00:36:11.480 but<00:36:08.019><c> this</c><00:36:08.420><c> flood</c><00:36:08.960><c> was</c><00:36:10.179><c> enormous</c> 00:36:11.639 --> 00:36:19.079 and<00:36:12.079><c> had</c><00:36:13.099><c> a</c><00:36:13.920><c> worldwide,</c><00:36:14.579><c> a</c><00:36:15.039><c> global</c><00:36:15.679><c> impact</c><00:36:16.619><c> on</c><00:36:17.940><c> this</c><00:36:18.239><c> earth.</c> 00:36:19.340 --> 00:36:22.059 We'll<00:36:19.539><c> take</c><00:36:19.699><c> a</c><00:36:19.800><c> look</c><00:36:19.920><c> at</c><00:36:20.659><c> the</c><00:36:21.099><c> outcome</c><00:36:21.519><c> of</c><00:36:21.699><c> the</c><00:36:21.940><c> flood</c> 00:36:22.059 --> 00:36:24.739 in<00:36:22.260><c> verses</c><00:36:22.539><c> 21</c><00:36:23.019><c> through</c><00:36:23.280><c> 23</c><00:36:23.760><c> of</c><00:36:24.000><c> chapter</c><00:36:24.360><c> seven.</c> 00:36:25.039 --> 00:36:26.599 Listen<00:36:25.139><c> to</c><00:36:25.320><c> this</c><00:36:25.519><c> language.</c> 00:36:26.719 --> 00:36:32.900 First<00:36:27.039><c> we're</c><00:36:27.420><c> told,</c><00:36:30.039><c> all</c><00:36:31.099><c> flesh</c><00:36:31.800><c> died.</c> 00:36:33.019 --> 00:36:36.139 Okay,<00:36:34.380><c> that's</c><00:36:34.679><c> good,</c><00:36:35.039><c> that</c><00:36:35.239><c> moved</c><00:36:35.440><c> on</c><00:36:35.679><c> the</c><00:36:35.860><c> earth.</c> 00:36:36.460 --> 00:36:38.519 Again,<00:36:36.619><c> you</c><00:36:36.719><c> know,</c><00:36:36.820><c> these</c><00:36:37.019><c> are</c><00:36:37.179><c> the</c><00:36:37.320><c> land</c><00:36:37.519><c> animals.</c> 00:36:39.880 --> 00:36:42.500 All<00:36:40.320><c> in</c><00:36:40.619><c> whose</c><00:36:40.900><c> nostrils</c><00:36:41.460><c> was</c><00:36:41.679><c> the</c><00:36:41.880><c> breath</c><00:36:42.039><c> of</c><00:36:42.300><c> life,</c> 00:36:42.539 --> 00:36:44.099 in<00:36:42.679><c> case</c><00:36:42.860><c> we</c><00:36:43.000><c> didn't</c><00:36:43.119><c> get</c><00:36:43.260><c> it</c><00:36:43.440><c> the</c><00:36:43.579><c> first</c><00:36:43.840><c> time.</c> 00:36:44.420 --> 00:36:46.500 All<00:36:44.619><c> in</c><00:36:44.780><c> whose</c><00:36:44.940><c> nostrils</c><00:36:45.400><c> was</c><00:36:45.599><c> the</c><00:36:45.760><c> breath</c><00:36:45.980><c> of</c><00:36:46.219><c> life.</c> 00:36:46.920 --> 00:36:49.300 All<00:36:47.219><c> that</c><00:36:47.380><c> was</c><00:36:47.500><c> on</c><00:36:47.699><c> the</c><00:36:47.920><c> dry</c><00:36:48.139><c> land</c><00:36:48.440><c> died.</c> 00:36:49.599 --> 00:36:51.239 That's<00:36:50.000><c> Genesis,</c><00:36:50.320><c> that's</c><00:36:50.639><c> not</c><00:36:50.800><c> my</c><00:36:51.019><c> words.</c> 00:36:51.360 --> 00:36:54.320 I'm<00:36:51.440><c> not</c><00:36:51.659><c> trying</c><00:36:51.840><c> to</c><00:36:52.460><c> give</c><00:36:52.920><c> you</c><00:36:53.519><c> my</c><00:36:53.840><c> own</c><00:36:54.099><c> words.</c> 00:36:54.360 --> 00:36:57.320 That's<00:36:54.760><c> Genesis</c><00:36:55.139><c> words,</c><00:36:56.199><c> all</c><00:36:56.380><c> right?</c> 00:36:58.139 --> 00:37:00.619 God<00:36:58.579><c> destroyed</c><00:36:59.019><c> all</c><00:36:59.800><c> living</c><00:37:00.179><c> things.</c> 00:37:00.619 --> 00:37:03.500 They<00:37:00.780><c> were</c><00:37:00.980><c> destroyed</c><00:37:01.559><c> from</c><00:37:01.820><c> the</c><00:37:02.019><c> earth,</c><00:37:02.440><c> the</c><00:37:02.599><c> land,</c> 00:37:03.900 --> 00:37:05.800 about<00:37:04.079><c> one</c><00:37:04.400><c> single</c><00:37:04.719><c> continent.</c> 00:37:05.960 --> 00:37:07.519 All<00:37:06.139><c> that</c><00:37:06.340><c> life</c><00:37:06.619><c> was</c><00:37:06.920><c> destroyed,</c> 00:37:08.000 --> 00:37:10.719 and<00:37:08.099><c> in</c><00:37:08.179><c> case</c><00:37:08.400><c> we</c><00:37:08.599><c> didn't</c><00:37:08.760><c> get</c><00:37:09.000><c> it</c><00:37:09.340><c> in</c><00:37:09.519><c> chapter</c><00:37:09.860><c> 821,</c> 00:37:10.980 --> 00:37:13.639 he<00:37:11.219><c> says,</c><00:37:11.579><c> I</c><00:37:11.579><c> will</c><00:37:12.019><c> never</c><00:37:12.380><c> again</c><00:37:12.900><c> destroy</c> 00:37:13.639 --> 00:37:16.480 every<00:37:14.400><c> living</c><00:37:14.719><c> thing</c><00:37:15.059><c> as</c><00:37:15.300><c> I</c><00:37:15.460><c> have</c><00:37:15.699><c> done.</c> 00:37:18.039 --> 00:37:20.219 I<00:37:18.579><c> don't</c><00:37:18.760><c> know</c><00:37:18.940><c> about</c><00:37:19.199><c> you,</c> 00:37:21.679 --> 00:37:25.219 but<00:37:22.280><c> this</c><00:37:22.880><c> language</c><00:37:23.619><c> suggests</c><00:37:24.239><c> to</c><00:37:24.559><c> me</c> 00:37:25.219 --> 00:37:26.960 that<00:37:25.480><c> what</c><00:37:25.719><c> we're</c><00:37:26.059><c> reading</c><00:37:26.500><c> about,</c> 00:37:26.960 --> 00:37:33.900 we're<00:37:27.539><c> intended</c><00:37:27.840><c> to</c><00:37:28.119><c> understand</c><00:37:29.219><c> this</c><00:37:30.500><c> was</c><00:37:31.179><c> a</c><00:37:31.880><c> global</c><00:37:32.539><c> flood.</c> 00:37:34.360 --> 00:37:36.920 This<00:37:34.639><c> is</c><00:37:34.840><c> a</c><00:37:35.099><c> flood</c><00:37:35.300><c> that</c><00:37:36.039><c> wiped</c><00:37:36.280><c> out</c> 00:37:36.920 --> 00:37:39.099 that<00:37:37.599><c> continent</c><00:37:38.059><c> in</c><00:37:38.280><c> which</c><00:37:38.460><c> all</c><00:37:38.780><c> life,</c> 00:37:39.400 --> 00:37:41.699 all<00:37:39.699><c> animal,</c><00:37:40.219><c> all</c><00:37:40.679><c> man</c><00:37:41.039><c> and</c><00:37:41.320><c> everything,</c> 00:37:41.960 --> 00:37:45.260 where<00:37:42.099><c> they</c><00:37:42.300><c> were</c><00:37:42.539><c> found,</c><00:37:43.260><c> it</c><00:37:43.440><c> wiped</c><00:37:43.639><c> them</c><00:37:43.900><c> all</c><00:37:44.199><c> out.</c> 00:37:47.460 --> 00:37:50.019 But<00:37:48.099><c> that's</c><00:37:48.739><c> my</c><00:37:49.099><c> opinion.</c> 00:37:51.099 --> 00:37:54.579 Take<00:37:51.340><c> a</c><00:37:51.420><c> look</c><00:37:51.500><c> at</c><00:37:51.619><c> the</c><00:37:51.840><c> timeline</c><00:37:52.199><c> of</c><00:37:52.539><c> the</c><00:37:52.639><c> flood,</c><00:37:53.460><c> all</c><00:37:53.639><c> right?</c> 00:37:54.420 --> 00:37:56.960 We<00:37:54.679><c> know</c><00:37:54.900><c> what</c><00:37:55.099><c> happened</c><00:37:55.440><c> on</c><00:37:55.679><c> day</c><00:37:55.960><c> one,</c><00:37:56.559><c> of</c><00:37:56.559><c> course,</c> 00:37:57.059 --> 00:38:01.199 February<00:37:57.539><c> 17th,</c><00:37:58.480><c> 600,</c><00:37:59.920><c> that's</c><00:38:00.420><c> how</c><00:38:00.460><c> old</c><00:38:00.719><c> Adam</c><00:38:00.880><c> was.</c> 00:38:01.460 --> 00:38:03.480 I<00:38:01.460><c> mean,</c><00:38:01.960><c> Noah</c><00:38:01.960><c> was,</c><00:38:02.340><c> sorry,</c><00:38:02.679><c> I</c><00:38:02.800><c> keep</c><00:38:02.820><c> saying</c><00:38:03.019><c> Adam,</c><00:38:03.260><c> I</c><00:38:03.480><c> don't</c> 00:38:03.480 --> 00:38:04.260 know<00:38:03.519><c> why.</c> 00:38:04.519 --> 00:38:07.059 That's<00:38:05.039><c> when</c><00:38:05.159><c> the</c><00:38:05.320><c> fountains</c><00:38:05.599><c> of</c><00:38:06.039><c> the</c><00:38:06.219><c> deep</c><00:38:06.340><c> were</c><00:38:06.599><c> broken</c><00:38:06.760><c> up,</c> 00:38:07.139 --> 00:38:09.440 the<00:38:07.320><c> floodgates</c><00:38:07.699><c> were</c><00:38:07.900><c> open,</c><00:38:08.139><c> the</c><00:38:08.260><c> rain</c><00:38:08.460><c> begins,</c><00:38:08.940><c> right?</c> 00:38:09.860 --> 00:38:12.360 And<00:38:10.079><c> we</c><00:38:10.179><c> know</c><00:38:10.340><c> that</c><00:38:10.500><c> that</c><00:38:10.699><c> happened</c><00:38:10.900><c> for</c><00:38:11.199><c> 40</c><00:38:11.420><c> days,</c><00:38:11.960><c> right?</c> 00:38:12.780 --> 00:38:17.139 40<00:38:13.239><c> days,</c><00:38:14.780><c> this</c><00:38:15.340><c> torrents</c><00:38:16.019><c> of</c><00:38:16.099><c> water</c><00:38:16.400><c> come</c><00:38:16.699><c> down</c> 00:38:17.139 --> 00:38:21.719 and<00:38:17.780><c> the</c><00:38:18.300><c> whole</c><00:38:18.619><c> earth</c><00:38:18.860><c> is</c><00:38:19.199><c> engulfed,</c><00:38:20.579><c> all</c><00:38:20.820><c> right?</c> 00:38:21.579 --> 00:38:27.019 And<00:38:21.880><c> then</c><00:38:22.159><c> on</c><00:38:22.380><c> the</c><00:38:23.519><c> 40th</c><00:38:23.900><c> day,</c><00:38:24.980><c> God</c><00:38:25.099><c> stops</c><00:38:25.639><c> the</c><00:38:26.099><c> torrent</c><00:38:26.639><c> part</c> 00:38:27.019 --> 00:38:28.059 of<00:38:27.179><c> it.</c> 00:38:28.420 --> 00:38:30.820 Now,<00:38:28.780><c> interestingly,</c><00:38:29.360><c> as</c><00:38:29.519><c> we'll</c><00:38:29.760><c> see</c><00:38:29.900><c> in</c><00:38:30.099><c> the</c><00:38:30.219><c> next</c><00:38:30.519><c> one,</c> 00:38:30.980 --> 00:38:33.280 he<00:38:31.139><c> doesn't</c><00:38:31.340><c> actually</c><00:38:31.719><c> stop</c><00:38:32.000><c> the</c><00:38:32.320><c> rain,</c> 00:38:33.840 --> 00:38:36.360 but<00:38:33.960><c> he</c><00:38:34.159><c> does</c><00:38:34.380><c> stop</c><00:38:34.679><c> the</c><00:38:35.079><c> torrents</c><00:38:35.920><c> of</c><00:38:36.179><c> rain,</c> 00:38:36.739 --> 00:38:40.199 this<00:38:37.079><c> huge</c><00:38:37.699><c> amount</c><00:38:37.980><c> of</c><00:38:38.239><c> water</c><00:38:38.480><c> coming</c><00:38:38.780><c> down</c><00:38:39.500><c> onto</c><00:38:39.760><c> the</c><00:38:40.000><c> earth.</c> 00:38:40.320 --> 00:38:44.800 He<00:38:40.659><c> stops</c><00:38:40.920><c> that</c><00:38:41.659><c> and</c><00:38:43.099><c> notice</c><00:38:43.619><c> this,</c> 00:38:45.780 --> 00:38:48.119 waters<00:38:46.380><c> at</c><00:38:46.980><c> this</c><00:38:47.320><c> point</c><00:38:47.519><c> in</c><00:38:47.840><c> time,</c> 00:38:48.199 --> 00:38:49.780 after<00:38:48.440><c> they've</c><00:38:48.920><c> covered</c><00:38:49.039><c> in</c><00:38:49.260><c> 40</c><00:38:49.500><c> days</c> 00:38:49.780 --> 00:38:51.320 all<00:38:50.039><c> the</c><00:38:50.239><c> mountains</c><00:38:50.539><c> on</c><00:38:50.780><c> the</c><00:38:51.000><c> earth,</c> 00:38:51.800 --> 00:38:56.199 they<00:38:51.960><c> remain</c><00:38:52.840><c> covering</c><00:38:53.579><c> the</c><00:38:54.159><c> mountains</c><00:38:54.519><c> for</c><00:38:54.820><c> four</c><00:38:55.159><c> months.</c> 00:38:57.760 --> 00:39:02.800 Four<00:38:58.440><c> months,</c><00:38:59.159><c> approximately,</c><00:39:00.539><c> the</c><00:39:00.840><c> mountains</c><00:39:01.500><c> remain</c><00:39:02.280><c> covered.</c> 00:39:03.000 --> 00:39:08.119 It's<00:39:03.360><c> on</c><00:39:03.599><c> the</c><00:39:03.760><c> 150th</c><00:39:05.059><c> day,</c><00:39:06.360><c> almost</c><00:39:06.639><c> half</c><00:39:06.980><c> a</c><00:39:07.159><c> year,</c><00:39:07.300><c> so</c><00:39:07.539><c> to</c><00:39:07.760><c> speak,</c> 00:39:08.539 --> 00:39:13.960 on<00:39:08.719><c> the</c><00:39:08.960><c> 150th</c><00:39:09.920><c> day,</c><00:39:11.659><c> God</c><00:39:12.260><c> moves,</c> 00:39:14.619 --> 00:39:18.619 he<00:39:14.980><c> blows</c><00:39:15.320><c> upon</c><00:39:15.719><c> the</c><00:39:16.000><c> waters,</c><00:39:16.519><c> he</c><00:39:16.980><c> stops</c><00:39:17.239><c> up</c><00:39:17.519><c> the</c><00:39:17.739><c> fountains</c> 00:39:18.619 --> 00:39:21.820 that<00:39:18.940><c> are</c><00:39:19.440><c> there,</c><00:39:20.260><c> releasing</c><00:39:20.780><c> their</c><00:39:21.340><c> waters,</c> 00:39:21.940 --> 00:39:23.380 and<00:39:22.119><c> the</c><00:39:22.340><c> rain</c><00:39:22.599><c> is</c><00:39:22.820><c> restrained,</c> 00:39:23.380 --> 00:39:24.860 see,<00:39:23.599><c> I</c><00:39:23.679><c> told</c><00:39:23.840><c> you</c><00:39:24.000><c> rain</c><00:39:24.280><c> was,</c> 00:39:25.219 --> 00:39:28.239 we're<00:39:25.599><c> saying</c><00:39:25.840><c> the</c><00:39:25.980><c> waters</c><00:39:26.239><c> are</c><00:39:26.440><c> now,</c><00:39:26.679><c> rain</c><00:39:26.900><c> is</c><00:39:27.139><c> now</c><00:39:27.380><c> restrained,</c> 00:39:28.380 --> 00:39:30.840 and<00:39:28.539><c> the</c><00:39:28.820><c> waters</c><00:39:29.119><c> now</c><00:39:29.539><c> have</c><00:39:29.860><c> an</c><00:39:30.039><c> opportunity,</c> 00:39:31.219 --> 00:39:32.840 whatever's<00:39:31.699><c> going</c><00:39:31.920><c> on</c><00:39:32.179><c> geologically,</c> 00:39:33.079 --> 00:39:35.639 but<00:39:33.099><c> they</c><00:39:33.900><c> have</c><00:39:34.099><c> the</c><00:39:34.340><c> opportunity,</c><00:39:35.139><c> apparently,</c> 00:39:35.940 --> 00:39:37.480 to<00:39:36.119><c> begin</c><00:39:36.460><c> to</c><00:39:36.800><c> settle</c><00:39:36.960><c> away.</c> 00:39:37.699 --> 00:39:42.300 He<00:39:37.920><c> said,</c><00:39:38.360><c> whew,</c><00:39:39.139><c> because</c><00:39:39.380><c> Noah</c><00:39:39.840><c> is</c><00:39:41.519><c> resting</c><00:39:41.900><c> now</c> 00:39:42.300 --> 00:39:45.800 on<00:39:42.619><c> Mount</c><00:39:42.860><c> Ararat,</c><00:39:44.539><c> well,</c><00:39:44.739><c> that's</c><00:39:45.099><c> interesting,</c> 00:39:45.800 --> 00:39:51.679 until<00:39:46.360><c> you</c><00:39:46.960><c> discover</c><00:39:47.820><c> that</c><00:39:48.659><c> 10</c><00:39:49.360><c> weeks</c><00:39:50.179><c> later,</c> 00:39:52.500 --> 00:39:56.960 he's<00:39:53.079><c> looking</c><00:39:53.260><c> out</c><00:39:53.579><c> the</c><00:39:53.780><c> window</c><00:39:54.219><c> for</c><00:39:54.679><c> 10</c><00:39:55.400><c> weeks,</c> 00:39:57.119 --> 00:40:01.820 looking<00:39:57.760><c> for</c><00:39:58.800><c> other</c><00:39:59.380><c> mountaintops</c><00:40:00.320><c> to</c><00:40:00.699><c> appear,</c> 00:40:02.940 --> 00:40:06.159 and<00:40:03.320><c> it's</c><00:40:03.659><c> not</c><00:40:03.940><c> until</c><00:40:04.280><c> the</c><00:40:04.579><c> day</c><00:40:04.980><c> 224</c> 00:40:06.159 --> 00:40:10.280 that<00:40:06.500><c> he</c><00:40:06.699><c> begins</c><00:40:07.000><c> to</c><00:40:07.500><c> see</c><00:40:07.980><c> other</c><00:40:08.699><c> mountaintops.</c> 00:40:10.539 --> 00:40:16.280 Think<00:40:10.820><c> about</c><00:40:11.139><c> this,</c><00:40:12.380><c> from</c><00:40:12.659><c> day</c><00:40:12.940><c> 40</c><00:40:13.500><c> to</c><00:40:14.119><c> day</c><00:40:14.559><c> 224,</c> 00:40:16.360 --> 00:40:19.199 how<00:40:16.599><c> much</c><00:40:16.920><c> water</c><00:40:17.280><c> there</c><00:40:17.519><c> had</c><00:40:17.719><c> to</c><00:40:17.940><c> be.</c> 00:40:21.280 --> 00:40:24.280 Well,<00:40:22.440><c> it</c><00:40:22.559><c> gets</c><00:40:22.920><c> a</c><00:40:23.099><c> little</c><00:40:23.260><c> worse,</c> 00:40:24.420 --> 00:40:28.980 just<00:40:24.559><c> 40</c><00:40:24.800><c> days</c><00:40:25.159><c> later,</c><00:40:26.219><c> that's</c><00:40:26.980><c> a</c><00:40:27.159><c> little</c><00:40:27.239><c> over</c><00:40:27.500><c> a</c><00:40:27.559><c> month</c><00:40:27.760><c> later,</c> 00:40:29.079 --> 00:40:30.719 Noah<00:40:29.219><c> sends</c><00:40:29.420><c> out</c><00:40:29.659><c> a</c><00:40:29.840><c> raven.</c> 00:40:31.139 --> 00:40:34.039 The<00:40:31.360><c> raven</c><00:40:31.559><c> finds</c><00:40:32.059><c> carrion,</c><00:40:32.739><c> he</c><00:40:32.800><c> finds</c><00:40:33.099><c> floating</c><00:40:33.599><c> carcasses,</c> 00:40:34.099 --> 00:40:35.340 I<00:40:34.260><c> have</c><00:40:34.380><c> no</c><00:40:34.559><c> idea</c><00:40:34.760><c> what</c><00:40:34.900><c> he</c><00:40:35.179><c> found,</c> 00:40:35.440 --> 00:40:36.599 but<00:40:35.539><c> he</c><00:40:35.639><c> found</c><00:40:35.820><c> something</c><00:40:36.099><c> delicious,</c> 00:40:36.800 --> 00:40:38.599 ravens<00:40:37.179><c> feed</c><00:40:37.519><c> on</c><00:40:37.719><c> that</c><00:40:37.980><c> kind</c><00:40:38.159><c> of</c><00:40:38.340><c> stuff,</c> 00:40:38.900 --> 00:40:41.679 so<00:40:39.079><c> he</c><00:40:39.739><c> said,</c><00:40:40.380><c> forget</c><00:40:41.079><c> my</c><00:40:41.420><c> buddies,</c> 00:40:41.699 --> 00:40:43.820 I'm<00:40:42.000><c> gonna</c><00:40:42.159><c> go</c><00:40:42.460><c> out</c><00:40:42.679><c> and</c><00:40:43.079><c> enjoy</c><00:40:43.320><c> myself,</c> 00:40:43.960 --> 00:40:45.199 and<00:40:44.099><c> he</c><00:40:44.300><c> stays</c><00:40:44.480><c> away</c><00:40:44.739><c> from</c><00:40:44.920><c> the</c><00:40:45.079><c> ark,</c> 00:40:45.199 --> 00:40:47.099 the<00:40:45.199><c> ark</c><00:40:45.199><c> never</c><00:40:45.380><c> comes</c><00:40:45.719><c> back.</c> 00:40:48.139 --> 00:40:52.619 Seven<00:40:48.679><c> days</c><00:40:49.219><c> later,</c><00:40:51.000><c> he</c><00:40:51.119><c> waits</c><00:40:51.219><c> a</c><00:40:51.400><c> whole</c><00:40:51.619><c> week,</c> 00:40:52.679 --> 00:40:59.059 he<00:40:53.039><c> sends</c><00:40:53.260><c> out</c><00:40:53.619><c> a</c><00:40:53.960><c> dove</c><00:40:54.199><c> now,</c><00:40:55.599><c> and</c><00:40:56.380><c> the</c><00:40:57.159><c> dove</c><00:40:57.539><c> comes</c><00:40:58.039><c> back.</c> 00:40:59.559 --> 00:41:01.559 Apparently,<00:41:00.199><c> the</c><00:41:00.380><c> dove</c><00:41:00.639><c> looking</c><00:41:00.960><c> for</c><00:41:01.260><c> something</c> 00:41:01.559 --> 00:41:06.139 a<00:41:01.699><c> little</c><00:41:01.940><c> different</c><00:41:02.340><c> than</c><00:41:02.679><c> carrion</c><00:41:03.539><c> doesn't</c><00:41:05.300><c> like</c><00:41:05.559><c> what</c><00:41:05.739><c> he</c><00:41:05.980><c> sees,</c> 00:41:06.199 --> 00:41:09.599 comes<00:41:06.420><c> back</c><00:41:06.739><c> to</c><00:41:06.900><c> the</c><00:41:07.059><c> ark,</c><00:41:07.579><c> waits</c><00:41:07.800><c> seven</c><00:41:08.199><c> days</c><00:41:08.659><c> more.</c> 00:41:09.619 --> 00:41:11.519 This<00:41:09.840><c> is</c><00:41:10.019><c> 21</c><00:41:10.340><c> days,</c><00:41:10.659><c> three</c><00:41:10.920><c> weeks,</c><00:41:11.360><c> right?</c> 00:41:11.559 --> 00:41:13.940 We<00:41:11.739><c> wait</c><00:41:11.960><c> in</c><00:41:12.139><c> now,</c><00:41:12.599><c> he</c><00:41:12.800><c> sends</c><00:41:13.019><c> the</c><00:41:13.280><c> dove</c><00:41:13.420><c> up,</c> 00:41:13.940 --> 00:41:16.440 it<00:41:14.539><c> appears</c><00:41:15.139><c> that</c><00:41:15.460><c> the</c><00:41:15.699><c> waters</c><00:41:15.980><c> now</c> 00:41:16.440 --> 00:41:20.340 have<00:41:16.699><c> begun</c><00:41:17.119><c> to</c><00:41:17.519><c> recide,</c><00:41:19.159><c> recide,</c><00:41:20.099><c> retract,</c> 00:41:20.760 --> 00:41:25.079 and<00:41:21.400><c> the</c><00:41:22.239><c> result</c><00:41:22.599><c> is</c><00:41:23.260><c> that</c><00:41:24.179><c> the</c><00:41:24.619><c> trees,</c> 00:41:25.320 --> 00:41:29.159 some<00:41:25.480><c> of</c><00:41:25.619><c> the</c><00:41:25.800><c> trees</c><00:41:26.039><c> on</c><00:41:26.260><c> the</c><00:41:26.440><c> earth</c><00:41:26.780><c> are</c><00:41:27.139><c> beginning</c><00:41:27.559><c> to,</c> 00:41:29.539 --> 00:41:32.800 that<00:41:29.780><c> have</c><00:41:30.039><c> survived</c><00:41:30.699><c> some</c><00:41:30.980><c> of</c><00:41:31.099><c> the</c><00:41:31.639><c> areas</c><00:41:32.099><c> that</c><00:41:32.539><c> tore</c><00:41:32.559><c> it,</c> 00:41:32.900 --> 00:41:35.719 but<00:41:33.039><c> apparently</c><00:41:33.400><c> in</c><00:41:33.599><c> this</c><00:41:33.780><c> area,</c><00:41:34.179><c> there</c><00:41:34.340><c> were</c><00:41:34.599><c> trees,</c> 00:41:35.800 --> 00:41:37.260 and<00:41:36.099><c> so</c><00:41:36.219><c> when</c><00:41:36.400><c> the</c><00:41:36.539><c> dove</c><00:41:36.699><c> goes</c><00:41:37.019><c> out,</c> 00:41:37.340 --> 00:41:39.500 he<00:41:37.360><c> comes</c><00:41:37.619><c> back</c><00:41:37.880><c> with</c><00:41:38.059><c> an</c><00:41:38.239><c> olive</c><00:41:38.519><c> branch.</c> 00:41:40.679 --> 00:41:47.559 He<00:41:41.280><c> waits</c><00:41:41.880><c> seven</c><00:41:42.840><c> more</c><00:41:43.480><c> days,</c><00:41:45.559><c> and</c><00:41:45.679><c> the</c><00:41:45.900><c> dove</c><00:41:46.000><c> doesn't</c><00:41:46.300><c> come</c><00:41:46.599><c> back,</c> 00:41:47.780 --> 00:41:51.300 and<00:41:48.099><c> he</c><00:41:48.300><c> would</c><00:41:48.500><c> say,</c><00:41:49.679><c> ah,</c><00:41:49.900><c> now</c><00:41:50.159><c> is</c><00:41:50.300><c> the</c><00:41:50.500><c> time,</c><00:41:50.860><c> right?</c> 00:41:51.699 --> 00:41:54.139 Open<00:41:52.039><c> up</c><00:41:52.239><c> the</c><00:41:52.420><c> ark</c><00:41:52.599><c> and</c><00:41:52.699><c> let's</c><00:41:52.920><c> get</c><00:41:53.280><c> out</c><00:41:53.460><c> of</c><00:41:53.579><c> this</c><00:41:53.860><c> place</c> 00:41:54.139 --> 00:42:00.820 as<00:41:54.360><c> quick</c><00:41:54.579><c> as</c><00:41:54.719><c> we</c><00:41:55.039><c> possibly</c><00:41:55.519><c> can,</c><00:41:56.780><c> and</c><00:41:57.300><c> yet,</c><00:41:59.320><c> he</c><00:41:59.800><c> waits.</c> 00:42:01.139 --> 00:42:04.519 You<00:42:01.480><c> can</c><00:42:01.760><c> figure</c><00:42:01.980><c> out</c><00:42:02.280><c> the</c><00:42:02.579><c> mathematics</c><00:42:03.000><c> there,</c><00:42:03.719><c> Jeff.</c> 00:42:04.980 --> 00:42:10.119 And<00:42:05.360><c> I</c><00:42:05.460><c> suggest</c><00:42:05.920><c> it's</c><00:42:07.579><c> about</c><00:42:08.059><c> another</c><00:42:08.420><c> month,</c><00:42:08.920><c> right?</c> 00:42:11.579 --> 00:42:15.800 And<00:42:12.280><c> he</c><00:42:12.980><c> still</c><00:42:13.219><c> is</c><00:42:13.500><c> waiting</c><00:42:13.900><c> to</c><00:42:14.519><c> open</c><00:42:14.739><c> the</c><00:42:15.059><c> ark.</c> 00:42:16.679 --> 00:42:20.079 That<00:42:17.119><c> means</c><00:42:17.579><c> that</c><00:42:17.900><c> it's</c><00:42:18.159><c> taken</c><00:42:18.480><c> over</c><00:42:19.019><c> nine</c><00:42:19.519><c> months</c> 00:42:20.079 --> 00:42:22.280 for<00:42:20.420><c> the</c><00:42:20.659><c> earth</c><00:42:20.920><c> to</c><00:42:21.280><c> dry</c><00:42:21.500><c> out,</c> 00:42:22.679 --> 00:42:26.559 sufficiently<00:42:23.380><c> where</c><00:42:23.739><c> Noah</c><00:42:24.019><c> now</c><00:42:24.360><c> can</c><00:42:24.559><c> even</c><00:42:24.860><c> begin</c><00:42:25.360><c> contemplating</c> 00:42:26.559 --> 00:42:28.900 opening<00:42:27.019><c> up</c><00:42:27.260><c> the</c><00:42:27.460><c> ark</c><00:42:27.639><c> and</c><00:42:27.760><c> letting</c><00:42:28.000><c> everybody</c><00:42:28.519><c> out,</c> 00:42:29.079 --> 00:42:30.500 but<00:42:29.239><c> he</c><00:42:29.480><c> doesn't</c><00:42:29.760><c> do</c><00:42:30.059><c> it.</c> 00:42:30.960 --> 00:42:32.880 He<00:42:31.280><c> waits</c><00:42:31.519><c> almost</c><00:42:31.980><c> two</c><00:42:32.260><c> months</c><00:42:32.519><c> more,</c> 00:42:32.880 --> 00:42:37.800 the<00:42:33.079><c> day</c><00:42:33.739><c> 371,</c><00:42:35.900><c> which</c><00:42:36.199><c> is</c><00:42:36.400><c> now</c><00:42:36.619><c> almost</c><00:42:36.920><c> a</c><00:42:37.260><c> year,</c> 00:42:38.260 --> 00:42:41.900 over<00:42:38.719><c> a</c><00:42:38.880><c> year</c><00:42:39.039><c> later,</c><00:42:39.980><c> it's</c><00:42:40.440><c> then</c><00:42:40.679><c> they</c><00:42:40.940><c> finally</c><00:42:41.300><c> depart</c><00:42:41.679><c> from</c> 00:42:41.900 --> 00:42:42.840 the<00:42:42.119><c> ark.</c> 00:42:42.860 --> 00:42:45.579 I<00:42:43.260><c> don't</c><00:42:43.460><c> know</c><00:42:43.659><c> about</c><00:42:43.940><c> what</c><00:42:44.059><c> you</c><00:42:44.300><c> think</c><00:42:44.539><c> when</c><00:42:44.739><c> you</c><00:42:44.980><c> see</c><00:42:45.119><c> this,</c> 00:42:46.000 --> 00:42:47.300 but<00:42:46.099><c> when</c><00:42:46.219><c> I'm</c><00:42:46.559><c> looking</c><00:42:46.760><c> at</c><00:42:47.079><c> this</c> 00:42:47.300 --> 00:42:50.400 and<00:42:47.440><c> I'm</c><00:42:47.719><c> trying</c><00:42:47.900><c> to</c><00:42:48.119><c> be</c><00:42:48.380><c> rational</c><00:42:48.800><c> about</c><00:42:49.119><c> it</c><00:42:49.280><c> and</c><00:42:49.460><c> understand</c><00:42:50.019><c> it,</c> 00:42:50.500 --> 00:42:51.719 when<00:42:50.679><c> I</c><00:42:50.900><c> read</c><00:42:51.039><c> this</c><00:42:51.380><c> language,</c> 00:42:51.760 --> 00:42:54.659 the<00:42:52.039><c> timeline</c><00:42:52.480><c> that</c><00:42:52.699><c> is</c><00:42:52.880><c> presented</c><00:42:53.199><c> to</c><00:42:53.400><c> me</c><00:42:53.500><c> and</c><00:42:53.639><c> I'm</c><00:42:53.840><c> saying,</c> 00:42:55.159 --> 00:42:59.480 there's<00:42:55.579><c> no</c><00:42:55.900><c> way</c><00:42:56.179><c> that</c><00:42:56.619><c> fits</c><00:42:57.320><c> any</c><00:42:57.980><c> experience</c><00:42:58.679><c> of</c><00:42:59.059><c> anybody</c> 00:42:59.480 --> 00:43:02.679 on<00:42:59.679><c> the</c><00:42:59.880><c> face</c><00:43:00.119><c> of</c><00:43:00.320><c> this</c><00:43:00.559><c> earth</c><00:43:00.880><c> of</c><00:43:01.199><c> a</c><00:43:01.360><c> local</c><00:43:01.699><c> flood.</c> 00:43:03.019 --> 00:43:07.119 It<00:43:03.239><c> suggests</c><00:43:03.760><c> that</c><00:43:04.000><c> this</c><00:43:04.239><c> was</c><00:43:04.460><c> an</c><00:43:04.820><c> enormous</c><00:43:05.820><c> event</c> 00:43:07.159 --> 00:43:11.820 in<00:43:07.519><c> the</c><00:43:08.139><c> earth's</c><00:43:08.659><c> history</c><00:43:09.079><c> and</c><00:43:10.139><c> that</c><00:43:10.659><c> I</c><00:43:10.900><c> would</c><00:43:11.219><c> suggest</c> 00:43:11.820 --> 00:43:19.340 the<00:43:12.679><c> timeline</c><00:43:13.039><c> itself</c><00:43:13.739><c> argues</c><00:43:14.320><c> for</c><00:43:15.360><c> a</c><00:43:16.500><c> massive</c><00:43:17.280><c> global</c><00:43:18.400><c> flood.</c> 00:43:20.099 --> 00:43:23.380 So<00:43:20.619><c> let's</c><00:43:21.059><c> summarize</c><00:43:21.519><c> what</c><00:43:21.679><c> we've</c><00:43:21.980><c> got</c><00:43:22.119><c> here.</c> 00:43:26.019 --> 00:43:28.920 The<00:43:26.480><c> depth</c><00:43:26.719><c> of</c><00:43:26.940><c> the</c><00:43:27.219><c> flood,</c><00:43:27.440><c> the</c><00:43:27.579><c> very</c><00:43:27.940><c> depth</c><00:43:28.340><c> of</c><00:43:28.519><c> the</c><00:43:28.780><c> flood</c> 00:43:28.920 --> 00:43:30.280 that<00:43:29.000><c> we</c><00:43:29.199><c> read</c><00:43:29.380><c> about</c><00:43:29.599><c> in</c><00:43:29.780><c> the</c><00:43:29.980><c> language,</c> 00:43:30.360 --> 00:43:33.159 the<00:43:30.539><c> waters</c><00:43:30.719><c> increasing,</c><00:43:31.340><c> prevailing,</c><00:43:31.699><c> et</c><00:43:31.860><c> cetera,</c> 00:43:33.460 --> 00:43:38.699 give<00:43:33.579><c> us</c><00:43:35.039><c> some</c><00:43:35.719><c> indication</c><00:43:36.519><c> that</c><00:43:37.179><c> this</c><00:43:37.539><c> was</c><00:43:37.880><c> a</c><00:43:38.280><c> universal</c> 00:43:38.699 --> 00:43:40.420 or<00:43:39.039><c> a</c><00:43:39.159><c> global</c><00:43:39.460><c> flood.</c> 00:43:40.719 --> 00:43:44.139 If<00:43:41.019><c> we</c><00:43:41.639><c> look</c><00:43:41.800><c> at</c><00:43:41.960><c> the</c><00:43:42.380><c> time</c><00:43:42.880><c> element</c><00:43:43.280><c> involved</c> 00:43:44.139 --> 00:43:46.659 with<00:43:44.780><c> this</c><00:43:45.059><c> water</c><00:43:45.300><c> on</c><00:43:45.559><c> the</c><00:43:45.780><c> earth,</c> 00:43:47.079 --> 00:43:54.719 it<00:43:47.619><c> argues</c><00:43:48.119><c> for</c><00:43:49.099><c> a</c><00:43:49.519><c> global</c><00:43:50.679><c> experience</c><00:43:53.219><c> on</c><00:43:53.500><c> the</c><00:43:53.699><c> earth.</c> 00:43:55.400 --> 00:43:56.760 Why<00:43:55.679><c> an</c><00:43:55.960><c> ark?</c> 00:43:56.940 --> 00:44:00.579 Again,<00:43:57.539><c> it</c><00:43:57.760><c> argues</c><00:43:58.320><c> for</c><00:43:58.860><c> the</c><00:43:59.239><c> universality</c><00:43:59.880><c> of</c><00:44:00.179><c> a</c><00:44:00.320><c> flood.</c> 00:44:01.000 --> 00:44:02.739 And<00:44:01.159><c> the</c><00:44:01.340><c> language</c><00:44:01.739><c> that</c><00:44:01.980><c> God</c><00:44:02.239><c> uses,</c> 00:44:03.199 --> 00:44:05.860 every<00:44:03.719><c> mountain</c><00:44:04.280><c> under</c><00:44:04.760><c> the</c><00:44:05.039><c> heavens,</c><00:44:05.679><c> right,</c> 00:44:05.860 --> 00:44:07.420 as<00:44:05.980><c> if</c><00:44:06.119><c> to</c><00:44:06.280><c> make</c><00:44:06.500><c> sure</c><00:44:06.679><c> that</c><00:44:06.860><c> you</c><00:44:07.039><c> understand</c> 00:44:07.420 --> 00:44:10.340 it's<00:44:07.699><c> not</c><00:44:07.860><c> under</c><00:44:08.400><c> this</c><00:44:08.780><c> part,</c><00:44:09.260><c> but</c><00:44:09.519><c> under</c><00:44:09.860><c> the</c><00:44:10.039><c> heavens,</c> 00:44:10.719 --> 00:44:16.099 every<00:44:11.099><c> mountain</c><00:44:11.559><c> under</c><00:44:11.900><c> heaven,</c><00:44:13.619><c> all</c><00:44:13.920><c> flesh</c><00:44:14.539><c> and</c><00:44:15.039><c> so</c><00:44:15.320><c> forth.</c> 00:44:16.300 --> 00:44:21.059 So<00:44:16.579><c> the</c><00:44:16.840><c> language,</c><00:44:17.380><c> the</c><00:44:17.760><c> terms,</c><00:44:18.480><c> the</c><00:44:18.760><c> words</c><00:44:19.159><c> that</c><00:44:19.360><c> God</c><00:44:19.579><c> is</c><00:44:19.880><c> using,</c> 00:44:21.440 --> 00:44:25.199 strained<00:44:21.820><c> to</c><00:44:22.079><c> try</c><00:44:22.239><c> to</c><00:44:22.500><c> tell</c><00:44:22.619><c> us</c><00:44:22.980><c> this</c><00:44:23.280><c> was</c><00:44:23.480><c> not</c><00:44:23.699><c> a</c><00:44:23.860><c> minor</c><00:44:24.139><c> affair</c> 00:44:25.320 --> 00:44:27.719 in<00:44:25.659><c> the</c><00:44:25.840><c> experience</c><00:44:26.480><c> of</c><00:44:26.760><c> mankind.</c> 00:44:28.099 --> 00:44:30.079 And<00:44:28.400><c> finally,</c><00:44:29.340><c> look</c><00:44:29.480><c> at</c><00:44:29.599><c> what</c><00:44:29.639><c> the</c><00:44:29.880><c> words</c> 00:44:30.079 --> 00:44:32.679 of<00:44:30.360><c> the</c><00:44:30.820><c> rainbow</c><00:44:31.260><c> covenant</c><00:44:31.659><c> say.</c> 00:44:33.039 --> 00:44:35.099 I<00:44:33.239><c> will</c><00:44:33.559><c> establish</c><00:44:34.039><c> my</c><00:44:34.400><c> covenant</c><00:44:34.619><c> with</c><00:44:34.860><c> you</c> 00:44:35.099 --> 00:44:36.659 and<00:44:35.239><c> your</c><00:44:35.480><c> descendants</c><00:44:35.900><c> after</c><00:44:36.300><c> you</c> 00:44:36.659 --> 00:44:39.679 and<00:44:37.000><c> with</c><00:44:37.320><c> every</c><00:44:37.599><c> living</c><00:44:37.920><c> creature</c><00:44:38.380><c> that</c><00:44:38.619><c> is</c><00:44:38.840><c> with</c><00:44:39.119><c> you,</c> 00:44:39.880 --> 00:44:43.380 the<00:44:40.280><c> birds,</c><00:44:40.800><c> the</c><00:44:41.199><c> cattle,</c><00:44:41.820><c> and</c><00:44:42.139><c> every</c><00:44:42.480><c> beast</c><00:44:42.719><c> of</c><00:44:42.940><c> the</c><00:44:43.079><c> earth.</c> 00:44:43.800 --> 00:44:49.539 Never<00:44:44.260><c> again</c><00:44:46.099><c> shall</c><00:44:46.880><c> all</c><00:44:47.699><c> flesh</c><00:44:48.340><c> be</c><00:44:48.980><c> cut</c><00:44:49.159><c> off</c> 00:44:49.539 --> 00:44:51.900 by<00:44:49.880><c> the</c><00:44:50.159><c> waters</c><00:44:50.639><c> of</c><00:44:51.260><c> the</c><00:44:51.659><c> flood.</c> 00:44:51.900 --> 00:44:57.119 Never<00:44:52.619><c> again</c><00:44:53.820><c> shall</c><00:44:54.440><c> there</c><00:44:54.679><c> be</c><00:44:55.119><c> a</c><00:44:55.619><c> flood</c><00:44:55.840><c> to</c><00:44:56.239><c> destroy</c><00:44:56.460><c> the</c><00:44:56.760><c> earth.</c> 00:44:57.619 --> 00:45:01.159 The<00:44:57.960><c> water</c><00:44:58.280><c> shall</c><00:44:58.679><c> never</c><00:44:59.420><c> again</c><00:45:00.079><c> become</c><00:45:00.460><c> a</c><00:45:00.860><c> flood</c> 00:45:01.159 --> 00:45:04.400 to<00:45:01.659><c> destroy</c><00:45:02.260><c> all</c><00:45:03.199><c> flesh.</c> 00:45:07.960 --> 00:45:09.619 Something<00:45:08.280><c> to</c><00:45:08.500><c> think</c><00:45:08.679><c> about,</c><00:45:09.139><c> brothers</c><00:45:09.139><c> and</c><00:45:09.340><c> sisters,</c> 00:45:09.739 --> 00:45:11.019 and<00:45:09.820><c> young</c><00:45:09.940><c> people?</c> 00:45:11.420 --> 00:45:12.340 Something<00:45:11.719><c> to</c><00:45:11.960><c> ponder?</c> 00:45:12.840 --> 00:45:15.360 Well,<00:45:13.000><c> let</c><00:45:13.119><c> me</c><00:45:13.199><c> give</c><00:45:13.300><c> you</c><00:45:13.440><c> one</c><00:45:13.599><c> last</c><00:45:13.840><c> thing</c><00:45:14.019><c> to</c><00:45:14.219><c> ponder.</c> 00:45:19.280 --> 00:45:27.139 When<00:45:19.860><c> you</c><00:45:20.440><c> look</c><00:45:21.300><c> at</c><00:45:22.420><c> the</c><00:45:22.679><c> geology</c><00:45:23.539><c> of</c><00:45:24.719><c> the</c><00:45:25.019><c> world</c><00:45:25.420><c> on</c><00:45:25.679><c> which</c><00:45:25.880><c> we</c><00:45:26.179><c> live,</c> 00:45:28.639 --> 00:45:32.320 there<00:45:29.219><c> are</c><00:45:29.679><c> two</c><00:45:30.380><c> scientific</c><00:45:31.539><c> facts.</c> 00:45:32.480 --> 00:45:35.599 This<00:45:32.760><c> is</c><00:45:33.039><c> not</c><00:45:33.579><c> something</c><00:45:33.920><c> people</c><00:45:34.420><c> debate.</c> 00:45:35.960 --> 00:45:38.719 It's<00:45:36.219><c> a</c><00:45:36.360><c> little</c><00:45:36.519><c> hard</c><00:45:36.820><c> to</c><00:45:37.059><c> debate</c><00:45:37.300><c> and</c><00:45:37.539><c> go</c><00:45:37.760><c> to</c><00:45:37.920><c> the</c><00:45:38.079><c> grand</c><00:45:38.360><c> canyon</c> 00:45:38.719 --> 00:45:40.139 and<00:45:39.039><c> see</c><00:45:39.179><c> one</c><00:45:39.480><c> of</c><00:45:39.659><c> the</c><00:45:39.880><c> facts.</c> 00:45:40.219 --> 00:45:42.119 What<00:45:40.400><c> do</c><00:45:40.500><c> you</c><00:45:40.659><c> see</c><00:45:40.860><c> here?</c> 00:45:42.840 --> 00:45:43.420 What<00:45:42.920><c> do</c><00:45:43.079><c> you</c><00:45:43.119><c> see?</c> 00:45:43.800 --> 00:45:44.039 Layers. 00:45:44.260 --> 00:45:44.840 Layers. 00:45:44.840 --> 00:45:46.199 Strata,<00:45:45.820><c> right?</c> 00:45:46.380 --> 00:45:48.519 These<00:45:46.480><c> are</c><00:45:46.699><c> rock</c><00:45:47.039><c> layers,</c><00:45:47.800><c> hardened</c><00:45:48.019><c> rock,</c> 00:45:48.840 --> 00:45:50.619 but<00:45:49.000><c> at</c><00:45:49.239><c> one</c><00:45:49.500><c> time</c><00:45:49.739><c> they</c><00:45:49.900><c> weren't</c><00:45:50.159><c> hard.</c> 00:45:50.679 --> 00:45:52.800 They<00:45:50.820><c> were</c><00:45:51.219><c> soft,</c><00:45:51.699><c> either</c><00:45:51.860><c> they're</c><00:45:52.280><c> sandstone</c> 00:45:52.800 --> 00:45:56.340 or<00:45:53.000><c> they're,</c><00:45:53.480><c> you</c><00:45:53.539><c> know,</c><00:45:54.280><c> certain</c><00:45:54.900><c> geochemicals</c> 00:45:56.340 --> 00:46:00.079 that<00:45:56.519><c> they'd</c><00:45:56.840><c> solidify,</c><00:45:57.619><c> harden,</c><00:45:58.179><c> and</c><00:45:58.480><c> now</c><00:45:58.739><c> you</c><00:45:58.900><c> have</c><00:45:59.079><c> rock.</c> 00:46:00.199 --> 00:46:01.239 All<00:46:00.420><c> right?</c> 00:46:01.280 --> 00:46:04.260 And<00:46:01.800><c> you</c><00:46:01.980><c> can</c><00:46:02.219><c> go</c><00:46:02.539><c> in</c><00:46:02.800><c> the</c><00:46:03.019><c> grand</c><00:46:03.199><c> canyon</c> 00:46:04.440 --> 00:46:07.619 when<00:46:04.699><c> you're</c><00:46:04.920><c> looking</c><00:46:05.219><c> at</c><00:46:05.619><c> the</c><00:46:05.940><c> sedimentary</c><00:46:06.679><c> layers</c> 00:46:07.820 --> 00:46:10.460 and<00:46:08.079><c> volcanic,</c><00:46:08.659><c> because</c><00:46:08.800><c> there's</c><00:46:09.019><c> volcanic</c><00:46:09.500><c> activity</c><00:46:10.059><c> too</c> 00:46:10.460 --> 00:46:12.860 that<00:46:10.820><c> some</c><00:46:11.099><c> of</c><00:46:11.239><c> these</c><00:46:11.380><c> are</c><00:46:11.639><c> evidence</c><00:46:12.000><c> in</c><00:46:12.139><c> some</c><00:46:12.340><c> of</c><00:46:12.480><c> these</c><00:46:12.659><c> layers,</c> 00:46:13.039 --> 00:46:13.860 but<00:46:13.179><c> in</c><00:46:13.320><c> the</c><00:46:13.460><c> grand</c><00:46:13.619><c> canyon,</c> 00:46:13.860 --> 00:46:16.860 literally<00:46:14.460><c> when</c><00:46:14.659><c> you</c><00:46:14.840><c> get</c><00:46:14.980><c> down</c><00:46:15.239><c> to</c><00:46:15.420><c> the</c><00:46:15.460><c> end</c><00:46:15.760><c> of</c><00:46:15.860><c> the</c><00:46:16.019><c> Colorado</c><00:46:16.420><c> River</c> 00:46:16.860 --> 00:46:18.480 going<00:46:17.179><c> through</c><00:46:17.420><c> the</c><00:46:17.559><c> grand</c><00:46:17.760><c> canyon</c><00:46:18.059><c> area,</c> 00:46:18.800 --> 00:46:21.980 you're<00:46:19.079><c> looking</c><00:46:19.559><c> at</c><00:46:20.199><c> creation</c><00:46:20.860><c> rock,</c> 00:46:23.000 --> 00:46:29.079 the<00:46:23.360><c> bedrock</c><00:46:23.960><c> on</c><00:46:24.219><c> which</c><00:46:24.480><c> the</c><00:46:24.739><c> world</c><00:46:25.059><c> stands,</c><00:46:26.659><c> granites,</c><00:46:28.239><c> right?</c> 00:46:29.219 --> 00:46:31.920 I<00:46:29.280><c> mean,</c><00:46:29.579><c> it's</c><00:46:30.400><c> an</c><00:46:30.639><c> amazing</c><00:46:31.260><c> experience</c> 00:46:31.920 --> 00:46:33.559 to<00:46:32.059><c> go</c><00:46:32.179><c> down</c><00:46:32.400><c> the</c><00:46:32.659><c> Colorado</c><00:46:33.059><c> River</c> 00:46:33.559 --> 00:46:37.239 and<00:46:33.719><c> be</c><00:46:33.900><c> able</c><00:46:34.099><c> to</c><00:46:34.320><c> see</c><00:46:34.480><c> these</c><00:46:34.780><c> things,</c><00:46:35.260><c> but</c><00:46:35.440><c> this</c><00:46:35.699><c> is</c><00:46:35.920><c> a</c><00:46:36.079><c> fact.</c> 00:46:38.860 --> 00:46:42.280 There's<00:46:39.420><c> no</c><00:46:39.639><c> argument,</c><00:46:40.460><c> no</c><00:46:40.739><c> one</c><00:46:40.960><c> argues</c><00:46:41.420><c> about</c><00:46:41.800><c> this,</c> 00:46:42.280 --> 00:46:46.019 nor<00:46:42.800><c> do</c><00:46:42.980><c> they</c><00:46:43.239><c> argue</c><00:46:43.599><c> that</c><00:46:43.840><c> in</c><00:46:44.179><c> some</c><00:46:44.460><c> of</c><00:46:44.619><c> those</c><00:46:44.860><c> sedimentary</c><00:46:45.659><c> layers</c> 00:46:46.019 --> 00:46:50.539 are<00:46:46.699><c> found</c><00:46:47.219><c> the</c><00:46:48.099><c> remnants</c><00:46:48.639><c> of</c><00:46:49.119><c> past</c><00:46:49.460><c> life.</c> 00:46:51.199 --> 00:46:55.420 We<00:46:51.300><c> call</c><00:46:51.579><c> them,</c><00:46:52.300><c> you</c><00:46:52.460><c> know,</c><00:46:52.920><c> fossils,</c><00:46:54.400><c> right?</c> 00:46:55.500 --> 00:46:58.380 And<00:46:55.780><c> we</c><00:46:56.079><c> have</c><00:46:56.280><c> our,</c><00:46:56.780><c> what's</c><00:46:57.260><c> that</c><00:46:57.380><c> guy's</c><00:46:57.699><c> name?</c> 00:46:59.059 --> 00:47:01.199 Trilobite,<00:47:00.000><c> you</c><00:47:00.000><c> know,</c><00:47:00.500><c> to</c><00:47:00.500><c> dinosaurs</c> 00:47:01.199 --> 00:47:04.079 and<00:47:01.639><c> whatever</c><00:47:02.559><c> else</c><00:47:02.840><c> that</c><00:47:03.000><c> we</c><00:47:03.159><c> can</c><00:47:03.420><c> find</c><00:47:03.639><c> in</c><00:47:03.820><c> there.</c> 00:47:04.579 --> 00:47:08.699 Those<00:47:05.059><c> are</c><00:47:05.679><c> in</c><00:47:06.519><c> some</c><00:47:06.920><c> of</c><00:47:07.079><c> those</c><00:47:07.340><c> sediments,</c> 00:47:09.000 --> 00:47:11.699 found<00:47:09.159><c> all</c><00:47:09.500><c> over</c><00:47:09.659><c> the</c><00:47:09.840><c> world,</c><00:47:10.420><c> all</c><00:47:10.780><c> around</c><00:47:11.019><c> this</c><00:47:11.320><c> world.</c> 00:47:11.699 --> 00:47:13.079 What<00:47:12.039><c> do</c><00:47:12.139><c> you</c><00:47:12.219><c> see</c><00:47:12.380><c> in</c><00:47:12.480><c> the</c><00:47:12.619><c> grand</c><00:47:12.820><c> canyon?</c> 00:47:13.099 --> 00:47:14.159 It<00:47:13.300><c> just</c><00:47:13.420><c> happens</c><00:47:13.539><c> to</c><00:47:13.679><c> be</c><00:47:13.820><c> a</c><00:47:13.960><c> place</c> 00:47:14.159 --> 00:47:16.079 where<00:47:14.579><c> the</c><00:47:14.760><c> earth</c><00:47:14.900><c> was</c><00:47:15.219><c> ripped</c><00:47:15.440><c> open</c><00:47:15.860><c> enough</c> 00:47:16.079 --> 00:47:20.039 so<00:47:16.260><c> we</c><00:47:16.380><c> could</c><00:47:16.599><c> actually</c><00:47:16.960><c> see</c><00:47:17.900><c> what's</c><00:47:18.539><c> underneath</c><00:47:18.780><c> our</c><00:47:19.119><c> feet,</c> 00:47:20.380 --> 00:47:21.440 except<00:47:20.500><c> underneath</c><00:47:20.860><c> the</c><00:47:21.119><c> feet</c><00:47:21.219><c> here,</c> 00:47:21.519 --> 00:47:24.219 I<00:47:21.539><c> think</c><00:47:21.679><c> you</c><00:47:21.880><c> guys</c><00:47:22.019><c> are</c><00:47:22.179><c> on</c><00:47:22.420><c> granite,</c><00:47:23.239><c> right?</c> 00:47:24.320 --> 00:47:27.900 Caught<00:47:24.800><c> what</c><00:47:25.280><c> I</c><00:47:25.579><c> saw</c><00:47:26.079><c> on</c><00:47:26.380><c> our</c><00:47:26.619><c> height</c><00:47:26.840><c> and</c><00:47:27.159><c> stuff.</c> 00:47:29.059 --> 00:47:32.599 All<00:47:29.280><c> right,</c><00:47:31.320><c> you're</c><00:47:31.699><c> a</c><00:47:31.980><c> scientist,</c> 00:47:33.000 --> 00:47:35.460 you're<00:47:33.360><c> looking</c><00:47:33.579><c> at</c><00:47:33.820><c> the</c><00:47:34.039><c> sedimentary</c><00:47:34.860><c> strata,</c> 00:47:35.780 --> 00:47:38.199 the<00:47:36.119><c> rock</c><00:47:36.440><c> layers</c><00:47:36.739><c> in</c><00:47:37.000><c> the</c><00:47:37.260><c> earth.</c> 00:47:39.079 --> 00:47:40.760 Do<00:47:39.239><c> you</c><00:47:39.300><c> think</c><00:47:39.420><c> you</c><00:47:39.659><c> walk</c><00:47:39.880><c> up</c><00:47:40.099><c> to</c><00:47:40.280><c> the</c><00:47:40.519><c> strata</c> 00:47:40.760 --> 00:47:44.900 and<00:47:40.840><c> you</c><00:47:41.099><c> say,</c><00:47:41.719><c> hey,</c><00:47:42.079><c> tell</c><00:47:42.280><c> me</c><00:47:42.440><c> your</c><00:47:42.800><c> story,</c><00:47:43.119><c> how'd</c><00:47:43.400><c> you</c><00:47:43.539><c> get</c><00:47:43.780><c> here?</c> 00:47:46.719 --> 00:47:50.019 You<00:47:46.980><c> know,</c><00:47:47.079><c> that's</c><00:47:47.420><c> a</c><00:47:47.639><c> foolish</c><00:47:48.059><c> kind</c><00:47:48.420><c> of</c><00:47:48.639><c> mocking</c><00:47:48.960><c> thing.</c> 00:47:50.639 --> 00:47:53.099 A<00:47:50.679><c> scientist</c><00:47:50.960><c> doesn't</c><00:47:51.679><c> do</c><00:47:51.960><c> that.</c> 00:47:54.420 --> 00:47:56.900 But<00:47:54.579><c> the</c><00:47:54.860><c> sediments,</c><00:47:55.300><c> do</c><00:47:55.380><c> I</c><00:47:55.440><c> have</c><00:47:55.599><c> to</c><00:47:55.780><c> say</c><00:47:55.900><c> this?</c> 00:47:56.920 --> 00:48:01.880 The<00:47:57.340><c> strata</c><00:47:58.019><c> does</c><00:47:58.619><c> not</c><00:47:59.219><c> tell</c><00:47:59.719><c> you</c><00:48:00.760><c> anything</c> 00:48:02.159 --> 00:48:04.599 other<00:48:02.460><c> than</c><00:48:02.659><c> you've</c><00:48:02.900><c> got</c><00:48:03.039><c> one</c><00:48:03.460><c> layer</c><00:48:03.840><c> of</c><00:48:04.019><c> rock</c><00:48:04.239><c> piled</c> 00:48:04.599 --> 00:48:06.199 on<00:48:04.840><c> another</c><00:48:05.260><c> layer</c><00:48:05.719><c> of</c><00:48:05.960><c> rock.</c> 00:48:06.539 --> 00:48:08.579 It<00:48:06.739><c> doesn't</c><00:48:07.119><c> tell</c><00:48:07.380><c> you</c><00:48:07.539><c> how</c><00:48:07.599><c> it</c><00:48:07.840><c> got</c><00:48:08.119><c> there.</c> 00:48:08.579 --> 00:48:10.679 It<00:48:08.980><c> doesn't</c><00:48:09.440><c> tell</c><00:48:09.719><c> you</c><00:48:09.840><c> the</c><00:48:10.119><c> forces.</c> 00:48:11.099 --> 00:48:14.920 And<00:48:11.340><c> here's</c><00:48:11.599><c> the</c><00:48:11.800><c> biggest</c><00:48:12.039><c> problem</c><00:48:12.460><c> of</c><00:48:12.679><c> all,</c><00:48:13.119><c> as</c><00:48:13.440><c> a</c><00:48:13.760><c> scientist,</c> 00:48:15.260 --> 00:48:18.199 you<00:48:15.539><c> can't</c><00:48:15.900><c> take</c><00:48:16.199><c> this</c><00:48:16.480><c> into</c><00:48:16.739><c> the</c><00:48:17.079><c> laboratory</c> 00:48:18.320 --> 00:48:21.300 and<00:48:18.880><c> set</c><00:48:19.139><c> up</c><00:48:19.300><c> an</c><00:48:19.659><c> experiment</c><00:48:20.159><c> that</c><00:48:20.380><c> you</c><00:48:20.539><c> can</c><00:48:20.780><c> observe</c> 00:48:21.300 --> 00:48:23.360 and<00:48:21.679><c> then</c><00:48:21.880><c> repeat</c><00:48:22.199><c> it</c><00:48:22.440><c> over</c><00:48:22.659><c> and</c><00:48:22.679><c> over</c><00:48:23.059><c> again</c> 00:48:23.360 --> 00:48:25.900 so<00:48:23.579><c> that</c><00:48:23.739><c> you</c><00:48:23.860><c> can</c><00:48:24.099><c> establish</c><00:48:24.739><c> this</c><00:48:25.139><c> is</c><00:48:25.320><c> what</c><00:48:25.519><c> happened.</c> 00:48:26.239 --> 00:48:29.599 You<00:48:26.500><c> can't</c><00:48:26.940><c> do</c><00:48:27.159><c> that</c><00:48:27.380><c> with</c><00:48:27.780><c> historical</c><00:48:28.340><c> information.</c> 00:48:30.820 --> 00:48:33.219 You<00:48:31.000><c> either</c><00:48:31.280><c> are</c><00:48:31.619><c> an</c><00:48:31.780><c> eyewitness</c><00:48:32.280><c> of</c><00:48:32.559><c> the</c><00:48:32.840><c> event</c> 00:48:33.219 --> 00:48:36.820 and<00:48:33.699><c> then</c><00:48:33.940><c> you</c><00:48:34.139><c> can</c><00:48:34.400><c> say,</c><00:48:35.219><c> that's</c><00:48:35.360><c> what</c><00:48:35.619><c> happened,</c> 00:48:39.199 --> 00:48:43.139 or<00:48:39.920><c> you</c><00:48:40.639><c> have</c><00:48:41.199><c> to</c><00:48:41.679><c> create</c><00:48:42.019><c> a</c><00:48:42.599><c> framework</c> 00:48:43.139 --> 00:48:47.840 in<00:48:43.619><c> which</c><00:48:43.880><c> to</c><00:48:44.300><c> try</c><00:48:44.579><c> to</c><00:48:44.860><c> make</c><00:48:45.179><c> sense</c><00:48:45.900><c> of</c><00:48:46.320><c> what</c><00:48:46.480><c> you're</c><00:48:46.920><c> seeing.</c> 00:48:48.780 --> 00:48:49.820 All<00:48:48.940><c> right?</c> 00:48:50.199 --> 00:48:53.260 So<00:48:50.480><c> I</c><00:48:51.280><c> want</c><00:48:51.559><c> you</c><00:48:51.719><c> to</c><00:48:51.820><c> get</c><00:48:51.960><c> this</c><00:48:52.400><c> point.</c> 00:48:53.699 --> 00:48:55.460 When<00:48:53.980><c> a</c><00:48:54.280><c> scientist</c><00:48:54.619><c> comes</c><00:48:55.019><c> to</c><00:48:55.300><c> this,</c> 00:48:55.639 --> 00:48:59.099 they<00:48:55.699><c> see</c><00:48:55.960><c> the</c><00:48:56.780><c> rocks</c><00:48:57.179><c> and</c><00:48:57.400><c> the</c><00:48:57.599><c> fossils</c><00:48:58.000><c> there.</c> 00:48:59.239 --> 00:49:02.519 These<00:48:59.659><c> rocks</c><00:49:00.059><c> and</c><00:49:00.340><c> fossils</c><00:49:00.719><c> tell</c><00:49:01.119><c> them</c><00:49:01.420><c> nothing</c> 00:49:02.659 --> 00:49:04.840 other<00:49:03.019><c> than</c><00:49:03.139><c> they</c><00:49:03.360><c> happen</c><00:49:03.539><c> to</c><00:49:03.860><c> sit</c><00:49:04.000><c> in</c><00:49:04.199><c> certain</c><00:49:04.460><c> strata</c> 00:49:04.840 --> 00:49:08.800 composed<00:49:05.679><c> of</c><00:49:06.820><c> certain</c><00:49:07.099><c> chemicals</c><00:49:07.619><c> and</c><00:49:07.840><c> so</c><00:49:08.059><c> forth.</c> 00:49:08.900 --> 00:49:11.119 That's<00:49:09.239><c> all</c><00:49:09.480><c> the</c><00:49:09.719><c> strata</c><00:49:10.019><c> tell</c><00:49:10.320><c> you.</c> 00:49:11.380 --> 00:49:13.800 So<00:49:11.679><c> what</c><00:49:11.880><c> the</c><00:49:12.320><c> scientist</c><00:49:12.820><c> has</c><00:49:13.179><c> to</c><00:49:13.440><c> do</c> 00:49:13.800 --> 00:49:16.639 is<00:49:14.159><c> he</c><00:49:14.239><c> has</c><00:49:14.460><c> to</c><00:49:14.599><c> come</c><00:49:14.780><c> up</c><00:49:14.960><c> with</c><00:49:15.340><c> his</c><00:49:15.760><c> guess,</c> 00:49:16.679 --> 00:49:19.199 his<00:49:17.099><c> framework</c><00:49:17.579><c> in</c><00:49:17.780><c> which</c><00:49:18.000><c> he</c><00:49:18.340><c> tries</c><00:49:18.760><c> to</c><00:49:19.039><c> fit</c> 00:49:19.679 --> 00:49:21.699 the<00:49:20.159><c> pieces</c><00:49:20.400><c> of</c><00:49:20.599><c> this</c><00:49:20.900><c> puzzle</c><00:49:21.179><c> together</c> 00:49:21.699 --> 00:49:24.019 so<00:49:22.079><c> he</c><00:49:22.199><c> can</c><00:49:22.300><c> say,</c><00:49:23.199><c> that's</c><00:49:23.340><c> how</c><00:49:23.500><c> it</c><00:49:23.699><c> occurred.</c> 00:49:24.300 --> 00:49:25.719 And<00:49:24.480><c> then</c><00:49:24.619><c> you</c><00:49:24.780><c> can</c><00:49:24.940><c> make</c><00:49:25.139><c> predictions</c> 00:49:25.719 --> 00:49:27.780 and<00:49:25.920><c> he</c><00:49:26.079><c> can</c><00:49:26.119><c> say,</c><00:49:26.340><c> well,</c><00:49:26.519><c> I</c><00:49:26.599><c> would</c><00:49:26.800><c> expect</c><00:49:27.159><c> to</c><00:49:27.420><c> find</c><00:49:27.559><c> this.</c> 00:49:27.800 --> 00:49:29.679 And<00:49:27.920><c> he</c><00:49:28.019><c> says,</c><00:49:28.559><c> whoa,</c><00:49:28.840><c> I</c><00:49:29.039><c> found</c><00:49:29.380><c> it.</c> 00:49:29.760 --> 00:49:31.739 And<00:49:29.940><c> it</c><00:49:30.099><c> helps</c><00:49:30.280><c> him</c><00:49:30.539><c> to</c><00:49:30.780><c> feel</c><00:49:30.920><c> more</c><00:49:31.280><c> comfortable</c> 00:49:31.739 --> 00:49:33.460 with<00:49:31.960><c> what</c><00:49:32.119><c> he's</c><00:49:32.840><c> looking</c><00:49:33.199><c> at.</c> 00:49:33.460 --> 00:49:36.940 Maybe<00:49:34.059><c> this</c><00:49:34.360><c> is</c><00:49:34.800><c> the</c><00:49:34.900><c> way</c><00:49:35.079><c> it</c><00:49:35.360><c> happened,</c><00:49:35.760><c> right?</c> 00:49:37.940 --> 00:49:44.380 The<00:49:38.480><c> framework</c><00:49:39.159><c> that</c><00:49:39.639><c> you</c><00:49:40.619><c> use</c><00:49:41.300><c> to</c><00:49:41.760><c> approach</c><00:49:42.139><c> this</c><00:49:42.639><c> kind</c><00:49:42.820><c> of</c><00:49:43.159><c> data</c> 00:49:45.159 --> 00:49:50.880 comes<00:49:46.000><c> from</c><00:49:46.639><c> what</c><00:49:47.179><c> you</c><00:49:48.119><c> believe</c><00:49:49.039><c> may</c><00:49:49.639><c> have</c><00:49:49.980><c> happened.</c> 00:49:51.239 --> 00:49:54.619 It's<00:49:51.519><c> your</c><00:49:51.699><c> guess</c><00:49:52.260><c> based</c><00:49:53.019><c> on</c><00:49:53.300><c> your</c><00:49:53.599><c> beliefs</c> 00:49:54.400 --> 00:49:56.840 and<00:49:54.820><c> the</c><00:49:55.059><c> assumptions</c><00:49:55.519><c> that</c><00:49:55.760><c> you</c><00:49:55.920><c> may</c><00:49:56.119><c> make.</c> 00:49:57.199 --> 00:49:59.360 So<00:49:57.420><c> let</c><00:49:57.539><c> me</c><00:49:57.639><c> just</c><00:49:57.840><c> give</c><00:49:57.940><c> you</c><00:49:58.079><c> an</c><00:49:58.280><c> example.</c> 00:50:00.719 --> 00:50:05.440 If<00:50:01.440><c> you're</c><00:50:02.159><c> scientist</c><00:50:02.699><c> A,</c><00:50:04.079><c> you</c><00:50:04.260><c> may</c><00:50:04.500><c> make</c><00:50:04.719><c> the</c><00:50:05.039><c> assumption</c> 00:50:05.440 --> 00:50:08.380 that<00:50:05.679><c> what</c><00:50:05.920><c> you</c><00:50:06.460><c> see</c><00:50:06.980><c> here</c><00:50:07.500><c> in</c><00:50:07.699><c> this</c><00:50:08.019><c> strata</c> 00:50:08.380 --> 00:50:13.079 and<00:50:08.579><c> the</c><00:50:08.760><c> fossils</c><00:50:09.019><c> and</c><00:50:09.219><c> so</c><00:50:09.440><c> forth</c><00:50:09.780><c> came</c><00:50:10.519><c> about</c><00:50:11.679><c> only</c> 00:50:13.480 --> 00:50:17.179 through<00:50:13.840><c> the</c><00:50:14.239><c> interaction</c><00:50:14.900><c> of</c><00:50:15.619><c> natural</c><00:50:16.000><c> forces.</c> 00:50:17.820 --> 00:50:19.320 Did<00:50:18.019><c> you</c><00:50:18.019><c> catch</c><00:50:18.199><c> what</c><00:50:18.400><c> I</c><00:50:18.599><c> said?</c> 00:50:19.460 --> 00:50:23.500 His<00:50:19.820><c> assumption</c><00:50:20.340><c> is</c><00:50:21.099><c> that</c><00:50:21.579><c> all</c><00:50:21.940><c> of</c><00:50:22.059><c> what</c><00:50:22.199><c> I'm</c><00:50:22.360><c> looking</c><00:50:22.699><c> at</c> 00:50:23.500 --> 00:50:27.340 only<00:50:24.159><c> came</c><00:50:24.480><c> into</c><00:50:24.760><c> existence</c><00:50:25.360><c> through</c><00:50:25.699><c> the</c><00:50:26.420><c> natural</c><00:50:26.980><c> forces</c> 00:50:27.340 --> 00:50:29.320 and<00:50:27.480><c> the</c><00:50:27.699><c> forces</c><00:50:28.019><c> of</c><00:50:28.300><c> nature</c><00:50:28.599><c> at</c><00:50:29.000><c> work.</c> 00:50:29.820 --> 00:50:32.539 And<00:50:30.000><c> so</c><00:50:30.159><c> he</c><00:50:30.360><c> often</c><00:50:30.659><c> will</c><00:50:30.920><c> look</c><00:50:31.159><c> at,</c><00:50:31.780><c> oh,</c><00:50:32.360><c> okay,</c> 00:50:32.539 --> 00:50:35.800 I<00:50:32.659><c> can</c><00:50:32.900><c> see</c><00:50:33.059><c> what's</c><00:50:33.460><c> happening</c><00:50:34.019><c> with</c><00:50:35.039><c> this</c><00:50:35.420><c> water</c> 00:50:35.800 --> 00:50:38.380 and<00:50:36.019><c> it</c><00:50:36.219><c> probably,</c><00:50:36.659><c> it's</c><00:50:37.239><c> carving</c><00:50:37.460><c> this</c><00:50:37.820><c> canyon</c> 00:50:38.380 --> 00:50:42.179 and<00:50:38.960><c> therefore</c><00:50:39.440><c> I</c><00:50:39.900><c> can</c><00:50:40.260><c> speculate</c><00:50:41.139><c> something</c><00:50:41.800><c> about</c> 00:50:42.179 --> 00:50:44.800 even<00:50:42.480><c> the</c><00:50:42.659><c> Grand</c><00:50:42.820><c> Canyon</c><00:50:43.159><c> on</c><00:50:43.400><c> that</c><00:50:43.579><c> basis,</c><00:50:44.519><c> right?</c> 00:50:44.800 --> 00:50:46.820 So<00:50:45.039><c> he</c><00:50:45.260><c> tries</c><00:50:45.579><c> to</c><00:50:45.840><c> come</c><00:50:46.000><c> from</c><00:50:46.300><c> conclusions</c> 00:50:46.820 --> 00:50:48.619 based<00:50:47.159><c> on</c><00:50:47.340><c> the</c><00:50:47.500><c> things</c><00:50:47.639><c> that</c><00:50:47.800><c> he</c><00:50:47.940><c> does</c><00:50:48.260><c> see</c> 00:50:48.619 --> 00:50:51.800 and<00:50:49.119><c> tries</c><00:50:49.400><c> to</c><00:50:49.579><c> look</c><00:50:49.780><c> back</c><00:50:50.239><c> at</c><00:50:50.559><c> these</c><00:50:50.800><c> rocks</c><00:50:51.099><c> and</c><00:50:51.380><c> fossils.</c> 00:50:52.119 --> 00:50:54.079 And<00:50:52.380><c> so</c><00:50:52.760><c> when</c><00:50:53.039><c> he</c><00:50:53.260><c> looks</c><00:50:53.420><c> at</c><00:50:53.599><c> all</c><00:50:53.780><c> of</c><00:50:53.920><c> this</c> 00:50:54.079 --> 00:50:56.099 with<00:50:54.280><c> this</c><00:50:54.460><c> particular</c><00:50:54.980><c> assumption,</c> 00:50:55.969 --> 00:50:58.539 he<00:50:56.239><c> then</c><00:50:56.559><c> comes</c><00:50:56.880><c> to</c><00:50:57.079><c> this</c><00:50:57.340><c> interpretation.</c> 00:50:58.719 --> 00:51:00.340 Well,<00:50:59.059><c> ladies</c><00:50:59.159><c> and</c><00:50:59.400><c> gentlemen,</c> 00:51:00.579 --> 00:51:02.679 what<00:51:00.719><c> you</c><00:51:00.900><c> see</c><00:51:01.059><c> here</c><00:51:01.280><c> in</c><00:51:01.360><c> the</c><00:51:01.519><c> Grand</c><00:51:01.760><c> Canyon</c> 00:51:02.800 --> 00:51:05.739 are<00:51:03.099><c> sediments</c><00:51:03.860><c> that</c><00:51:04.440><c> have</c><00:51:04.619><c> been</c><00:51:04.739><c> laid</c><00:51:04.920><c> down</c><00:51:05.199><c> on</c><00:51:05.400><c> this</c><00:51:05.579><c> earth</c> 00:51:05.739 --> 00:51:08.179 for<00:51:05.920><c> the</c><00:51:06.039><c> past</c><00:51:06.320><c> 4</c><00:51:06.519><c>.5</c><00:51:07.139><c> billion</c><00:51:07.480><c> years</c> 00:51:08.179 --> 00:51:12.300 in<00:51:08.719><c> which</c><00:51:09.340><c> are</c><00:51:09.920><c> captured</c><00:51:10.760><c> snapshots</c><00:51:11.699><c> of</c><00:51:11.960><c> life</c> 00:51:12.300 --> 00:51:14.719 from<00:51:12.599><c> different</c><00:51:12.920><c> eras</c><00:51:13.579><c> that</c><00:51:14.139><c> have</c><00:51:14.340><c> existed</c> 00:51:14.719 --> 00:51:15.980 upon<00:51:15.000><c> the</c><00:51:15.179><c> face</c><00:51:15.360><c> of</c><00:51:15.480><c> this</c><00:51:15.639><c> earth,</c> 00:51:16.239 --> 00:51:19.219 starting<00:51:16.460><c> with</c><00:51:16.760><c> simple</c><00:51:16.960><c> things</c><00:51:17.539><c> like</c><00:51:18.639><c> travel</c><00:51:18.960><c> bikes</c> 00:51:19.219 --> 00:51:23.559 with<00:51:19.739><c> the</c><00:51:19.980><c> most</c><00:51:20.239><c> complex</c><00:51:20.840><c> eye</c><00:51:21.360><c> that</c><00:51:21.679><c> they</c><00:51:22.659><c> have</c><00:51:22.880><c> run</c><00:51:23.039><c> across</c> 00:51:23.559 --> 00:51:24.960 and<00:51:24.340><c> things</c><00:51:24.559><c> like</c><00:51:24.820><c> that.</c> 00:51:24.960 --> 00:51:27.380 Forget<00:51:25.360><c> the</c><00:51:25.619><c> fact</c><00:51:25.780><c> that</c><00:51:25.960><c> these</c><00:51:26.159><c> are</c><00:51:26.300><c> very</c><00:51:26.519><c> complex</c><00:51:27.000><c> animals,</c> 00:51:27.420 --> 00:51:29.440 even<00:51:27.840><c> in</c><00:51:28.219><c> the</c><00:51:28.719><c> Burgess</c><00:51:29.059><c> Shales</c> 00:51:29.440 --> 00:51:34.039 where<00:51:29.639><c> they</c><00:51:30.019><c> find</c><00:51:30.219><c> these</c><00:51:31.320><c> weird</c><00:51:32.260><c> marine</c><00:51:32.980><c> creatures.</c> 00:51:35.199 --> 00:51:38.679 But<00:51:35.559><c> it</c><00:51:35.739><c> came</c><00:51:36.239><c> all</c><00:51:36.679><c> the</c><00:51:36.820><c> way</c><00:51:36.960><c> up</c><00:51:37.239><c> to</c><00:51:37.900><c> man.</c> 00:51:39.340 --> 00:51:41.260 Now,<00:51:39.960><c> do</c><00:51:40.039><c> you</c><00:51:40.039><c> hear</c><00:51:40.099><c> what</c><00:51:40.239><c> I</c><00:51:40.460><c> said?</c> 00:51:41.739 --> 00:51:42.719 Follows<00:51:42.159><c> with</c><00:51:42.239><c> a</c><00:51:42.460><c> framework.</c> 00:51:43.079 --> 00:51:44.619 He's<00:51:43.400><c> trying</c><00:51:43.659><c> to</c><00:51:44.059><c> figure</c><00:51:44.199><c> it</c><00:51:44.460><c> out.</c> 00:51:44.940 --> 00:51:46.739 He's<00:51:45.460><c> honest,</c><00:51:45.820><c> he's</c><00:51:46.039><c> an</c><00:51:46.219><c> honest</c><00:51:46.440><c> man.</c> 00:51:46.780 --> 00:51:47.920 He's<00:51:47.019><c> trying</c><00:51:47.199><c> to</c><00:51:47.400><c> figure</c><00:51:47.579><c> it</c><00:51:47.739><c> out.</c> 00:51:48.039 --> 00:51:50.559 He<00:51:48.280><c> starts</c><00:51:48.500><c> with</c><00:51:48.679><c> an</c><00:51:48.880><c> assumption</c><00:51:49.159><c> of</c><00:51:49.360><c> how</c><00:51:49.480><c> to</c><00:51:49.780><c> approach</c><00:51:50.119><c> this</c> 00:51:50.559 --> 00:51:52.980 and<00:51:50.900><c> he</c><00:51:51.079><c> comes</c><00:51:51.280><c> up</c><00:51:51.480><c> with</c><00:51:51.599><c> his</c><00:51:51.820><c> interpretation.</c> 00:51:53.179 --> 00:51:56.519 The<00:51:53.579><c> other</c><00:51:53.860><c> man,</c><00:51:55.760><c> the</c><00:51:55.820><c> other</c><00:51:56.079><c> scientist,</c> 00:51:56.639 --> 00:51:59.739 is<00:51:56.760><c> looking</c><00:51:56.980><c> at</c><00:51:57.179><c> the</c><00:51:57.579><c> exact</c><00:51:58.059><c> same</c><00:51:59.239><c> evidence,</c> 00:52:00.159 --> 00:52:01.699 the<00:52:00.380><c> data</c><00:52:00.800><c> that</c><00:52:00.960><c> is</c><00:52:01.219><c> there.</c> 00:52:02.019 --> 00:52:05.880 He<00:52:02.400><c> happens</c><00:52:02.860><c> to</c><00:52:03.199><c> believe</c><00:52:03.480><c> that</c><00:52:04.599><c> what</c><00:52:04.920><c> he</c><00:52:05.199><c> has</c><00:52:05.480><c> seen</c> 00:52:05.880 --> 00:52:12.400 came<00:52:06.320><c> into</c><00:52:06.679><c> existence</c><00:52:08.000><c> through</c><00:52:09.860><c> the</c><00:52:10.139><c> actions</c><00:52:10.559><c> of</c><00:52:10.800><c> a</c><00:52:10.940><c> divine</c><00:52:11.239><c> being</c> 00:52:13.360 --> 00:52:19.480 and<00:52:14.159><c> that</c><00:52:14.960><c> this</c><00:52:16.820><c> divine</c><00:52:17.159><c> being</c><00:52:17.599><c> has</c><00:52:18.559><c> also</c><00:52:18.980><c> provided</c> 00:52:19.480 --> 00:52:23.539 an<00:52:19.739><c> eyewitness</c><00:52:20.480><c> account</c><00:52:21.280><c> of</c><00:52:22.099><c> what</c><00:52:22.519><c> happened.</c> 00:52:23.860 --> 00:52:25.320 Well,<00:52:23.980><c> that's</c><00:52:24.119><c> what</c><00:52:24.139><c> he</c><00:52:24.360><c> believes.</c> 00:52:25.940 --> 00:52:27.400 All<00:52:26.159><c> right,</c><00:52:26.300><c> I'm</c><00:52:26.480><c> not</c><00:52:26.619><c> giving</c><00:52:26.800><c> him</c><00:52:27.039><c> names.</c> 00:52:27.440 --> 00:52:28.960 You<00:52:27.579><c> may</c><00:52:27.780><c> have</c><00:52:27.960><c> names</c><00:52:28.199><c> for</c><00:52:28.460><c> these</c><00:52:28.699><c> guys,</c> 00:52:29.000 --> 00:52:30.960 but<00:52:29.420><c> that's</c><00:52:29.760><c> what</c><00:52:29.900><c> the</c><00:52:30.179><c> second</c><00:52:30.400><c> guy</c><00:52:30.639><c> believes.</c> 00:52:30.960 --> 00:52:32.360 He<00:52:31.099><c> looks</c><00:52:31.320><c> at</c><00:52:31.519><c> the</c><00:52:31.699><c> same</c><00:52:31.920><c> data</c> 00:52:32.360 --> 00:52:34.679 and<00:52:32.739><c> when</c><00:52:32.900><c> he's</c><00:52:33.380><c> coming</c><00:52:33.559><c> through</c><00:52:33.920><c> all</c><00:52:34.199><c> of</c><00:52:34.380><c> this,</c> 00:52:34.860 --> 00:52:36.679 he<00:52:35.099><c> comes</c><00:52:35.420><c> to</c><00:52:35.679><c> his</c><00:52:35.980><c> interpretation.</c> 00:52:36.760 --> 00:52:37.820 He<00:52:36.940><c> says,</c><00:52:37.099><c> you</c><00:52:37.199><c> know</c><00:52:37.440><c> what?</c> 00:52:38.139 --> 00:52:41.800 I'm<00:52:38.440><c> looking</c><00:52:38.619><c> at</c><00:52:38.820><c> all</c><00:52:38.980><c> of</c><00:52:39.119><c> this</c><00:52:39.219><c> and</c><00:52:39.400><c> I</c><00:52:39.719><c> see</c><00:52:40.360><c> sediment</c><00:52:41.159><c> layers</c> 00:52:41.800 --> 00:52:44.179 that<00:52:42.099><c> have</c><00:52:42.340><c> been</c><00:52:42.780><c> laid</c><00:52:43.119><c> down</c><00:52:43.599><c> rapidly</c> 00:52:44.179 --> 00:52:46.940 by<00:52:44.579><c> massive</c><00:52:45.019><c> amounts</c><00:52:45.420><c> of</c><00:52:46.019><c> moving</c><00:52:46.360><c> water,</c> 00:52:46.940 --> 00:52:50.460 which<00:52:47.659><c> in</c><00:52:48.119><c> the</c><00:52:48.380><c> process</c><00:52:48.760><c> have</c><00:52:49.039><c> captured</c><00:52:49.460><c> living</c><00:52:49.960><c> things</c> 00:52:50.460 --> 00:52:52.639 that<00:52:50.960><c> have</c><00:52:51.300><c> buried</c><00:52:51.539><c> them</c><00:52:51.760><c> in</c><00:52:52.059><c> certain</c><00:52:52.239><c> layers</c> 00:52:52.639 --> 00:52:54.440 of<00:52:52.860><c> this</c><00:52:53.139><c> sediment</c><00:52:53.480><c> that</c><00:52:53.699><c> I'm</c><00:52:54.079><c> seeing</c> 00:52:54.440 --> 00:52:59.840 and<00:52:55.000><c> that</c><00:52:55.340><c> sometimes,</c><00:52:55.940><c> in</c><00:52:56.199><c> fact,</c><00:52:56.980><c> this</c><00:52:57.559><c> process</c><00:52:58.260><c> occurs</c><00:52:58.699><c> so</c><00:52:59.239><c> rapidly</c> 00:52:59.840 --> 00:53:01.800 that<00:53:00.300><c> sometimes</c><00:53:00.820><c> you</c><00:53:01.059><c> have</c><00:53:01.320><c> fossils</c> 00:53:01.800 --> 00:53:05.340 that<00:53:02.079><c> are</c><00:53:02.280><c> preserved</c><00:53:03.119><c> in</c><00:53:03.599><c> exquisite</c><00:53:04.519><c> details.</c> 00:53:05.699 --> 00:53:11.000 For<00:53:06.000><c> example,</c><00:53:07.059><c> eating</c><00:53:07.480><c> another</c><00:53:08.019><c> fish</c><00:53:08.760><c> in</c><00:53:09.480><c> the</c><00:53:09.880><c> act.</c> 00:53:11.920 --> 00:53:17.420 One<00:53:12.059><c> of</c><00:53:12.380><c> the</c><00:53:13.820><c> dinosaurs</c><00:53:14.340><c> of</c><00:53:14.559><c> the</c><00:53:14.780><c> sea</c><00:53:15.420><c> giving</c><00:53:15.960><c> birth</c> 00:53:18.059 --> 00:53:22.940 to<00:53:18.559><c> a</c><00:53:18.760><c> baby</c><00:53:19.500><c> and</c><00:53:20.800><c> it's</c><00:53:21.380><c> caught</c><00:53:21.679><c> and</c><00:53:22.079><c> frozen</c><00:53:22.400><c> in</c><00:53:22.599><c> the</c><00:53:22.760><c> rock</c> 00:53:22.940 --> 00:53:24.639 at<00:53:23.139><c> that</c><00:53:23.300><c> very</c><00:53:23.539><c> moment.</c> 00:53:24.679 --> 00:53:25.699 He<00:53:24.800><c> says,</c><00:53:24.920><c> that's</c><00:53:25.000><c> what</c><00:53:25.099><c> I</c><00:53:25.380><c> see</c> 00:53:25.699 --> 00:53:29.360 and<00:53:26.000><c> I</c><00:53:26.219><c> find</c><00:53:26.420><c> throughout</c><00:53:26.719><c> all</c><00:53:26.940><c> the</c><00:53:27.179><c> world</c><00:53:27.500><c> fossil</c><00:53:28.260><c> graveyards</c> 00:53:29.360 --> 00:53:31.400 where<00:53:30.000><c> fossils</c><00:53:30.440><c> are</c><00:53:30.739><c> collected</c><00:53:31.000><c> together.</c> 00:53:31.559 --> 00:53:34.420 I<00:53:31.559><c> know,</c><00:53:31.940><c> Dinosaur</c><00:53:32.380><c> Monument,</c><00:53:33.039><c> it</c><00:53:33.039><c> is</c><00:53:33.219><c> in</c><00:53:33.460><c> where?</c> 00:53:34.440 --> 00:53:35.800 Is<00:53:34.559><c> that</c><00:53:34.719><c> Montana?</c> 00:53:36.539 --> 00:53:37.260 Where? 00:53:37.920 --> 00:53:38.420 Utah. 00:53:38.980 --> 00:53:40.360 Well,<00:53:39.340><c> yeah,</c><00:53:39.440><c> they</c><00:53:39.539><c> have</c><00:53:39.679><c> the</c><00:53:39.900><c> Utah</c><00:53:40.139><c> one.</c> 00:53:40.519 --> 00:53:44.960 I<00:53:40.519><c> think</c><00:53:40.800><c> there's</c><00:53:42.500><c> Dinosaur</c><00:53:43.880><c> National</c><00:53:44.199><c> Cave.</c> 00:53:45.019 --> 00:53:47.500 Did<00:53:45.300><c> you</c><00:53:45.440><c> know</c><00:53:45.719><c> that</c><00:53:46.000><c> there</c><00:53:46.480><c> are</c><00:53:46.920><c> mammals</c> 00:53:47.500 --> 00:53:50.559 mixed<00:53:48.380><c> in</c><00:53:48.719><c> with</c><00:53:48.920><c> the</c><00:53:49.159><c> dinosaur</c><00:53:49.559><c> bones?</c> 00:53:52.539 --> 00:53:54.539 They're<00:53:52.820><c> not</c><00:53:53.039><c> supposed</c><00:53:53.280><c> to</c><00:53:53.420><c> be</c><00:53:53.579><c> there.</c> 00:53:54.900 --> 00:53:56.539 Those<00:53:55.079><c> are</c><00:53:55.320><c> anomalies.</c> 00:53:57.300 --> 00:53:59.480 We're<00:53:57.860><c> not</c><00:53:58.059><c> sure</c><00:53:58.199><c> how</c><00:53:58.360><c> those</c><00:53:58.659><c> fossils</c><00:53:58.940><c> got</c><00:53:59.280><c> there.</c> 00:53:59.579 --> 00:54:01.980 We're<00:53:59.679><c> not</c><00:53:59.920><c> sure</c><00:54:00.159><c> how</c><00:54:00.320><c> this</c><00:54:00.739><c> mixture</c><00:54:01.079><c> of</c><00:54:01.480><c> marine</c><00:54:01.699><c> life</c> 00:54:01.980 --> 00:54:03.579 also<00:54:02.380><c> ended</c><00:54:02.579><c> up</c><00:54:02.840><c> in</c><00:54:03.099><c> dinosaur.</c> 00:54:04.000 --> 00:54:05.820 But<00:54:04.440><c> in</c><00:54:04.820><c> that</c><00:54:05.199><c> whole</c><00:54:05.360><c> deposit,</c> 00:54:06.019 --> 00:54:08.099 which<00:54:06.119><c> stretches</c><00:54:06.400><c> by</c><00:54:06.639><c> the</c><00:54:06.739><c> way</c><00:54:06.860><c> up</c><00:54:06.980><c> into</c><00:54:07.159><c> Canada,</c> 00:54:08.219 --> 00:54:11.079 there<00:54:08.420><c> are</c><00:54:08.760><c> found</c><00:54:09.199><c> this</c><00:54:10.119><c> huge</c><00:54:10.460><c> graveyard</c> 00:54:11.079 --> 00:54:13.340 that<00:54:11.860><c> happens</c><00:54:12.199><c> to</c><00:54:12.440><c> capture</c><00:54:12.780><c> dinosaurs,</c> 00:54:13.340 --> 00:54:14.800 but<00:54:13.539><c> it</c><00:54:13.760><c> captures</c><00:54:14.039><c> other</c><00:54:14.420><c> creatures</c> 00:54:14.800 --> 00:54:16.860 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I'll</c><00:54:26.460><c> see</c><00:54:26.659><c> if</c><00:54:26.860><c> I</c><00:54:26.940><c> can</c><00:54:27.139><c> do</c><00:54:27.340><c> it.</c> 00:54:27.539 --> 00:54:29.059 This<00:54:27.840><c> will</c><00:54:27.940><c> be</c><00:54:28.039><c> the</c><00:54:28.219><c> hard</c><00:54:28.460><c> part,</c><00:54:28.760><c> right?</c> 00:54:29.559 --> 00:54:33.039 I<00:54:29.739><c> can</c><00:54:30.079><c> practice</c><00:54:30.300><c> on</c><00:54:30.519><c> Gary</c><00:54:30.940><c> just</c><00:54:31.500><c> to</c><00:54:31.719><c> see</c><00:54:31.820><c> if</c><00:54:32.019><c> I</c><00:54:32.219><c> can</c> 00:54:33.340 --> 00:54:35.860 make<00:54:33.780><c> this</c><00:54:34.039><c> make</c><00:54:34.260><c> sense</c><00:54:34.539><c> for</c><00:54:34.820><c> you.</c> 00:54:37.000 --> 00:54:39.599 When<00:54:37.300><c> you</c><00:54:37.539><c> look</c><00:54:37.719><c> at</c><00:54:38.039><c> all</c><00:54:38.360><c> of</c><00:54:38.579><c> this,</c> 00:54:41.760 --> 00:54:46.639 I<00:54:42.400><c> know</c><00:54:43.039><c> Brother</c><00:54:44.519><c> Thomas</c><00:54:44.860><c> and</c><00:54:45.059><c> Brother</c><00:54:45.320><c> Roberts,</c> 00:54:47.179 --> 00:54:51.280 adopting<00:54:47.820><c> the</c><00:54:48.460><c> belief</c><00:54:48.719><c> system</c><00:54:49.239><c> of</c><00:54:49.539><c> the</c><00:54:49.800><c> clergy</c><00:54:50.159><c> of</c><00:54:50.440><c> his</c><00:54:50.860><c> day</c> 00:54:51.280 --> 00:54:54.719 that<00:54:52.099><c> stood</c><00:54:52.320><c> against</c><00:54:52.780><c> Darwin</c><00:54:53.579><c> said</c> 00:54:54.719 --> 00:54:57.280 there<00:54:54.940><c> was</c><00:54:55.199><c> a</c><00:54:55.400><c> prior</c><00:54:55.719><c> creation</c><00:54:56.239><c> on</c><00:54:56.659><c> this</c><00:54:56.719><c> earth</c> 00:54:57.280 --> 00:54:59.739 in<00:54:57.800><c> which</c><00:54:58.000><c> the</c><00:54:58.300><c> dinosaur</c><00:54:58.699><c> bones</c><00:54:58.980><c> were</c><00:54:59.320><c> found</c> 00:54:59.739 --> 00:55:01.820 in<00:55:00.059><c> the</c><00:55:00.500><c> pre</c><00:55:00.780><c>-humans,</c><00:55:01.579><c> you</c><00:55:01.579><c> know,</c> 00:55:01.900 --> 00:55:03.900 ones<00:55:02.019><c> that</c><00:55:02.260><c> weren't</c><00:55:02.360><c> really</c><00:55:02.739><c> humans</c><00:55:03.079><c> and</c><00:55:03.340><c> so</c><00:55:03.579><c> forth.</c> 00:55:04.219 --> 00:55:06.260 That's<00:55:04.559><c> where</c><00:55:04.659><c> they</c><00:55:04.840><c> all</c><00:55:05.039><c> came</c><00:55:05.199><c> from.</c> 00:55:08.000 --> 00:55:12.019 I<00:55:08.659><c> need</c><00:55:09.199><c> you</c><00:55:09.619><c> to</c><00:55:09.900><c> understand</c><00:55:10.440><c> this</c><00:55:10.820><c> very</c><00:55:11.260><c> important</c><00:55:11.739><c> point,</c> 00:55:12.179 --> 00:55:14.059 brothers,<00:55:12.500><c> sisters,</c><00:55:12.780><c> and</c><00:55:12.900><c> young</c><00:55:13.000><c> people.</c> 00:55:15.619 --> 00:55:20.360 First<00:55:15.880><c> of</c><00:55:16.179><c> all,</c><00:55:18.159><c> Genesis</c><00:55:18.280><c> 1</c><00:55:18.619><c> does</c><00:55:18.880><c> not</c><00:55:19.039><c> sustain</c><00:55:19.480><c> that</c><00:55:19.780><c> at</c><00:55:20.019><c> all.</c> 00:55:20.780 --> 00:55:24.679 The<00:55:20.900><c> Hebrew</c><00:55:21.159><c> does</c><00:55:21.460><c> not</c><00:55:21.800><c> permit</c><00:55:22.300><c> you</c><00:55:22.519><c> to</c><00:55:22.860><c> see</c><00:55:23.260><c> a</c><00:55:23.820><c> break.</c> 00:55:26.280 --> 00:55:29.340 When<00:55:26.639><c> God</c><00:55:26.960><c> starts</c><00:55:27.460><c> creating</c><00:55:28.099><c> and</c><00:55:28.559><c> he</c><00:55:28.780><c> talks</c><00:55:29.019><c> about</c> 00:55:29.340 --> 00:55:33.300 the<00:55:29.599><c> six</c><00:55:29.820><c> days</c><00:55:30.159><c> of</c><00:55:30.340><c> his</c><00:55:30.699><c> work,</c><00:55:31.219><c> it's</c><00:55:31.440><c> a</c><00:55:31.739><c> continuous</c><00:55:32.159><c> work.</c> 00:55:33.639 --> 00:55:37.360 And<00:55:33.920><c> on</c><00:55:34.199><c> day</c><00:55:34.519><c> three,</c><00:55:35.119><c> he</c><00:55:35.340><c> does</c><00:55:35.619><c> some</c><00:55:36.019><c> dramatic</c> 00:55:37.519 --> 00:55:41.920 and<00:55:38.079><c> violent</c><00:55:38.539><c> geological</c><00:55:39.559><c> work</c><00:55:39.980><c> on</c><00:55:40.599><c> this</c><00:55:40.900><c> earth</c> 00:55:42.059 --> 00:55:44.300 to<00:55:42.340><c> bring</c><00:55:42.659><c> up</c><00:55:42.940><c> the</c><00:55:43.219><c> dry</c><00:55:43.420><c> land</c><00:55:43.699><c> out</c><00:55:43.900><c> of</c><00:55:44.000><c> the</c><00:55:44.199><c> sea.</c> 00:55:44.320 --> 00:55:46.320 That's<00:55:44.639><c> not,</c><00:55:44.840><c> you</c><00:55:44.960><c> know,</c><00:55:45.199><c> a</c><00:55:45.360><c> snap</c><00:55:45.519><c> of</c><00:55:45.679><c> the</c><00:55:45.880><c> fingers.</c> 00:55:46.619 --> 00:55:49.260 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have</c><00:56:00.280><c> destroyed</c><00:56:01.260><c> the</c><00:56:02.099><c> strata</c><00:56:02.460><c> that</c><00:56:02.659><c> would</c><00:56:02.840><c> have</c><00:56:03.139><c> existed</c> 00:56:03.619 --> 00:56:06.059 if<00:56:04.000><c> there</c><00:56:04.219><c> was</c><00:56:04.500><c> a</c><00:56:04.699><c> prior</c><00:56:05.000><c> creation.</c> 00:56:07.179 --> 00:56:09.019 You<00:56:07.380><c> can</c><00:56:07.659><c> talk</c><00:56:07.920><c> to</c><00:56:08.099><c> your</c><00:56:08.360><c> geologists</c> 00:56:09.019 --> 00:56:11.599 and<00:56:09.579><c> they</c><00:56:09.739><c> will</c><00:56:10.059><c> also</c><00:56:10.420><c> tell</c><00:56:10.739><c> you</c><00:56:10.960><c> point</c><00:56:11.199><c> blank,</c> 00:56:11.840 --> 00:56:14.639 you<00:56:12.019><c> cannot</c><00:56:12.420><c> start</c><00:56:12.820><c> at</c><00:56:13.039><c> the</c><00:56:13.400><c> bottom</c><00:56:13.719><c> and</c><00:56:14.239><c> go</c><00:56:14.440><c> up.</c> 00:56:14.679 --> 00:56:16.480 And<00:56:14.820><c> I</c><00:56:14.980><c> know</c><00:56:15.159><c> it's</c><00:56:15.800><c> discontinuous</c> 00:56:16.480 --> 00:56:17.900 because<00:56:16.800><c> you</c><00:56:16.960><c> can</c><00:56:17.239><c> find</c><00:56:17.400><c> it</c><00:56:17.539><c> up</c><00:56:17.619><c> to</c><00:56:17.780><c> this</c> 00:56:17.900 --> 00:56:20.280 and<00:56:18.039><c> you</c><00:56:18.139><c> go</c><00:56:18.260><c> somewhere</c><00:56:18.579><c> else</c><00:56:18.860><c> and</c><00:56:19.139><c> you</c><00:56:19.300><c> find</c><00:56:19.500><c> some</c><00:56:19.800><c> more</c><00:56:20.000><c> of</c><00:56:20.079><c> it</c> 00:56:20.280 --> 00:56:23.280 going<00:56:20.440><c> higher</c><00:56:20.760><c> up</c><00:56:21.019><c> in</c><00:56:21.179><c> terms</c><00:56:21.400><c> of</c><00:56:21.579><c> the</c><00:56:21.840><c> strata</c><00:56:22.079><c> and</c><00:56:22.219><c> the</c><00:56:22.380><c> fossils.</c> 00:56:23.340 --> 00:56:25.500 All<00:56:23.500><c> right,</c><00:56:23.780><c> you</c><00:56:23.960><c> do</c><00:56:24.199><c> find</c><00:56:24.500><c> that.</c> 00:56:25.900 --> 00:56:28.079 But<00:56:26.119><c> not</c><00:56:26.500><c> one</c><00:56:26.659><c> of</c><00:56:26.739><c> us</c><00:56:26.900><c> is</c><00:56:26.900><c> going</c><00:56:27.119><c> to</c><00:56:27.400><c> tell</c><00:56:27.619><c> you</c> 00:56:28.079 --> 00:56:30.980 that<00:56:28.260><c> that's</c><00:56:28.760><c> a</c><00:56:28.860><c> discontinuous</c><00:56:30.300><c> record</c> 00:56:30.980 --> 00:56:33.820 that<00:56:31.139><c> at</c><00:56:31.400><c> some</c><00:56:31.639><c> point</c><00:56:31.820><c> there's</c><00:56:32.179><c> a</c><00:56:32.380><c> massive</c><00:56:32.760><c> amount</c><00:56:33.179><c> of</c><00:56:33.480><c> earth,</c> 00:56:34.059 --> 00:56:36.800 a<00:56:34.480><c> rock,</c><00:56:35.019><c> that</c><00:56:35.059><c> is</c><00:56:35.260><c> in</c><00:56:35.420><c> between</c><00:56:35.719><c> this</c><00:56:36.039><c> lower</c><00:56:36.340><c> strata</c> 00:56:36.800 --> 00:56:40.980 and<00:56:37.119><c> something</c><00:56:37.400><c> up</c><00:56:37.719><c> here</c><00:56:38.320><c> belonging</c><00:56:38.739><c> to</c><00:56:39.199><c> our</c><00:56:39.559><c> day</c><00:56:39.800><c> and</c><00:56:40.039><c> age.</c> 00:56:41.320 --> 00:56:44.199 So<00:56:41.860><c> please</c><00:56:42.360><c> understand,</c> 00:56:44.940 --> 00:56:50.000 there<00:56:45.260><c> are</c><00:56:45.900><c> only</c><00:56:46.539><c> two</c><00:56:47.699><c> possible</c><00:56:49.079><c> interpretation</c> 00:56:50.000 --> 00:56:52.099 and<00:56:50.380><c> only,</c><00:56:50.679><c> of</c><00:56:50.900><c> course,</c><00:56:51.219><c> is</c><00:56:51.340><c> a</c><00:56:51.539><c> superlative</c> 00:56:52.099 --> 00:56:54.320 that<00:56:52.340><c> gets</c><00:56:52.420><c> you</c><00:56:52.639><c> in</c><00:56:52.800><c> deep,</c><00:56:53.000><c> deep</c><00:56:53.239><c> trouble.</c> 00:56:54.500 --> 00:56:56.380 But<00:56:54.579><c> pardon</c><00:56:54.820><c> that,</c><00:56:55.579><c> but</c><00:56:55.780><c> I</c><00:56:56.059><c> suggest</c> 00:56:56.380 --> 00:57:00.019 there<00:56:56.519><c> are</c><00:56:56.760><c> only</c><00:56:57.179><c> two</c><00:56:58.480><c> explanations</c> 00:57:00.699 --> 00:57:05.480 possible<00:57:01.460><c> for</c><00:57:01.980><c> what</c><00:57:02.199><c> you</c><00:57:02.539><c> see</c><00:57:03.179><c> with</c><00:57:03.860><c> this</c><00:57:04.119><c> and</c><00:57:04.280><c> its</c><00:57:04.460><c> fossils.</c> 00:57:06.800 --> 00:57:09.820 Either<00:57:07.480><c> it</c><00:57:08.119><c> is,</c><00:57:08.400><c> as</c><00:57:08.599><c> the</c><00:57:08.739><c> one</c><00:57:09.000><c> scientist</c><00:57:09.400><c> said,</c> 00:57:09.920 --> 00:57:12.079 that<00:57:10.199><c> present</c><00:57:10.460><c>-day</c><00:57:10.659><c> process</c><00:57:11.059><c> has</c><00:57:11.260><c> laid</c><00:57:11.460><c> down</c><00:57:11.659><c> the</c><00:57:11.860><c> rocks</c> 00:57:12.079 --> 00:57:14.059 on<00:57:12.280><c> this</c><00:57:12.539><c> earth</c><00:57:12.719><c> over</c><00:57:13.000><c> billions</c><00:57:13.380><c> of</c><00:57:13.679><c> years</c> 00:57:14.059 --> 00:57:18.619 and<00:57:14.480><c> life</c><00:57:14.900><c> therefore</c><00:57:15.420><c> evolved</c><00:57:16.159><c> by</c><00:57:16.619><c> natural</c><00:57:17.000><c> forces</c><00:57:17.400><c> alone.</c> 00:57:19.139 --> 00:57:23.960 Either<00:57:19.619><c> that's</c><00:57:20.159><c> what</c><00:57:20.460><c> this</c><00:57:21.280><c> geologic</c><00:57:22.039><c> record</c><00:57:22.300><c> is</c><00:57:22.659><c> telling</c><00:57:22.860><c> us</c> 00:57:23.960 --> 00:57:28.900 or<00:57:24.840><c> those</c><00:57:26.000><c> strata</c><00:57:26.500><c> were</c><00:57:26.719><c> laid</c><00:57:27.039><c> down</c><00:57:27.360><c> by</c><00:57:27.719><c> a</c><00:57:27.920><c> catastrophic,</c> 00:57:29.519 --> 00:57:33.639 I'm<00:57:29.880><c> getting</c><00:57:30.179><c> dry</c><00:57:30.460><c> now,</c><00:57:31.219><c> catastrophe</c><00:57:31.460><c> of</c><00:57:31.780><c> unimaginable</c><00:57:32.460><c> intensity</c> 00:57:33.639 --> 00:57:35.900 and<00:57:34.000><c> it</c><00:57:34.239><c> covered</c><00:57:34.420><c> vast</c><00:57:34.860><c> areas</c><00:57:35.320><c> rapidly</c> 00:57:35.900 --> 00:57:38.960 with<00:57:36.239><c> multiple</c><00:57:36.500><c> layers</c><00:57:36.900><c> of</c><00:57:37.239><c> sediment</c><00:57:37.500><c> and</c><00:57:37.739><c> volcanic</c><00:57:38.179><c> material</c> 00:57:38.960 --> 00:57:41.940 and<00:57:39.500><c> it</c><00:57:39.840><c> entombed</c><00:57:40.000><c> many</c><00:57:40.320><c> animals</c><00:57:40.739><c> in</c><00:57:41.019><c> fossil</c><00:57:41.340><c> graveyards</c> 00:57:41.940 --> 00:57:42.760 as<00:57:42.179><c> a</c><00:57:42.239><c> result.</c> 00:57:43.260 --> 00:57:47.699 In<00:57:43.440><c> other</c><00:57:43.679><c> words,</c><00:57:44.059><c> either</c><00:57:45.079><c> the</c><00:57:45.719><c> earth</c><00:57:46.099><c> evolved</c> 00:57:49.039 --> 00:57:52.340 or<00:57:49.760><c> there</c><00:57:50.239><c> was</c><00:57:50.480><c> a</c><00:57:50.719><c> worldwide</c><00:57:51.239><c> flood.</c> 00:57:52.530 --> 00:57:56.219 Brother<00:57:52.840><c> and</c><00:57:53.079><c> sisters,</c><00:57:53.659><c> I</c><00:57:53.659><c> can't</c><00:57:54.039><c> impress</c><00:57:54.280><c> upon</c><00:57:54.579><c> you</c><00:57:55.119><c> enough</c> 00:57:56.389 --> 00:58:00.300 because<00:57:56.699><c> this</c><00:57:56.900><c> has</c><00:57:57.079><c> been</c><00:57:57.239><c> a</c><00:57:57.480><c> confusion</c><00:57:58.039><c> in</c><00:57:58.900><c> our</c><00:57:59.119><c> community</c> 00:58:00.469 --> 00:58:04.519 that<00:58:00.780><c> somehow</c><00:58:01.559><c> we</c><00:58:02.519><c> have</c><00:58:02.760><c> a</c><00:58:03.119><c> third</c><00:58:03.300><c> option</c><00:58:03.739><c> in</c><00:58:04.019><c> this.</c> 00:58:04.980 --> 00:58:09.699 There<00:58:05.320><c> isn't</c><00:58:05.739><c> a</c><00:58:06.099><c> third</c><00:58:06.380><c> option</c><00:58:07.019><c> with</c><00:58:07.579><c> the</c><00:58:07.960><c> data</c><00:58:08.219><c> that</c><00:58:08.400><c> we've</c><00:58:08.880><c> got.</c> 00:58:09.980 --> 00:58:13.579 It's<00:58:10.599><c> either</c><00:58:11.179><c> one</c><00:58:11.760><c> or</c><00:58:12.480><c> the</c><00:58:12.719><c> other.</c> 00:58:13.920 --> 00:58:15.860 Now,<00:58:14.239><c> you</c><00:58:14.420><c> could</c><00:58:14.659><c> say,</c><00:58:14.960><c> well,</c><00:58:15.119><c> maybe</c><00:58:15.380><c> I</c><00:58:15.579><c> believe</c> 00:58:15.860 --> 00:58:16.940 in<00:58:16.099><c> theistic</c><00:58:16.480><c> evolution.</c> 00:58:17.099 --> 00:58:19.460 Okay,<00:58:17.840><c> you</c><00:58:18.099><c> can</c><00:58:18.380><c> believe</c><00:58:18.659><c> that</c><00:58:18.940><c> if</c><00:58:19.079><c> you</c><00:58:19.260><c> want,</c> 00:58:19.460 --> 00:58:21.340 that<00:58:19.780><c> makes</c><00:58:20.059><c> sense</c><00:58:20.440><c> to</c><00:58:20.679><c> you.</c> 00:58:21.559 --> 00:58:24.179 Except<00:58:22.119><c> if</c><00:58:22.820><c> you'd</c><00:58:23.059><c> like</c><00:58:23.179><c> to</c><00:58:23.460><c> talk</c><00:58:23.659><c> afterwards,</c> 00:58:24.260 --> 00:58:26.760 I'm<00:58:24.480><c> willing</c><00:58:24.619><c> to</c><00:58:24.860><c> talk</c><00:58:25.019><c> about</c><00:58:25.239><c> that</c><00:58:25.500><c> one</c><00:58:25.699><c> too</c> 00:58:27.099 --> 00:58:31.780 because<00:58:27.659><c> those</c><00:58:28.820><c> who</c><00:58:29.239><c> devise</c><00:58:29.659><c> the</c><00:58:30.079><c> first</c><00:58:30.420><c> explanation</c> 00:58:31.780 --> 00:58:34.780 will<00:58:32.199><c> make</c><00:58:32.380><c> it</c><00:58:32.719><c> very</c><00:58:33.199><c> clear</c><00:58:33.500><c> to</c><00:58:33.860><c> you</c> 00:58:34.780 --> 00:58:38.480 that<00:58:35.199><c> their</c><00:58:36.480><c> whole</c><00:58:37.099><c> explanation</c><00:58:37.860><c> is</c><00:58:38.219><c> based</c> 00:58:38.480 --> 00:58:42.300 on<00:58:39.079><c> natural</c><00:58:39.800><c> processes,</c><00:58:41.039><c> not</c><00:58:41.239><c> divine.</c> 00:58:42.659 --> 00:58:47.400 And<00:58:42.980><c> what</c><00:58:43.199><c> they</c><00:58:43.719><c> see</c><00:58:44.300><c> is</c><00:58:44.820><c> natural</c><00:58:45.260><c> processes</c><00:58:46.019><c> at</c><00:58:46.559><c> work.</c> 00:58:48.440 --> 00:58:50.900 So<00:58:48.920><c> that's</c><00:58:49.139><c> what</c><00:58:49.219><c> you</c><00:58:49.400><c> have,</c><00:58:49.639><c> brother</c><00:58:49.719><c> and</c><00:58:49.900><c> sisters.</c> 00:58:51.840 --> 00:58:55.219 It's<00:58:52.179><c> either</c><00:58:52.539><c> one,</c><00:58:52.719><c> I</c><00:58:52.960><c> suggest</c><00:58:53.340><c> you,</c><00:58:53.880><c> or</c><00:58:54.219><c> the</c><00:58:54.420><c> other.</c> 00:58:56.059 --> 00:59:00.159 And<00:58:56.300><c> so</c><00:58:56.900><c> we</c><00:58:58.380><c> close</c><00:58:58.800><c> by</c><00:58:59.079><c> thinking</c><00:58:59.320><c> about</c><00:58:59.760><c> something</c> 00:59:00.159 --> 00:59:02.880 both<00:59:00.699><c> Jesus</c><00:59:01.079><c> and</c><00:59:01.380><c> Peter</c><00:59:01.619><c> said.</c> 00:59:03.159 --> 00:59:05.159 That<00:59:03.380><c> is,</c><00:59:03.840><c> in</c><00:59:04.019><c> the</c><00:59:04.219><c> days</c><00:59:04.420><c> before</c><00:59:04.739><c> the</c><00:59:04.980><c> flood,</c> 00:59:05.239 --> 00:59:06.719 they<00:59:05.300><c> were</c><00:59:05.500><c> eating</c><00:59:05.699><c> and</c><00:59:05.940><c> drinking</c><00:59:06.239><c> and</c><00:59:06.460><c> married</c> 00:59:06.719 --> 00:59:08.920 and<00:59:06.860><c> giving</c><00:59:07.039><c> in</c><00:59:07.260><c> marriage</c><00:59:07.559><c> until</c><00:59:08.559><c> the</c><00:59:08.780><c> day</c> 00:59:08.920 --> 00:59:10.860 that<00:59:09.079><c> Noah</c><00:59:09.239><c> entered</c><00:59:09.440><c> the</c><00:59:09.719><c> ark</c><00:59:09.960><c> and</c><00:59:10.119><c> did</c><00:59:10.360><c> not</c><00:59:10.639><c> know</c> 00:59:10.860 --> 00:59:13.099 until<00:59:11.039><c> the</c><00:59:11.300><c> flood</c><00:59:11.420><c> came</c><00:59:11.719><c> and</c><00:59:11.840><c> took</c><00:59:12.019><c> them</c><00:59:12.219><c> all</c><00:59:12.460><c> away.</c> 00:59:13.599 --> 00:59:16.539 So<00:59:13.940><c> also</c><00:59:14.300><c> would</c><00:59:14.480><c> the</c><00:59:14.639><c> coming</c><00:59:14.820><c> of</c><00:59:15.000><c> the</c><00:59:15.179><c> Son</c><00:59:15.320><c> of</c><00:59:15.559><c> Man</c><00:59:15.860><c> be.</c> 00:59:17.599 --> 00:59:19.579 That's<00:59:18.199><c> the</c><00:59:18.420><c> master's</c><00:59:19.019><c> understanding</c> 00:59:19.579 --> 00:59:22.780 of<00:59:19.800><c> what</c><00:59:19.940><c> he</c><00:59:20.139><c> read</c><00:59:20.260><c> in</c><00:59:20.519><c> Genesis</c><00:59:20.800><c> six,</c><00:59:21.099><c> seven,</c><00:59:21.440><c> and</c><00:59:21.639><c> eight.</c> 00:59:24.599 --> 00:59:30.619 And<00:59:25.199><c> Peter</c><00:59:25.519><c> said,</c><00:59:28.199><c> scoffers</c><00:59:28.639><c> will</c><00:59:28.900><c> come</c><00:59:29.039><c> in</c><00:59:29.179><c> the</c><00:59:29.360><c> last</c><00:59:29.659><c> days.</c> 00:59:31.280 --> 00:59:33.940 Where<00:59:31.699><c> is</c><00:59:31.940><c> the</c><00:59:32.179><c> promise</c><00:59:32.480><c> of</c><00:59:32.679><c> his</c><00:59:32.900><c> coming?</c> 00:59:34.039 --> 00:59:35.440 For<00:59:34.119><c> since</c><00:59:34.340><c> the</c><00:59:34.599><c> fathers</c><00:59:34.880><c> fell</c><00:59:35.159><c> asleep,</c> 00:59:35.559 --> 00:59:38.539 all<00:59:35.719><c> things</c><00:59:35.980><c> continue</c><00:59:36.960><c> as</c><00:59:37.460><c> they</c><00:59:37.960><c> were</c> 00:59:38.539 --> 00:59:42.179 from<00:59:39.139><c> the</c><00:59:39.659><c> beginning</c><00:59:40.199><c> of</c><00:59:40.980><c> creation.</c> 00:59:42.460 --> 00:59:48.079 There<00:59:42.780><c> never</c><00:59:43.739><c> was</c><00:59:44.920><c> a</c><00:59:45.599><c> disruption</c><00:59:46.539><c> of</c><00:59:47.679><c> immense</c> 00:59:48.079 --> 00:59:51.679 and<00:59:48.860><c> major</c><00:59:49.219><c> proportions</c><00:59:49.760><c> on</c><00:59:50.059><c> the</c><00:59:50.239><c> face</c><00:59:50.420><c> of</c><00:59:50.619><c> this</c><00:59:50.860><c> earth.</c> 00:59:51.880 --> 00:59:56.739 All<00:59:52.079><c> things</c><00:59:52.300><c> have</c><00:59:52.659><c> continued</c><00:59:53.539><c> as</c><00:59:54.579><c> they</c><00:59:54.900><c> were</c><00:59:55.159><c> from</c><00:59:55.420><c> the</c><00:59:55.679><c> beginning.</c> 00:59:57.219 --> 01:00:00.400 And<00:59:57.300><c> then</c><00:59:57.500><c> Peter</c><00:59:57.760><c> says,</c><00:59:58.519><c> but</c><00:59:58.539><c> they</c><00:59:58.800><c> willfully</c><00:59:59.260><c> forget.</c> 01:00:01.780 --> 01:00:05.260 The<01:00:02.039><c> world</c><01:00:02.340><c> that</c><01:00:02.719><c> then</c><01:00:02.960><c> existed</c><01:00:03.559><c> perished,</c> 01:00:05.420 --> 01:00:07.119 being<01:00:05.679><c> flooded</c><01:00:05.980><c> with</c><01:00:06.280><c> water.</c> 01:00:07.940 --> 01:00:10.920 So<01:00:08.239><c> what</c><01:00:08.480><c> conclusion</c><01:00:09.000><c> do</c><01:00:09.199><c> we</c><01:00:09.340><c> draw</c><01:00:09.519><c> from</c><01:00:09.760><c> this?</c> 01:00:11.079 --> 01:00:12.500 I<01:00:11.360><c> suggest,</c><01:00:11.820><c> brothers</c><01:00:11.920><c> and</c><01:00:12.179><c> sisters,</c> 01:00:12.659 --> 01:00:17.400 that<01:00:12.800><c> the</c><01:00:13.059><c> flood</c><01:00:13.400><c> is</c><01:00:14.539><c> truly</c><01:00:15.539><c> God's</c><01:00:16.139><c> warning</c><01:00:16.360><c> to</c><01:00:16.639><c> us</c> 01:00:17.400 --> 01:00:19.460 of<01:00:17.880><c> what</c><01:00:18.059><c> is</c><01:00:18.280><c> coming</c><01:00:18.420><c> again.</c> 01:00:19.900 --> 01:00:24.760 Not<01:00:20.079><c> as</c><01:00:20.219><c> a</c><01:00:20.460><c> flood,</c><01:00:21.940><c> but</c><01:00:22.199><c> other</c><01:00:22.519><c> mechanisms</c><01:00:23.079><c> that</c><01:00:23.300><c> God</c><01:00:23.480><c> will</c><01:00:23.800><c> use.</c> 01:00:25.159 --> 01:00:27.380 And<01:00:25.300><c> we</c><01:00:25.400><c> can</c><01:00:25.639><c> dismiss</c><01:00:25.940><c> the</c><01:00:26.219><c> flood,</c><01:00:26.599><c> that's</c><01:00:26.940><c> possible.</c> 01:00:27.500 --> 01:00:31.739 We<01:00:27.679><c> can</c><01:00:28.840><c> live</c><01:00:29.159><c> our</c><01:00:29.460><c> lives</c><01:00:29.739><c> without</c><01:00:30.260><c> kind</c><01:00:30.539><c> of</c><01:00:30.860><c> dealing</c><01:00:31.079><c> with</c><01:00:31.420><c> that.</c> 01:00:31.880 --> 01:00:34.599 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new</c><01:00:47.320><c> earth</c><01:00:47.840><c> into</c><01:00:48.340><c> existence</c> 01:00:51.380 --> 01:00:57.980 will<01:00:52.019><c> be</c><01:00:52.219><c> a</c><01:00:52.420><c> day</c><01:00:52.920><c> that</c><01:00:54.360><c> we</c><01:00:55.800><c> are</c><01:00:55.980><c> going</c><01:00:56.300><c> forward</c><01:00:56.880><c> towards.</c> 01:01:01.019 --> 01:01:03.039 So<01:01:01.380><c> a</c><01:01:01.619><c> final</c><01:01:01.840><c> thought,</c><01:01:02.340><c> brothers</c><01:01:02.420><c> and</c><01:01:02.639><c> sisters.</c> 01:01:03.139 --> 01:01:06.760 Can<01:01:03.360><c> I</c><01:01:03.559><c> suggest</c><01:01:03.940><c> to</c><01:01:04.219><c> you</c><01:01:04.539><c> and</c><01:01:04.719><c> to</c><01:01:04.900><c> you</c><01:01:05.059><c> young</c><01:01:05.239><c> people</c><01:01:05.559><c> especially</c> 01:01:06.920 --> 01:01:10.239 that<01:01:07.619><c> from</c><01:01:07.940><c> God's</c><01:01:08.619><c> point</c><01:01:08.800><c> of</c><01:01:09.039><c> view,</c> 01:01:11.159 --> 01:01:18.119 our<01:01:11.260><c> about</c><01:01:11.440><c> salvation</c><01:01:12.440><c> may</c><01:01:14.599><c> very</c><01:01:15.219><c> well</c><01:01:16.199><c> depend</c> 01:01:18.139 --> 01:01:23.079 on<01:01:18.840><c> our</c><01:01:19.659><c> response</c><01:01:20.800><c> to</c><01:01:22.159><c> the</c><01:01:22.300><c> flood.</c>