A reminder for
today
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you
free. (John 8:32)
When confronted with the argument that the earth is billions
of years old I often get the ice age question. Glaciers, mammoths, and saber-toothed cats (sometimes called
saber-toothed tigers)—those are just some of the things that immediately spring
to mind when we think of the Ice Age. But some Christians wonder if there
really was an Ice Age. Where does it fit in biblical history? Actually,
it’s not biblical creationists who have a challenge explaining it. Secular
scientists who propose dozens of ice ages throughout the past have some major
hurdles to overcome!
So, let me share some ice age facts with you from renowned
scientist and creationist Ken Ham. You see, there are many lines of evidence
that strongly suggest there was indeed an Ice Age in earth’s history. Now,
what you need to form an ice age is much more than just a cold earth. Warm
waters are required, so you have excess evaporation and cooler temperatures,
especially summers, so this precipitation falls as snow and doesn’t melt. And
the Flood of Noah’s day provides the key!
Intense volcanic and tectonic activity during the Flood
would significantly warm the ocean waters. This would result in heavy
evaporation. The volcanic activity would fill the atmosphere with ash and
particles called dioxides, which would block sunlight, dropping the global
temperature (we’ve observed this on a small scale with small volcanoes). This
would lead to cooler temperatures and summers, allowing snow and ice to
accumulate quite quickly without melting. Eventually the Ice Age peaked,
and then declined, within several hundred years of the Flood.
The Flood, about 4,350 years ago, explains the Ice
Age! Evolutionists don’t have a mechanism that would drive such an ice
age, but creationists do!
So often we forget that something as catastrophic as the
flood in Noah’s days had such a huge impact on the earth and the formation of
layers and weather conditions. From a Biblical perspective we can explain
everything and understand the results. Our God is a great God and people
continue to forget that He is the creator of all and He is an almighty God.
Lord, thank you for confirming everything we question from
your Word and with your Holy Spirit as our guide. Please let us not conform to
this world but instead live radical lives for your glory. In Jesus name.
Have an awesome day dear friend of Jesus.
Cheers
