Ark Encounter
During the period August 12 through 16 Phil and Cindy Allen from Fort Smith, Arkansas came to visit me. Cindy was Janice, my oldest daughter's room mate at the University of Arkansas. Among the reasons for the visit was to see the Ark Encounter and the Creation Museum. They had planned to visit last year but had to cancel due to health issue with Phil. On the 14th as you can see from the photograph above we visited the Ark the life size Replica of the Ark which God instructed Noah and his family to build. I have seen it several times but I love going back because they are always adding new details. Some of the new details that were beautiful this year was finishing a lot of the landscaping and it was magnificent. Also, in the main cafe area they last year basically had a fast food restaurant with burgers etc. and now they have a wonderful buffet with a great salad and desert bar. All you can eat for one price according to age. The food was a major new feature.The following photos show some of the landscaping.
Banana plants along trail to Ark entrance.
Plants along the trail
Plants along the trail
Plants along the trail. I do not know what the blue flower is on the left but it was beautiful. Past the fence you can see the base of another zip line tower.
In previous posting about the Ark I have shown numerous photos of various animals but at that time many of the creatures were not identified. The following are many of those creatures properly identified. Note each is listed as a "KIND".
The Caseid Kind
The Caseid Kind
Don't know what happened to the identifying sign.
Aren't they lovely.
See Comments. Dr. Allen advised this pair of non identified extinct reptiles is Scutosaurus, one of the early big reptiles (Anapside, Pareiasaures) they were preyed by mammalian reptiles like Gorgonopsides and some think they could be very far relatives of the ancestors of tortoises, but it's still in debate.
See Comments. Dr. Allen advised this pair of non identified extinct reptiles is Scutosaurus, one of the early big reptiles (Anapside, Pareiasaures) they were preyed by mammalian reptiles like Gorgonopsides and some think they could be very far relatives of the ancestors of tortoises, but it's still in debate.
The Isitiodactylid Kind
Looks like all bones, joints and wings. Nicknamed Duck-billed Pterosaurs for the shape of their beaks.
The Azhdarchid Kind
Watch out he has his eye on you.
The Bear Kind
Shown here is the Agriotherium
The Sloth Kind
Shown is the Hapalops Sloth.
The Deer Kind
Shown is the Heteroprox Deer.
The Pig Kind
Shown is the Platygomus.
One of the most common asked question is how were the clean and unclean animals selected. Noah did not go out and round up the animals God had them come to Noah. Did Noah at that point select which were clean and unclean and was the distinction the same for Noah as it was for Moses.
The Alligator Kind
Alligators. Also note the way they were watered and fed. You have to remember all creatures were plant and seed eaters until after the flood and at that point God removed that restriction and some became "meat" eaters.
The Hyena Kind
Shown is the Ictitherium
The Cynoghathid Kind
Shown is the Cynognathus meaning "dog jaw".
The Pakicetid Kind
Shown is the Pakicetus
The Thylasocmilid kind
Shown is the Thylacosmilus
The Simosuchus Kind
Shown is the Simosushus.
The Magraucheniid Kind
Shown is the Theosodon.
The Silesaur Kind.
Shown is the Silesaurus
The Entelodont Kind.
Shown is the Archaeotherium
The Cattle Kind
Shown is the Miotragocerus
The Rhinoceros Kind
Shown is the Trigonias. These guys were the Unicorns on the Ark.
The Pachycephalosaur Kind
Shown is the Pachycephalosaurus ( What a name )
The Giraffe Kind
Shown is the Shansitherium
The Horse Kind
Shown is Mesohippus
The Hippoptamus Kind
Shown is Choeropsis
The Stegosaur Kind
Shown is Hesperosaurus
Shown is Hesperosaurus
The Spinosaur Kind
Shown is Baryonyx
The Tyrannosaur Kind 
Shown is Tyrannosaurus
Shown is Tyrannosaurus
Shown is Tyrannosaurus
The Chalicothere Kind
Shown is Anisodon
The Stahleckeriid Kind
Shown is Placerias and one of Noah's family members handing food into the cage.
The Rebbachisaur Kind
Shown is Nigersaurus
Shown is Nigersaurus
In our society today with all the turmoil, political scandals and corruption as well as political correction and moral decay of our society we are often times concerned about making comments about the condition of our world. Holy God has now and had no such concerns about stating his concerns or position on any subject matter. After all he was the creator of everything and as such it is his right to tell it like it is. He did that in the bible where in the King James Bible we find the book of Genesis Chapter 6 verse 5,6,7 and 8 which read as follows" verse 5 - The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of his thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 - And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 7 - So the Lord said, " I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, the fowls of the air--for it repenteth me that I have made them." 8-- But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord."
Then in Verse 9 through 22 we find the following: " 9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with the God.10. Noah begat three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth. 11. The earth was corrupt before God, and the was filled with violence. 12. And God looked upon the earth, and behold it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. 13. And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them and behold, I destroy them with the earth. 14. Make thee an ark of gopher wood, rooms shall thou make in the ark and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. 15. And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of; The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, and the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. 16. A window shall thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shall thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shall thou make it." And in Chapter 7, verse 7 we find: 7-- And Noah did according unto all that the Lord commanded him."
The following photos of displays in the ark that attempt to depict some of the depravity of man which led God to destroy mankind and the earth. In previous posting in this blog I have shown many other photos of man's depravity.
See the crowd watching and cheering the slaughter of the people below.
More of the same notice the wild animal about to attack the people.
People offering sacrifices to an idol god.
In this photograph you will notice the sacrifice is a small child ( baby ).
Question and observation: I often think and wonder how close God is to judging mankind and earth again only this time by fire. Just remember that God made a covenant with Noah that he would never again destroy the world with a flood, He said that in the future the rainbow would be a sign of his covenant. Think of this every time you see a rainbow.
Remember as I always say as I close God loves you and so do I.
Grandpa Bill
