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Doctor Don Batten batterin’ down evolution’s millions of years earth

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  Bing Videos   Young-Earth advocates point to measurements showing the Earth’s magnetic field is weakening over time, suggesting it could not have been sustaining life for billions of years.   2. Soft Tissue in Fossils   Reports of preserved soft tissue in some dinosaur fossils are interpreted by young-Earth supporters as evidence that these remains are thousands, not millions, of years old.   3. Helium in Zircon Crystals   Some creationist studies claim that high levels of helium trapped in zircon crystals indicate a much shorter timescale for radioactive decay than conventional dating suggests.   4. Limited Sediment on the Ocean Floor   They argue that the relatively small amount of sediment on the ocean floor implies only a few thousand years of accumulation, rather than millions. If you’d like, I can also give you  the mainstream scientific rebuttals  to each of these points so you can see both perspe...

Jonah 3 historically based according to BibleHub.com

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    by Damien F. Mackey       “Neo-Assyrian royal inscriptions (e.g., Adad-nirari III Saba’a Stele) record enforced fasts, public mourning, and the participation of livestock in ritual purification during national crises — precisely the actions described in  Jonah 3:6–8 ”.       To the following interesting article from biblehub.com I shall be adding a few comments of my own: What historical evidence supports the events described in Jonah 3?   Introduction   What historical evidence supports the events described in Jonah 3?   JONAH 3:9 – HISTORICAL CORROBORATION OF NINEVEH’S REPENTANCE   Canonical Integrity and Dating   The book of Jonah is attested in the Dead Sea Scrolls (4QXIIa, c. 150 BC) and the Ketuvim of the Masoretic Text, with virtual textual unanimity in  Jonah 3 .  2 Kings 14:25  fixes Jonah’s career during the reign of Jeroboam II (793–753 ...

Neriglissar replacing Amel-Marduk must be Darius the Mede replacing King Belshazzar

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  by   Damien F. Mackey   Introduction   Neriglissar was a King of Babylon who reigned for some years (Flavius Josephus gives an incredible “40 years”) after the demise of Nebuchednezzar’s evil son, Amēl-Marduk.   Yet there do not appear to be any statues or depictions of Neriglissar qua Neriglissar.   Thus he joins my growing list of those whom I have called ‘camera-shy’ rulers:   More ‘camera-shy’ ancient potentates   (9) More 'camera-shy' ancient potentates   in need of one or more alter egos .   In this article I shall be suggesting a few such alternative identities for King Neriglissar.   That King Amēl-Marduk of Babylon was the same as King Belshazzar of Babylon has hopefully become fully apparent from certain compelling parallels that I have been able to draw in this connection in my recent article:   Sixty-two years of Darius, who was Cyrus ‘the Great’   (9) Sixty-...