“This Is The Ark”—Noah’s Ark
Expedition Team Member - Bill Wilson

By Bill Wilson, KIN Senior Analyst

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WASH—Jun 19—KIN—The expedition team led by Christian explorer Bob Cornuke found Noah’s Ark, according to team member Arch Bonnema, who said five of the nine samples taken from the vessel were confirmed as petrified wood, some of which had sea fossils contained within at 13,100 feet in the Ararat mountain range in Northern Iran.

“Yes, I definitely believe that this is the ark,” Bonnema told KIN. “When you are there in person, you see that the wood is hand hewn, its obviously a man-made structure.” Bonnema said that standing on the Ark left no doubt in his mind because the floors, the walls and other pieces were all man made and were so huge that nobody could have carried the timber to 13,100 feet and find the materials to build such a structure. He said that the Ark is in an avalanche and has been covered up by ice and snow for a long time. It was not until last year when record high temperatures melted the snow and ice revealing the Ark, Bonnema said.

Bonnema believes that what he saw was the Ark because of its size, which is exactly the footprint of what was described in the Bible, the large sections of petrified wood, and that it matches up with the verses in Genesis describing the Ark and its location. He said that while there were over 1,000 expeditions to Mount Ararat in Turkey, he believes the true Ark is where he explored in Iran. He said that the Mount Ararat in Turkey was named in the 13th century by Marco Polo and had little or nothing to do with the Mount Ararat mountain range.

“Do we have absolute 100% proof? No. But we have extraordinary evidence,” Bonnema said, but it is his personal opinion that the expedition team’s finding is Noah’s Ark. “I want to tell the story to as many people as I can,” he said. Bonnema said that the more people see and hear what he has experienced, he believes the more people who will believe the Bible is true. “I believe that is the whole reason why God allowed us to find it,” he said. Bonnema is available for speaking at your group or church and he can be reached at arch@joshuafinanacial.com. Pictures and more information can be found here where a copyrighted article and pictures of the expedition are located.

Since the initial story ran on KIN, there have been many comments about the Ark. Some claim it was found in other places. Others claim that they have satellite images of the Ark at another location. There is much debate over this archeological mystery. From my point of view as a journalist, whether Bob Cornuke found the Ark or whether it was found by someone else some other time is immaterial. Why? Because I believe that the Bible is the infallable and inerrant Word of God and that these pieces of evidence are for those who don’t believe. However, if the alleged findings are proven correct that would be very exciting and would be additional proof of the Bible's veracity, but we must be careful to make sure that we worship the Creator, not the creation or the findings of evidence that substantiate what God has already said He did. I found that many were vehement in their defense of who discovered the Ark and/or if it was discovered, etc. It would be nice if us Christians would be as equally enthusiastic about answering the call of the great commission in Mark 16:15 where Jesus said, “Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.”