Matt (17 June 2006)
"Noah's Ark found in Iran"


 
http://www.watch.org/showart.php3?idx=79928&rtn=/index.html&showsubj=1&mcat=1

"Wash-June 14-KIN-On June 5th, Bible Historian and explorer Bob Cornuke
led an expedition of 15 geologists, historians, archeologists,
scientists and attorneys on an exhausting mission 13,300 feet above sea
level to locate and document the tremendous sections of what is thought
to be Noah's Ark located in the Ararat mountain range six hours North of
Tehran, Iran. It had been essentially buried beneath the preservation of
glaciers until last year when Iran recorded the hottest year on record
which melted some of the snowcap revealing 450 by 75-foot footprint of
the "object."

Noah's Ark was claimed to be found in Northern Iran rather than Turkey.
Over a thousand expeditions had previously scoured Turkey's Mt. Ararat,
but by following the precise language of the Bible, Cornuke found what
is believed to be Noah's Ark, nearly intact. Turkey's Mt. Ararat was
incorrect because Marco Polo named the large mountain during his
journeys in the 13th century. Through mapping scriptures in Genesis with
ancient maps, Cornuke pieced together the clues and found where the
Ararat Mountain Range made home for Noah's Ark in Northern Iran not far
from Turkey. Bob Cornuke has been at the center of several controversies
over his past findings as he has come at odds with secular scholars, but
several people who I know personally were on this expedition as well as
some credible, internationally known heads of Christian ministries.
Cornuke and the participants are careful to not say emphatically that
they found Noah's Ark, but have taken extensive documentation to present
their facts for both the public, and the Biblical and scientific
communities.

After crawling on hands and knees miles above the earth's surface in
four below zero weather, the expedition found an altar, which could very
well be the altar Noah built because it was made from the same materials
they later found in the Ark. They found grapevines over two inches think
in the area, of which the DNA from the grapes is the oldest known to
man. Genesis 9:20 says that Noah planted a vineyard. But most amazing
was the ark itself. It was found in sections, somewhat like a house that
had collapsed over the years. Sections of petrified wood 12 to 14 feet
high and 40 feet long were found. They found a huge pile of timber,
thought to be floors or walls, in four-to-six foot sections.

Geologists took nine samples of the ark under the strict eye of a video
team for analysis by the Smithsonian Institute. Over 23,000 feet of
video was taken and will be released to the public. You can get your
first glimpse of it on Fox News with John Kasich Saturday at 8:00pm
Eastern time, according to the Cornuke team. The expedition members hope
to spark debate over the Ark; hope to show that the Bible is accurate
and true; and hope that people will come to know Christ through the
truth that they have revealed. In John 8:32, Jesus said, "And you shall
know the truth and the truth shall make you free." May you be revived
and energized by the possibility of this wonderful discovery that there
is one God and His truth reigns forever."