DickMcMahon 0 #1 May 25, 2004 Genesis, Chapter 5, verses 25-28, says that Methuselah was 187 years old when his son, Lemech, was born; and that Lemech was 182 when his son, Noah (Methuselah's grandson), was born. That means Methuselah would have been 369 when he became a grandfather, right? (187 years plus 182 years = 369 years) Genesis 5:31 goes on to say that Lemech died at the age of 777. Noah would have been 595 years old when this happened. And, Methuselah would have been 964. Genesis 7, verses 6 & 11, indicate that the Great Flood occurred when Noah was 600 years old. Continuing the calculations, Methuselah would now have to be 969 years old, right? And here comes the interesting part ... in Genesis 5:27, Methuselah is said to have DIED when he was 969 years old! ... THAT'S THE SAME YEAR AS THE FLOOD! COULD THAT HAVE BEEN HOW HE DIED? Could Noah have left his poor old grandfather out in the rain? Could this be an historical scandal? Could the supermarket tabloids use it in a headline? "AMAZING PROOF THAT NOAH DROWNED HIS GRANDPA!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tcnelson 1 #2 May 25, 2004 who says he didn't die somewhere in there?"Don't talk to me like that assface...I don't work for you yet." - Fletch NBFT, Deseoso Rodriguez RB#1329 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #3 May 25, 2004 Take it to speakers corner.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #4 May 25, 2004 As a Christian I have to say the I find your post extreamly..............Funny! I'll bring it up at pastorate tonight and see if I can get an answer for youWhen an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerry81 10 #5 May 25, 2004 QuoteTake it to speakers corner. Here's an interesting dilemma; I think the post is just a funny observation not intended to start any theological debates or anything and as such doesn't really belong in SC. BUT, it could actually contribute to it being moved there if I stated my disagreement with you over this post about a certain religious text. Like I just did. D'oh! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #6 May 25, 2004 Quotewho says he didn't die somewhere in there? I say he didn't. I was there. Noah was a good buddy of mine, although he was a horrible drunk. Well, the story goes like this.... Old Noah and I were hangin' out at a local tavern one night, throwing back a few (many in his case) and talking about things to come, namely this flood. He said something along the lines of hearing voices telling him to build some huge boat or something, and catch animals to put'em on display at a zoo after the water levels went down....but thats beside the point. Long story short, he built this "ark" as he called it, well, I guess I did most of the work since he was usually passed out. But anyway, yes all three of these gentlemen were on that monstrosity of a raft. (I'm tellin' ya, it was a miracle that this thing floated....) One night the old man decided to grab a bit of Noah's "special tonic", Noah caught him, and in a drunken rage threw him into the sea. He was later found frozen in a glacier and put in a museum as a "cave man". Figures eh? Man, those were good times. Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joshjumps 0 #7 May 25, 2004 QuoteTake it to speakers corner. Now this one baffles me. This post is funny and in good taste i don't believe anyone would be offended by it. I personally avoid the speakers corner because everybody argues their point of view and nothing changes. In fact it'st tiresome to even read all the rants. Now here's a post I would have missed and i don't see what soapbox it would be on....oh wait it said "Bible" now that's contraversy. Did anyone who though it belonged in the speakers corner even read the entire post? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #8 May 25, 2004 QuoteDid anyone who though it belonged in the speakers corner even read the entire post? Apparently not, I read it and found it to be extremely funny, not a "debate" type thread. Oh well, since its in Speakers Corner now, we might as well help it along... Bible, guns, liberal, Bush, terrorism, oil, Iraq...--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pajarito 0 #9 May 25, 2004 I think that the way it was presented was not argumentative or offensive. I thought it was funny in a comical sense. I think it would be rather silly if presented to argue a point. Therefore, I don't think it had to be moved to Speaker's Corner. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #10 May 25, 2004 "Bible, guns, liberal, Bush, terrorism, oil, Iraq... " Dude, I can't believe you missed out "big engines bad, small engines good"I thought it was okay over on the Bonfire, some people are pretty touchy these days eh?-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #11 May 25, 2004 Quotesome people are pretty touchy these days eh? What are you trying to say? HUH? HUH? You try'n to start something? --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #12 May 25, 2004 So what if I am? What's it to you bignose!-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #13 May 25, 2004 See? Now it belongs in the bitter endless arguments forum.-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #14 May 25, 2004 Quote See? Now it belongs in the bitter endless arguments forum. You mean TalkBack or the BASE forum?--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,623 #15 May 25, 2004 Quote Dude, I can't believe you missed out "big engines bad, small engines good" Not in jump planes!... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyRock 0 #16 May 25, 2004 QuoteQuote Dude, I can't believe you missed out "big engines bad, small engines good" Not in jump planes! hahaha.. true!! -Seth :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nanook 1 #17 May 25, 2004 QuoteI say he didn't. I was there. Noah was a good buddy of mine, although he was a horrible drunk. Well, the story goes like this.... He wasn't the only drunk. . . So was Jesus. Every weekend someone comes knocking at my door asking me if I had found Christ Yet. "What? He wandered off again??!"_____________________________ "The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine" - Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #18 May 26, 2004 Quote He wasn't the only drunk. . . So was Jesus. Dude, I bet that "water to wine" trick would be GREAT at parties!! Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
