ABSTRACTS
Post-Flood Paleoclimate:
Reexamining the Sediment and Ice Core Records in Light of the Global Flood
Kadyn Kunisaki
The term climate change is widely used but often understates the severity projected in secular climate literature. Within mainstream science, climate change frequently functions as shorthand for catastrophic climate change, with careful phrasing employed to minimize questioning of the prevailing consensus. The observational record does indicate a clear warming trend since the mid-twentieth century; however, creationists do not dispute these data. Instead, the point of contention lies in the secular interpretation of paleoclimate records, particularly those extending far beyond the period of human observation. This paper reexamines Cenozoic Era sediment and ice core records, which secular scientists cite as evidence for catastrophic climate change. It will be shown that the Biblical record—specifically the Global Flood and post-Flood Ice Age—offers a superior explanatory framework for paleoclimate data, challenging the historical basis for climate alarmism
Sons of God—
Fallen Angels or a Godly Lineage? A Fresh Look
Matthew Cserhati
Who are the ‘sons of God’ in Genesis 6:1–4? This question has intrigued many commentators throughout church history. Were they fallen angels? Mighty rulers and noblemen? According to the Biblical data, they were most likely a dwindling godly lineage of men from Adam to Noah who sinned against God by marrying whosoever they chose, regardless of whether they were in the faith or not. Noah was the last of this lineage, saved from the Flood. Important applications of this view are also discussed.
Isotopic and Molecular Preservation in Cretaceous Fossils
Brian Thomas,
Arthur Chadwick,
and Stephen Taylor
Molecular, and even whole tissue preservation, including bone collagen sequences and blood vessels from Cretaceous bone samples, are described in a growing body of technical literature. Separate studies also describe primary isotopes from many of the same geological formations as those that have fossils with molecular preservation.
To investigate what might have led to the co-occurrence of molecular and isotopic preservation, we collected and analyzed fifteen stable carbon isotope results from three bone fractions (organic collagen, inorganic bioapatite, and a mixture of both in “bulk”), each isolated from six Cretaceous dinosaur bone specimens. Assessments of preservation evaluated the endogeneity of our isotope ratios. Broad offsets between bioapatite and collagenous extracts were inconsistent with secondary isotope ratios (i.e., contamination), and largely consistent with biological ratios (i.e., ratios expected in fresh bone). Our results include the first stable carbon isotope ratios from collagen extracts of dinosaur bone. Co-occurrence of primary carbon isotope ratios and biomolecules suggest two aspects of their diagenetic history. Firstly, it appears that any ancient hydrothermal fluids failed to facilitate the total decay of organics, nor to totally randomize carbon isotopes. This result is consistent with a relatively recent burial. Lastly, given that the well-characterized decay of bone collagen even under ideal conditions limits it to fewer than a million years at 10°C, these fossils likely experienced a much more brief burial history than mainstream sources cite.
Exegetical Notes on Genesis 2:
God Is Glorified in Creating Mankind in His Own Image
James J.S. Johnson,
JD, ThD, DMin
his article provides an in-depth analysis of Genesis, Chapter 2, asserting its nature as chronology-sensitive, historical narrative rather than poetry, allegory, or myth. It explains that Genesis 2 summarizes God’s completed creation work and then recapitulates Day 6 of Creation Week, focusing specifically on the creation of humanity. The text details how God created Adam from dust and later Eve from Adam’s rib to be his “fitting helper,” establishing the original pattern for marriage. It describes the Garden of Eden as a real, geographical location planted by God, watered by a unique mist system, and featuring four rivers. A key point is God’s commandment to Adam not to eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, which served as a crucial moral test of his loyalty with serious consequences for disobedience. Through detailed examination of Hebrew grammar and word meanings, the author reinforces the historical reliability of these events, emphasizing God’s glory as the Creator.
Extensive Messianic Prophecy Corruptions and Flood-Related Chronology Errors Disqualify the Septuagint (LXX):
Revisited and Expanded (Open Access)
J.P. Tomkins, D.W. Daniels,
and J.J.S. Johnson
There has been an increasing interest in the creation science community to promote what is today called the Septuagint (LXX), a controversial Greek translation of the Old Testament (OT) that also contains the noncanonical Apocrypha. Parties promoting this meme also falsely claim that the LXX closely follows the Masoretic Hebrew outside of a few minor word-choice and chronological differences. In reality, the modern version of the LXX often differs significantly from the providentially preserved Hebrew text of the OT. We reported previously that our analyses of key Messianic prophecies in the LXX, compared to the Hebrew text, reveal a disturbing trend of translational corruption in the Greek, which we now bolster with the addition of more key sabotaged OT passages. We also include the concurring analysis of highly respected post-Reformation Protestant theologians who arrived at the same conclusions that our study verifies. This present research, along with the witness of leading theologians of the past, shows that pivotal OT Messianic prophecies have been purposely altered in the LXX so as to remove their otherwise clear connection to the New Testament messianic mission and divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Should Creationists Rely on Natural Selection?
Phil Gaskill
A recent long-term population study finds no evidence for “directional selection,” but plenty of evidence for “fluctuating selection.” These findings present a serious challenge to the traditional assumptions that variations in biological traits are random and that adaptation results from an external mechanism. Though several kinds of selection are invoked to explain observed population dynamics, evidence for non-random variation renders the concept of selection unnecessary. Instead, observed adaptation is better explained by distributed problem solving. This mechanism also provides a plausible explanation for the post-Flood rapid diversification of life. It is time for creationists to discard natural selection.
Asteroids, TNOs, and Olivine:
The Petrological Problem with Hydroplate Theory’s Astronomical Submodel
Edward A. Isaacs
The origin of small Solar System bodies (SSSBs) such as asteroids, Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs), comets, and meteoroids remains an elusive question in secular and creation cosmogonies. The Hydroplate Theory (HPT) proposes a terrestrial origin, explaining these features as fragments of the crustal debris launched by the fountains of the great deep during the earlier stages of the Flood. However, HPT faces a challenge: SSSBs are predominantly olivine in composition, yet olivine is absent in the granite crust and rare in its predicted basalt subterranean floor. Despite assertions that olivine would be common, the compositions of granite and basalt simply do not lend credence to this idea. Hydrothermal alteration in the subterranean chamber also contradicts HPT predictions, as quartz is a chemically resistant mineral. Rather than dissolving quartz, hydrothermal alteration would replace feldspars, micas, pyroxenes, and olivine with clay, phyllosilicates, and additional quartz. Consequently, the crustal debris launched by the fountains of the great deep should be dominantly granite and quartz, with olivine being extremely rare if present at all. This is precisely the opposite of what we commonly observe in the composition of SSSBs. This represents a significant flaw in the HPT astronomical submodel.