The
By
Ken Ham, President, Answers in Genesis
Answers in Genesis (AiG) is in the
process of constructing a large
As excitement builds for the opening
of the
Some questions this family-friendly
museum will tackle when it opens in about two years are: “Where did we come
from?”, “How did the universe come into existence?”, “Does God exist?”
But, there’s a problem to
overcome! You see, we are human beings
who exist in the present, so how do we really know what happened in the
past?
For instance:
* What remarkable events occurred to form
the Earth?
* Why did plants and animals come into
existence?
* Where did the sun, moon and stars come
from?
* Who were the first humans?
And what about:
* Why are there fossils?
* What formed the
* Why is the world full of death, disease
and suffering?
* What makes some people so evil, and who
decides what is right and wrong?
* Can anyone solve the mystery of the
dinosaurs?
* What formed the different ‘races’ of
people?
The
How these questions are answered depends
on how we see things. Did you know that everyone really wears glasses?
You see, whether we are talking about dinosaurs, fossils, animals or
stars, the facts are all the same. However, how we understand or interpret
these facts depends upon what type of glasses
we have been taught to wear. There are only two types of glasses -- secular
glasses or biblical glasses.
Secular Glasses
Secular glasses represent the
beliefs that fallible humans use to try to explain how and why the universe
exists. These beliefs cause us to see these facts in a particular way, to
view them through the following account of supposed history:
*
EVOLUTION—the universe began without any supernatural intervention—life evolved
on Earth by random processes
* EVIL—death, disease, violence and suffering have existed throughout time
* EARTH—the Earth has been molded by billions of years of processes—including
laying down of the fossil layers
*
EVERYONE—all people and languages evolved from some ape-like ancestor
*
ETHICS—religion, and ideas of right and wrong, evolved
*
ESCAPE—death ends man’s existence
*
END—the Sun will run out—life will cease—the universe may ‘die.’
The above is the story presented in
almost all secular science museums.
Biblical
Glasses
Biblical glasses are represented
by a unique book, called the Bible,
claiming over 3,000 times that it is the Word of God—written by an Infinite
Being.
God
used different people to write down what we need to know to have the answers
to understand the entire history and future of the universe.
These
“glasses” cause people to view the universe through this account of history:
*
CREATION—God created everything perfectly at the beginning
* CORRUPTION—the first man rebelled against God (called sin) and corruption
(death and disease) entered the universe
* CATASTROPHE—God judged the Earth with a cataclysmic global Flood
* CONFUSION—God gave different languages to people causing people groups to
form and spread over the Earth
* CHRIST—God, in the person of His Son, stepped into human history to become a
man—the God-man
*
CROSS—Christ died on a cross to save people from their sin, and was raised from
the dead
* CONSUMMATION—one day the universe will be remade to be perfect again.
Visitors to the future
A Great Collection Already Assembled!
The museum’s outstanding exhibits (about
$7 million in displays have already been collected) will embark visitors on
the greatest adventure of all time … as they go back to the beginning and
then walk through true history – to the present, and to the world to come. For many, it will be a life-changing experience.
The answers offered through first-class exhibits, theater presentations
and the planetarium will astound visitors!
AiG has hired Patrick Marsh to head
the museum’s creative team. He was the
set designer of the popular Jaws and King Kong attractions at Universal
Studios in
Praise God, over $7.5 million in cash
has already been donated! Several million
dollars more are needed however, so that this debt-free project can stay on
schedule.
You can keep up-to-date on -- and
donate to -- this exciting museum project by visiting www.CreationMuseum.org.
Publisher's
Note: Ken Ham is the president of Answers in Genesis,
a Bible-defending ministry located near