Critical Review of Alexander Hislop’s The Two Babylons

Alexander Hislop's The Two Babylons has commendable concern for doctrinal purity, but the methodology is flawed and speculative.

Alexander Hislop’s The Two Babylons argues that many practices and beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church are rooted in ancient Babylonian paganism. Hislop contends that the Catholic Church, through its rituals, doctrines, and hierarchy, represents a continuation of the idolatrous system established in Babylon, described in the Bible as a source of spiritual corruption. He draws connections between Catholic traditions Continue reading Critical Review of Alexander Hislop’s The Two Babylons

Scientific Analysis of the Noahic Flood

Recent scientific findings agree with the Biblical account of the Noahic flood

Many skeptics have laughed at the idea of the amount of water required for the Noahic Flood. Where did it come from? Where did it go? And Christians have just had to say, we don’t understand, the details but we believe that God is omnipotent, so if he said that he did something, we believe that he did do it. Continue reading Scientific Analysis of the Noahic Flood

Could God have divided the continents in the judgment against the Tower of Babel?

From Pangea to the modern divided earth. How? Why? When?

Geologists have discovered evidence the earth was once a single land mass called Pangea that was divided into continents by motion of tectonic plates called continental drift. They ascribe this drift to natural causes that might have taken several billion years. But I have always wondered if God did this in a moment of time. Consider this brief history of Continue reading Could God have divided the continents in the judgment against the Tower of Babel?

In what dimension is heaven up and hell down?

Dimensional analogy of3-dimension worlds on the surface of a 4th-dimension spherical universe

We may never know why the Bible describes the dimension of “up to heaven” (58 verses) and “down to hell” (17 verses), but here is one possible explanation that has been rattling around in my brain for many years. It is based on one of the most powerful verses in the Apostle Paul’s most powerful book, which gives a hint Continue reading In what dimension is heaven up and hell down?

Science, genealogy, and statistics confirm the Biblical account of Adam & Eve

A recent article in Scientific American compiles some very interesting statistics to show, “The family tree of humanity is much more interconnected than we tend to think.” The article demonstrates the simple fact we have lots of ancestors that grow exponentially by the power of 2 with every generation. After 20 or so generations, this explodes to astonishing numbers. And Continue reading Science, genealogy, and statistics confirm the Biblical account of Adam & Eve