Mount Ararat (Armenian: Արարատ) was a part of Armenia until the Armenian Genocide in 1915 when Turkey took over that section of Armenia. The mountain is holy to Armenians - often seen being represented in paintings, songs and movies.
Mount Ararat is the largest mountain in the world, located in Eastern Turkey on the borders of Iran, Armenia (formerly U.S.S.R.), and Nakchivan. Ararat is the newer Armenian name of Urartu from the Hebrew Torah written by Moses (c. 1400 BC). This volcanic mountain rises 5,165 meters or 16,945 feet high.
The remains of Noah's Ark has been found 12,000ft up on Mount Ararat. This location is named in the Book of Genesis; to be where Noahs Ark came to rest after the great flood. The following video gives evidence of the discovery and validates Holy Scripture.
And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat. Genesis 8:4
Chinese and Turkish evangelical explorers say carbon testing on the remains of the Ark to be 4,800 years old, around the time Noah's Ark was afloat. The group have not revealed the exact location of the site. The video evidence is providing crediblity.
Yeung Wing-cheung, a documentary filmmaker and team member from Hong Kong-based Noah's Ark Ministries International, said: 'It's not 100 per cent that it is Noah's Ark but we think it is 99.9 per cent that this is it.'
The structure has several compartments, some with wooden beams believed to house animals. Built from a kind of cypress wood, the translation is gopher wood identified in the Holy Bible.
The Chinese team and Turkish officials who appeared together in a joint press conference have hailed this historic discovery.
Dr Ahmet Ozbek, a geologist at Kahramanmaras Sutcu Iman University in Turkey, said that the low temperature and environmental condition of glacier deposits and volcanic material helped with the preservation at the site.
Following a decade of research, U.S. national security analyst Porcher Taylor claimed a satellite image revealed a baffling 'anomaly' on the mountain's north-west corner that he believed to be the remains of the Ark.
Local Turkish officials request the central government in Ankara to apply for UNESCO World Heritage status so the site is protected and to pave the way for a major archaeological dig.
Nicholas Purcell, a lecturer in Ancient History at Oxford University, disbelieving said 'these kinds of stories come along pretty regularly'. 'The usual nonsense,' he told MailOnline.
'If floodwaters covered Eurasia 12,000ft deep in 2,800 BC, how did the complex societies of Egypt and Mesopotamia, already many centuries old, keep right on regardless? And dating Noah's Flood to 2,800 BC is arbitrary anyway...'
And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat. Genesis 8:4
Geological evidence has shown that our world has gone through many changes, with polar shifts expected. I am not a geologist or an expert on ancient history. However a dream a few months ago showed a huge flood - a tidal wave. An earlier dream with what looked like a planet close to earth. I keep an open mind to gain understanding. Land surface has changed over thousands of years. There are ancient cities in ruins and underwater. Physical evidence backs up biblical evidence!
We learn from the Holy Bible that God flooded the earth after seeing how corrupt it had become. (notice the increase of floods recently - corruption is rife too) There have been many signs given to remind and warn people about biblical prophesy.
God also made a promise to people after the flood.
And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth. Genesis 9:11 (note 9/11)
And in the seventh week in the first year [1317 A.M.] thereof, in this jubilee, Noah planted vines on the mountain on which the ark had rested, named Lubar, one of the Ararat Mountains, and they produced fruit in the fourth year, [1320 A.M.] and he guarded their fruit, and gathered it in this year in the seventh month.
The Book of Jubilees 7:1
We are reminded of the Ark of the Covenant. The Ten Commandments given by God to Moses were written on stone tablets to be shared with the world. Mount Sinai again is a specific mountain chosen by God to establish His Law.
In the divine plan, Almighty God does not change his mind or reliquish his promises to people. Everyone is given the opportunity to learn lessons. You will notice in the Holy Bible that many different books are included. Spiritual understanding and God's guidance is not hidden from anyone.
In the Church of the Holy Sepulcher located in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, there is a mosaic of Noahs Ark in the basement. God is not for one set of people and not another. Everyone is given the knowledge of the Almighty God and instruction. Fools are those who refuse to listen to warnings.
Noah was given what is known as the Seven Noachide Laws. At a time corruption and sin was rife Noah was given specific direction to build the ark. Noah was a rightous man chosen by God to save his family and the animal kingdom in the Old World. God's Order!
The seven laws listed by the Tosefta and the Talmud are:
Prohibition of Idolatry
Prohibition of Murder
Prohibition of Theft
Prohibition of Sexual immorality
Prohibition of Blasphemy
Prohibition of eating flesh from an animal while it is still alive
Establishment of courts of law
Not everyone can comprehend the almighty power of God. It is NOT God's will that people are oppressed and enslaved by man. Everyone has the opportunity to realise a higher consciousness.
Lessons will keep repeating until we learn. Then new lessons are given. We cannot evolve spiritually if we have not understood the basics. Notice the last law given with the establishment of courts of law. This is NOT a court that allows or excuses corruption. The 7th law of the seven laws 7/7 means Justice with Righteousness.
Peace, love and best wishes
Pauline Maria
http://armenianeagle.com/2007/09/06/mount-ararat-history-and-facts/
http://www.noahsarksearch.com/ararat.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah%27s_Ark
http://paulinemaria.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/seven-laws-of-noah-explained.html