Genesis Lecture 56 (Dinosaur 4)
Bible passage: Genesis 2:15
"Then the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it."
This is the 56th Lecture on Genesis.
In the last lecture, I explained how dinosaurs changed after they were driven out from the Garden of Eden to the earth. First of all, instead of repenting, they rather felt that they were unjustly mistreated. They begrudged the punishment because they hadn't eaten from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. In addition, dinosaurs considered the animals of the earth to be ugly and insignificant. They became rather arrogant and came to think of themselves as being superior beings. They quickly became prey of Satan; they were stained with evil and became aggressive.
Moreover, their physical constitution (and predisposition) became fleshly after they came to the earth, and thus they felt intense hunger. They ate every plant and fruit they could get their hands on. Some of the dinosaurs killed animals by mistake and smelled their blood, and then they began eating the meat. Because most of dinosaurs were huge in size, in order to maintain their body, they had to eat enormous amount of food. Due to this, the natural environment of the earth quickly became devastated.
Dear brothers and sisters. There was another factor which accelerated the environmental pollution of the earth. It was the excrement of dinosaurs. When dinosaurs lived in the Garden of Eden, they didn't need excretion because the food was decomposed 100% inside their body as they ate it. After they fell down to the earth, however, they had to excrete after they ate food. Since countless dinosaurs in huge size began to excrete, the amount of excretion was also huge. Due to this fact, the earth became rapidly polluted. A cow, a representative plant-eating animal, emits about 280 liters of methane a day as a bi-product of digestion.. It is generally believed that plant-eating animals are bigger in size than meat-eating animals.
The biggest plant-eating dinosaur among the fossils was 40 meters in length and about 150 to 200 tons in weight. Just how vast was the amount of methane that dinosaurs emitted? Methane gas is produced and expelled (at both ends of the digestive track). Some scientists claim a theory that methane gas which dinosaurs emitted polluted the atmosphere of the earth. It is only natural for them to come up with this conclusion if they know the animal life and the size of dinosaurs. The methane gas which dinosaurs emitted was good enough to become a threat to increase the temperature of the earth atmosphere and to destroy the ozone layer. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ. God didn't overlook the fact that dinosaurs polluted the natural environment of the earth and destroyed the law of nature. Otherwise, the whole earth would have been a mess.
And so, God destroyed dinosaurs all at once. How could God destroy so many dinosaurs all at once? He destroyed dinosaurs with fire from the second heaven. In Genesis 19:24-25 is the scene of God's judgment by fire from heaven. It took place when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. It says, "Then the LORD rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven, and He overthrew those cities, and all the valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground." At this time, God judged the cities by the fire from the second heaven. The fire of the Holy Spirit can be seen only with spiritual eyes, but you can see the fire from the second heaven without the spiritual eyes being opened. 1 Kings 18:38 says, "Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench." The fire in this verse was also the fire from the second heaven. When God exterminated the dinosaurs, God rained the fire from the second heaven. There were reasons God had to rain the fire from the second heaven.
He could have killed off dinosaurs with just the fire of the 1st heaven. To make such a fire big enough to kill all the dinosaurs at once, however, volcanic eruption or fire would have had to break out all over the world. Then, not only dinosaurs but also other animals would have become extinct. Besides, chances are that dinosaurs would not have become extinct all at once. Do you remember that dinosaurs were made not from the ground of the earth but from the ground of the Garden of Eden? Dinosaurs were made from the ground in the Garden of Ede, and their method of being put together also complied with the law of the 2nd heaven. Figuratively speaking, both graphite and diamond are composed of carbon. Depending on the method of composition, they can become either graphite or a diamond. Likewise, even if the elements of composition are the same for an object which exists in both the 1st and the 2nd heaven, its method of composition is different. The building composition for dinosaurs was completely different from that for the animals of the earth. Even though dinosaurs' physical constitution changed to become fleshly, their original building method didn't change. Therefore, even after dinosaurs died on earth for some reasons, their bodies, especially their strong bones, didn't decompose easily.
All the living things which are created from the ground of the earth become ground after they die. However, even after dinosaurs which were created from the ground of the 2nd heaven died on earth, their bodies didn't get decomposed completely. It is due to the difference between the space of the 1st heaven and the space of the 2nd heaven. However, it is possible with the fire of the 2nd heaven to completely cause dinosaurs sudden extinction. So, God rained the fire from the 2nd heaven and destroyed the dinosaurs, and left fossils of some dinosaurs. It was to give a clue to people in the future so that they could realize the fact that dinosaur existed and understand how they became extinct.
Therefore, the fossils of dinosaurs contain the evidences that dinosaurs became extinct all at once by the fire from the heaven. The first evidence is that the number of dinosaur fossils is much greater than the fossils of other animals. Generally speaking, for a living organism to become a fossil, its dead body should be quickly buried in sediment, and some parts of its body should be hard like bones, teeth, or a shell. If it decays too quickly, not even the trace of its body can be left in sediment. If the dead body is buried in a material which can work like preservatives, it can be left as fossil. For example, ice, dry air, resin, or asphaltite can work like preservatives. Resin is a sticky substance produced by some trees, and when it becomes a fossil, it may become a jewel called amber. Sometimes, a dead body of an insect is found inside amber. Living things can become fossils in another situation; it is when they are under extremely high pressure and high temperature.
For example, when a living thing is suddenly cover under burning volcanic ash, it can become a fossil. If you take a look at those remains of Pompeii which was covered under volcanic ash in 79 B.C., you can see how quickly the disaster hit the city. In just a few hours after the Vesuvius volcano erupted, the city was covered under 2-meter-thick volcanic ash, and in just 3 days, it became 10 meters thick. The gypsum casts of the dead bodies clearly shows even the facial expression of those who couldn't escape from the disaster. Since the volcanic ash covered the city instantly, their life patterns of those days are well preserved. If an animal dies in an ordinary circumstance, unlike those unique situations, fossilization is difficult. Therefore, the fossils of animals other than dinosaurs are very rare. On the other hand, the numbers of dinosaur fossils are quite abundant.
This fact proves that dinosaurs became extinct all at once by the judgment of fire. The second evidence that dinosaurs became extinct by the fire from heaven is the fossils of dinosaur eggs and their footprints. Korea has many fossil discoveries well known to the world for their dinosaur eggs and footprints. About 130 fossils of dinosaur eggs were found near Si-Haw Lake, and 100 of them near Sun-So coast of Chun-Nam province. In addition, the world's biggest footprint fossils of pterodactyl, and very exquisite sets of fossils were found in Woo-Hang-Ri of Chun-Nam province. On 5 five islands near the city of Yo-Soo, a total of 3,546 footprint fossils were found. If it had not been by the sudden judgment of fire, the shape of dinosaur eggs couldn't have been kept. Eggs are easily broken The fact that many dinosaur eggs were kept as fossils in their complete shape proves that the disaster they encountered was very sudden. The fact that the footprints of dinosaurs were preserved as fossils is another evidence of the judgment of fire. For a footprint to preserve its shape clearly, the ground should not be hard, but it should be soft like mud.
However, the footprint on such soft mud can easily disappear as well. But fire comes down to bake the ground instantly, the footprint can be preserved completely. Like these examples, the fossils of dinosaurs clearly tell us how dinosaurs became extinct. Dear brothers and sisters. How do the scientists of the world explain the extinction of dinosaurs? These scientists also acknowledge that dinosaurs became extinct all at once at a certain point, and they are so curious. In a general sense, when an animal becomes extinct, the progress slowly takes place over a certain period of time. Its population gradually becomes smaller, and it eventually becomes extinct. However, there were many kinds of dinosaurs and their population was huge, yet still they disappeared instantly. FYI, there are more than a thousand kinds of fossils which have been discovered so far in the entire world. Since such great number of dinosaurs became extinct all at once, scientists have theories for its cause. Some say it was due to sudden climate change, some others say it was due to a certain virus. There are even those who say it was due to radiation from the explosion of a star in the outer space. However, they fail to provide evidence to support their theories, and so there is no persuasion.
Relatively recent theory among them is the extinction theory by the meteorite impact. A huge meteorite collided with the earth and it brought tremendous change to the earth and dinosaur became extinct because of this. If a meteorite which is 10 kilometers in diameter collides with the earth, its impact is 5 billion times stronger than the nuclear bomb which fell on the city of Hiroshima. It is 10,000 times stronger than an explosion of all the 25,000 nuclear bombs possessed by the United States and the former USSR. Even though it was not actually tested, it was the result of calculation! Scientists say there was such a huge impact by the meteorite, and due to this, many fires and volcanic eruption broke out in many places of the earth. And it resulted in sudden climate change. Dinosaurs which lived in a mild weather before couldn't adapt themselves well to the sudden cold weather.
Their food also ran out and they became extinct. This is the extinction theory by meteorite impact. They presented a special stratum between the strata of Mesozoic Age and Cenozoic Age. This stratum indicates there was a great change at the end of the Mesozoic Age which was assumed to the period when dinosaurs became extinct. This stratum contains a large quantity of an element called Iridium. Iridium is an element which is frequently contained in meteorites and volcanic ash. This iridium is found in a 2 centimeter thick red clay layer which is widely distributed in the entire earth. They say this is the evidence that a great change took place in this period of time in the entire earth either by meteorite impact or by volcanic eruption. And so, scientists claim the dinosaur extinction theory by meteorite impact based on this evidence. However, this extinction theory has also been altered over time. In the beginning, they proposed that just one meteorite collided with the earth.
However, they started to claim from 1990's that there was not only one but many meteorites which collided with the earth. This is what Dr. David Carlisle, a world-renowned geochemist wrote in his book. Those scientists who cannot imagine the fact that the fire rained from the 2nd heaven think that the fire was many meteorites. As science develops, their study shows the result that is ever getting closer to the truth. However, you may have question regarding the dinosaur extinction theory by the meteorite impact. If dinosaurs became extinct all at once by the meteorite impact, how could other living things survive? Even though there were a huge change to make dinosaurs extinct, most plants still remained. In addition, birds, reptiles, mammals, and most other animals also survived.
If a huge meteorite had collided with the earth, all the animals along with dinosaurs should also have gone through the disastrous environmental change. But only dinosaurs became extinct, and other plants and animals survived. Therefore, the extinction theory by the meteorite impact is not a correct answer, either. Other extinction theories also raise other questions. If dinosaurs had become extinct due to virus or radiation from the explosion of a star, other plants and animals could not have survived, either. However, if you believe the fact that God rained the fire and destroyed dinosaurs, you can understand the whole situation. When God rained the fire from the 2nd heaven, His sole purpose was only to destroy dinosaurs. Therefore, He rained fire from the 2nd heaven, but He could manage it so that the animals other than dinosaurs would not die. He could save other plants and animals even when He destroyed dinosaurs in the whole earth all at once.
Similar examples can be found in the Bible. For example, when God sent down 10 plagues to Egypt, no plague came upon the land of Goshen where Israelites lived. In addition, God presented two signs to Gideon when he prayed to God to confirm God's will, as written in Judges Chapter 6. Gideon put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor and spent the night. In the next morning, there was dew only on the fleece and it was dry on all the ground. And it was the opposite the next day. Likewise, When God rained fire from the 2nd Heaven, He selectively destroyed only dinosaurs, and set apart other plants and animals to save them. Only the stratum where the fire of the 2nd heaven fell down uniquely changed in its constituents.
The stratum which contains lots of iridium came into existence through this process. When a lot of iridium was found in the stratum which is believed to come to exist as dinosaurs became extinct, scientists linked it with an extinction theory by the meteorite impact. You should understand, however, that iridium, which is found in a large quantity in the stratum between the ages of the Mesozoic and Cenozoic periods, is not the evidence of the meteorite impact; it is the evidence that the fire rained from the 2nd heaven. Even the parts that cannot be understood by the meteorite impact theory can be cleanly explained with the word of God. How logical and reasonable the explanation of God is! Even an event which cannot be explained by scientists or cannot be imagined can be understood well as God explains like this.
In the next lecture, I will tell you how long dinosaurs lived in the earth. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ. In this lecture, I explained how God judged dinosaurs. He rained fire from the 2nd heaven and destroyed dinosaurs all at once. And He left fossils of some dinosaurs so that people in the future would realize the existence of dinosaurs. The cause of dinosaurs' extinction cannot be understood no matter what kind of knowledge people use, but it can be well explained with the Word of God. To those who believe in the power of the divinity of God, this lecture must be like an oasis in the desert. However, those who don't like to put God in their hearts prefer those false theories over the truth of God.
There are those who may also fear that if they acknowledge the truth of God then they have to deny their research achievements they have piled up so far. In this end time, however, God gives the opportunity of salvation to anybody of all sorts including those intellectuals. By manifesting explosive works of the power, He presents evidences with which such people will not be able to do anything but acknowledge the living God, the God of Creation. The 'explosive works of the power' is not a set of individual signs and wonders. The works of the power that have been manifested in this church since the beginning of the church will take place all at once comprehensively as if a bomb explodes. Say, epidemic disease sweeps the entire northern hemisphere. You may think of swine flu or foot and mouth disease. In the future, such epidemic diseases as these will keep breaking out, and people will make an outcry in every corner of the world and they will be afraid.
This time around, when a man of influence acknowledges the power of God and requests prayer, the diseases will disappear not only from the Northern hemisphere but from the entire globe. In order to make such worldwide diseases go away all at once, comprehensive works will have to take place. The gates to the spiritual space will be opened and there will be traveling between spaces, as well as the works of burning such diseases by the fire of the Holy Spirit. To make all these work at the same time, I have been under spiritual trainings. The explosive works of the power will be spread not only to ordinary members, but also to the leaders in every field in the world. To make it possible, God the Father has been preparing it in advance.
I myself was inspired in my heart and obeyed it; I've especially paid attention to the broadcasting ministry area. Until now, you have also cultivated your heart, undergoing the trials of your heart. Now, I urge you to take the full armor of God with passion and love for God. Ephesians 6:13 says, "Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm." May you all arm yourself with the word of God and prayer so as to fully accomplish the providence of the end time along with the shepherd, in the name of the Lord, Jesus Christ, I pray!.
Mafundisho ya Mwanzo 56 | Dinosauri 4
Andiko la Biblia: Mwanzo 2:15
“Bwana Mungu akamtwaa huyo mtu, akamweka katika bustani ya Edeni, ailime na kuitunza.”
Hili ni somo la 56 la Mafundisho ya Mwanzo.
Katika somo lililopita, nilieleza jinsi dinosauri walivyobadilika baada ya kufukuzwa kutoka Bustani ya Edeni na kuletwa duniani. Kwanza kabisa, badala ya kutubu, walihisi kwamba walitendewa isivyo haki. Walichukizwa na adhabu hiyo kwa sababu hawakuwa wamekula matunda ya mti wa ujuzi wa mema na mabaya. Zaidi ya hayo, dinosauri waliwaona wanyama wa duniani kuwa wabaya na wasio na thamani. Wakawa na kiburi, wakajiona kuwa viumbe bora kuliko wengine. Upesi wakawa mawindo ya Shetani; walichafuliwa na uovu na kuwa wakali.
Isitoshe, baada ya kufika duniani, miili yao na mielekeo yao ikawa ya kimwili, kwa hiyo wakahisi njaa kali. Walikula kila mmea na tunda waliloweza kupata. Baadhi yao waliwaua wanyama kwa bahati mbaya, wakaonja damu yao, kisha wakaanza kula nyama. Kwa kuwa dinosauri wengi walikuwa wakubwa sana, walihitaji chakula kingi mno ili kudumisha miili yao. Kwa sababu hiyo, mazingira ya asili ya dunia yakaharibika upesi.
Ndugu wapendwa, kulikuwa na jambo jingine lililoharakisha uchafuzi wa mazingira duniani: kinyesi cha dinosauri. Walipoishi katika Bustani ya Edeni, hawakuhitaji kutoa haja kubwa kwa sababu chakula chao kilivunjwavunjwa kabisa ndani ya miili yao walipokila. Hata hivyo, baada ya kuanguka duniani, iliwabidi kujisaidia baada ya kula. Dinosauri wengi wasiohesabika na wenye miili mikubwa walipoanza kujisaidia, kiasi cha kinyesi nacho kikawa kikubwa mno. Kwa sababu hiyo dunia ikachafuliwa haraka. Ng’ombe, ambaye ni mfano wa mnyama mla mimea, hutoa takriban lita 280 za methane kwa siku kama zao la usagaji wa chakula. Kwa ujumla, inaaminika kwamba wanyama walao mimea ni wakubwa kuliko walao nyama.
Dinosauri mla mimea mkubwa zaidi aliyepatikana katika visukuku alikuwa na urefu wa mita 40 na uzito wa takriban tani 150 hadi 200. Fikirieni kiasi kikubwa cha methane ambacho dinosauri walitoa! Gesi ya methane huzalishwa na kutolewa kupitia ncha zote mbili za njia ya chakula. Wanasayansi fulani hudai kwamba methane iliyotolewa na dinosauri ilichafua angahewa ya dunia. Wakiijua miili na ukubwa wa dinosauri, ni kawaida kwao kufikia hitimisho hilo. Kiasi cha methane walichotoa kingeweza kutishia kuongeza joto la angahewa na kuharibu tabaka la ozoni. Ndugu wapendwa katika Kristo, Mungu hakupuuza kwamba dinosauri walichafua mazingira ya asili ya dunia na kuvunja sheria za asili. Kama asingechukua hatua, dunia nzima ingekuwa katika hali mbaya.
Kwa hiyo Mungu aliwaangamiza dinosauri wote mara moja. Mungu angewezaje kuwaangamiza wengi hivyo kwa wakati mmoja? Aliwaangamiza kwa moto kutoka mbingu ya pili. Mwanzo 19:24–25 inaeleza hukumu ya Mungu kwa moto kutoka mbinguni, wakati alipoangamiza Sodoma na Gomora. Inasema: “Ndipo Bwana akanyesha juu ya Sodoma na Gomora kiberiti na moto kutoka mbinguni kwa Bwana. Akayaangusha hayo miji, na bonde lote, na wote waliokaa katika hiyo miji, na yote yaliyomea katika nchi.” Wakati huo Mungu aliihukumu miji hiyo kwa moto kutoka mbingu ya pili. Moto wa Roho Mtakatifu unaweza kuonekana kwa macho ya rohoni tu, lakini moto kutoka mbingu ya pili unaweza kuonekana hata bila macho ya rohoni kufunguliwa. 1 Wafalme 18:38 inasema: “Ndipo moto wa Bwana ukashuka, ukateketeza sadaka ya kuteketezwa, na kuni, na mawe, na mavumbi, ukayaramba hayo maji yaliyokuwamo katika mfereji.” Moto unaotajwa hapo pia ulikuwa wa mbingu ya pili. Mungu alipowaangamiza dinosauri, alinyesha moto huo. Kulikuwa na sababu zilizomfanya Mungu anyeshe moto kutoka mbingu ya pili.
Angeliweza kuwaangamiza dinosauri kwa moto wa mbingu ya kwanza tu. Hata hivyo, ili moto huo uwe mkubwa vya kutosha kuwaangamiza wote mara moja, milipuko ya volkano au moto mkubwa ungelazimika kutokea duniani kote. Hapo si dinosauri pekee bali wanyama wengine pia wangetoweka. Zaidi ya hayo, dinosauri huenda wasingetoweka wote kwa wakati mmoja. Je, mnakumbuka kwamba hawakuumbwa kutokana na udongo wa dunia bali udongo wa Bustani ya Edeni? Dinosauri waliumbwa kwa udongo wa Bustani ya Edeni, na namna walivyoumbwa ilifuata pia sheria za mbingu ya pili. Kwa mfano, grafiti na almasi zote zimeundwa kwa kaboni. Kutegemea namna chembe hizo zilivyopangwa, matokeo yanaweza kuwa grafiti au almasi. Vivyo hivyo, ingawa kitu kilichopo katika mbingu ya kwanza na ya pili kinaweza kuwa na viambato vilevile, namna ya kuunganishwa kwake hutofautiana. Muundo wa dinosauri ulitofautiana kabisa na ule wa wanyama wa duniani. Ingawa miili yao ilibadilika na kuwa ya kimwili, muundo wao wa awali haukubadilika. Kwa hiyo, hata dinosauri walipokufa duniani kwa sababu mbalimbali, miili yao, hasa mifupa yao imara, haikuvunjwavunjwa kwa urahisi.
Viumbe hai vyote vilivyoumbwa kutokana na udongo wa dunia hugeuka kuwa udongo vinapokufa. Lakini dinosauri waliofanywa kwa udongo wa mbingu ya pili hawakuvunjwavunjwa kabisa walipokufa duniani. Hii ilitokana na tofauti kati ya anga ya mbingu ya kwanza na ile ya mbingu ya pili. Hata hivyo, moto wa mbingu ya pili ungeweza kuwasababisha dinosauri watoweke ghafla kabisa. Kwa hiyo Mungu alinyesha moto kutoka mbingu ya pili, akawaangamiza dinosauri, na kuacha visukuku vya baadhi yao. Alifanya hivyo ili kuwapa watu wa baadaye kidokezo cha kutambua kwamba dinosauri waliwahi kuishi na kuelewa jinsi walivyotoweka.
Kwa hiyo, visukuku vya dinosauri vina ushahidi kwamba walitoweka wote kwa wakati mmoja kwa moto kutoka mbinguni. Ushahidi wa kwanza ni kwamba visukuku vya dinosauri ni vingi zaidi kuliko vya wanyama wengine. Kwa kawaida, ili kiumbe hai kiwe kisukuku, mwili wake uliokufa lazima uzikwe haraka kwenye mashapo, na sehemu fulani za mwili wake ziwe ngumu kama mifupa, meno au ganda. Ukioza haraka sana, hata alama yake haiwezi kubaki kwenye mashapo. Mwili ukizikwa katika kitu kinachoweza kuhifadhi, unaweza kubaki kama kisukuku. Kwa mfano, barafu, hewa kavu, utomvu au lami ya asili inaweza kuhifadhi mabaki. Utomvu ni kitu kinachonata kinachotolewa na baadhi ya miti; unapokuwa kisukuku unaweza kuwa jiwe la thamani linaloitwa kaharabu. Wakati mwingine mabaki ya mdudu hupatikana ndani ya kaharabu. Viumbe hai vinaweza pia kuwa visukuku vinapokabiliwa na shinikizo na joto la juu sana.
Kwa mfano, kiumbe kinaweza kuwa kisukuku kinapofunikwa ghafla na majivu ya volkano yenye moto. Mabaki ya Pompeii, iliyofunikwa na majivu ya volkano mwaka 79 kabla ya Kristo, yanaonyesha jinsi msiba ulivyoikumba miji hiyo upesi. Saa chache tu baada ya volkano ya Vesuvius kulipuka, jiji lilifunikwa na majivu yenye unene wa mita mbili; baada ya siku tatu unene huo ulifikia mita kumi. Miundo ya plasta ya miili ya waliokufa inaonyesha wazi hata nyuso za watu ambao hawakuweza kutoroka. Kwa kuwa majivu yalilifunika jiji mara moja, namna yao ya maisha ya wakati huo ilihifadhiwa vizuri. Mnyama akifa katika hali ya kawaida, tofauti na hali hizo za pekee, ni vigumu kuwa kisukuku. Kwa hiyo visukuku vya wanyama wengine ni vichache sana, ilhali visukuku vya dinosauri ni vingi mno.
Jambo hilo linathibitisha kwamba dinosauri walitoweka wote mara moja kwa hukumu ya moto. Ushahidi wa pili ni visukuku vya mayai na nyayo zao. Korea ina maeneo mengi yanayojulikana duniani kwa visukuku vya mayai na nyayo za dinosauri. Takriban visukuku 130 vya mayai vilipatikana karibu na Ziwa Sihwa, na 100 kati yake karibu na pwani ya Sunso katika mkoa wa Jeonnam. Pia, visukuku vikubwa zaidi duniani vya nyayo za pterodactyl pamoja na makundi ya visukuku yaliyohifadhiwa kwa ustadi vilipatikana Woohang-ri, Jeonnam. Katika visiwa vitano karibu na jiji la Yeosu, jumla ya visukuku 3,546 vya nyayo vilipatikana. Kama hakungekuwa na hukumu ya moto ya ghafla, umbo la mayai hayo lisingehifadhiwa. Mayai huvunjika kwa urahisi. Ukweli kwamba mayai mengi yalihifadhiwa yakiwa na umbo kamili unathibitisha kwamba msiba uliwakumba kwa ghafla sana. Kuhifadhiwa kwa nyayo za dinosauri kama visukuku ni ushahidi mwingine wa hukumu ya moto. Ili nyayo zihifadhi umbo lake waziwazi, ardhi haipaswi kuwa ngumu; inapaswa kuwa laini kama matope.
Hata hivyo, nyayo zilizo kwenye matope laini zinaweza kutoweka kwa urahisi. Lakini moto ukishuka na kuoka ardhi mara moja, nyayo zinaweza kuhifadhiwa kabisa. Mifano hii inaonyesha wazi katika visukuku jinsi dinosauri walivyotoweka. Ndugu wapendwa, wanasayansi duniani wanaelezaje kutoweka kwa dinosauri? Wao pia wanakubali kwamba dinosauri walitoweka wote kwa wakati mmoja katika kipindi fulani, na wanashangazwa na jambo hilo. Kwa kawaida mnyama akitoweka, idadi yake hupungua polepole kwa muda fulani hadi hatimaye kutoweka. Lakini kulikuwa na aina nyingi za dinosauri na idadi yao ilikuwa kubwa, ilhali walitoweka ghafla. Kwa taarifa yenu, zaidi ya aina elfu moja za visukuku vya dinosauri zimegunduliwa duniani kote kufikia sasa. Kwa kuwa dinosauri wengi hivyo walitoweka kwa wakati mmoja, wanasayansi wamependekeza nadharia mbalimbali kuhusu sababu yake. Wengine husema ilisababishwa na mabadiliko ya ghafla ya hali ya hewa, wengine na virusi fulani. Wengine hata hudai ilisababishwa na mnururisho uliotokana na mlipuko wa nyota angani. Hata hivyo, hawatoi ushahidi unaothibitisha nadharia hizo, kwa hiyo hazishawishi.
Nadharia iliyoibuka hivi karibuni zaidi kati ya hizo ni kwamba dinosauri walitoweka kwa sababu ya kugongwa na kimondo. Kimondo kikubwa kiligonga dunia na kusababisha mabadiliko makubwa, yakawaangamiza dinosauri. Kimondo chenye kipenyo cha kilomita kumi kikiigonga dunia, nguvu ya mgongano wake ingekuwa mara bilioni tano ya bomu la nyuklia lililoanguka Hiroshima. Ingekuwa mara elfu kumi ya mlipuko wa mabomu yote 25,000 ya nyuklia yaliyokuwa mikononi mwa Marekani na iliyokuwa Muungano wa Sovieti. Ingawa hili halikujaribiwa kwa vitendo, hilo ndilo jibu la hesabu! Wanasayansi husema kimondo kilisababisha mgongano mkubwa kiasi hicho, na kwa sababu hiyo moto mwingi na milipuko ya volkano ikatokea sehemu mbalimbali duniani. Hali ya hewa ikabadilika ghafla. Dinosauri walioishi katika hali ya hewa ya wastani hawakuweza kuzoea baridi hiyo ya ghafla.
Chakula chao pia kiliisha, nao wakatoweka. Hiyo ndiyo nadharia ya kutoweka kwa sababu ya mgongano wa kimondo. Wanasayansi walibainisha tabaka maalumu kati ya tabaka za Enzi ya Mesozoiki na Enzi ya Kainozoiki. Tabaka hilo linaonyesha kwamba kulikuwa na mabadiliko makubwa mwishoni mwa Enzi ya Mesozoiki, kipindi kinachodhaniwa kuwa wakati dinosauri walipotoweka. Lina kiasi kikubwa cha elementi iitwayo iridiamu. Iridiamu hupatikana mara nyingi katika vimondo na majivu ya volkano. Elementi hii hupatikana katika tabaka la udongo mwekundu lenye unene wa sentimita mbili, ambalo limeenea duniani kote. Wanasema hilo ni ushahidi kwamba mabadiliko makubwa yalitokea duniani wakati huo, ama kwa mgongano wa kimondo au mlipuko wa volkano. Kwa msingi huo wanasayansi hudai kwamba kimondo ndicho kilichowatowesha dinosauri. Hata hivyo, nadharia hiyo pia imebadilika kadiri muda ulivyopita. Mwanzoni walipendekeza kwamba kimondo kimoja tu ndicho kiligonga dunia.
Hata hivyo, kuanzia miaka ya 1990 walianza kudai kwamba si kimondo kimoja tu bali vimondo vingi viliigonga dunia. Hayo ndiyo aliyoyaandika Dkt. David Carlisle, mwanajiokemia maarufu duniani, katika kitabu chake. Wanasayansi wasioweza kuwazia kwamba moto ulinyesha kutoka mbingu ya pili hudhani moto huo ulikuwa vimondo vingi. Kadiri sayansi inavyoendelea, utafiti wao unafikia matokeo yaliyo karibu zaidi na ukweli. Hata hivyo, huenda mkauliza swali kuhusu nadharia ya kutoweka kwa dinosauri kwa kugongwa na kimondo: kama kimondo kiliwaangamiza wote mara moja, viumbe hai wengine waliwezaje kuokoka? Ingawa mabadiliko hayo makubwa yangetosha kuwaangamiza dinosauri, mimea mingi iliendelea kuwepo. Ndege, reptilia, mamalia na wanyama wengine wengi pia waliokoka.
Kama kimondo kikubwa kingeigonga dunia, wanyama wote pamoja na dinosauri wangekumbwa na mabadiliko hayo mabaya ya mazingira. Lakini dinosauri pekee ndio waliotoweka, ilhali mimea na wanyama wengine waliokoka. Kwa hiyo nadharia ya mgongano wa kimondo si jibu sahihi pia. Nadharia nyingine za kutoweka huzua maswali mengine. Kama dinosauri wangetoweka kwa virusi au mnururisho wa mlipuko wa nyota, mimea na wanyama wengine pia wasingeweza kuokoka. Lakini mkiamini kwamba Mungu alinyesha moto na kuwaangamiza dinosauri, mnaweza kuelewa hali yote. Mungu aliponyesha moto kutoka mbingu ya pili, kusudi lake pekee lilikuwa kuwaangamiza dinosauri. Kwa hiyo alisimamia moto huo ili wanyama wengine wasife. Aliweza kuhifadhi mimea na wanyama wengine huku akiwaangamiza dinosauri wote duniani kwa wakati mmoja.
Mifano kama hiyo inapatikana katika Biblia. Mungu alipoyaletea Misri mapigo kumi, hakuna pigo lililoikumba nchi ya Gosheni walikoishi Waisraeli. Isitoshe, kama ilivyoandikwa katika Waamuzi sura ya 6, Mungu alimpa Gideoni ishara mbili alipomwomba athibitishe mapenzi Yake. Gideoni aliweka ngozi ya kondoo kwenye sakafu ya kupuria na kulala. Asubuhi iliyofuata, umande ulikuwa kwenye ngozi pekee, ardhi yote ikiwa kavu. Siku iliyofuata ikawa kinyume chake. Vivyo hivyo, Mungu aliponyesha moto kutoka mbingu ya pili, aliwaangamiza dinosauri pekee na kutenga mimea na wanyama wengine ili kuwaokoa. Muundo wa tabaka la ardhi pekee lililopigwa na moto wa mbingu ya pili ulibadilika kwa namna ya pekee.
Tabaka lenye iridiamu nyingi lilitokea kupitia mchakato huo. Iridiamu nyingi zilipopatikana katika tabaka linaloaminika kutokea wakati dinosauri walipotoweka, wanasayansi walilihusisha na nadharia ya kutoweka kwa sababu ya mgongano wa kimondo. Hata hivyo, mnapaswa kuelewa kwamba iridiamu nyingi katika tabaka kati ya Enzi za Mesozoiki na Kainozoiki si ushahidi wa mgongano wa kimondo; ni ushahidi kwamba moto ulinyesha kutoka mbingu ya pili. Hata mambo ambayo hayawezi kuelezeka kwa nadharia ya kimondo yanaelezwa vizuri kabisa na Neno la Mungu. Maelezo ya Mungu yana mantiki na busara kama nini! Hata tukio ambalo wanasayansi hawawezi kueleza au kuwazia linaweza kueleweka vizuri Mungu anapolieleza hivi.
Katika somo lijalo, nitawaeleza dinosauri waliishi duniani kwa muda gani. Ndugu wapendwa katika Kristo, katika somo hili nimeeleza jinsi Mungu alivyowahukumu dinosauri. Alinyesha moto kutoka mbingu ya pili na kuwaangamiza wote mara moja. Pia aliacha visukuku vya baadhi yao ili watu wa baadaye watambue kwamba dinosauri waliwahi kuwepo. Chanzo cha kutoweka kwao hakiwezi kueleweka kwa maarifa yoyote ya kibinadamu, lakini kinaelezwa vizuri na Neno la Mungu. Kwa wale wanaoamini uweza wa uungu wa Mungu, somo hili ni kama chemchemi jangwani. Hata hivyo, wale wasiopenda kumweka Mungu mioyoni mwao hupendelea nadharia hizo za uongo kuliko ukweli wa Mungu.
Huenda wengine wakaogopa kwamba wakikubali ukweli wa Mungu, watalazimika kukana mafanikio ya utafiti waliyokusanya hadi sasa. Hata hivyo, katika wakati huu wa mwisho, Mungu huwapa wote nafasi ya wokovu, wakiwemo wasomi. Kwa kudhihirisha kazi za nguvu zinazotokea kwa ghafla, Mungu hutoa ushahidi utakaowafanya watu hao wakiri kwamba Mungu aliye hai ndiye Muumba. “Kazi za nguvu zinazotokea kwa ghafla” si mkusanyiko wa ishara na maajabu ya pekee pekee. Kazi za nguvu ambazo zimekuwa zikidhihirishwa katika kanisa hili tangu lilipoanzishwa zitatokea kwa pamoja na kwa ukamilifu, kana kwamba bomu limelipuka. Tuseme ugonjwa wa mlipuko utaenea katika nusutufe yote ya kaskazini. Mnaweza kufikiria mafua ya nguruwe au ugonjwa wa miguu na midomo. Katika siku zijazo, magonjwa ya mlipuko kama hayo yataendelea kutokea; watu watapiga kelele kila pembe ya dunia na kuogopa.
Wakati huo, mtu mwenye ushawishi atakapokiri uweza wa Mungu na kuomba maombi, magonjwa yatatoweka si katika nusutufe ya kaskazini tu bali duniani kote. Ili magonjwa ya dunia nzima yatoweke kwa wakati mmoja, kazi nyingi zitalazimika kufanyika kwa pamoja. Milango ya ulimwengu wa rohoni itafunguliwa, kutakuwa na kusafiri kati ya anga hizo, na magonjwa hayo yatachomwa kwa moto wa Roho Mtakatifu. Ili mambo hayo yote yatokee kwa wakati mmoja, nimekuwa katika mafunzo ya rohoni. Kazi hizo za nguvu zitaenea si kwa waumini wa kawaida tu bali pia kwa viongozi katika nyanja zote duniani. Mungu Baba amekuwa akitayarisha mambo hayo mapema ili yawezekane.
Mimi mwenyewe niliguswa moyoni na kutii; hasa nilielekeza fikira zangu katika huduma ya utangazaji. Hadi sasa, ninyi pia mmeukuza moyo wenu kupitia majaribu ya mioyo yenu. Sasa nawasihi mjivike silaha zote za Mungu kwa bidii na upendo kwake. Waefeso 6:13 inasema: “Kwa sababu hiyo twaeni silaha zote za Mungu, mpate kuweza kushindana siku ya uovu, na mkiisha kuyatimiza yote, kusimama.” Ninaomba nyote mjihami kwa Neno la Mungu na maombi ili kutimiza kikamilifu mpango wa siku za mwisho pamoja na mchungaji, katika jina la Bwana Yesu Kristo!
