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Full versionText-only versionView sourceTip: To quickly find your search term on this page, press Ctrl+F<\/strong> or ?<\/strong>-F<\/strong> (Mac) and use the find bar.<\/p>\n Atlantis and Exodus<\/strong><\/p>\n Much has been said about “Legendary Atlantis”<\/p>\n the empire that sank beneath the sea<\/p>\n Plato had put it on a circular island somewhere<\/p>\n outside “the pillars of Hercules”<\/p>\n in the Atlantic Ocean<\/p>\n but this seems to be because he knew it wasn’t in the Med<\/p>\n there were no circular islands there…<\/p>\n others placed it in all sorts of strange places<\/p>\n from North Africa to Antarctica<\/p>\n buried by a sea of sand or a sea of ice<\/p>\n others have pushed it so far back in time<\/p>\n as to be completely untraceable<\/p>\n was there such a place?<\/p>\n and what could it have to do with the Bible?<\/p>\n Much has been said about Halley’s Comet<\/p>\n as a harbinger of disaster<\/p>\n is has been said that when it shines, empires fall<\/p>\n once again, what can this have to do with the Bible?<\/p>\n Halley’s comet isn’t mentioned, is it?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The California’s White Mountains’ Bristlecone Pine Trees<\/p>\n already some 1400 years old<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Emperor Chieh<\/p>\n not the most illustrious emperor the Chinese had<\/p>\n he was one of many emperors who did not seem to want to rule<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Minoan Empire<\/p>\n they were the powerful rulers of the Mediterranean<\/p>\n ruling from Crete<\/p>\n holding Greece in thrall<\/p>\n and trading with Egypt<\/p>\n the world’s first naval empire<\/p>\n where every island fortress was moated by the Aegean<\/p>\n there’s was a magnificent civilization<\/p>\n to which Plato would ascribe many wonders<\/p>\n it had been developing for 1000 years<\/p>\n and was approaching a new golden age<\/p>\n it was a civilization where even slaves had rights<\/p>\n where most homes had running water<\/p>\n flush toilets, showers<\/p>\n and even central heating<\/p>\n it was a civilization on the verge of unprecedented greatness<\/p>\n poised to invent the telescope<\/p>\n and who knows what else<\/p>\n they appear to have been poised, in 1628 B.C., on a pinnacle<\/p>\n which would not be reached again for 3000 years.<\/p>\n The island of Thera<\/p>\n back then probably known as ‘Strongule’<\/p>\n the round island<\/p>\n it lay 70 miles north of Crete<\/p>\n and was one of the “suburban” centers of Minoan civilization<\/p>\n an important, if not primary, center<\/p>\n the island was a mountain a mile high<\/p>\n and some 19km wide<\/p>\n and on the southern shore, a magnificent city<\/p>\n with a lighthouse to guide ships into the harbour<\/p>\n the city spread for more than a mile along the coast<\/p>\n The Greeks<\/p>\n were waging a War of Independence<\/p>\n they sorely wanted out from under the Minoans<\/p>\n but Minoan technology was too far ahead<\/p>\n Minoan power was too strong<\/p>\n still, battle was met<\/p>\n the allies of Zeus<\/p>\n the chief god of the Greeks<\/p>\n vs the allies of Kronos<\/p>\n the god of the world and of time<\/p>\n one of the Titans<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Pharaoh: Tuthmosis III<\/p>\n he had been in power for perhaps only 2 years<\/p>\n coming to power in the place of King\/Queen Hatshepsut<\/p>\n who he had murdered<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In the Med<\/p>\n a powerful storm was blowing east across the sea<\/p>\n the ships from Crete were struggling to make headway<\/p>\n as they headed home with their cargos<\/p>\n On Thera<\/p>\n was there, perhaps, just a tad more smoke on top of the mountain?<\/p>\n and the mountain had been heard to rumble a tad of late<\/p>\n but life was certainly fine<\/p>\n On Crete<\/p>\n no one was worried about the Greeks<\/p>\n their silly little rebellion would soon be put to rest<\/p>\n and Minoans would once again reign supreme<\/p>\n Boom<\/p>\n the volcano which was the island of Thera would let go<\/p>\n causing the largest explosion in human memory<\/p>\n up to 50 times that of Krakatoa<\/p>\n it would rip the floor of the Mediterranean Sea<\/p>\n opening cracks running 100 miles from Thera<\/p>\n some 50 cubic miles of molten debris were shot straight up<\/p>\n and out from the island<\/p>\n one scientist, examining the debris fields, would write<\/p>\n “that volcanic death clouds had surged out to all points<\/p>\n of the compass, writhing and snakelike, clutching the<\/p>\n ground … and in the paths of those snakes (each like<\/p>\n a sea of fire cutting through billowing black smoke) …<\/p>\n the air was hotter than live steam, hotter than molten<\/p>\n lead, hotter than iron emerging white from a furnace.”<\/p>\n the heavier debris rained down around the island<\/p>\n but the lighter stuff rose higher and higher<\/p>\n much of it eventually circling the globe<\/p>\n bring winter in the midst of summer<\/p>\n and then falling as acid snow on Greenland<\/p>\n the medium weight ash cloud spread mostly east<\/p>\n across parts of Turkey a layer several feet deep fell<\/p>\n reaching almost to Cyprus<\/p>\n to the west it did not make it as far<\/p>\n the storm pushed it back to the east<\/p>\n the ash flows would incinerate civilizations<\/p>\n 120 miles east of Thera 2 feet of ash fell on the island of Kos<\/p>\n it was enough to suffocate anyone<\/p>\n if it weren’t for the fact that it was hot<\/p>\n hot enough to instantly scorch men’s lungs<\/p>\n and to turn their tongues into charcoal<\/p>\n the tsunamis ripped through the Mediterranean<\/p>\n reaching Turkey, they would be funnelled by the two peninsulas<\/p>\n a wall of water 800 feet high would sweep 30 miles inland<\/p>\n all traces of civilization here were scoured away<\/p>\n even today the scablands left behind are visible<\/p>\n reaching the Nile delta, the tsunami would be 40 feet high<\/p>\n the sound of the explosion would circle the globe 16 times<\/p>\n permanently deafening anyone within 300 miles<\/p>\n who wasn’t killed by the fallout<\/p>\n the earthquake shook houses off their foundations in Crete<\/p>\n and the entire island was blanketed in ash<\/p>\n with the eastern side receiving most of the fallout<\/p>\n because of the way the wind blew<\/p>\n but an entire civilization fell<\/p>\n the Minoans were no more<\/p>\n nothing was left but a few straggling survivors<\/p>\n some of whom would flee by ship from the Greeks<\/p>\n Farewell Minoa, Hello Greece<\/p>\n into the ruin of the Minoan Empire moved the Greeks<\/p>\n taking the reigns of power into their hands<\/p>\n they quickly assumed the position of the Minoans<\/p>\n within a decade Greek ships traveled where Minoans had before<\/p>\n in Egypt, pictures showing Minoan traders were repainted<\/p>\n to show Greek dress instead<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thera<\/p>\n not much is left of this once magnificent island<\/p>\n once a mountain, now a crater<\/p>\n 8 miles wide and a half mile deep<\/p>\n now under 200 feet of volcanic ash, the city is coming to light<\/p>\n China<\/p>\n of Emperor Chieh, the historians would write<\/p>\n he “lacked virtue”, and because of this, “the Sun was<\/p>\n distressed … during the last years of Chieh, ice formed<\/p>\n in [summer] mornings and frosts in the sixth month [July]<\/p>\n … hot and cold weather arrived in disorder. The five<\/p>\n cereal crops withered and died.”<\/p>\n this disorder would last for 7 years<\/p>\n in the northernmost provinces whole populations starved<\/p>\n or warred, returning to tribal nomadism<\/p>\n we can date it to this period because of Chinese astronomy<\/p>\n which marked time by the passage of noteworthy heavenly events<\/p>\n which other civilizations also saw<\/p>\n Greenland<\/p>\n ice cores show a layer of ash-covered snow matching Thera<\/p>\n measuring the layers laid down year by year gives close dates<\/p>\n 1664 to 1624 B.C.<\/p>\n Ireland<\/p>\n the peat bogs preserve oak trees well enough to read the rings<\/p>\n once again, the 1620s B.C. show abnormally narrow growth rings<\/p>\n summers to cold to support normal growth<\/p>\n California<\/p>\n the Bristlecone Pines are now some 5000 years old<\/p>\n retaining in their growth rings a yearly climate record<\/p>\n examining them show ice damage during the summer of 1627<\/p>\n as they show ice damage in 1816 following the Tambora volcano<\/p>\n which ushered in the “year without summer”<\/p>\n when there was skating in St. James Park in England<\/p>\n in the middle of summer<\/p>\n Greece<\/p>\n The Theogony, the earliest Greek poem to survive describes<\/p>\n the conflict that brought the war to an end<\/p>\n it says (in part)<\/p>\n “The limitless expanse of the sea echoed terribly; the Earth<\/p>\n rumbled loudly, and the broad area of the sky shook and groaned<\/p>\n … and a heavy quaking penetrated into the gloomy depths of<\/p>\n Tartarus [a sunless abyss below Hades] — the sharp vibration<\/p>\n … forming a solid roll of sacred fire. Fertile tracts of land<\/p>\n all around cracked as they burned, and immense forests roared in<\/p>\n the fire. The whole Earth and the ocean and the barren sea began<\/p>\n to boil. An immense flame shot up into the atmosphere, so that<\/p>\n the hot air enveloped the Titans … The sight there was to see<\/p>\n and the noise there was to hear made it seem as if Earth and<\/p>\n vast sky above were colliding. As if Earth were being smashed<\/p>\n and [as] if sky were smashing down upon her … The winds added<\/p>\n to the confusion, whirling dust around together with great Zeus’<\/p>\n volleys of thunder and lightening … [The gods] attacked<\/p>\n relentlessly, throwing showers of three hundred stones one after<\/p>\n another with all the force of their enormous hands, till they<\/p>\n darkened the Titans with a cloud of missiles. … Monstrous Earth<\/p>\n gave birth to … a hundred snake heads … with blank tongues<\/p>\n flickering and fire flashing … large tracts of the earth were<\/p>\n set on fire by the prodigious heat and melted tin heated in<\/p>\n molded crucibles by skillful workmen, or like iron, the<\/p>\n strongest metal, softened by the heat of fire in some mountain<\/p>\n cleft.”<\/p>\n Egypt<\/p>\n a quarter-inch thick layer of Theran ash covers the Nile delta<\/p>\n now buried beneath the sediment the Nile has been dumping<\/p>\n and then there is the Ipuwar papyrus<\/p>\n dating from the time of Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis III<\/p>\n it says (in part)<\/p>\n The land–to its whole extent confusion and terrible noise…<\/p>\n For nine days there was no exit from the palace and no one<\/p>\n could see the face of his fellow. … Upper Egypt suffered<\/p>\n devastation … blood everywhere … pestilence throughout the<\/p>\n country. … The Sun is covered and does not shine to the sight<\/p>\n of men. Life is no longer possible when the Sun is concealed<\/p>\n behind the clouds. Ra has turned his face from mankind. If only<\/p>\n it would shine even for one hour! No one knows when it is<\/p>\n midday. One’s shadow is not discernible. The Sun in the heavens<\/p>\n resembles the moon. … Lo, the desert pervades the land,<\/p>\n townships are laid waste, and a foreign bow people are come to<\/p>\n Egypt! People flee … and it is tents that they make like<\/p>\n nomads.<\/p>\n Psalm 46?<\/p>\n it starts out saying<\/p>\n God is our refuge and strength,<\/p>\n an ever-present help in trouble.<\/p>\n Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way<\/p>\n and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,<\/p>\n though its waters roar and foam<\/p>\n and the mountains quake with their surging.<\/p>\n guess where the Philistines came from?<\/p>\n Jeremiah 47:4 tells us<\/p>\n they are the remnant of Crete<\/p>\n and Philistine “history” bears this out<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I draw your attention to Exodus 10:21-23<\/p>\n could Thera be the plague of darkness?<\/p>\n and how many of the other plagues could it have caused?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Trying to nail Moses down in history has always been difficult<\/p>\n there are no corroborating witnesses<\/p>\n Egyptian records do not mention him<\/p>\n no other sources than the Bible mention him<\/p>\n the Bible does not give many details of Egypt at the time<\/p>\n for instance, it does not mention the pyramids<\/p>\n already 1000 years old when Moses was born<\/p>\n nor does it name the kings<\/p>\n But now, perhaps, we can truly date the Exodus<\/p>\n with the help of some trees in California<\/p>\n we can date the plague of darkness at 1628 B.C.<\/p>\n which means that Moses was some 80 years old then<\/p>\n and the people of Israel had been in Egypt for some 430 years<\/p>\n What other historical evidence fits this picture?<\/p>\n the dynastic change that had happened<\/p>\n and the people who were currently on the throne<\/p>\n The Hyksos had ruled Egypt for many years<\/p>\n “Asiatic” invaders had swept into Egypt and taken over<\/p>\n setting up puppet kings or ruling themselves<\/p>\n through five Dynasties they ruled Egypt<\/p>\n a time called the Intermediate Period<\/p>\n a time when the glory of Egypt faded<\/p>\n these “Asiatic” invaders were Canaanites<\/p>\n not Chinese<\/p>\n either they, or the Egyptians before them were in power<\/p>\n when Joseph was sold into slavery<\/p>\n Around 1730 B.C this changed as rebellion was in the wind<\/p>\n Sekenere III lead a rebellion<\/p>\n he was one of the puppet kings<\/p>\n but he was not successful and was killed by the Hyksos<\/p>\n Amose I, his son, came to power<\/p>\n he organized a mutiny of Asiatics, Africans and Egyptians<\/p>\n and the Hyksos were routed back to Sinai<\/p>\n and south into the Sudan<\/p>\n Egypt was once again a sovereign nation<\/p>\n and some of the persecution of Asiatics would start<\/p>\n in ~ 1710 Amenhotep I came to power<\/p>\n the Hyksos tried to regain power<\/p>\n but Amenhotep led campaigns into Canaan<\/p>\n and destroyed their intentions<\/p>\n in ~ 1690 Tuthmosis I can to power<\/p>\n he had two sons and a daughter<\/p>\n her name was Hatshepsut<\/p>\n both of the sons died mysteriously<\/p>\n probably at the instigation of Mutnefret<\/p>\n a concubine of Tuthmosis who had a son<\/p>\n who she wanted on the throne<\/p>\n two other half-brothers of Hatshepsut also died<\/p>\n also mysteriously<\/p>\n as Tuthmosis neared death there was no one he considered heir<\/p>\n except for his daughter Hatshepsut<\/p>\n taking everything in hand, he had her elevated<\/p>\n and made both King and Queen of Egypt<\/p>\n only a male could be Pharaoh<\/p>\n so he had her declared such<\/p>\n for much of her public life<\/p>\n she would wear a beard<\/p>\n in ~ 1665 Hatshepsut inherited (possibly only 20 years old)<\/p>\n but Mutnefret was very unhappy with this<\/p>\n and started gathering support for a rebellion<\/p>\n acting quickly, Hatshepsut married her son<\/p>\n named him Tuthmosis II<\/p>\n and elevated him to co-regent<\/p>\n he wasn’t too effectual<\/p>\n just the kind of king she wanted<\/p>\n in ~ 1645 Tuthmosis II died<\/p>\n rumour suggested his concubine Isis poisoned him<\/p>\n once again, so her son could rule as Tuthmosis III<\/p>\n he was elevated to the co-regency<\/p>\n filling his father’s place<\/p>\n but it wasn’t enough<\/p>\n to cement her power Hatshepsut declared her divinity<\/p>\n apparently with the full blessing of the priests<\/p>\n and stories of her “immaculate conception” were told<\/p>\n but then Halley’s Comet visited the planet<\/p>\n and Tuthmosis III took it as a sign of the gods’ favour<\/p>\n and set himself up as a 2nd divine leader<\/p>\n his supporters began to refer to him as<\/p>\n “a circling comet which shoots out flames and gives<\/p>\n forth its substance in fire”<\/p>\n in ~ 1635-30 Tuthmosis III made his move<\/p>\n for certain all of Hatshepsut’s advisors were killed<\/p>\n and their tombs defaced<\/p>\n and Hatshepsut herself “disappears”<\/p>\n and every single statue or stele or pictograph of her<\/p>\n Tuthmosis had destroyed or buried<\/p>\n Tuthmosis tried to wipe out all memory of Hatshepsut<\/p>\n but so well preserved were the things he buried<\/p>\n that today they stand again where he toppled them<\/p>\n within 3 months Tuthmosis III had reinstituted Asiatic persecution<\/p>\n something Hatshepsut had stopped<\/p>\n allowing the asiatic immigrants full status with Egyptians<\/p>\n in the empire<\/p>\n So, was Hatshepsut the pharaoh’s daughter who found Moses in the river?<\/p>\n it is by no means certain<\/p>\n especially if the dates we have given are accurate<\/p>\n she would not have been born when Moses was<\/p>\n but Amenhotep could have had a daughter we don’t know about<\/p>\n and the dates we have given are only guesses<\/p>\n from the best available evidence<\/p>\n Was Tuthmosis III the pharaoh Moses dealt with for the Israelites?<\/p>\n once again we can’t say with certainty<\/p>\n but it certainly fits<\/p>\n and all the evidence suggests that he was the Pharaoh<\/p>\n when Thera exploded<\/p>\n sending a plague of darkness over the known world<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Geologists and Archeologists rarely seem to agree<\/p>\n but lately the geologists have been winning the dating game<\/p>\n Thera is one such example<\/p>\n where their dates did not match archeologists’ guesses<\/p>\n who put the explosion closer to 1400 B.C.<\/p>\n an example where “proof” came from a strange source<\/p>\n a 5000 year old tree<\/p>\n But they really are only guesses<\/p>\n we really don’t know<\/p>\n nor, perhaps, do we really need to<\/p>\n But once again, the Bible gets some backing from unexpected sources<\/p>\n and a miracle once thought to be impossible by some<\/p>\n is shown to be utterly possible<\/p>\n and to have actually happened<\/p>\n And we also note that this date, if accurate, pushes Abraham way back<\/p>\n back long enough for several generations to wander Canaan<\/p>\n and for 430 years of time in Egypt to pass<\/p>\n before you know it, we’ve pushed Abraham back before 2000 B.C.<\/p>\n back before Hammurabi perhaps<\/p>\n or does he carry Hammurabi back with him?<\/p>\n We don’t really know<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This is Google’s 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