The television station Animal Planet has
a new program out called, "Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real."
The show is in the form of a documentary and is narrated by Patrick
Stewart who has worked on other projects of a similar format.
The show is very exciting and has good special effects, but it
is very dangerous in both its theme and purpose.
The show runs much like H.G. Wells' old radio
program, "War of the Worlds," in that it is presented
as a real documentary and intermingles some truth with legend
and even imagination. If a person were to begin watching halfway
through (like I did), it would seem like a true nature documentary.
The episode shows how dragons lived, how they were able to fly,
and even a scientific explanation about how some could breathe
fire. Being Darwinistic in its programming, no "real"
scientific documentary would be complete without explaining the
supposed evolution and, then, extinction of the different species
of dragon.
Perhaps the most fascinating portion is the fictitious
discovery of a young frozen dragon in a mountain cave, along with
the bodies of some medieval knights. Using modern technology and
forensics, scientists recreated the final battle - even adding
the twist of the parent dragon returning to the cave.
Of course, all of this is based upon the legends
that exist in every culture of the world. For decades, Christian
scientists have not had any problem in reconciling the legend
of dragons to that of what, today, we call dinosaurs or in some
cases very large ancient reptiles. This production is meant to
deal with the massive body of evidence that points to the existence
of these large creatures - with an evolutionary twist. Throughout
the show this theme was clear: "Dinosaurs were real. They
lived millions of years ago. Dragons may have been real. People
may have seen dragons. Dragons were not dinosaurs."
There we have it. Evolutionists have already denied
that God created ALL animals and man on days five and six. Now,
very subtly, they have denied the accounts in Job 40 and 41 as
not being dinosaurs, but some undiscovered beast. They have done
a remarkable job of taking eyewitness accounts that occurred throughout
history and manipulated them just enough to distort the truth
and sell their theories. Why? Because the theory of biological
evolution cannot hold up without the extended timeline of millions
of years. It would be devastating to their cause to admit that
man lived alongside of dinosaurs.
We need to watch out for these and other dangerous
teachings and to speak up whenever anyone attempts to challenge
the truth of God's word or the evidence supplied within His creation.
"I will not conceal his limbs, his mighty
power, or his graceful proportions. Who can remove his outer coat?
Who can approach him with a double bridle? Who can open the doors
of his face with his terrible teeth all around? His rows of scales
are his pride, shut up tightly as with a seal; one is so near
another that no air can come between them; they are joined one
to another, they stick together and cannot be parted. His sneezings
flash forth light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
Out of his mouth go burning lights; sparks of fire shoot out.
Smoke goes out of his nostrils, as from a boiling pot and burning
rushes. His breath kindles coals and a flame goes out of his mouth."
Job 41:12-21. -1634 Newbern St., Newport, NC 28570.