Bible is full of tall tales

I didn't ask about God's existance, I asked about the bible stories. Supposedly, God is capable of miracles, but, surely there are things that just aren't physically possible. Like, living in the belly of a fish, and talking snakes.

You cannot separate the FACTS in the bible with GOD. Whatever written in the bible are true. If you say that they are impossible (Jonah living in the whales belly, then you are relating bible to Science and not with God. God made the bible not through his inspiration through the writers, He dwelt on them when they wrote it. So this simply means everything written inside it are true even the impossible ones, for nothing is impossible with God - the only author of the Sacred Scriptures. Agree?

No, I don't agree, God didn't write the Bible, man did.

oh it was indeed written by man, but then it was an inspiration by god.....if you read the gospels it were his apostles who have narrated what had happened when they were with Jesus.......somewhere I don't really follow the old testament as quite a lot of things have changed after Jesus came as a man and gave his life for our sins......

Like in olden days we had the animal sacrifices, but now it has gone down to nil.....no one actually sacrifices a goat or any animal for that matter, as it is said Jesus paid penance for all our sins........

And at last I feel its on every individual whether you want to believe in a particular thing or no......I know bible is true......if you feel it is not, then so be it!!!!!!

Have a nice day!!!!

John4Christ one thing that is known with a high degree of certainty is that the gospels were not written by that apostles.

I'm with you pye, one of the best explanations I've seen.

I never said I didn't believe, I just said I wouldn't take everything the Bible says literally.

You may or may not be aware that Jesus said on one occasion:

Matthew 12:38-40 (New International Version)

38Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, "Teacher, we want to see a miraculous sign from you."

39He answered, "A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a miraculous sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.



There definitely are sea creatures capable of swallowing a man, among them being the white shark and the sperm whale.—See Walker’s Mammals of the World, revised by R. Nowak and J. Paradiso, 1983, Vol. II, p. 901; Australian Zoological Handbook, The Fishes of Australia, by G. P. Whitley, Sydney, 1940, Part 1—The Sharks, p. 125.

The sperm whale, having a mammoth square-shaped head that constitutes about one third of its length, is fully capable of swallowing a man whole. (Walker’s Mammals of the World, revised by R. Nowak and J. Paradiso, 1983, Vol. II, p. 901)

Interestingly, there is evidence that the seaport of Joppa anciently was a headquarters for whalers. On the other hand, it is possible that the great white shark was the fish that swallowed Jonah. One of these that was caught in 1939 contained two whole 2-m-long (6 ft) sharks in its stomach—each about the size of a man. And the great white sharks have roamed all the seas, including the Mediterranean. (Australian Zoological Handbook, The Fishes of Australia, by G. P. Whitley, Sydney, 1940, Part 1—The Sharks, p. 125; The Natural History of Sharks, by R. H. Backus and T. H. Lineaweaver III, 1970, pp. 111, 113) It should be noted, however, that the Bible simply states:

Jonah 1:17 (New International Version)

17 But the LORD provided a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was inside the fish three days and three nights.


It cannot be determined just what “fish” might have been involved. In fact, man’s knowledge of the creatures inhabiting the seas and oceans is rather incomplete. Noted the magazine Scientific American (September 1969, p. 162): “As it has in the past, further exploration of the abyssal realm will undoubtedly reveal undescribed creatures including members of groups thought long extinct.”

Thanks Brother! God bless

I think that the fish was a whale, because they are not flesh eaters, and suck in small plant life and gets filtered through fuzzy type hairs in the mouth, and a man could be sucked in by mistake while feeding on the regular diet. And being that the whale blows out water means it get's rid of the water in it's belly to make room for the air that helps to digest. And besides we were not there to prove otherwise, and man has no right to say anything against a God just because they believe in what modern man says is the truth. The bible has proven very accurite to this day, and still has a few events left before the second comming. I believe this is the last generation to exist before the true Christians get taken out of this false world under Satan's rule. The bible never claimed to be written by God himself, but was given to men to give to men, so that they may believe. You would not believe anything that was claimed to be written by God himself, because man still thinks they are God, and therefor would just do what they do best, disbelieve in what the Bible has to say. By the way, Man designed the unsinkable Titanic.................But god designed the Ark........Which is the better design?
Mans or Gods design?

Here are some facts about the right whale:
1. They are very slow, just a few knots speed
2. They are 45-60 feet long
3. They weigh 45 tons
4. They surface every 4-7 minuets
5. They can hold their breath for up to 30 min.
6. They only eat krill
7. They will not sink when killed
8. Of all the whales they have the longest baleen

Therefor I think that it would very well be possible for a man to survive in the belly of a whale.

skalofong, God bless!

itsmychoice, thanks for your comments!

A womb is different from a fish belly. FYI, babies don't breathe in the womb, the fetus receives oxygen from the mothers blood through the placenta.

Baby's really are able to inhale while in the womb, the amniotic fluid is rich in oxygen and can be inhaled by the baby, and in a large fish, the belly would have plenty of air to breath, so the tale is not so far fetched as you think.

Logic doesn't limit me to my box. It allows me to explore the unanswerable questions through science.

But is science itself not a logic limited by the expectation that all answers are within its perameters?..and allowing for nothing beyond those perameters? Faith is what happens in the beyond.