ladyjockey - 2016-08-15 7:51 AM The Bible has been a limitless source of comfort and inspiration for millions of faithful Christians throughout the ages. No matter how many times we read the Bible, there's always something new to learn. That's because the two Testaments are rich in astounding secrets just waiting to be discovered. Some are telling tidbits about life in ancient times, while others help explain stories of spiritual discovery and fulfillment that are just as important today as when they were first written. There are a lot of proving questions about the Bible, that can be found in the pages of this book , and the answers may astound you. But with every new fact gleaned comes a greater understanding of God's wondrous plan. Where is the Garden of Eden located?   We don't know where the Garden of Eden was because after the Great Flood the location of everything they knew of was gone.  If I remember correctly we actually don't know how long they were aboard the ark.  Genesis 2:13 flowed around the whole land of Cush, which would put it in modern day Sudan. Some scholars believe a dry riverbed in Iraq known as Wadi Batin might be associated with the Pishon because it runs into the head of the Persisn Gulf at the junction of the other three biblical rivers running below it. Interesting , satellite photos have revealed an under ground river running below it. Indeed, many experts believe the headwaters of the Persian Gulf, where the four rivers intersect, is the most likely location of the Garden of Eden. The trick of course, will be uncovering it. Did Noah really bring two of each animal onto the Ark? The story of Noah's Ark is one of the best known in the Old Testament. Indeed, most of us, recall that Noah filled his ark with two if every animal, or did he? A closer reading of the Bible shows this common belief to be inaccurate. According to Genesis 7:2-3 God actually instructed Noah to " take with you seven each of every clean animal, , a male and female,; two each if animals that are unclean, a male and female; also seven each of birds of the air, male and female, to keep the species alive on the face of all the earth. Regardless of whether it was one pair or seven, that's still a lot of animals to fit into a boat 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high, but Noah managed to do it.  Noah was a Prophet of God and her had the Priesthood power and authority to complete what ever task God instructed him to do.  Maybe through the power and authority he had a sleep come upon the animals much like God used with Adam, just a thought. The bigger question , of course, was how did he keep his sea going wards from eating each other? And that we can't answer . Why did God allow Satan into heaven after he had been cast out?  Revelations 12 Satan is cast from Heaven during the war in Heaven of the spirits. Satan has never been allowed to return to Heaven to Gods presence.  He is around us tempting us and is in the spirit world with the spirits in prison.  Satan is doing what he promised to do destroy the son of God and his followers.  Also Satan took a 1/3 of the host of Heaven when he was cast out. God has and interesting relationship with Satan in the Bible. Though Satan is the antithesis of righteousness, the two occasionally get together to discuss various topics and even engage in a wager or two. Perhaps the most famous of these two bets involves Job, someone whose faith is severely tested after God boasts to Satan about what a faithful servant Job us. " does Job fear God for nothing?" satan replied. " Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has?" You have blessed the work of his hands , so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land. But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face." Job 1:9-11 Confident of Job's faithfulness , God allows Satan to out him to the test. In short order, Job loses everything, including his ten children, who perish when their house collapses during a storm. But Job stand strong, so Satan pushes him further by afflicting him with painful boils and other maladies. All of this makes Job's wife and friends wonder what he did to deserve such treatment. Pushed to the limit, Job starts to question God, who pays him a little visit and admonishes him for his presumptuousness. Chastened, Job repents, and God, in his mercy, doubles the blessings Job had before. Thus God shows Satan not only that a human can have faith despite suffering severe tragedies and hardships but also that he is omnipotent and compassionate.  The God of the Old Testament was Jesus in the spirit form, it was not God the Father.  Satan will never be allowed to be in God the Father presence because of his evil. Luke 8:10 Jesus said, " To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God." For it is WITH God all things are possible Have a Blessed Monday and week Father God, guide me today to do all things that will bring glory and honor to You Amen