F
aith-Filled Family Interviews David Rivera concerning the modern Ark
of Noah built in the Netherlands to the specifications
of the original. David is on the
board of the Ark of Noah Foundation shoes website can be
found under that name on the
net.
Good day David. Thank you
for your time. I just want to
do a little background work
before we begin to talk about
the modern day ark of Noah.
What do you think about the
formation discovered in the
mountain range of Ararat? Do
you believe this was the original ark?
There are a number of findings
on Ararat and the Ararat mountain range. None have been
proven to be the real deal yet
and research is ongoing. We
are not convinced that it was
the Ararat mountain itself and it
could be further down the mountain rage, direction east.
David, one of Holland’s
master builders has a dream.
a deep keel, to keep the vessel
balanced.
There is no engine, no sail, no
oar to move the ark so you use
tug boats and a huge barge.
You want to move the Ark from
Holland to Rio de Janeiro for
the Olympic Games. Is that
the outfit you will use?
Yes. Either a very big barge,
used to transport oil platforms
and alike can be used, or a huge
transportation vessel, an ocean
A new building project begins. freight ship, which is used to
It turns out to be a second transport other ships.
Noah’s Ark. What was Johan
Huiber’s
intention behind I have seen ignorant and rude
building a modern Noah’s comments about spending so
Ark?
much money on building an
To show the way to Jesus. To ark when it could have been
spread the Gospel and tell the used for feeding the poor etc.
world there is hope still today, by Of course a man can spend
accepting Jesus Christ as their his money how he likes, and if
Lord and Saviour.
he wants to build an ark that’s
his business. Can you please
Is Johan’s ark exactly, as far explain what the plan for the
as possible, the same size as ark is and where the money
Noah’s Ark would have been? will go that is raised as people
Yes it is. Johan used the exact visit the project at the rate
number of cubits to build the ark of up to five thousand at any
as described in the Bible. Now, given time.
how to translate the length of a After all expenses have been
cubit in today’s measurement paid for that particular port, we’ll
has some various outcomes, invest back into that port city.
but ballpark number we believe We will design and build a facility
we are very close to the original that will be called the Ark of Noah
vessel.
Hope Centre. These centres will
have a health care, nursery, child
Noah’s Ark took over a hun- care and education, skill centre
dred years to build. This one and community centre, and the
took about four years. Modern ability to turn this into a worship
equipment obviously sped up and service centre on Sunday
the process. What is in it that and a day during the week.
could not have been used in
Noah’s day.
What is the main thrust of the
To travel the shallow waters in message you want visitors to
the Netherlands, lakes, rivers take home with them?
in the ark needs to have no big There is hope and Salvation
draft – the depth of the vessel through the present door of their
in the water. So Johan used heart just like the days of Noah,
small barges of steel, instead of except that door was into Ark