A news organization,WORLDNETDAILY has
reported the following unfortunate incident:
“An evangelist who tried replicating Jesus’
miracle of walking on water has reportedly
drowned off the western coast of Africa.
Pastor Franck Kabele, 35, told his congregation
he could repeat the biblical miracle, and he
attempted it from a beach in Gabon’s capital of
Libreville.
‘He told churchgoers he’d had a revelation that
if he had enough faith, he could walk on
water like Jesus,’ an eyewitness told theGlasgow
Daily Record. ‘He took his congregation to the
beach saying he would walk across the Komo
estuary, which takes 20 minutes by boat. He
walked into the water , which soon passed over
his head and he never came back.’ A researcher
at Florida State University believes he has a
natural explanation for the account of Jesus’
miraculous walk on the surface of water — ice.
Professor of Oceanography Doron Nof and the
co-authors of his study theorize that a rare
combination of optimal water and atmospheric
conditions resulted in a unique,
localized freezing phenomenon called ‘springs
ice.’
"This horrible incident, together with a
“professor’s” response, progresses from the
tragically untaught to the supremely obtuse.
The Tragedy of Ignorance“‘Pastor’
Kabele” obviously was a very sincere man; but
sincerity does not nullify ignorance. I do not use
this term in a pejorative way. All of us are
ignorant in some matters. It’s just that
sometimes one form of ignorance can have a
greater consequence than others. In the first
place it should be noted that “revelations” from
God do not occur today. When the Old
Testament era came to an end in Malachi’s day,
400 years passed with no “revelations” from
God.
This era frequently is described as “the four
silent centuries.” With the coming of a new age,
from the commencement of Jesus’ ministry to
the death of the apostle John, there was another
relatively brief period when supernatural
revelation and signs were manifest. When the
New Testament was completed, and the apostles
and other people possessing miraculous abilities
died, no further signs were provided.
Had poor Mr. Kabele known his Bible better, he
would not have attempted his “miracle” feat;
had he possessed a moderate amount of
common sense, he quickly would have
discovered he could not “walk on water,” before
the sea finally took him.
reported the following unfortunate incident:
“An evangelist who tried replicating Jesus’
miracle of walking on water has reportedly
drowned off the western coast of Africa.
Pastor Franck Kabele, 35, told his congregation
he could repeat the biblical miracle, and he
attempted it from a beach in Gabon’s capital of
Libreville.
‘He told churchgoers he’d had a revelation that
if he had enough faith, he could walk on
water like Jesus,’ an eyewitness told theGlasgow
Daily Record. ‘He took his congregation to the
beach saying he would walk across the Komo
estuary, which takes 20 minutes by boat. He
walked into the water , which soon passed over
his head and he never came back.’ A researcher
at Florida State University believes he has a
natural explanation for the account of Jesus’
miraculous walk on the surface of water — ice.
Professor of Oceanography Doron Nof and the
co-authors of his study theorize that a rare
combination of optimal water and atmospheric
conditions resulted in a unique,
localized freezing phenomenon called ‘springs
ice.’
"This horrible incident, together with a
“professor’s” response, progresses from the
tragically untaught to the supremely obtuse.
The Tragedy of Ignorance“‘Pastor’
Kabele” obviously was a very sincere man; but
sincerity does not nullify ignorance. I do not use
this term in a pejorative way. All of us are
ignorant in some matters. It’s just that
sometimes one form of ignorance can have a
greater consequence than others. In the first
place it should be noted that “revelations” from
God do not occur today. When the Old
Testament era came to an end in Malachi’s day,
400 years passed with no “revelations” from
God.
This era frequently is described as “the four
silent centuries.” With the coming of a new age,
from the commencement of Jesus’ ministry to
the death of the apostle John, there was another
relatively brief period when supernatural
revelation and signs were manifest. When the
New Testament was completed, and the apostles
and other people possessing miraculous abilities
died, no further signs were provided.
Had poor Mr. Kabele known his Bible better, he
would not have attempted his “miracle” feat;
had he possessed a moderate amount of
common sense, he quickly would have
discovered he could not “walk on water,” before
the sea finally took him.
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