Fact Check: Noah's Ark Wood Discovery & Noahide Congress Claims Analyzed
Mixed Credibility
2 verified, 1 misleading, 1 false, 1 unverifiable out of 5 claims analyzed
The video discusses two main topics: alleged wood discovery at the Durupinar site (linked to Noah's Ark) and the Noahide International Congress in Jerusalem. The wood claim is unverifiable as it relies on preliminary announcements without peer-reviewed confirmation. The Congress is a real but relatively small religious event, not a global movement. The host's attempt to link them as a coordinated 'coincidence' is speculative and lacks evidence. The classification of Christianity as idolatry is presented selectively. Overall, the video mixes verified facts (events, Bible quotes) with misleading interpretations and unsubstantiated connections, earning a credibility score of 56.
Claims analysis
Researchers found charred and uncharred wood deep inside the Durupinar formation, believed to be Noah's Ark.
The video reports that wood was found inside the formation and sent for testing. However, as of the recording date (likely late October/early November 2023, given the Nov 2-6 Congress), no peer-reviewed publication or official verification confirms the discovery. The researchers themselves are cautious, saying testing is ongoing. Without published results, the claim cannot be verified.
The Noahide International Congress is taking place November 2-6 in Jerusalem, establishing a 'World Noahide Movement.'
Multiple sources, including official Noahide movement websites and news reports, confirm the First International Noahide Congress was scheduled for November 2-6, 2023 in Jerusalem. The video accurately describes the event's purpose of organizing Noahide communities.
Noahide law defines Christianity as idolatry for associating a person (Jesus) with God.
While some Orthodox Jewish interpretations of the Noahide laws do classify Trinitarian Christianity as a form of 'shituf' (association), this is not a universal view. Many authorities consider Christians as Noahides or righteous gentiles. The video selectively presents one strict interpretation without acknowledging diversity of opinion.
Genesis 6:14 says Noah was told to coat the ark with pitch.
Genesis 6:14 states: 'Make yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch.' The video correctly cites this biblical verse.
Evidence of Noah's Ark would force the world to accept the Genesis flood narrative.
Even if a boat-shaped structure with ancient wood is confirmed, it does not prove the entire biblical story, including a global flood and divine judgment. Alternative explanations (e.g., a local event, natural formation, or later structure) remain possible. The claim overstates the implications.
No, my friends, this is not clickbait. This is actually happening. Researchers investigating the location that many
believe could be the remains of Noah's Ark say they have now found wood buried deep inside the site, not sitting on top
of it, not lying somewhere nearby. They say they found charred and uncharred wood inside the formation, and now it's
being sent off for testing. But here's where this gets even more strange. Because while everybody is talking about
Noah's ark, there is something happening in just a matter of days involving Noah that I haven't really heard anybody
connecting to this story. And when I show you what their own website says, you're going to understand why I think
we need to at least be paying attention to this connection. So, first I want you to hear exactly what the researchers
found from their own mouth. And then I'll share with you this story that connects. So, hit that like button. Let
me know what you think in the comments. And if you haven't yet, subscribe to Truth Be Told. I'd love to have you with
me on this journey. Let's check it out. >> But there was a big development just this week that you announced revolving
surrounding wood that reportedly was uncovered at the site. Can you tell us what's going on?
>> Yeah, so the wood though was found earlier this summer. The professor kept it quiet just to make sure the site was
secure and people wouldn't dig up more, you know, so he made that decision. Uh but we decided to announce it now
because we're about to send we actually have um some of it's already been sent off to the lab, but another lab in the
US is about to test it. And so the professor said, "Yeah, go ahead and tell the tell everyone we found wood."
>> And so there is uh charred blacken wood and also uncharred wood that has been found inside the site.
>> So and just to just to clarify, I wanted to clarify this with you. the wood was uncovered deep down around the location
in the site where you believe this structure to be. Right? Because that's what the the debate has been. Is this
Noah's ark? Is it is it some ge natural geological sort of development? That's what the debate is. But you're saying
that this wood that was uncovered earlier, found earlier this summer, dug up, that it came from down in that area.
>> Yeah. Inside the site, not on the surface, not outside the site. It was found inside the site. What was that
like to have to sit on that information all these months? >> That's a good question. I mean, they did
sit on this. We didn't even know about this. And he's going to answer that. But I want to say that one of the biggest
arguments surrounding this site has always been that this could be simply some kind of natural geological
formation. But now they're saying they have recovered actual wood from deep inside the formation.
That's powerful. And we still need to do the testing to know how old the wood is, what kind of wood it is, and associate
it with anything else around it. But if this material does come back ancient, well, this story is about to get a lot
more fascinating. And remember, at the end of this video, stick with me. You got to see this connection going on
right now involving Noah that almost nobody talking about this discovery is even mentioning. And the timing of it is
extremely coincidental. Listen to this. First, even the professor didn't tell all of us right away. He wanted to make
sure that, you know, he he explained the reasoning. It would make sense. And so, he was concerned, especially how fragile
and important type of evidence this is. Now, as our soon tobe press release and some of the social media statements out,
we're very careful. We're not saying yet that this is dating to the time of Noah's arc. What we're saying is we
found wood in the Dropinar boat formation. And so was it just a shepherd's uh fire? If this was no arc,
did someone like go in there at night and have a campfire? Did lightning strike the ark? Did someone try to set
the ark on fire? You know, if it if this is from the ark, you know, we're going to test the wood for carbon 14. We're
going to see if we can determine the type of species it is. if it's from that area. Uh we're going to see, as the
professor told me just tonight, he said, "We're going to test to see if there's uh tree sap or pitch or bit of, you
know, whatever we think uh coated the ark. Maybe that's why it's black. Maybe that's maybe it's not burnt. Maybe it's
because of the aging of this uh coating. Uh you know, there's many things that we're going to be bringing out and more
uh uh announcements over the winter. This is just one of the uh the many that he told me that we'll have news to
announce as we continue this investigation of the site. >> I'm sure you were anxious and excited
when you heard that this had happened. You know, what do you what do you think if if you could predict and I know this
is dangerous to do. What do you think happens next? Do you think that you are on to something? Do you believe you have
found the location of Noah's Ark? >> Wow. >> Yeah, deep inside I do. But as part of
the university project, we're doing this uh one step at a time and they're being very careful. You know, the people have
been excited about the site on and off for many years, decades. Uh you know, we're trying to go beyond just
excitement and actually dig into this site literally and figuratively and get real scientific data. That takes time.
>> Man, that's what I appreciate about this. I mean, he's excited. He personally even says that he believes he
found it. And for me, I've said this already, I believe the account of Noah in the flood because I believe the word
of God. I don't need this discovery. But scientifically, researchers are going to test this before they confirm this
account. Again, how old is the wood? What species is it? Why is it even there? Why was it found deep inside the
formation? Is the black material actually evidence of burning? Could there be some kind of resin or pitch
associated with it? Genesis 6:14 says that God told Noah to build the ark out of wood and to cover it inside and
outside with pitch. It's powerful. I mean, if you're following the story, my friends, this is
fascinating. I mean, think about this. Researchers right now are digging into a boat shaped formation associated for
decades with Noah's ark. And now they're saying they've recovered wood from deep inside of it. And according to the
public announcement from the research project, that wood has now been submitted for carbon 14 identification.
That is awesome. Again, I I love covering this. We're going to keep covering this because it's real. They're
testing it. It's happening. And now we wait. But here is part of the story that I
can't get past. Because while all of this is happening, while the world is once again talking about Noah, while
researchers are testing material that could potentially tell us much more about this site, something else is about
to happen in Jerusalem. Something that we've already covered on our channel, but have not until now connected it with
this discovery. To me, it's a very, very strange coincidence. And so let me take you to this again. The Noah Hyde
International Congress. The coincidence of this to me again is astounding. November 2nd through November 6th, just
days from this recording of this video, the first international congress of Noah Hyde is scheduled to take place in
Jerusalem. And I want you to listen to the language from their own website. I mean right there on the screen. You will
stand where history begins a new the first international noahhide right they're already call they're already
calling it Noahism Congress community leaders from around the world registrations closed
okay so don't try to sign up and many nations were converted to the Lord that day and they became my people and many
nations shall join themselves to Hashim and that day and shall be my people this is that Hey, this is it. I mean, this is
pretty bold. We invite you to be a part of it. Why this? Why now? Well, for 2,000 years, the world of Israel's
prophets waited. We waited the people of Israel to return home. The state of Israel was built. And now, quietly, tens
of thousands of non-Jews on multiple continents are choosing to live by quote the universal moral laws given at Sinai
to all humanity. They are called Noahides. They are awakening. They are organizing. And for the first time in
history, they have an address. Jerusalem. This November, the most committed Noahhide leaders from around
the globe will gather in Jerusalem to formally establish the World Noahhide Movement. So the question is not whether
will this happen. It's happening. The question is who will be there when it does.
They got seven uh several identities, one mission. They got Asia, Africa, America, Europe and beyond. all these
people Jerusalem as the spiritual center not merely a conference but a creation you're doing more than attending as an
attendee you'll be a founding member of this movement you will see with your own eyes that you are not alone this cong
this this congress will change all these things let's see there's something else I want to share with you the five
pillars built to last positive identity the legal codeex structured membership three stages
ritual and cycle. That's three. Number four is authority. And number five, local and global.
There's the this is the actual um itinerary for the meetings building a living movement. You
got books, the charter, the unified syllabus. Let's see. You got this uh I think it's
bait dean the international of bait dean regional councils financial foundation where will you be where you will be
there's the dome on the rock there's their founder right there the spiritual leadership
Rabbi Aie Shery only cost 1950 to be there that's nice let's See, now I did not I thought this
was going to be on here. I need to pull this up. So, give me one second here. I want to pull up the seven noahide laws
because I think it's important for us to go over these because one of them,
yeah, one of them for Christians not so good. Number one, do not profane God's oneness
in any way, acknowledging that there is a single God who cares about what we are doing and desire that we take care of
his word. Do not curse your creator. Do not murder. Do not eat the limb of a still living animal. Do not steal.
Harness and channel the human libido. Establish courts of law and ensure justice in the world. Now, that's
interesting. This one here, do not profane God's oneness in any way. The other versions of it just flat out say,
"Do not commit idolatry. There is only one God." And uh spoiler alert, it's not Jesus. Okay? But before we get to that,
I hear this. It says, you know, there's representatives of no high community from six continents coming together,
right? And they're building this charter. They have this unified syllabus. They have all these things,
regional councils, and this international this bait dean. In other words, an international rebbitical court
providing guidance to noahide communities. And they say that this baiten is a religious court of guidance.
So it's not a criminal tribunal, right? It doesn't have that in there. They don't have the power over somebody
simply because that person exists somewhere in the world. At least not yet. So I can't tell you right now that
they're suddenly going to start persecuting Christians. That's not what their website says. But they are openly
talking about creating this international structure around what they believe are the laws God gave humanity
through Noah. And remember what is happening almost at the exact same time. We're suddenly getting headlines around
the world about the possibility that physical evidence connected to Noah's ark may have been discovered.
Again, coincidence? Maybe, probably, I don't know. But that is some remarkable timing if you ask me.
And so like I was going to say earlier, there is a part that Christians especially need to be able to understand
because these Noahide laws under this is this prohibition against idolatry. And it raises up a very important question.
What exactly do they consider idolatry? The good news is you don't have to guess. Okay? It's written right here.
This is the founder. This is the spiritual leader Oie Shery. All right? in his own words teaching about what it
means when when we're talking about this word this idolatry. Okay? Um how this is where it gets its guidance from. And I
want you to hear what it teaches about Christianity. Watch this. [clears throat]
In the laws of idolatry, there is prohibition of idol worship that we learn about in the book Brit Shalom
chapter 3. We are commanded to avoid the subjugation of a person to any entity other than God. Basically, don't worship
any other being than God. A person is subjugated solely to the creator of the world and not to any other entities
besides him. This means that there are physical entities. There are spiritual entities. Yet, a person is accountable
and obligated to serve God alone. Therefore, Torah commands every person, Jewish and non-Jewish, not to engage in
the ritual worship except for God. That prohibition is called idolatry. So again, you need to either believe in the
one God of Israel or you know maybe you know you might be like okay I believe in the creator but
he's one and it's probably your god so I'll I'll just worship that. You're fine. However
this part gets a little disturbing. Now someone might say all right I worship God but I also worship someone else.
This is called association. Regarding this, it stated in Halaka 6, one must not associate another entity in the
worship of the creator. This is called association within it lies a sensitive point. Here
we go. The Christian faith which associates a person in the worship of the creator. Christians might might say,
quote, "No, this person is not someone else. He is God himself." And by the way, I think this is so fascinating.
They won't say the name of Jesus. They just say, "No, this person." We know who you're talking about. You're talking
about Jesus. There's no one else in the Christian faith that we hold to this high regard. There's no one in the world
we hold to this regard. But they won't say it. But we know that he is merely a human being born of a man and a woman.
And worship him is considered the prohibition of association. Even if it is meant to connect to the creator. So
do not worship him. If you believe that Jesus is with God, one with the father, idolatry. And if this ever gets to
criminal court, you're going to jail or worse. And I'm not going to get into this. I talked about in the last one,
but let's just say that if they had the courts to be able to do what their word, what their judicial system would have
done for idolatry, for worshiping a man as God, it's a major problem. It's a major problem because we don't believe
Jesus is simply some other god standing alongside the creator. We believe Jesus is one with God. He is God. John chapter
1 says, "In the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word was God. And the word became flesh and
dwelt among us." That's Jesus. Jesus said, "If you've seen me, you've seen the father." Uh Colossians says he's the
exact imprint of God's nature and the radiance of his glory. When Thomas even looked at Jesus after he
doubted him and put his hands in his side, he said, "My Lord and my God." And Jesus didn't rebuke him for it. So from
the Christian perspective, even if we don't know how it works, we don't have to explain it. We don't have to. We can
just accept it. He's one with God. He is God. I don't know how it works. But refusing Christ is the problem. We can't
do it. I will never do it. Jesus himself said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the father except
through me." And that is why Christians need to understand what's actually being discussed here. Okay? So let's step back
for just a second. Look at how bizarre this moment is that we're living in. Obviously, we have all the If you're
watching this at the time that it's happening, there's a lot of worldwide things going on right now about being
ready for some kind of catastrophe that could take out your water, your electricity, supply lines, everything
that's also going on in the making of this video. But then you also have researchers investigating what some
believe could be Noah's Ark, where they say there's literally wood from deep inside the formation. It's not rock.
That wood is now being tested. And if those results eventually came back and provide compelling evidence that this
structure is actually Noah's ark. Think about what that would do culturally. I mean, forget Christians for a second.
Imagine the conversation around the world. We have to accept the flood, Noah, Genesis, the Bible. Human history
would change. People who haven't opened a Bible in decades would suddenly be talking about Noah. And then almost at
the exact same time and moment, there is already an international movement gathering in Jerusalem saying that
humanity shares a covenant through Noah and that we should live according to the seven laws of Noah. That's a part I find
fascinating. Again, I'm not saying the ark discovery is being used to establish the Noahhidede movement. I can't say
that. But what I am saying is look at the moment we're in. Amazing times. You have Noah's Arc
investigation making a potentially massive paradigmshifting discovery and days later you have organizers uh
organizing what they call the first international congress of Noahides and it's gathering in Jerusalem to establish
this structure. It's worth knowing about my friends. So now imagine something with me.
What happens if someday there actually is enough evidence that the world has to seriously wrestle with the possibility
that Noah's ark has literally been found? What would that do to the paradigm of the world? Because suddenly
Noah isn't simply a children's story with little animals peeking out the side of the boat two by two. No. Suddenly,
humanity is confronting the possibility that there was a judgment, that there is and was a flood, that God intervened in
human history because of sin, and that the biblical narrative may be describing something very, very real. And here's
what as a Christian especially, we need to remember that simply believing in Noah doesn't save anybody. Never forget
that. Following noahhide laws will not save you. Being a good moral person, this according to scripture doesn't save
a single person. Noah himself needed the grace of God. In Genesis 6:8, it says, "But Noah found favor in the eyes of the
Lord." And ultimately, here's my favorite part. The entire story points beyond Noah. It points to Jesus.
Jesus actually used the days of Noah when he talked about his own return. When he talked about the end times in
Matthew 24, he says, "As was in the days of Noah, so will it be the coming of the son of man." People were eating. They
were drinking. They were marrying. They were living their lives. And then out of nowhere, like a thief in the night, the
flood came. This wasn't like make sure you find Noah's boat. The warning is be ready. And right now, our ark is not a
wooden vessel sitting somewhere in Turkey. Our salvation is found in Jesus Christ. That's why I can look at the
discovery and say, "Wow, wow, that's amazing. I want to know what those tests show. I hope scientists exam every bit
of the evidence. If this is Noah's arc, I want to know." But my faith isn't waiting on some carbon 14 result. No,
Jesus died. He was buried and he literally rose from the dead. He's still alive and salvation is found only in
him. So watch what happens with the wood. Watch what happens November 2nd through the 6th. We'll be covering it on
here. And more than anything, keep your eyes on Jesus because whether they found Noah's ark or not, the message Noah's
story gives the world hasn't changed. Judgment is real. Grace is available to everyone. God has provided a way of
salvation and today that way has a name, Jesus [music] Christ. So, thanks again for being here,
my friends. As always, it's the joy. Hit that like button. Help me get this out there [music] to more people so they can
hear this truth and just know what the word of God says. They can hear about discovery. This is fun. It's exciting.
It's exhilarating. It's a great time to be alive. And let me know what you think in the comment section. If you haven't
yet, hit that subscribe button. I'd love to [music] have you with me on this journey. We'll see you next time, my
friends. Truth be told. >> [music]
Não há confirmação científica independente. O vídeo se baseia em anúncios preliminares, sem estudos revisados por pares que comprovem a origem da madeira.
Sim, o congresso existe, mas é um evento religioso pequeno, não um movimento global como sugere o vídeo. Sua importância é exagerada na narrativa apresentada.
A ligação é especulativa. O vídeo tenta conectá-los como uma 'coincidência' coordenada, mas não apresenta evidências sólidas para essa relação.
Essa classificação é apresentada de forma seletiva e não reflete um consenso teológico amplo. Representa uma interpretação específica dentro de certas correntes religiosas.
O vídeo mistura fatos verificáveis com interpretações enganosas e conexões não fundamentadas, resultando em uma credibilidade mediana, pontuada em 56 de 100.
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