Are Dinosaurs a Mystery?

Of all the topics at the heart of the creation-evolution debate, perhaps none better encapsulates the issue than the question of dinosaurs. These fascinating animals—known mostly from fossil evidence—inspire awe and wonder in almost everyone; they sell millions of books and DVDs; and they captivate children like nothing else. But the question is this: did dinosaurs really live and die out millions of years before humans existed?

Many think that the existence of dinosaurs and their demise is shrouded in such mystery that we may never know the truth about where they came from, when they lived, and what happened to them. However, dinosaurs are only a mystery if you accept the evolutionary story of their history.

In truth, we know from God’s Word given to humanity (the Bible) that dinosaurs were created on the same day as humans and lived with us. Most of them were destroyed in the worldwide Flood that God sent to judge the earth, but two of each kind survived to inspire the dragon legends that permeate most cultures of the world.

These legends (mostly embellished encounters with real dinosaurs), pictographic evidence, and remaining dinosaur soft tissue show us that the Bible is correct. Dinosaurs lived recently—not millions of years ago.

To read more about the true history of dinosaurs, please see What Really Happened to the Dinosaurs? (also available in Chinese, Portuguese, and French).