Preacher Attempts to Walk on Water and Drowns

“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 the Glasgow 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.

The “Ice” Theory

Eclipsing Kabele’s naivety is the theory of Professor Nof
as to how Jesus was able to walk on the Sea of Galilee.
Presumably, it was a “rare” (rare indeed!) condition
wherein that body of water was seized by a unique
“freezing phenomenon” that enabled Jesus to walk on
top of the ice! Amazing!