Mat,

Funny how people ask about dinosaurs and care less if God talks about
sharks, blackbirds or anything else he created. Not meaning you as an
inquisitive state I think we all asked that one at one time or another,
seeking answers to the obvious questions, but those as you mention who try
to dispute the truth of God's word through science. I don't know that
making mention of dinosaurs was high on God's list to example his
personality and message, but it is your lucky day... he actually did
mention them... Some dispute these accounts as alligators or crocs, but I
find that pretty difficult to see as will likely you after you read...

Job 40:14-
God's Power Shown in Creatures

15 "Behold now, Behemoth, which I made as well as you; He eats grass like
an ox. 16 "Behold now, his strength in his loins And his power in the
muscles of his belly. 17 "He bends his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his
thighs are knit together. 18 "His bones are tubes of bronze; His limbs are
like bars of iron.

19 "He is the first of the ways of God; Let his maker bring near his sword.
20 "Surely the mountains bring him food, And all the beasts of the field
play there. 21 "Under the lotus plants he lies down, In the covert of the
reeds and the marsh. 22 "The lotus plants cover him with shade; The willows
of the brook surround him. 23 "If a river rages, he is not alarmed; He is
confident, though the Jordan rushes to his mouth. 24 "Can anyone capture
him when he is on watch, With barbs can anyone pierce his nose?

Job 41

41:1 God's Power Shown in Creatures


"Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with
a cord? 2 "Can you put a rope in his nose Or pierce his jaw with a hook? 3
"Will he make many supplications to you, Or will he speak to you soft
words? 4 "Will he make a covenant with you? Will you take him for a servant
forever? 5 "Will you play with him as with a bird, Or will you bind him for
your maidens? 6 "Will the traders bargain over him? Will they divide him
among the merchants? 7 "Can you fill his skin with harpoons, Or his head
with fishing spears? 8 "Lay your hand on him; Remember the battle; you will
not do it again! 9 "Behold, your expectation is false; Will you be laid low
even at the sight of him? 10 "No one is so fierce that he dares to arouse
him; Who then is he that can stand before Me? 11 "Who has given to Me that
I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is Mine.

12 "I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, Or his mighty strength,
or his orderly frame. 13 "Who can strip off his outer armor? Who can come
within his double mail? 14 "Who can open the doors of his face? Around his
teeth there is terror. 15 "His strong scales are his pride, Shut up as with
a tight seal. 16 "One is so near to another That no air can come between
them. 17 "They are joined one to another; They clasp each other and cannot
be separated. 18 "His sneezes flash forth light, And his eyes are like the
eyelids of the morning. 19 "Out of his mouth go burning torches; Sparks of
fire leap forth. 20 "Out of his nostrils smoke goes forth As from a boiling
pot and burning rushes. 21 "His breath kindles coals, And a flame goes
forth from his mouth. 22 "In his neck lodges strength, And dismay leaps
before him. 23 "The folds of his flesh are joined together, Firm on him and
immovable. 24 "His heart is as hard as a stone, Even as hard as a lower
millstone. 25 "When he raises himself up, the mighty fear; Because of the
crashing they are bewildered. 26 "The sword that reaches him cannot avail,
Nor the spear, the dart or the javelin. 27 "He regards iron as straw,
Bronze as rotten wood. 28 "The arrow cannot make him flee; Slingstones are
turned into stubble for him. 29 "Clubs are regarded as stubble; He laughs
at the rattling of the javelin. 30 "His underparts are like sharp
potsherds; He spreads out like a threshing sledge on the mire. 31 "He makes
the depths boil like a pot; He makes the sea like a jar of ointment. 32
"Behind him he makes a wake to shine; One would think the deep to be
gray-haired. 33 "Nothing on earth is like him, One made without fear. 34
"He looks on everything that is high; He is king over all the sons of
pride."

As for your question regarding Jesus and the flood. Jesus Christ as we know
him, the man who was also Son of God, came after the flood. The Son of God
however, who became flesh, that being Jesus,  according to John's gospel,
was always... was the word, is the word and will always be the word. You
can read that in John 1:1 and more.

As far as saving water creatures? Well evidently Mattel felt the need to
make sure the fish were accounted for in the flood and put them in a barrel
in the ark eh? lol. Obviously they fared just fine on their won swimming
where ever they wish, as wel as any other sea creatures, snails, starfish
and whatever.

I'm not sure golden streets is mentioned in the Bible? Hmm good question.
You are right though, monetarily it means nothing to God, other than how it
might relate to us as a sacrifice to him. Perhaps someone else has a better
idea on that one.

Brad