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Lesson 13: Part 3 Sanctuary: Judgment Nature: Squid |
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 Squids
are related to the octopus. They propel themselves backwards by squirting
water from their body. Notice their long arms are like the octopus have. |
 Squids
and cuttlefish have 10 arms. Eight are short and two longer. All have
suckers on the tips. These suckers help them hang onto things like
living prey. |
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 On
the sides of their mantel, the squid have wing like structures or fins
used for swimming. Some squid jump out of water but this makes them at
risk for birds that like to eat squid. The wing like structures and the
mantel help increase speed when used together. |
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 Squid
are able to hide in a cloud of ink that they puff out of their
funnels below their eyes. They put it in the face of their enemy.
Then they can slip away escaping from danger while the enemy is blinded. |
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 In
the area of the mouth, are two robust strong jaws like a bird's beak.
These are strong enough to grind up the shells of large crustacean and
tear fish apart.
Some of these squid are able to
secrete a liquid that glows in the dark. |
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the largest light producing organ in all the animal kingdom. It is the
World's Biggest Flasher
The head houses the brain. It's eyes are as large as a big grapefruit. This species has large fins for swimming, gliding, and steering. Most of the organ systems are held in the muscular sac of the mantle or main body. The mantle behaves like a syringe, and water is drawn or, more accurately, pushed in then pushed out. The Taningia only has 8 arms. It has two rows of hooks without suckers. |
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 Some
of the longest known squid are 70 feet long. A specimen was found off the
coast of New Zealand in 1933 measuring 22 meters or 70 feet.
The giant squid is hard to study. Some weigh almost a ton (1,980 lbs). (900 kg) The giant squid has been found in the nets of commercial fishermen, in the stomachs of sperm whales, and washed ashore on different continents, no scientific information has been gathered by direct observations of live giant squid. Giant squid (Architeuthis) are the largest invertebrates on Earth.
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general areas where giant squid occur and a very rough idea of their
abundance can be estimated from
the stomach contents of sperm whales. Soft tissues of squid are
quickly digested by enzymes in the large mammals' stomachs. But the
squid's hard beaks, which are made from a carbohydrate known as
chitin, prove indigestible. Sperm whales have a way of ridding
themselves of the thousands of pointy squid beaks that accumulate in
their digestive tracts. They coat the beaks with a slick, waxy
substance known as ambergris, then pass the mass of beaks and
ambergris through the digestive tract.
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 Let's
look at the Largest eyes.GIANT Eyes: The giant squid has the largest eyes in the animal kingdom. They can grow to 25 cm (10 in.) in diameter--about the size of a volleyball. Squid and people both have eyes with single lenses, pupils, irises and retinas. We can only guess at the light sensing capabilities of an eye with such an enormous retina. The funnel is a multipurpose tube used in breathing, jetting, squirting ink, laying eggs, and expelling waste. The same God who made us has created the squids. The squids live in oceans that have salt in them. The giant squid lives very deep in the ocean. God can see everything down there as easily as He can see all that is done above water where it is nice and light. God knows all the secrets that scientists do not know about this squid. There are probably ones much larger than have been found in fisherman nets. Though these giant of giant animals live deep in the secret depths of the ocean, God knows every detail about them. He knows it all. He made these creatures. He sees when a fisherman cuts off just an arm of this giant.
Remember the sanctuary we looked at in the last two lessons
communicates with color. |
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 God is going to
judge everything we do, whether good or bad, even things done in secret.
Ecclesiastes 12:14
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 Every
word that people say is looked at in the record books. (Mathew 12: 36037)
That is because the words we say show what we are thinking. (Mt 12:35) God
looks at everything. He even notices where you were born. He does not
forget where you live and what has happened to you to make you the way you
are. (Psalms 87:4-6)
God knows if your brothers or sisters were mean to you. God remembers everything your parents have done to you or for you. He sees everything. |
 Jesus
is working in the throne room of heaven right now. This is where God is.
He saw the ark and the ten commandments in it. (Rev. 11:19) Right now God
is looking through the record books. (Dan 7:9 & 10) Everything you
have ever done, thought or said is written down. Even secret things you
thought no one knew, are written.
I know the King, there is no need to dread. Soon He will put away all sin, sickness, pain and sorrow. He will take only those to heaven that will be kind and loving and happy there. |
He is aware of every detail of your life. 
God knows all the nice things you have had to play with. He knows where you have grown up. He knows if you have had nothing. |
 Even
your grandparents are known. He knows how they have loved you. He sees it
all. He knows if you had no grandparents. He knows if you have been
rejected by your family. If your life has been real tough, He does not
expect as much from you. All He wants is for you to respond to HIS LOVE. |
 Jesus
knows everywhere your feet have been. He knows about all the things you
have been through. He loves you. He can fix the things that have been
painful to you. If your heart is breaking, He can heal it. |
 When
God judges you, He knows what made you turn out the way you are. You know
what? He loves you and desperately wants you to come live with Him in
heaven. Do not doubt His love. Just believe and obey. |
Quiz Time: Put your thinking cap on or  Squid
ink for hiding if you weren't paying attention!
1. What two things help the squid move real fast? 2. What is the record length of squid reported in New Zealand in 1933? 3. How big is the eye of this giant squid? 4. What is the biggest light producing squid? Where is the light? 5. How many arms to squid have? 6. What mollusks are relatives to the squid? 7. Where is the squid funnel located? 8. What is the squid funnel used for? 9. What part of squid has been found in stomachs of whales? 10. What does this part get used for when it is on the live squid? 11. Where are the suckers located on the squid? 12. Why is so little known about the giant squid? 13. What get away trick does the squid have? 14. Who is the Judge? 15. If you do not want to be in heaven will God force you to go? 16. What is God going to judge? (Ecclesiastes 12:14) 17. Can you hide anything from God? |
Next Lesson 14 is a very interesting study on prayer. The praying mantis looks like he is praying all day. Go to lesson 14 next.
SQUID
Some
squid are known to change color at times.
This lesson is looking at a very important event that takes place in the
most holy room. The ark of God was kept in this room. In heaven the ark is
where God's throne is. On the top of the ark is the mercy seat which is
above the law of God. Judgment happens here. 