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Paradise Lost And Found. What Happened To The Mutineers After

posted 10 years ago by Darkon007
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Paradise Lost and Found
AN AMAZING FACT: We’ve all heard the true account of the Mutiny on the Bounty, but one aspect of the story that deserves retelling is the transformation wrought by one incredible book.

Shortly after the famous mutiny in 1789, nine mutineers with six Tahitian men and 12 women went ashore on Pitcairn Island—a tiny island in the southern Pacific Ocean. They burned the Bounty and established a colony. Things went along all right for a short time. In some respects, it seemed like they were living in a paradise. But some of the mutineers treated the Tahitians disrespectfully and war broke out between them, eventually resulting in the deaths of most of the men on both sides. After that, peace reigned again briefly, until one of the sailors began distilling alcohol from a native plant. Most of the surviving settlers drank excessively. Soon the little colony was plunged into debauchery, vice, and murder.

Ten years later, only one man—John Adams—survived, surrounded by 10 native women and a bushel of half-breed children. One day this sailor discovered a Bible in an old chest from the Bounty. He began to read it and then teach it to the others. The result was that his own life and, ultimately, the lives of all those on the island were dramatically transformed. In fact, when Pitcairn Island was visited in 1808 by an American whaling ship, the previously crime-consumed colony had become a thriving community with no jail, no whiskey, no laziness, and no crime.

Today the descendants of this colony still live in a moralistic society on one of the most isolated islands in the world. Can Bible principles really transform a culture from vice and crime to tranquility today? I believe they can. The Word of God draws us away from conformity to the world with all of its trouble and vices. By reading and studying the Bible our minds are renewed; they are transformed to become more and more like the mind of Christ. We find that we have peace in our hearts, conformity to God’s will, and a saving relationship with Him. Now that is real paradise!
KEY BIBLE TEXTS
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
- Romans 12:2

[–] marktayloruk 10 years ago

Haven't there also been scandals about child abuse there?

[–] deadlypen 10 years ago

Yes, it was discovered that child abuse was endemic on Pitcairn. Some of the leading male members of the community were put on trial in New Zealand & jailed for a collection of pretty shocking offences which had been perpetrated over many years.

[–] aciolino 10 years ago

Question:

If the only survivor was John Adams, some women, and a bunch of kids, how did they re-populate the island? Not clear.

[–] marktayloruk (2378) 2 years ago

IN the usual manner I assume .

[–] mechajutaro (2788) 2 years ago

This Paradise Lost was still managed to be more joyous than that experienced by The West Memphis 5

[–] michaeldecker 8 years ago

So was this book of yours responsible for the endemic child abuse, or was that the work of some other entity? And how odd that a chest from the Bounty remained unopened for so long.

The truth, of course, was entirely different - all the mutineers were born and raised Christian, yet murdered each other until only one was left. The native Tahitians had no religion, and all lived in harmony until in the late 1800's some Seventh Day Adventists came and converted them, after which point they turned into child molesters. That's the truth of it, like it or not...

[–] mariakelly-04164 7 years ago

It's hard to believe that anyone could claim that Pitcairn Island is a just and moral place to live. There was worldwide media coverage of the endemic sexual abuse there. In fact, about two days ago I read in the London Daily News that that Pitcairn Island is offering free land to anyone who will move there. They have gotten one response. Why? Two words: sexual abuse.

Laugh while you can, Monkey Boy!