God's Judgement in the Flood

Some Christian leaders have recently been promoting a view of Noah’s Flood that states that it was a "local flood" in the Mesopotamian region of the middle east. Science, as always, can be interpreted in different ways but the Bible is true in all cases. The Scripture itself is clear; Noah’s Flood was world wide. God’s intention is shown in Genesis 6:7-8 "So the Lord said, ‘I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.’" The actual results of his judgment is recorded in Genesis 7:17-23 "Now the flood was on the earth forty days. The waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it rose high above the earth. The waters prevailed and greatly increased on the earth, and the ark moved about on the surface of the waters. And the waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth, and all the high hills under the whole heaven were covered. The waters prevailed fifteen cubits upward, and the mountains were covered. And all flesh died that moved on the earth: birds and cattle and beasts and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, and every man. All in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, all that [was] on the dry land, died. So He destroyed all living things which were on the face of the ground: both man and cattle, creeping thing and bird of the air. They were destroyed from the earth. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark remained alive." Note how many times the word "all" is used in this passage. In addition, there would be no reason to spend the great effort to build the Ark if Noah could have fled to another region to escape the flood. The most important reason that the flood must be world wide is that God’s judgment was declared to be complete and therefore anything less would be incomplete judgment and would make God a liar. God’s promise to never judge the world by water again would have been broken many times in large local floods. The next and final judgment will by fire when God relaxes with sustaining power in the atoms and all the Universe dissolves in "fervent heat". Are you ready for that judgment ? If you want to know more Email me.

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