Part 8
Gen 7:17-24 Then the flood came upon the earth for forty days, and the water increased and lifted up the ark, so that it rose above the earth. The water prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water. The water prevailed more and more upon the earth, so that all the high mountains everywhere under the heavens were covered. The water prevailed fifteen cubits higher, and the mountains were covered.
All flesh that moved on the earth perished, birds and cattle and beasts and every swarming thing that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind; of all that was on the dry land, all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, died.
Thus He blotted out every living thing that was upon the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky, and they were blotted out from the earth; and only Noah was left, together with those that were with him in the ark. The water prevailed upon the earth one hundred and fifty days.
As mentioned earlier, a global flood is part of almost every cultural history in the world. It is an easy event to research on your own. Sane, rational people cannot disregard this event as myth or just a local flood. The wickedness that had developed through the evil plans of the fallen angels had corrupted mankind and even the animal kingdom.
God preserved Noah and his sons, as well as all the animal He brought into the ark. People have such a shallow and false view of sin that they cannot believe that God would actually punish anyone. They take comfort in their false belief of being good enough to be saved from God’s pending wrath. They are just as wrong today as were all who perished from the flood.
What happened next?