If you don't believe the Bible there's no point in answering. Genesis 7:19,20,22 states: And the waters overwhemled the earth so greatly that all the tall mountains that were under the whole heavens became covered. Up to fifteen cubits the waters overwhemled them and the mountains became covered. Everything in which the breath of the force of life was active in it's nostrils, namely, all that were on dry ground, died. That sounds global to me.
2006-10-20 05:06:50 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Booth G you on here to answer this? You claim the flood was only local.
2006-10-20 05:08:42 · update #1
What judith r man's logic and wisdom which God says is foolishness.
2006-10-20 05:17:59 · update #2
The whole earth was destroyed by the flood. The Word is pretty clear about that.
2006-10-20 05:18:20 · answer #1 · answered by heavnbound 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe the Bible, I just see it and read it differently from you. Are you saying that if a person disagrees with you then there is no point in answering? What is the point in asking the question then?
If water did cover the whole earth, then it is impossible that the water would have receeded by now. There wouldn't be enough land to absorb the water nor would evaporation have taken care of the problem. Still, a more conservative person may just say that God made it happen.
The reason I do not accept the Noah story as historical is that it is based on ancient assumptions about the universe. If a person accepts the flood story as fact, then you would also have to accept the assumptions of those who wrote the story, wouldn't you? The Bible says that the wells of the deep opened up, meaning that not only rain caused the flood by the water that existed under the earth caused the flood. The author isn't talking about underground springs or rivers, but an abundance of water that existed under the earth, which consequently, was flat.
One would also have to accept that the sky was a hard dome (the firmament - which is what the word means in Hebrew, the sky as a permeable, gaseous barrier didn't come into knowledge until long after the Noah narrative was written). Rain fell through gates that were in the firmament. The ancients believed that above the firmament existed vast waters, and as the waters fell through the gates, rain then fell on the earth. I don't know many today who could accept these cosmological assumptions.
This doesn't mean that I don't see the value in the Noah story, I do, I just don't accept it as historical-literal truth. So anyway, you asked, why, and that is why I don't believe that the flood covered the whole earth. Take care friend.
2006-10-20 12:15:04 · answer #2 · answered by Tukiki 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was a flood over the earth 2 times, see my question, why did God say I BOTH sanctified it (my Name) and will sanctify it again.
Genesis 1:2... over the watery deep.
Many believe that there was a world that was destroyed before Adam and Eve and the Bible seems to support this, when it says holy prophets of old. and Isaiah 14..and a world of old standing compactly out of water, probably not referring to Noah's flood.
2006-10-20 12:22:48 · answer #3 · answered by tina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simply because it didn't, if it had there would be no people on earth today even Noah would have perished. remember Adam came before Noah. Actually the whole story is nothing but a myth anyway, because the whole earth was never covered by water during Noah's time, archaeology has proven that.
2006-10-20 12:24:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would think that if those who don't believe the bible should not bother answering, then you are left with only people who DO believe that a flood covered the whole earth and your Q would be MOOT!
2006-10-20 12:25:45 · answer #5 · answered by DontPanic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it is completely impossible. There is not enough water on the planet or in our atmosphere to cover the entire world until the tallest mountains were under water, not even if the ice caps melted.
2006-10-20 12:10:11 · answer #6 · answered by Girl Wonder 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Melt the Polar ice caps and what do you have. FLOOD. There is scientific factual evidence supporting a flood. Now an Arc with two of every animal is another theory.
2006-10-20 12:09:54 · answer #7 · answered by david s 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because logic and science says its impossible for a worldwide flood to be caused by rain, and only last a few months.
2006-10-20 12:09:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
"Why don't you believe the flood covered the whole earth?"
"If you don't believe the Bible there's no point in answering."
daarrrrrrrrrr....
2006-10-20 12:08:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Some, persons believe in the Bible, whatever they want!! If neverless it's the truth! If all the iceberg melt, we all drown!!
2006-10-20 12:09:34 · answer #10 · answered by alfonso 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋