Subj : Re: The Worldwide Flood To : Newborn From : Finnigann Date : Thu Oct 06 2005 10:18:00 -=> Newborn wrote to All <=- Ne> People who accept the concept of the "geological ages" commonly have to Ne> explain away the great deluge by assuming it was not really a global Ne> flood, They realize that any flood that would rise until "all the high Ne> hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered" and in which Ne> "every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the Ne> ground" (Genesis 7:19,21) would undoubtedly eliminate any evidence of Ne> the supposed geological ages. Ne> Therefore, they have suggested modifying the Bible record to mean an Ne> overflow of the Euphrates River or some such phenomenon which would Ne> destroy just the peoples of the "known" world at that time. Ne> There are numerous problems with this "local flood" notion, however. Ne> There are at least 100 reasons why the Biblical Flood must be Ne> understood as worldwide and cataclysmic. Ne> But probably the best argument is that such an argument makes God out Ne> to be a liar! God promised Noah that this kind of flood would never be Ne> seen on the earth again. There have been innumerable river floods, Ne> tsunamis, torrential regional rains, etc...in the more than four Ne> millennia since Noah's day. Ne> If God's promise referred only to some such flood as one of these, then Ne> He has not kept His word!. But God does not lie, and He 'has' kept His Ne> promise. There has never been another such Flood. "He that believeth Ne> not God hath made Him a liar" (I John 5:10). It would seem that people Ne> should seriously re-think their position. Plus the fact that there isn't enough water to flood the world. (even once) ีอออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออ ณ "We live in a society exquisitely ณ dependent on science and technology, ณ in which hardly anyone knows anything ณ about science and technology." ณ - Carl Sagan .... "Are you sure this thing is safe?" - C3PO --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.46 .