Western Wonders

About 4,500 years ago, God sent a global flood to punish humans for their sin. Only Noah and his family survived. When Noah's family walked off the ark, the earth looked much different than it did when they went aboard.

The Grand Canyon and other geological wonders were formed because of the flood. Genesis 7:11 says, “The fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the windows of the heavens were opened.” As water covered the earth, it picked up and dropped sediments (sand and other particles), rapidly forming the rock layers that make up most of the Grand Canyon’s walls.

Months later, the floodwaters began to recede (drain away). Genesis 8:1–2 says, “And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided. The fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed.” Some of the rock layers that had been formed during the flood were eroded (worn away) by the receding water. Later, receding flood water trapped in lakes burst through their rock barriers, rapidly carving out the Grand Canyon.

Evolutionists believe it took millions of years for the Colorado River to slowly sculpt the Grand Canyon. But when we look at the world through the lens of Scripture, we know the conditions produced by Noah’s flood formed this western wonder—and the many other natural landmarks that make up the wonderful Wild West.

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