The Flood

The Flood of Noah’s day (2348 BC) was a year-long global catastrophe that destroyed the pre-Flood world, reshaped the continents, buried billions of creatures, and laid down the rock layers. It was God’s judgment on man’s wickedness and only eight righteous people, and representatives of every kind of land animal, were spared aboard the Ark.

From The New Answers DVD 3

Was Noah’s Flood Global?

Did Noah experience a local flood which left only a few sediment layers, as floods do today? God’s record is clear: the water covered the entire globe and killed all the animals on earth. Such unique conditions are the only way to explain worldwide fossil-bearing layers thousands of feet deep.

Local Floods Help Us Understand Noah’s Flood Geology

Geologists repeatedly discover the catastrophic effects of local flooding on the earth’s surface, resulting in the same conclusion each time: that substantial amounts of water can have the same geological effect in a short period of time (even laying down rock layers) that hypothesized millions of years of slow water flow would have.

Noah Did More than Build an Ark

Like people today, almost certainly the people of Noah’s day were busy enjoying the pleasures of life and did not believe or care that judgment was coming. In 2 Peter 2:5, Noah is described as a “preacher of righteousness.”

Psalm 104 and the Flood

Psalm 104:6–9 sheds important additional light on the geological effects of the Flood. “The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place which You established for them” (vs. 8).

The Flood Topics

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  Catastrophism

  Are current, slow geologic processes the key to understanding earth’s past, or was history marked by a global, earth-shaping catastrophe?

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  Flood Legends

  Flood legends abound globally across many distinct cultures. These legends point to the reality of the global Flood and the integrity of the account in Genesis.

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  Global Flood

  Was the Genesis Flood merely a localized event or was it a global catastrophe that judged and destroyed the world of that time?

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  Ice Age

  How should the Ice Age, glaciers, and wooly mammoths be understood within the framework of the Bible’s history?

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  Thinking Outside the Box

  The purpose of the articles in this series is to raise ideas about Noah, his world, the Ark, and the Flood in ways that most people have not considered before.

Articles About The Flood

• Magazine Department Article

  Power of Past Super-Floods

  

  Nov. 18, 2018 from Answers Magazine

  What evidence do we see that a global Flood devastated the earth’s surface during Noah’s day—on a scale unlike anything we see today?

• In-Depth Article

  Very Rare June Ice Storm on Hawaiian Mountains Provides Insight into the Flood

  

  Aug. 2, 2018 from Answers in Depth

  Sometimes nature gives us a glimpse at the possibilities during the flood. Such a glimpse was provided by a recent ice storm on the mountains of Hawaii.

• Semi-Technical Magazine Department Article

  Global Catastrophe—Anywhere but Earth

  

  July 1, 2018 from Answers Magazine

  Secular scientists see evidence of global catastrophe on Venus and Mars. So why can’t they admit the evidence on earth?

• Magazine Department Article

  A Flood of Evidence

  

  May 1, 2018 from Answers Magazine

  Christians need not be intimidated by “scientific” pronouncements that deny the clear words of Genesis. Evidences for the Flood are everywhere if your assumptions don’t blind you to them.

• Feedback: Where Did All the Floodwater Go?

  

  April 18, 2018 from Feedback

  Where is all that water [from the Flood] now? Our planet is covered in 70% water, so the water from the Flood is still here, making up our oceans!

• Magazine Article

  Supersized Landslides

  

  March 18, 2018 from Answers Magazine

  According to God’s Word, the great Flood of Noah’s day was the most devastating catastrophe in history. Noah’s Flood ripped apart the earth. We’re not talking about boulders but whole mountains. In some places, slabs the size of cities slid dozens of miles in minutes.

• Magazine Article

  Sculpting a New Home

  

  Jan. 1, 2018 from Answers Magazine

  We can only imagine what happened after the Flood! Consider five major examples of catastrophes that reshaped the planet.

• Blog

  The Purpose of the Flood

  Nov. 21, 2016

  As Christians we need to consider the account of the Flood (and other judgement passages) in light of what the Bible states about God and humanity.

• Magazine Article

  Water from Rock

  

  Sept. 4, 2016 from Answers Magazine

  People often refer to rock layers as though the earth is made of solid rock, impervious to water. Thankfully, this isn’t true.

• Technical Research Paper

  The Last Week before the Flood

  Aug. 17, 2016 from Answers Research Journal

  While attempting to elucidate the general chronological profile of the events of the first week, we hope to answer two specific significant questions.

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• Magazine Department Article

  A Global Flood—Rising Above All Doubt

  

  July 1, 2016 from Answers Magazine

  Some Christians claim Noah’s Flood was local, and it doesn’t really matter what we believe about it. Does this view hold water?

• Magazine Department Article

  Water Doesn’t Always Mix

  

  July 1, 2016 from Answers Magazine

  We’ve always heard that oil and water don’t mix, but sometimes water and water don’t mix.

• In-Depth Article

  Monkey Teeth: Proof of God’s Post-Flood Provisions

  

  June 28, 2016 from Answers in Depth

  Animals can show up in the oddest places and make evolutionists scratch their heads as is the case with the newly discovered monkey fossils.

• Magazine Article

  Ark Tales—10 Popular Misconceptions about the Flood

  

  May 8, 2016 from Answers Magazine

  Misunderstandings are on full display when it comes to the biblical account of the Flood. Are you guilty of any of these ten common misconceptions?

• Magazine Department Article

  Ocean Full of Commotion

  Jan. 1, 2016 from Answers Magazine

  The timing could not be better for AiG’s new VBS for 2016—Ocean Commotion!

• Magazine Article

  Coconino Sandstone—The Most Powerful Argument Against the Flood?

  

  Nov. 1, 2015 from Answers Magazine

  The Flood is impossible because one of the Grand Canyon’s layers was deposited in a desert. Or so evolutionists claim. Do the facts back them up?

• Magazine Article

  Taking Back the Rainbow

  

  Aug. 22, 2015 from Answers Magazine

  These beautiful bows remind me of my parents’ teaching of what the Bible says about God’s purpose in giving us the rainbow.

• Feedback: “Bill Nye the Straw Man Guy” Rebuttal

  Aug. 4, 2015

  We do not reject any evidence that is found, whether it is an ancient tool or fossilized bones. What we often reject are the interpretations of this data.

• Basic Geology Disproves Creationism?

  

  Aug. 3, 2015

  Noah’s Flood is the key to explaining most of the geological record and as such it washes away millions of years.

• Technical Research Paper

  How Long Did the Flood Last?

  May 13, 2015 from Answers Research Journal

  Belief that the Flood lasted 371 days is common among recent creationists, but there are other possibilities.

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• Technical Research Paper

  Physical Difficulties with Hugh Ross’ Local Flood Model

  April 15, 2015 from Answers Research Journal

  There are at least three problems with Hugh Ross’ local flood model which render it physically impossible. This is in addition to numerous biblical issues.

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• Technical Research Paper

  Can One Astronomically Date the Flood within the Hydroplate Model?

  April 1, 2015 from Answers Research Journal

  Dr. Danny Faulkner analyzes Dr. Walt Brown’s determination of the date of the Flood within his hydroplate model using the orbits of two comets.

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• Book Chapter

  What Are Some of the Best Flood Evidences?

  

  March 5, 2015 from The New Answers Book 3

  Have you ever been “tongue-tied” when asked to provide geologic evidence that the Genesis Flood really did occur, just as the Bible describes?

• More Than One Language Before the Flood?

  Sept. 15, 2014 from Thinking Outside the Box

  We know mankind had one language after the Flood, before God confused the languages at Babel. Could other languages have formed prior to Noah’s Flood?

• Book Chapter

  How Could Fish Survive the Genesis Flood?

  June 16, 2014 from The New Answers Book 3

  God only brought to the Ark representatives of all the created kinds of air-breathing, land-dwelling creatures. How did freshwater and saltwater fish survive?

• Magazine Article

  A Deeper Understanding of the Flood—Making the Most of the Message

  

  April 1, 2014 from Answers Magazine

  Genesis records the details of the Flood in a sequence we would not expect. That’s for a reason.

• Magazine Article

  A Deeper Understanding of the Flood—Details Matter

  

  April 1, 2014 from Answers Magazine

  Who cares about the details of the Flood? This flippant attitude opened the door for attacks on the historicity of Genesis.

• Magazine Department Article

  Chronology Check

  Jan. 1, 2014 from Answers Magazine

  Are dominant views about Flood chronology true to Scripture?

• Semi-Technical Magazine Article

  Did Meteors Trigger Noah’s Flood?

  

  Dec. 12, 2012 from Answers Magazine

  Geologists are uncovering evidence that meteors struck the earth throughout the Flood. Could they even have played a role in starting the Flood?

• Semi-Technical In-Depth Article

  How Did Plants Survive the Flood?

  Oct. 10, 2012 from Answers in Depth

  Many critics of the Genesis account of history scoff at the idea of plants and seeds lasting for a year in fresh and salt water, therefore discounting the biblical account of the Flood.

• National Trust Caves to Pressure at Causeway

  Oct. 6, 2012 from News to Know

  National Trust caves in to pressure at the Causeway.

• Book Chapter

  Times of Recession

  April 24, 2012 from Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions: Volume 2

  Critics assert that two different dates are given for when the earth was dry after the global Flood. Michael Belknap, AiG–U.S., explains.

• Technical Research Paper

  Numerical Simulations of Hypercanes Charley and Fay in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico over a Warm Ocean

  Feb. 29, 2012 from Answers Research Journal

  Two tropical cyclones were simulated with the NCAR WRF model to determine if warm sea-surface temperatures would cause them to intensify into hypercanes and follow similar storm tracks as the origin

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• New Technique Reveals Oceanic Evidence For the Flood

  Oct. 22, 2011 from News to Know

  Abruptness of ancient oceanic alterations fit the Flood.

• Technical Research Paper

  A Well-Watered Land: Numerical Simulations of a Hypercyclone in the Middle East

  April 13, 2011 from Answers Research Journal

  A hypercyclone was simulated over the Arabian Sea to test enhanced precipitation over the Middle East and explain evidence for greater vegetation in the past.

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• Semi-Technical Magazine Article

  Did Mercury Poisoning Create a Toxic Flood?

  April 1, 2010 from Answers Magazine

  Wouldn’t the destructive forces of Noah’s Flood have released so much mercury into the environment that it would poison everything and make life impossible?

• Semi-Technical In-Depth Article

  Did Atlantis Exist?

  March 3, 2010 from Answers in Depth

  Atlantis has been the focus of much conjecture for thousands of years. If it did exist, what can we learn from the biblical account?

• Psalm 104:6-9—the Flood or Day Three of Creation Week?

  July 28, 2009

  Old-earth creationists such as Hugh Ross claim Psalm 104:6–9 refers to the Creation Week, but a closer look shows otherwise.

• Technical Research Paper

  Chalk and “Upper Cretaceous” Deposits are Part of the Noachian Flood

  March 25, 2009 from Answers Research Journal

  Certain features of the “Upper Cretaceous” period correspond closely with the biblical account of the Noachian Flood around day 150, and uniformitarian explanations for “chalk” are inadequate.

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• Technical Research Paper

  Green River Formation Very Likely Did Not Form in a Postdiluvial Lake

  Sept. 24, 2008 from Answers Research Journal

  The uniformitarians believe that the couplets in the Green River Formation are varves, but evidence militates against this interpretation

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• Death Valley Stream Shows Range of Geological Changes

  Feb. 2, 2008

  Amid the otherworldly Death Valley of California, geologists are seeing a 1941 stream diversion carve out the land before their very eyes.

• Semi-Technical Magazine Article

  Geologic Evidences for the Genesis Flood

  

  Dec. 26, 2007 from Answers Magazine

  This is a series of articles explaining the evidences from geology for the Genesis Flood.

• Magazine Department Article

  A Thai to the Flood

  Oct. 1, 2007 from Answers Magazine

  A giant oyster shell found on land is yet another reminder of the global Flood.

• Technical

  The Flood Accounts

  Aug. 3, 2005 from A Comparative Study of the Flood Accounts in the Gilgamesh Epic and Genesis

  It is important to compare the differences in these two flood accounts in order to examine their relationship.

• Book Chapter

  The Snowblitz

  Oct. 1, 2004 from Frozen in Time

  The Genesis flood provides the two ingredients necessary for an ice age. From this point on we can use basic meteorology to estimate the storm patterns and where ice sheets would develop.

• Book Chapter

  Woolly Mammoths—Flood or Ice Age?

  Oct. 1, 2004 from Frozen in Time

  There is plenty of evidence that the woolly mammoths in Siberia, Alaska, and the Yukon and almost all other surficial sites in the Northern Hemisphere died after the Flood.

• Book Chapter

  The Genesis Flood Caused the Ice Age

  Oct. 1, 2004 from Frozen in Time

  The two ingredients required for an Ice Age, cool temperatures and tons of snow, were dramatically fulfilled immediately after the Genesis flood.

• Semi-Technical Research Paper

  Flood/Post-Flood Boundaries Within the Global Stratigraphical Record

  Dec. 1, 2003, pp. 52–55

  John Reed and I presented the northern Gulf of Mexico Basin as an example where several vertical kilometres of sedimentary strata were deposited.