Noah and the Flood  (There are only two buttons in the above timeline.  Click here if you cannot see the timeline at all.)

• Noah preached and warned the people for 120 years before the Flood.  (Genesis 6:3)
• Noah was 600 years old when the Flood came.  (Genesis 7:6)
• There were only eight people saved in the Ark.  (Genesis 7:13)  Everyone else chose not to believe God.
• The Flood lasted well over 300 days.  (Genesis 8)
• The Rainbow was given after the Flood as a promise.  (Genesis 9:9-17)
• Noah lived a total of 950 years.  (Genesis 9:29)

Many have asked, "If God is really all about love then why would He destroy those whom He has created?"  The answer is amazing because God is actually showing His mercy to those whom He destroys.  We know that the wicked are punished according to their works (Revelation), so the more wicked they become the more severe their punishment.  Plus, the longer each of these individuals live (before their punishment), the more they will be hurt and the more heartache they will have.  God knows the end from the beginning and He knows if these people will ever become followers of Him, or not.  Their destruction is done in mercy and in love, by One who knows all things. 

God has given all living people a choice.  They can either trust Him and His ways (His way always results in everlasting life) or they can trust themselves and their ways (Mans way will always result in disease, pain and death.). 

For further study, read:

• The Flood
• After the Flood
• The Tower of Babel
• The Call of Abraham
• Abraham in Canaan
• The Test of Faith
• The Destruction of Sodom
• The Marriage of Isaac  (See the People and Events Timeline for more.)

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