Reason why the Flood was Necessary
Jun 10, 2019 3:32:53 GMT -5
Post by Radrook Admin on Jun 10, 2019 3:32:53 GMT -5
Why Was the Flood Necessary?
Drowning all the people on Earth except for eight might seem extreme to some. But was it really? To understand why the Flood was necessary, we have to consder the promise that God madeto mankind immediaely after Adam and Eve had sinned.
Genesis 3:15 NIV
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel."
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel."
A seed or person who would destroy Satan was promised. It would be through this Messiah that mankind would be restored to its pristine perfection. Satan understood this, and so tried to prevent it from taking place by genetically contaminating mankind. With that intention in mind, rebel spirit creatures called sons of God, materialized bodies capable of reproduction and had sons who are described as giants and men of fame.
What percentage of Earth's population was composed of Nephilim isn't revealed. But the cultural influence of both the materialized angelic fathers and their hybrid sons was very negative,. Here is how it affected mankind:
Genesis 6:5 NIV
The LORD saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.
The LORD saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.
The Bible tells us that not only human flesh, but all flesh had been corrupted. This means that the animals had been somehow incuded. Some consider the mythologies of Greece with their references to abnormal animal mixes such as Pegasus, Gryphons, Krakens, and Cerberus, the Three-headed dog guarding the gates of Hades as derived from pre-flood accounts. Why these rebel angels would tamper with animal life in that way? Well, perhaps as a mockery? As they say, give a wicked person an inch and he will take a foot.
Such a society would have worked against the fulfilment of prohecies that promised a restoration of all things to their original pristine conditions because such a restoration depended on the Ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ. That sacrifice had to be from a descendant of a pure human beings, a person such as Mary. The pre flood conditions were endangering that purity. So the flood was designed to do away with that obstacle by forcing these sons of God them back to the spirit realm and keeping them there under a restraint described in the book of Jude.
"The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful and they married any of them they chose" (Genesis 6:2)
And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling--these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.
And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling--these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.
In that mankind could develop undisturbed and a way would be paved for a new world described in the Book of Revelation:
Revelation 21:4 NIV
He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death' or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."
He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death' or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."