If an asteroid obliterated Planet Earth, could that be interpreted as God's "Second Flood"?
Upvote:0
In Genesis 9:11-15 it states:
"And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth. And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud: And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh."
Then later in Revelation 21:1-7 it says:
"And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son."
Here He shows he will never destroy the earth with water again, to destroy all flesh. Then one day, after the Antichrist, false witness, and Satan is phisically defeated, He will make a new heaven and earth, and God will descend and build His city here. And it is here, the "2nd earth" that God will establish us forever. To be called children of God, and for us to say, He is our God.
Upvote:0
The story of Noah says God will never flood the world again.
Genesis 8:21-22
21 And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. 22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
And in Genesis 9:11
And I will establish my covenant with you, neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
And the 2nd epistle of Peter in the New Testament says this time the world will be destroyed by fire. (2 Peter 3:2-13)
2 Peter 3:6-7 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
2 Peter 3:10-11 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
Upvote:3
Nope, no second obliteration
God said this to Noah
I will establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all creatures be destroyed by the waters of a flood; there shall not be another flood to devastate the earth.
Sirach says ita not just a flood, because God didn't make that exceptionally specific.
NOAH, found just and perfect, renewed the race in the time of devastation. Because of his worth there were survivors, and with a sign to him the deluge ended. A lasting covenant was made with him, that never again would all flesh be destroyed
He says that all flesh won't be destroyed, but leaves out the cause of all flesh being destroyed.
However, Jesus says in the luke that the last days will be like the days of Noah and there'll be fire coming out of the sky like at Sodom, and St. Peter reiterates Him. However, Peter and Paul both talk about fire being the thing that tests us especially in connection with the last days and judgement.
So, if it's to be a final calamity, the fire that obliterates everything may have a more supernatural origin than some dumb asteroid falling in line with the Earths orbit.
So that's both sides of the argument, I'm not going to try to interpret what it means as you didn't ask for a specific denominations perspective.
More post
- π What are the arguments in favour of the 'beginning' at John 1:1 being the new beginning?
- π Is it possible for a person to know now if he/she is saved and would be inheriting eternal life in the hereafter as per the Biblical teachings?
- π What is the LDS line of authority should a Bishop be unavailable?
- π Does the divine name YHWH (ΧΦ·ΧΦ°ΧΦΆΧ) apply equally to all Persons of the Trinity? (Catholic/Nicene perspective)
- π Who is allowed to read the handbook of instructions in the LDS Church?
- π Does the Mormon doctrine of exaltation implicitly require acknowledging the existence of sentient extra-terrestrial life?
- π Does the Bible advocate ethical egoism?
- π What is the biblical basis for the doctrine of Eternal Security?
- π Do orthodox christians eat pork and are they circumcised?
- π How do Catholics interpret Isaiah 2:4?
- π Are there Christian churches that believe in isolated living?
- π Should Christians marry non-Christians?
- π Are there any denominations that give official advice on how to win atheists for Christ who are very strong in philosophy, logic and skepticism?
- π Do Mormons celebrate Christmas on/or around the 25th of December?
- π What does the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints teach about who Jesus is and where He came from?
- π In what way is the Son of God "one with the Father"?
- π Are there any Christian denominations that deny the existence of an afterlife?
- π Who first described Pentecost as a reversal of Babel?
- π How do local flood proponents explain God's promises to never do it again?
- π Are there disadvantages to Chronological Study Bibles?
- π How did the early church respond to the accusation that Christianity forbid βall uses of imagesβ even if only βrepresenting the Divine Beingβ?
- π Do Catholics have an "Apocrypha" or just a "Bible"?
- π Was Jesus Plan B?
- π Are there instructions in OT , specifying guidelines on maintenance of tombs?
- π What are the significant differences between the Priesthood of the Israelites and the Priesthood of the Catholic Church?
- π Comparison of church services between Church of Ireland and the Catholic Church
- π Does this scripture shed light on the humanity of the unborn child?
- π Are Shepherd's Notes the same as a commentary?
- π Is there a term for a marriage between a Catholic and a Protestant?
- π Why is the Ichthys symbol almost always facing left?
Source: stackoverflow.com
Search Posts
Related post
- π If an asteroid obliterated Planet Earth, could that be interpreted as God's "Second Flood"?
- π How do Jehovah Witnesses support scripturely the idea that humans will live on earth after death?
- π Where does the belief that the Earth is relatively young (6000 years) come from?
- π Do Young Earth Creationists believe that insects, microorganisms, and animal cells died before the Fall?
- π Does the Bible suggest that the earth is round?
- π Why does LDS teaching say that the Priesthood returned to earth if John never left?
- π What passages support that God once walked the earth as a man?
- π Do any other denominations agree with the Jehovah Witnesses that Satan was cast to earth in 1914?
- π What is the evidence for the claim that Young Earth Creationism was the mainstream viewpoint in ancient times?
- π What is the biblical basis of the belief that Earth is the center of the universe?
- π Did any Church Fathers believe that angels could still choose to become demons?
- π What specifically is in the Pentateuch that later writers could not have known?
- π Somebody was born into a culture that has no knowledge of the Christ - could he still "find him"?
- π Did Jesus mean that heaven and earth would actually pass away in Matthew 24:25?
- π What is the name of the view that the Earth is 4 billion years old, but God inserted human beings 5000 years ago?
- π Do Jehovah Witnesses believe that Jesus Christ returned to Earth in 1914, or has this teaching now been abandoned?
- π How do JWs reconcile the belief that Satan was cast to earth in 1914 with Job 1:7 and Job 2:2?
- π According to Young Earth Creationists why would God create elements that decay if the creation was perfect?
- π Is there biblical evidence that the New Earth is our final destination?
- π What basis could there be for an 18th century Christian to say that "Gnostics were the Antinomians of their day"?
- π Where did St. Bernard say that incontinence in ecclesiastics is one of the greatest persecutions the Church could suffer?
- π Does Young Earth Creationism teach that Adam and Eve only had a concept of morality after the fall?
- π Would it be correct to say that we could associate Christianity with terms like "way of life", "lifestyle", "philosophy" etc.?
- π What would be an orthodoxly Christian, biblically based response to a concern that a Christian could die without repenting of a given sin?
- π Why is it declared that Jesus was fully God while on earth when he did not have all attributes of God?
- π What Biblical basis supports the idea that questions and answers about Christianity could be sinful?
- π Do any young earth creationists believe that a change to the earth's axis tilt was God's way of shortening human lifespans?
- π If Christ has all power to perform miracles, how is that that "he could there do no mighty work" save that He healed a few?
- π How could I bring up security concerns at the church that I attend?
- π Could the thorn that was given to Paul be a mortal sin?