Genesis 7:17-24 - They were blotted out from the earth

7:17-24

The flood now takes place. There are arguments about whether we have a global flood or a regional one. The language used is certainly consistent with a global flood, but there are places in the Bible where phrases like “all” or “all the world” are used and it clearly does not mean “all” in the literal sense. I am fairly agnostic on this issue, probably tending towards the regional side, but if it turns out it was global it is not going to shake the foundations of my understanding. The key lessons are the judgement on sin, and the saving of some. There will one day be a global judgement upon mankind, a final judgement, on the saving of those who trust in Christ. There was no escaping this flood, just as there will be no escaping God’s judgement, except through faith in Christ. Only those who trust in Christ will be saved.