The flood lasted just a little over one year.
In the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried from off the earth. And Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked, and behold, the face of the ground was dry. In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth had dried out.
Yet during that year the rapid burial of living creatures produced most of the fossils we find today and the geography of the earth was changed. The flood ended when the continents we know now rose up out of the water.
Knowing whether the flood occurred is essential to accurately measuring the age of the earth. If there was no flood then it would have taken millions of years to form the vast number of fossils that we find and to shape the earth into its present condition. On the other hand, if there was a flood it is possible that the earth is only a few thousand years old, as the Bible says.
Knowing there was a flood not only shows that the earth is younger than most people believe but it also shows that God is concerned about the way we live and will judge us. The rainbow is a sign that God will never send a flood that will destroy all life on earth. The next judgment will be by fire.
By the same word the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
The purpose of the ark replica is to provide proof that the story of the flood is true. Here is some more information about the ark and the flood on the Answers in Genesis website.
We should pray that this exhibit will succeed in waking people up to the reality of the flood and to the fact that God judges sin.
Posted on May 30, 2016, in creation and tagged age of the earth, Answers in Genesis, ark, judgment, Noah, Noah's ark, worldwide flood. Bookmark the permalink.	2 Comments.
I love this passage in Scripture and am looking forward to going to the Ark Encounter this summer.
It is very unlikely that I will ever see this ark. My limited income makes it impossible for me to take long trips. This doesn't bother me because it is quite possible that before long I will have the chance to talk to Noah himself and find out what the real ark was like. It will be interesting to find out just how close Ken Ham got to the truth.