First of all i can't believe that there are some that do not think the CREATOR of the entire universe could flood the earth with water within 40 days.
Are you forgetting that He does hold the title of GOD? But....as always.......let's go to the beginning;
Gen.1
[1] In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
[2] And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
So.....we have a period of time where the earth was covered with water. So we know for a fact that it is possible. Let's continue....
[9] And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
[10] And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
Again...we find that the earth was at one point completely covered with water, that is until God caused dry land to appear....and some way He was able to separate the salty waters from the fresh waters.
So.....since we do not know HOW God originally covered the entire earth with water....but we know it was...is it not possible that He could have done it again with a flood? Let's read one more thing.....
Gen.7
[10] And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.
[11] In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
[12] And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
Note that not only were the heavens opened...but there was also water coming from the, "...fountains of the great deep broken up..."
Again....even if it does not SEEM possible, let's not forget we are speaking about a being that CREATED EVERYTHING IN THE UNIVERSE!
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