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†. Gen 8:21d . . nor will I ever again destroy all the living, as I have
done.
All the living in this case refers to that which exists by means of the breath
of life. (Gen 6:17, Gen 7:22)
The promise is qualified by the phrase "as I have done" suggests the
possibility of another destruction like the first; only next time by a means
other than water.(Gen 9:11)
So Gen 8:21 doesn't mean God will never again destroy all the living, nor
that He will never again destroy the Earth-- only that He won't repeat the
method He employed the first time. In point of fact, next time, it's by fire
rather than water.
"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; looking for
and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being
on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?"
(2Pet 3:10-12)
NOTE: The blackball temperature produced by a thermo-nuclear device is
something like 180,000,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Just imagine if God were to
turn the atomic structure of the entire universe into one great big self
destructing thermo-nuclear device. The noise, and the heat, generated by
such a detonation would be beyond human comprehension.
†. Gen 8:22 . . So long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest,
cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall not cease.
The promise of Gen 8:22 was prefaced by "so long as the earth endures."
Well; the Earth is definitely not permanent. It is in fact running out of time.
But until the Day Of The Lord, everything will proceed as normal; which can
be dangerous because people are easily lulled by the routine of status quo
and fail to look far enough ahead and get ready for the future. (cf. Luke
21:33-36)
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†. Gen 8:21d . . nor will I ever again destroy all the living, as I have
done.
All the living in this case refers to that which exists by means of the breath
of life. (Gen 6:17, Gen 7:22)
The promise is qualified by the phrase "as I have done" suggests the
possibility of another destruction like the first; only next time by a means
other than water.(Gen 9:11)
So Gen 8:21 doesn't mean God will never again destroy all the living, nor
that He will never again destroy the Earth-- only that He won't repeat the
method He employed the first time. In point of fact, next time, it's by fire
rather than water.
"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; looking for
and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being
on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?"
(2Pet 3:10-12)
NOTE: The blackball temperature produced by a thermo-nuclear device is
something like 180,000,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Just imagine if God were to
turn the atomic structure of the entire universe into one great big self
destructing thermo-nuclear device. The noise, and the heat, generated by
such a detonation would be beyond human comprehension.
†. Gen 8:22 . . So long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest,
cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall not cease.
The promise of Gen 8:22 was prefaced by "so long as the earth endures."
Well; the Earth is definitely not permanent. It is in fact running out of time.
But until the Day Of The Lord, everything will proceed as normal; which can
be dangerous because people are easily lulled by the routine of status quo
and fail to look far enough ahead and get ready for the future. (cf. Luke
21:33-36)
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