What was the world like BEFORE THE FLOOD?

Today, we're delving into a fascinating and curious topic: what the world was like before the flood. Have you ever wondered about the lives of people who lived before the great catastrophe that changed the course of human history? What was the climate, geography, culture, religion, technology, morality, and spirituality of those who inhabited the Earth before God sent the flood to cleanse the world of sin?

In this video, we'll explore some facts and mysteries about the antediluvian world based on the Bible and other historical and scientific sources. Stay tuned until the end because you'll be surprised by what you discover! Before we begin, I want to ask you to leave a like, subscribe to the channel, hit the bell so you don't miss any videos, and also share this video with your friends so they can learn more about this fascinating topic.

Let's get started! The first fact we need to know about the world before the flood is that it was very different from ours in many aspects. One of them is the lifespan of people.

Did you know that people lived much longer before the flood than after? Yes, the Bible tells us that the patriarchs who lived before the flood had lifespans ranging from hundreds to nearly a thousand years. For example, Adam, the first man, lived 930 years, Seth, Adam's son, lived 912 years, Methuselah, Noah's grandfather, lived 969 years, making him the oldest man of all time.

Noah, the protagonist of the flood, lived 950 years. But why did people live so long before the flood? There are several theories to explain this, but one of the most accepted is that the Earth's environment was much more favorable to human life due to a layer of water vapor that surrounded the planet, protecting it from solar radiation and creating a temperate and humid climate around the world.

This vapor layer would have broken during the flood, causing the torrential rains that flooded the Earth. After the flood, the climate changed drastically, becoming colder and drier, and solar radiation began to affect people's health more, reducing their lifespan. Another aspect that differentiated the world before the flood was the interaction between the divine and the human.

The Bible reveals that before the flood, God communicated directly with some people, such as Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel, Enoch, and Noah. He gave them instructions, warnings, promises, and blessings. He also judged and punished them when they sinned.

Additionally, the Bible tells us that before the flood, there was a mixture between the sons of God and the daughters of men, producing a race of giants called the Nephilim. Who these sons of God and daughters of men were and who the Nephilim were are questions that generate controversy and debate among Bible scholars. But one of the most common interpretations is that the sons of God were fallen angels who rebelled against God and descended to Earth to have relations with human women, who were the daughters of men.

This unholy union produced the Nephilim, who were hybrid beings with human and angelic characteristics and became notorious for their strength, stature, and wickedness. These beings were responsible for much violence and corruption on Earth, provoking God's wrath and His judgment on humanity. But who were these fallen angels, and why did they rebel against God?

To understand this, we need to go back a bit further in time, before the creation of the Earth. The Bible tells us that before the creation of the Earth, there was God, and He had majesty with His Son, Jesus. God also created the angels, who were spiritual beings that worshiped and served Him.

Among the angels, there was one who stood out for his beauty, intelligence, and power. His name was Lucifer, which means "Morning Star. " He was the anointed cherub that covered the throne of God with his wings, was the leader of the angels, and had access to the presence of God.

But he was not content with his position and wanted to be equal to God. He was filled with pride, envy, and ambition and convinced a third of the angels to join him in rebellion against God. He wanted to take God's place and be worshiped by all creatures.

But God, who is sovereign and all-powerful, did not allow this to happen. He expelled Lucifer and the rebel angels from heaven and cast them to Earth. Lucifer then became known as Satan, which means "adversary," and the rebel angels became known as demons—evil spirits under Satan's command.

This marked the beginning of spiritual warfare: a confrontation between two kingdoms, the kingdom of God and the kingdom of Satan. When God created the Earth and placed man and woman on it, made in His image and likeness, Satan saw this as an opportunity to take revenge on God and destroy His creation. He considered the Earth his domain and saw Adam and Eve as invaders.

He used the serpent, one of the most cunning animals God had created, to deceive the woman and make her doubt God's word. He told her that if she ate from the forbidden fruit, she would be like God, knowing good and evil. The woman, seduced by Satan's lie, ate the fruit and also gave it to the man with her.

They disobeyed God and sinned, losing their communion with Him and their original innocence. They also lost the authority they had over the Earth and handed it over to Satan, who became the prince of this world. From then on, sin entered humanity and brought with it death, pain, suffering, disease, violence, injustice, oppression, and rebellion against God.

The history of humanity became a story of fall and redemption, conflict and hope, judgment and grace. One of the first examples of this story was Cain and Abel, sons of Adam and Eve. They were brothers but had different attitudes towards.

. . God.

Abel was a shepherd and offered God the best animals from his flock as a sacrifice. Cain was a farmer and offered God the fruits of the earth, but without the same heart. God was pleased with Abel and his offering, but not with Cain and his offering.

This provoked Cain's anger and jealousy, who did not accept God's correction and killed his brother Abel in the field. God, who knows all and is just, saw what Cain had done and called him to account. God asked Cain where Abel, his brother, was.

Cain responded with arrogance and falsehood, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper? " Then God said to Cain, "What have you done?

The voice of your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground. And now you are cursed from the earth that opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you; you will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.

" Then Cain said to God, "My punishment is greater than I can bear. Today you have driven me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence. I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and it will happen that anyone who finds me will kill me.

" But God said to him, "Not so! If anyone kills Cain, he will suffer vengeance seven times over. " And the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.

Then Cain left the presence of the Lord and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden. Cain, although a murderer and a fugitive, was not without descendants. He married a woman who was likely one of his sisters or nieces, as Adam and Eve had many sons and daughters after Cain and Abel.

Cain had a son named Enoch and built a city, which he named after his son. This was the first city in history and shows that Cain had construction and organizational skills. Cain's descendants multiplied, and some of them stood out for their achievements.

Jabal was the father of those who live in tents and have livestock. Jubal was the father of all who play the harp and flute. Tubal-Cain was a master of all works of bronze and iron, and Naamah was the only woman mentioned in the lineage of Cain.

These descendants of Cain show that humanity expanded and diversified, with roles transformed into professions, and civilization took its first steps. But they also show that humanity moved away from God and gave itself over to idolatry, violence, and immorality. The Bible tells us that Lamech, a son of Tubal-Cain, was the first polygamist in history, having two wives: Adah and Zillah.

He was also a murderer who killed a man for harming him and a boy for stepping on him. He boasted of his cruelty, saying to his wives, "Listen to my voice, you wives of Lamech; hear my words! I have killed a man for wounding me and a young man for injuring me.

If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times" (Genesis 4:23-24). Meanwhile, Adam and Eve had another son named Seth, which means "substitute. " They gave him this name because he came as a replacement for Abel, whom Cain had killed.

Seth was the father of Enosh, who was the father of Kenan, who was the father of Mahalalel, who was the father of Jared, who was the father of Enoch, who was the father of Methuselah, who was the father of Lamech, who was the father of Noah. This is the lineage of the sons of God who walked with God and worshiped Him, in contrast to the lineage of the sons of men who rebelled against God and despised Him. Among the sons of God, one stood out for his faith and obedience: Enoch.

The Bible tells us that Enoch walked with God and that God took him away without him seeing death. Enoch was the great-grandfather of Noah and lived in a time when most people only had records of their birth and their children, but Enoch had a different testimony, which made him remembered for his communion with God. The Bible tells us that Enoch prophesied about God's judgment on the wicked and pleased God with his faith.

He was the first man taken up by God and is an example of how we should live in this world, seeking God and doing His will. But Enoch was an exception amid a wicked generation. The Bible tells us that before the flood, the world was dominated by greed, evil, and betrayal, where families were battlegrounds and neighbors exploited each other.

The Bible tells us that the earth was corrupt in God's eyes and full of violence, and that every imagination of the thoughts of man's heart was continually only evil. God saw that the wickedness of man had increased on the earth and that all flesh had corrupted its way. God regretted having made man and was grieved in His heart.

He decided to destroy from the face of the earth the man He had created, along with animals, reptiles, and birds of the sky. But there was one man who found grace in the eyes of God; this man was Noah. Noah was righteous and upright among his contemporaries and walked with God.

Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. God chose Noah to be the guardian of a new beginning for humanity and gave him a special mission to build an ark to save his family and the animals from the flood that would come upon them. The ark was a special boat designed by God to withstand the waters of the flood.

It was 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high. A cubit was the. .

. Measure from the elbow to the tip of the finger approximately 18 inches. This means the arc measured approximately 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high.

It had three decks with various internal compartments and a window at the top of one cubit. It had a side door that only God could open and close. It was made of gopher wood, which was a durable and waterproof wood.

It was covered with pitch inside and out to prevent leaks. It had the capacity to house approximately 40,000 animals of different species, as well as sufficient food and water for them and Noah's family. It was a masterpiece of naval engineering and a symbol of God's grace and mercy.

Noah took about 120 years to build the ark, following God's instructions. During this time, he also preached to his contemporaries, warning them of the impending flood and calling them to repentance. But no one listened to Noah, and they continued living as if nothing was going to happen; they mocked Noah and considered him a lunatic and a fanatic.

They did not believe that God would judge the world with water since it had never rained on the earth. They did not know that the fountains of the great deep would be opened and the windows of the heavens, and that the waters would cover the whole earth. They did not know that the day of the Lord would come like a thief in the night and that they would be caught by surprise.

They did not know that there was only one hope for salvation: to enter the ark by faith. Finally, the day came when God said to Noah, "Enter the ark, you and your entire household, for I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation. Of every clean animal you shall take seven pairs, the male and its mate; but of the animals that are not clean, two, the male and its mate.

Also, of the birds of the sky, seven pairs, male and female, to keep seed alive upon the face of the whole earth. For after seven days I will cause it to rain on the earth for 40 days and 40 nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living thing that I have made" (Genesis 7:1-4). Noah obeyed God and entered the ark with his family and the animals that God had commanded him to bring.

He was 600 years old when the floodwaters were upon the earth. On the day God had appointed, the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the windows of the heavens were opened, and it rained on the earth for 40 days and 40 nights. The waters surged and greatly increased over the earth, and the ark floated on the face of the waters.

The waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth and covered all the high hills that were under the whole heaven. Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail, and the mountains were covered. Every living thing that moved on the earth perished: birds, livestock, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all mankind.

Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died. Thus, every living thing was wiped from the face of the earth, from man to animals, from creeping things to the birds of the sky; they were blotted out from the earth, and only Noah was left, and those with him in the ark (Genesis 7:11-23). Noah and those with him in the ark were isolated from the world for 150 days while the waters covered the earth.

But God did not forget Noah and made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters began to recede. The fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained. The waters receded steadily from the earth, and after 150 days, the waters had decreased, and the ark rested in the seventh month, on the 17th day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat.

The waters continued to decrease until the 10th month. On the first day of the 10th month, the tops of the mountains became visible (Genesis 8:1-5). Noah waited another 40 days and then opened the window of the ark he had made.

He sent out a raven, which kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth. Then he sent out a dove to see if the waters had receded from the surface of the ground, but the dove found no place to rest its foot and returned to him in the ark, for the waters were still covering the surface of the entire earth. He reached out his hand, took the dove, and brought it back to the ark.

He waited another seven days and again sent out the dove from the ark. The dove came back to him in the evening, and there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf. Thus, Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth.

He waited yet another seven days and sent the dove out again, but this time it did not return to him (Genesis 8:6-12). Then Noah removed the covering of the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry. In the 601st year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from the earth.

Noah removed the covering of the ark and saw that the surface of the earth was dry, and in the second month, on the 27th day of the month, the earth was completely dry. Then God spoke to Noah, saying, "Go out of the ark, you and your wife, your sons and your sons' wives with you; bring out every living thing that. .

. " Is with you of all flesh, birds and animals and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, that they may swarm on the earth, be fruitful and multiply upon the earth. So Noah went out, and his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives with him; every animal, every creeping thing, every bird, and whatever moves on the earth, according to their families, went out of the Ark (Genesis 8:13-19).

Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and took some of every clean animal and some of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar. The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart, "I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the inclination of man's heart is evil from youth; nor will I ever again destroy every living creature as I have done. As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall not cease" (Genesis 8:20-22).

And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth and upon every bird of the heavens, upon everything that creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea; into your hand they are delivered. Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you, and as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.

But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. And for your lifeblood, I will require a reckoning; from every beast, I will require it, and from man, from his fellow man, I will require a reckoning for the life of man. Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image.

And you, be fruitful and multiply, team on the earth and multiply in it" (Genesis 9:1-7). And God said to Noah and to his sons with him, "Behold, I establish my covenant with you and with your offspring after you and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the livestock, and every beast of the earth with you, as many as came out of the Ark. It is for every beast of the earth I establish my covenant with you that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.

" And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant I make between me and you and every living creature with you for all future generations. I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh, and the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh.

The bow shall be in the clouds, and I will look upon it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth. " And God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth" (Genesis 9:8-17). The rainbow is the symbol of God's covenant with Noah and all creation.

It serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness and goodness, a sign that he does not abandon humanity but offers a new chance to start over. It is a promise that God will never again destroy the world with water, but will preserve life on earth. It represents hope that God has a plan to restore all things and that one day he will make all things new.

It is a grace that God loves us and sent his Son, Jesus Christ, who is the rainbow of our salvation. And thus ends the story of the flood and begins the story of Noah and his descendants who populated the earth and formed nations, but that is a story for another video. Please leave your thoughts about the video's topic in the comments, always respecting the opinions of others.

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