tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post6919234162220073154..comments2024-02-18T12:18:45.788-05:00Comments on Sun and Shield: A Biblical Case for an Old Earth, by David Snoke, part 11Martin LaBarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-49263112683688021482012-08-19T22:46:28.017-04:002012-08-19T22:46:28.017-04:00'Rain continously non-stop' refers to God ...'Rain continously non-stop' refers to God change the nature instead of change in the balance of nature. Change in the balance of nature refers to one has to increase and another to reduce so as to balance up. But this example shows one side that is God created rain continously.zumanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-37523078245545132012-08-19T22:32:56.133-04:002012-08-19T22:32:56.133-04:00Having it "rain continuously non-stop" a...Having it "rain continuously non-stop" as you say, strikes me as a perfect example of a change in the balance of nature.<br /><br />Thanks.Martin LaBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-62615085903173581882012-08-19T22:27:03.722-04:002012-08-19T22:27:03.722-04:00I disagree Snoke mentioned that 'if God were t...I disagree Snoke mentioned that 'if God were to stop balance of nature even for a short time, humanity would be swept away in an instant, and that God's ultimate judgment will come without warning in the same way.'<br />God did bring warning that he would distroy all the flesh under heaven as mentioned in Genesis 6:17 as follows:<br />Genesis 6:17, "For behold I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven. Everything that is on the earth shall die."<br />The same is mentioned in Genesis 6:13, "And God said to Noah, I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth."<br />The phrase, the earth is filled with violence, as mentioned in Genesis 6:13 gives a reason that our God decided to destroy all living things on earth was the result of sin, i.e. violence, among all mankind. They were evil on the sight of God.<br />God did not destroy the earth by stopping the balance of nature. He destroyed them through his mighty power with the creation of rain continuously non-stop.<br />Not only there was rain at the place where Noah was, the whole world was raining. Not only that, it rained for forty days on the earth. The following is the extract:<br />Genesis 7:17, "The flood continued forty days on the earth. The waters increased and bore up the ark, and it rose high above the earth."<br />To human beings, how could there be rains every way around the earth? It is impossible for men. But to God, all things are possible. God should have created rain everywhere so much so it lasted for 40 days.<br />God then gave the promise that Genesis 9:15, "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."<br />The phrase, flood to destroy all flesh, in Genesis 9:15 implies that all flesh could not survive and it implies the continuous heavy rain all over the earth. Thus, God did not stop the balance of nature to carry out God's wrath. Instead, He used His mighty power to create rain continuously to destroy those creatures that were not in the ark.zumanoreply@blogger.com