The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-01

the planet, it is held off by the armament
or circnmambient air. The rotation of
the planets on their axes gives least re-
sistance at the poles, and these rings,
attef spreading out as great envelopes.
gradually thin a, the equator and thicken
a. the poles. until the weight Becomes so
great that they break through the firn.a-
ment causing deluges.
No Rain on the Earth
Inc earth once had similar belts or
rings These were precipitated. one
after another. at long intervals during
the six great creative days. BY means
OF these deluges, cur minerals were de-
posted. God so timed His plan that the
last of earth's rings was still un-
broken when man was created. But II
was no longer q ring. The waters above
had formed a great canopy, or veil, held
fof by the armament.
There could be neither rain nor storm
under such conditions. Genesis ii5J
The temperature OF the whole earth was
! equable, the SUMS rays acting upon the
canopy as upon the white glass of a
| hothouse. This accounts for the remains
of tropical animals and plants imhedded
IN polar ice.
| Geology testines to a glacial period.
when great icebergs, carried by floods cf
waters. rushed from the poles toward the
| equator. Scientists have traced great val
leys cut by these icebergs. On their find
ings they base The theory that the earth
was once ice covered.
The temperature of the frigid zone is
changing quite rapidly. The ice caps are
dissolving. Last winter was called the
straw hat season of Alaska, because
of the higher temperature than ever be-
| fore.
Why the Polar Ice?
The sudden preak of the canopy would
cause, not only deluge at both poles ard
the flow of great tidal waves toward lie
equator, but also intense cold at the poles.
The water froze $, rapidly that out of the
solid ice animals have been dug in recent
years with grass between their teeth.
1t was colder at the poles then than
now. The direct rays of the sun fell on
the equator, and the atmosphere was hot
ter. until the trade winds sprang up.
| which distributed the heat over the earth.
The equatorial waters must have been
hotter then and the polar waters colder,
until the ocean currents set in. These,
like the gulf stream, carry to the poles
water warmed at the equator.
These processes, going on for 400 years,
| are gradually thawing out the polar re-
gions, as all scientists agree, and causing
larger numbers Of icebergs from polar
glaciers to break loose and float down.
| Still we question, why did Noah's ark
where it was built. Professor George
Frederick Wright has dropped sugges-
tlon which fits well with the Bible narra-
| tive As we understand the professor. the
geological evidences are that swift cur
lrerts of water laden with icebergs aid
rocks visited various parts of America.
Europe and perhaps Asia, but seemingly
avoided the vicinity of Mount Ararat.
Biologists say that there was an eddy ard
back water at Ararat.
God, who knew the end from the begin
ming, was fully competent TO care for
Noah and his family. The fitting of these
facts to the Bible narrative Is not Only
interesting, but conducive to faith in God.
in His providences and in His word Bi-
Bile students may have their faith in the
lScriptures firmly established
The Cause of the DeIuge
Next let us inquire. Why did divine
providence not precipitate that last watery
canopy before man was created? God
foreknew the rebellion of Satan and his
attempt to become ''the Prince of this
world. He permitted the temptation and
fall of man solely because He foresaw a
way by which ultimately good would be
accomplished, ana valuable lessons given
to both men and angels.
At the time of the flood wickedness had
, become great that the thoughts of
mems hearts we're 'evil continually
Genesis V5) This increase of wickedness
did not come merely from human deprav-
ity, Some OF the angels became disohe-
, dent TO God, and b ytheir greater intelli-
gence led humanity into depths of in
liouity, corrupting the whole earth.
The Bible cites many instances in which
holy angels have uaterialized, assuming
human bodies and clothing. This pow
} er appears to nave been possessed by all
the angels before the flood. Some of them
| A. nj n af f,r
wives and lived as human beings. The
} apostle declares that they left their own
) condition as spirit beings, in violation OF
, the divine law.
z The children born to those angels hy
: human mothers We're human beings-dif-
z ferent from Adams family. We read that
they were giants, men of renown." This
: improper relationship between angels and
humanity continued for centuries. Those
5 sons of angels tyrannized over mankind
) and filed the whole earth with violence.
: Finally Gods displeasure with such con
: ditiens was manifested, not by sending
5 those giants and depraved antediluvians
into torture, but by blotting them out OF
existence in the deluge.
| All antediluvial sinners of Adams race
belong to the gerat mass of mankind
with whom Messiah will deal during Ills
lmilennial reign of Righteousness. After
chastsements for wilful disobedience
they may, III tneV VIII, De iully recoVertV
from sin and death. back to all that was
ost-human perfection and everlasting
life at Jesus cost.
As for the sons of angels by human
mothers, there is no hope. THEM 'beget-
ting and birth We're not authorized of GOO
They were not redeemed. They will have
no awakening As for the fallen angels
I themselves. the Bible tells us that fol
AGO years they have been exiles from God
restrained '1n chains in darkness unit
the Judgment of the great day. jude
vi: g Peter ia.
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