most of the surface of the earth, except for the north and south poles. Here there was practically no pull from the earth from the horizontal point of view. This fas cinating condition would cause a moisture to go up from all the wa ters on the surface of the earth. This watered the world during that period of time. Do not ever minimize the mir acle of the flood which God per formed at this time. He saw to it that the rain descended to the earth from above and that the wa ters came up from deep in the earth. Both forces worked togeth er in this cataclysmic event. There had never been a rainbow prior to the flood. When this great canopy
crashed to the earth we find rain with its attendant seasons. It is reasoned that fermentation would not take place before the flood be cause the rays of the sun could not reach the earth in full strength. Noah did not know anything about chemistry. The juice before the flood was pure and delicious. Lat er, when he partook of it, he got drunk. Consider another point. Before the flood a man would live hun dreds of years. Decay was much slower in its process. After the de luge man's lifespan dropped re markably. We simply say that this is a possible explanation of a lot of things discussed in the early chapters of Genesis.
Col. John Ft. Stanley (USMC) was named Biota’s Alumnus of the Year at the Alumni Banquet on February 19. Adrian House (right) Director of Alumni, is shown congratu lating Col. Stanley. Page 22
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