1. My Peace I Leave You
Christianity is a kind of love affair with our
loving Lord and Savior, and the more days
we turn into spiritual Valentine's Days...the
richer and more joyful the relationship itself
will become.
J. I. Packer

2. Genesis 6
Caution, Deep Waters Ahead

3. The Days Of Noah
 Today we will start
looking at the days of
Noah.
 Because Jesus said;

4. The Days Of Noah
 Matt 24:36-40 "No one knows about that day or
hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,
but only the Father. 37 As it was in the days of Noah,
so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For
in the days before the flood, people were eating and
drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the
day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing
about what would happen until the flood came and
took them all away. That is how it will be at the
coming of the Son of Man.

5. The Days Of Noah/2nd. Coming
 No one knows the day or hour
 At the coming of the Son of Man it will be like the
days of Noah
 Eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage,
right up to the judgment.
 Then, the coming of the Son of Man;
 Rev 19:15 Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword
with which to strike down the nations. "He will rule
them with an iron scepter." He treads the winepress
of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty.

6. 3 Groups of People
 Removed before the flood.
 Protected through the flood.
 Destroyed by the flood.

7. The Days Of Noah

8. Noah The Man

9. Noah, A Preacher Of Righteousness
 2 Peter 2:4-5 For if God did not spare angels when
they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them into
gloomy dungeons to be held for judgment; 5 if he did
not spare the ancient world when he brought the
flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a
preacher of righteousness, and seven others;

10. Noah The Man
 Noah, a preacher of righteousness

11. One Of God’s Top Three Men
 Ezek 14:14 even if these three men — Noah, Daniel
and Job — were in it, they could save only
themselves by their righteousness, declares the
Sovereign Lord.
 Noah makes it into a pretty exclusive list.
 Ezek 14:20 as surely as I live, declares the
Sovereign Lord, even if Noah, Daniel and Job were
in it, they could save neither son nor daughter. They
would save only themselves by their righteousness.
 Why were the other 7 saved?
 Because of their faith.

12. Noah The Man
 Noah, a preacher of righteousness
 One of god’s top three men

13. Why Was Noah Saved?

14. By Faith Noah
 Heb 11:7 By faith Noah…

15. By Faith Noah
 Heb 11:7 By faith Noah, when warned about things
not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his
family. By his faith he condemned the world and
became heir of the righteousness that comes by
faith.

16. Noah The Man
 Noah, a preacher of righteousness
 One of god’s top three men
 Noah was saved by his faith
 Noah had a holy fear of God’s judgment
 Noah’s righteous preaching condemned the world
(he was not a Joel Osteen), and he did it by faith

17. Why Was Noah Saved?
 The previous list is impressive
 But he was saved by God’s grace,
through faith because of God’s
long suffering and patient waiting;
Who’s that?

18. God Waited Patiently In The Days Of Noah
 1 Peter 3:18-21 For Christ died for sins once for all,
the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to
God. He was put to death in the body but made alive
by the Spirit, 19 through whom also he went and
preached to the spirits in prison 20 who disobeyed
long ago when God waited patiently in the days of
Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few
people, eight in all, were saved through water, 21
and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves
you also — not the removal of dirt from the body but
the pledge of a good conscience toward God. It
saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

19. Gen 6:1-8, Please Stand

20. Who Are The Sons Of God?
 Two main camps.
 Godly line of Seth
 Angels
 But, “The Sons Of God” aren’t the only groups
mentioned;

21. Gen 6:1-4, Identify The Groups
 Men
 the sons of God
 the daughters of men
 Man…, for he is mortal
 The Nephilim
 The children of the sons of God/daughters of men
 heroes of old, men of renown.

22. Gen 6:1-4, Identify The Groups
 Men, the daughters of men, Man…, for he is
mortal=mankind / humans
 the sons of God=Angels (in this case, fallen ones)
 The Nephilim=The children of the sons of
God/daughters of men,= heroes of old, men of
renown.

23. The Sons Of God, “B’nai Elohim”
 You already know enough Hebrew to translate
“B’ene Elohim” or “B’nai Elohim”
 "Genesis 35:18 It came about as her soul was
departing (for she died), that she named him Ben-
oni; but his father called him Benjamin."
 Hers= the son of my sorrow
 His= the son of the right hand
 NET 2 Kings 13:24…his son Ben Hadad…

24. The Sons/Son Of God In NT
 Son Of God= Adam, angels, Jesus, and Christians
 Matthew 4:3 And the tempter came and said to Him, "If
You are the Son of God…
 Matthew 27:54 Now the centurion…said, "Truly this was
the Son of God!“
 Luke 3:38…Adam, the son of God.
 Sons Of God= regenerate Christians and angels
 Romans 8:14 For all who are being led by the Spirit of
God, these are sons of God.
 Luke 20:34 -36 Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age
marry and are given in marriage, 35 but those who are
considered worthy to attain to that age and the
resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in
marriage; 36 for they cannot even die anymore, because
they are like angels, and are sons of God, being sons of
the resurrection.

25. The Sons Of God, “B’nai Elohim”
 Here’s the other 3 Hebrew uses of “B’nai Elohim” ;
 Job 1:6 One day the angels came to present
themselves before the Lord
 Job 2:1 On another day the angels came to present
themselves before the Lord….
 Job 38:7….while the morning stars sang together
and all the angels shouted for joy?
 1 in Aramaic, Dan 3:25 "Look! I see four men
walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed,
and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.

26. The Sons Of God
 Wayne Grudem in his “Systematic Theology” on
page 414 says, “Therefore, the “sons of God” in
Genesis 6:2 are men who are righteous in there
imitation of the character of their heavenly Father,
and the “daughters of men” are the ungodly wives
whom they marry.”
 My questions are, how close is their “imitation of the
character of their heavenly Father” when they took
(elabon ) “any of them they chose” of the “ungodly
wives” of the “daughters of men.” Also, “men” had no
Godly daughters? Believer/unbeliever unions don’t
produce “heroes of old, men of renown.”

27. “They Took Any Of Them They Chose”
 elabon verb indicative aorist active 3rd person
plural
 elambanw … take, take hold of; receive, get,
obtain; take away, remove; collect (of taxes, etc.);
choose (He 5.1); put on (Jn 13.12); catch (Lk 5.5);
trap, take advantage of (2 Cor 11.20; 12.16)

28. Jewish and Patristic Fathers
 The Jewish Fathers, Early Church Fathers and Philo of
Alexandria interpreted the expression “sons of God” in
Genesis 6:2, as "angels."
 “The Early Church Fathers believed the same way. Men
like Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Athenagoras, Tertullian,
Lactantius, Eusebius, Ambrose...all adopted this
interpretation. In the words of the Ante-Nicene Fathers,
the angels fell "into impure love of virgins, and were
subjugated by the flesh...Of those lovers of virgins
therefore, were begotten those who are called giants.”
…We cannot deny the Jewish Fathers knowledge of their
own terminology! They invariably translated "sons of
God" as "angels." ” www.redicecreations.com

29. The Sons Of God = “Godly line”?
 I also question how this “Godly line” had so few
Godly sons and daughters?
 Only 8?

30. Angels
 Seraphim, Cherubim, Man /Form
 Col 1:16 For by him all things were created: things
in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether
thrones or powers or rulers or authorities;
 Holy / Fallen
 Fallen
 Bound
 Loose

31. Angels That Sinned In Gloomy Dungeons
 2 Peter 2:4-6 For if God did not spare angels when
they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them into
gloomy dungeons to be held for judgment; 5 if he did
not spare the ancient world when he brought the
flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a
preacher of righteousness, and seven others; NIV
 Jude 6-7 And the angels who did not keep their
positions of authority but abandoned their own home
— these he has kept in darkness, bound with
everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.
NIV

32. Angels That Sinned In Gloomy Dungeons

33. Genesis 6:4 The Nephilim
 NAU Genesis 6:4 The Nephilim were on the earth…
 NET ESV CSB NAS NAU Genesis 6:4 The Nephilim...
 NKJ KJV Genesis 6:4 There were giants...
 YLT Genesis 6:4 The fallen ones were in the earth in
those days...

34. The Nephilim (Gigantes) in LXX
 Deut 3:11 (Only Og
king of Bashan was
left of the remnant of
the Rephaites. His bed
was made of iron and
was more than
thirteen feet long and
six feet wide. It is still
in Rabbah of the
Ammonites.)

35. The Nephilim (Gigantes) in LXX
 gi,gantej noun nominative
masculine plural common
 [LS] gi,gaj, GI´GAS
…..mostly in pl. Gi,gantej,
the Giants, a savage race
destroyed by the gods, Od.;
the sons of Gaia, Hes. II. as
Adj. mighty, Ze,furoj gi,gaj
Aesch.
 Gigantes, Grk. We get
English; Gigantic, Gigantism,
Giants, from it. DLK

36. Nephilim in Hebrew
Naphal,
The Fallen Ones

37.  Amos 2:9
 "I [the lord] destroyed the
Amorite before them,
 though he was tall as the
cedars
 and strong as the oaks.
 I destroyed his fruit above
 and his roots below.

38. Nephilim in Hebrew, Root naphal
 OT:5303, nephiyl (nef-eel'); or nephil (nef-eel'); from
OT:5307; properly, a feller, i.e. a bully or tyrant:,
KJV - giant.
 OT:5307, naphal (naw-fal'); a primitive root; to fall, in
a great variety of applications (intransitive or
causative, literal or figurative):
 KJV - …(cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away,
down, -en, -ing), fell (-ing), fugitive, have
[inheritance], inferior, be judged…

39. The Nephilim (Gigantes) in LXX
 “When the Greek Septuagint was made, "Nephilim"
was translated as "gegenes." This word suggests
"giants" but actually it has little reference to size or
strength. "Gegenes" means "earth born." The same
term was used to describe the mythical "Titans" --
being partly of celestial and partly of terrestrial
origin... In some of the manuscripts it is left as "sons
of God," but in the others-- including the Alexandrian
text--it is rendered by the word "angelos." This text
was in existence in the time of Christ, but there is no
indication that He ever corrected or queried it. Can
we not assume from His silence that He agreed with
the translation!” www.redicecreations.com

40. And Also Afterward
 Gen 6:4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those
days — and also afterward —

41. Num 13:27-33
 Num 13:27-33 They gave Moses this account: "We went
into the land to which you sent us, and it does flow with
milk and honey! Here is its fruit. 28 But the people who
live there are powerful, and the cities are fortified and
very large. We even saw descendants of Anak there. ….
 31 But the men who had gone up with him said, "We
can't attack those people; they are stronger than we are."
32 And they spread among the Israelites a bad report
about the land they had explored. They said, "The land
we explored devours those living in it. All the people we
saw there are of great size. 33 We saw the Nephilim
there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim).
We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we
looked the same to them."

42. And Also Afterward
 The sons of God could have sinned again and that is
why God wiped out all the Canaanites.
 Genesis 9:24 When Noah awoke from his wine, he
knew what his youngest son had done to him. 25 So
he said, "Cursed be Canaan…
 Or, possibly, Noah’s daughter-in-laws carried a
genetic defect and were not “perfect in their
generations.”
 I’m not so sure about the girls. It doesn’t say, “Noah
and his daughter-in-laws were perfect in their
generations.”

43. "Sons Of Seth"
 “Perhaps the most conclusive argument for interpreting
the expression as "angels" is the simplest one of all. If
the writer of Genesis wanted to refer to the "sons of Seth"
he would have just said so. If God had intended that
meaning, then the verse would undoubtedly read, "the
sons of Seth saw the daughters of Cain that they were
fair..." But the Bible meant something far more sinister--
the sexual union between angels from Hell and evil
women from Earth. Because of the gravity of such a
union, and its dire consequences for the human race,
God moved to destroy the race before it could destroy
itself--except for one family which had not been
contaminated.
 ” www.redicecreations.com

44. Gen 6:5-7
 Gen 6:5-7 The Lord saw how great man's
wickedness on the earth had become, and that
every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was
only evil all the time. 6 The Lord was grieved that he
had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled
with pain.
 This is the reason God gave for the flood, but many
scholars add the corruption of genes as a cause.

45. Gen 6:9-13
 Gen 6:9 This is the account [toledot] of Noah….

46. Noah Was "Perfect In His Generation"
 “Genesis 6:9 says that Noah was "perfect in his
generation." Does this mean moral and spiritual
perfection? Hardly. Genesis 9:20-23 disproves any
such perfection. What, then, does the Bible mean by
calling him "perfect"? The Hebrew word is "tamiym"
and comes from the root word "taman." This means
"without blemish" as in Exodus 12:5, 29:1, Leviticus
1:3. Just as the sacrificial lamb had to be without any
physical blemish, so Noah's perfection. In its primary
meaning, it refers not to any moral or spiritual quality,
but to physical purity. Noah was uncontaminated by
the alien invaders.”
 ” www.redicecreations.com

47. Gen. 6:14, Kaphar
 Genesis 6:14…an ark of gopher wood… cover it
inside and out with pitch.
 OT:3722, kaphar (kaw-far'); a primitive root; to cover
(specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or
condone, to placate or cancel:
 KJV - appease, make (an atonement, cleanse,
disannul, forgive, be merciful, pacify, pardon, purge
(away), put off, (make) reconcile (-liation).

48. The Angels In Heaven Don’t Marry
 Mark 12:24-25 Jesus replied, "Are you not in error
because you do not know the Scriptures or the
power of God? 25 When the dead rise, they will
neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be
like the angels in heaven.
 Does this give us any info about fallen angels in
rebellion against God?

49. Angels Do Not Marry
 Some interpret the words of Jesus as meaning that
angels do not marry among themselves. Is it because
they are all male? Or is it because celestial beings are
deathless and thus need no offspring. Only terrestrial
beings need to find immortality in their children. (17) But
if they do not need to marry and procreate, is it still
possible that they could engage in sexual acts? If not
among themselves then with human spouses? Jude
seems quite explicit on the matter: the angels left their
own habitation, and gave themselves over to fornication,
going after strange flesh. In other words, they were
capable of performing human functions--eating, drinking,
walking, talking, even sexual activity and fathering
children. www.redicecreations.com

50. Two Angels Arrived At Sodom
 Gen 19:1-5 The two angels arrived at Sodom in the
evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the
city….4 Before they had gone to bed, all the men
from every part of the city of Sodom — both young
and old — surrounded the house. 5 They called to
Lot, "Where are the men [two angels] who came to
you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can
have sex with them."

51. SpiritAndTruth.org by Tony Garland
 “Some who oppose this interpretation offer
Matthew 22:30 and Mark 12:24 as evidence that
angels do not procreate -- with which we would
agree: elect angels do not procreate. Neither are
they given in marriage. Note that this teaching
also applies to glorified humans in heaven. But
before their arrival in heaven, humans are able to
procreate. Thus, the activities and restrictions
upon beings in their elect glorification in heaven,
need not apply to every possibility in other
situations. That it is possible for some of the
most malevolently destructive and perverse
beings in all creation -- fallen angels -- to go after
'strange flesh', Jude seems to make abundantly
clear…”

52. The Waters Of Noah = Re-gathering
 We need to Look at one more O.T.
reference to “the waters of Noah”

53. The Waters Of Noah + Re-gathering
 Isa 54:5-10 For your Maker is your husband — the Lord Almighty is
his name — the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called
the God of all the earth. 6 The Lord will call you back as if you
were a wife deserted and distressed in spirit — a wife who married
young, only to be rejected," says your God. 7 "For a brief moment I
abandoned you, but with deep compassion I will bring you back. 8
In a surge of anger I hid my face from you for a moment, but with
everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,“ says the Lord
your Redeemer. 9 "To me this is like the days of Noah, when I
swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth.
 So now I have sworn not to be angry with you, never to rebuke you
again. 10 Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be
removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my
covenant of peace be removed,“ says the Lord, who has
compassion on you.

54. Amos 3:7
 Amos 3:7 Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing
without revealing his plan to his servants the
prophets.
 1 Thess 5:1-5 Now, brothers, about times and dates
we do not need to write to you, 2 for you know very
well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in
the night. 3 While people are saying, "Peace and
safety," destruction will come on them suddenly, as
labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not
escape.
 4 But you, brothers, are not in darkness so that this
day should surprise you like a thief. 5 You are all
sons of the light and sons of the day…

55. Genesis 6:8, Noah Found Grace
 NKJ Genesis 6:8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of
the LORD.
 This is the first use of “grace” in the Bible.

56. The End

57.  http://www.SpiritAndTruth.org/news/20080113.htm Q79 : Sons of God and Daughters of
Men Hi. I stumbled upon your site while researching the 7x70 in Leviticus 26:21, but that's not
why I'm writing. I don't know how you feel/or what you think about the 'sons of God' issue in
Genesis 6:1, and I couldn't find that out from your list of topics. As you know there are 2
[predominant] beliefs about who these 'sons of God' are. If you would be so kind, would you let me
know which belief you hold? [I hold the view that the text indicates that the 'sons of God' are fallen
angels] but I can't come to grips with the chromosome issue. Simple possession of human males
would not create the Nephilim described in the bible, so how is it that angels are able to produce
sperm? This is where my question lies. Either God, as part of His grand plan, would have had to
create them such; or Satan in some sort of distorted creative ability would had to have done it. As
far as the later concept is concerned, Satan, by his evil nature, did 'create' many things not in
existence prior, i.e. death, evil, sin, illness, etc., etc. Somehow this tainted fallen angelic seed was
able to join with human female eggs to create these creatures. Please respond back with your
thoughts on the chromosome issue, which is my stumbling block to what I believe the Bible
teaches. A79 : by Tony Garland As bizarre as it might seem, it is my belief that both the
language and context of Genesis 6, along with related passages (e.g., Jude) clearly indicate that
the phrase 'sons of God' there can only refer to angelic beings who were able to produce offspring
with 'daughters of men' which the passage implies were 'mighty men of old, men of renown' and
which are denoted 'giants' ('nephilim' from Hebrew NFL - 'fallen ones'). Some who oppose this
interpretation offer Matthew 22:30 and Mark 12:24 as evidence that angels do not procreate -- with
which we would agree: elect angels do not procreate. Neither are they given in marriage. Note that
this teaching also applies to glorified humans in heaven. But before their arrival in heaven, humans
are able to procreate. Thus, the activities and restrictions upon beings in their elect glorification in
heaven, need not apply to every possibility in other situations. That it is possible for some of the
most malevolently destructive and perverse beings in all creation -- fallen angels -- to go after

58. Acts and Facts, Dr. Larry Vardiman
 “Mitochondrial DNA and a Recent Human Origin.”
 A team of scientists that includes Dr. Daniel Criswell of ICR has
…completed a study of mitochondrial DNA
…presenting…International Conference on Creationism… the
mitochondrion has its own small DNA molecule and this DNA is
passed down from mother to child. The study has revealed an
unexpected lack of diversity within worldwide human mitochondrial
lineages, despite high mutation rates, and this supports the idea that
humanity is only a few thousand years old.
 …it contains several interesting tenets: 1) there was a single
dispersal of mankind with three main mitochondrial lineages
interspersed within clans; 2) the dispersion was centered in the
Middle East in the recent past; 3) the dispersion was essentially tribal
in nature, with small groups pushing into previously uninhabited
territory; and 4) genetic evidence indicates that male lineages are
much more geographically specific than female lineages, with female
migration rates up to eight times greater than males. This latter tenet
is an expression of the Babel account in Genesis, where the initial,

59. Acts and Facts
 In Acts and Facts, May, 2008, pg. 6, Dr. Larry Vardiman, Director of
Research at ICR, wrote “Mitochondrial DNA and a Recent Human
Origin.”
 Mitochondrial DNA and a Recent Human Origin
 by Larry Vardiman, Ph.D. *
 A team of scientists that includes Dr. Daniel Criswell of ICR has
recently completed a study of mitochondrial DNA and will be
presenting its work at this summer's International Conference on
Creationism. A mitochondrion is a cellular power plant that generates
most of the chemical energy the cell needs to support its functions.
Although most of a cell's DNA is contained in the nucleus, the
mitochondrion has its own small DNA molecule and this DNA is
passed down from mother to child. The study has revealed an
unexpected lack of diversity within worldwide human mitochondrial
lineages, despite high mutation rates, and this supports the idea that
humanity is only a few thousand years old.
 Mitochondrial DNA has been used to develop several models of

60. FLOOD LEGENDS FROM AROUND THE
WORLD Copyright © 2012 by Koinonia House Inc., P.O. Box D, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83816
 FLOOD LEGENDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD - (Print)
 "In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were
opened. And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights." - Genesis 7:11-12
 In Genesis 6-8, the Bible describes a flood of global proportions. The fountains of the great deep exploded out of the ground. Something happened to that great firmament that God created to divide
the waters above from the waters below, and water came crashing down on the earth after hundreds of years of dew watering the earth without the help of rain. During the Flood, it rained for 40
days and 40 nights, and the waters rose high enough to cover the tops of the mountains (however tall they were at that time). It was a devastating, catastrophic event that destroyed all the land-
dwelling creatures on the planet, except for those protected on the ark that Noah built.
The Bible is not alone. Around the world, legends can be found of a global flood. Many of the details are different, but the essential elements tend to be there; a massive flood wiped out everybody
but a particular righteous man. Often boats and animals are involved. The use of animals and birds to check the receding of the waters, and the violence of the flood are common themes.
Gilgamesh:
The most famous flood story outside of the Bible is found in the Epic of Gilgamesh, discovered in the ruins of Asurbanipal's library in Nineveh. Gilgamesh may have actually been a real person; he is
listed in the Sumerian King List in the first dynasty of Uruk (and apparently reigned for 126 years).
In Tablet 11, after a variety of adventures, Gilgamesh meets a man named Utnapishtim who survived the Great Flood. Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh his story, which parallels the Biblical account in
many ways. There are differences, of course. In Gilgamesh, multiple gods are involved, the flood lasted just a week, and the boat landed on Mount Nisir rather than in the mountains of Ararat.
However, there are a significant number of details that are the same between the two accounts. In the Gilgamesh epic, Utnapishtim describes how he was ordered to build a large boat, which he
coated with pitch and into which he brought "the seed of life of everything." The flood wiped out everybody but righteous Utnapishtim and his family, and while they waited for the waters to drain
away, he sent out a dove, a swallow, and then a raven to check for land. Later, Utnapishtim made a sacrifice.
The Biami:
Missionaries made their way to the Biami people of Papua New Guinea in the late 20th century and discovered that this cannibalistic people had Creation and Flood myths already in their culture.
While their Creation myth was fairly vague, their Flood myth had many similarities to the Biblical account:
The Biami tell about a great flood that came and killed everybody on the earth except for their ancestors. There is no boat in the story, but the Biami ancestors climbed into a Gobia Tree, and they
took with them all their animals and the things they needed for planting crops. Once the waters receded, they came down and repopulated the land. Until the missionaries came, the Biami did not
know that other people existed on the earth aside from themselves and the tribes around them.
Andaman Islands:
After the British arrived on the Andaman Islands, a place isolated throughout much of known history, they found people who spoke strains of very old Asian languages. In the local mythology, a flood
came upon the earth as a result of the wickedness of humanity. According to the myth, the Creator Puluga found that humankind grew disobedient, and he sent a flood that covered the whole land.
Only two men and two women in a canoe were saved from the flood. When the waters sank, they landed. Then Puluga recreated the birds and animals, and created a fire in the damp world.
North America:
The Chippewa have a story in which a hero, Nanabozho, followed the Great Serpent to the deep lake where it had dragged and killed Nanabozho's cousin. There the Great Serpent lived with all his
evil spirits. In order to kill the Serpent, Nanabozho told the sun to shine on the lake and make it boil so that the Serpent would come out. After the Serpent emerged, Nanabozho shot him and fatally
wounded him. Before he died, however, the Serpent caused the waters of the lake to boil out and flood the land.
"Madly the flood rolled over the land, over the tracks of Nanabozho, carrying with it rocks and trees."
Nanabozho and other men, women and animals climbed to the tallest mountain, where Nanabozho built a raft from timber. The people and animals on the raft watched even the tallest mountains
disappear. Then they floated there until slowly the mountains and hills began to appear again as the waters receded.
The Ottawa tell of the prophet Kwi-wi-sens Nenaw-bo-zhoo, whose name means, "the greatest clown-boy in the world." The prophet sought revenge on the sea-god for killing his beautiful wolf-dog.
He waited until the god came on land, and then shot him through the heart. In revenge, water monsters sent mountains of water after him "which swept down the forests like grass before the
whirlwind." According to the account:
 He continued to flee before the raging flood, but could find no dry land. In sore despair he then called upon the God of Heaven to save him, when there appeared before him a great canoe, in which
were pairs of all kinds of land-beasts and birds, being rowed by a most beautiful maiden, who let down a rope and drew him up into the boat. The flood raged on; but, though mountains of water
were continually being hurled after the prophet, he was safe.
 After a time, the prophet sent a beaver to swim down and check and see how deep the waters were. The beaver nearly drowned. Then he sent a muskrat, and it nearly drowned, but it brought back
a handful of dirt. The prophet tied that ball of earth to the raven and sent it to fly over the waters to make them recede. When the world dried, the prophet and the beautiful woman repopulated the
earth.
One Choctaw version of the Flood story tells about Oklatabashih (People's mourner), who lived in the distant past. The Great Spirit grieved because the people of earth had become so wicked. He
told Oklatabashih to build a large boat and take on it his family and one male and one female animal of all the animals on earth. Oklatabashih collected all the animals, except for some particularly
quick birds, and then went on the boat. It rained for a long time and thousands of animals and people died, but there were still groups found here and there. Then a raging wall of waters crashed
down on those that were left and killed everybody except for Oklatabashih and those in the boat. The boat floated safely for many moons. Oklatabashih sent out a dove, which returned with grass in
its beak. Finally, the waters receded and those on the boat went out to repopulate the earth.
Brazil:
The Indians of Brazil had various versions of a Flood legend when they were discovered by Europeans. In the story, only two brothers and their wives survived a global flood that destroyed

61. SpiritAndTruth.org by Tony Garland
 Some who oppose this interpretation offer Matthew 22:30 and Mark 12:24 as
evidence that angels do not procreate -- with which we would agree: elect
angels do not procreate. Neither are they given in marriage. Note that this
teaching also applies to glorified humans in heaven. But before their arrival in
heaven, humans are able to procreate. Thus, the activities and restrictions upon
beings in their elect glorification in heaven, need not apply to every possibility
in other situations. That it is possible for some of the most malevolently
destructive and perverse beings in all creation -- fallen angels -- to go after
'strange flesh', Jude seems to make abundantly clear: And the [angels
(masculine plural)] who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own
abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment
of the great day; as [Sodom (neuter plural)] and [Gomorrah (feminine singular)],
and the [cities (feminine plural)] around them in a similar manner to [these
(masculine plural)], [having given themselves over to sexual immorality
(feminine plural)] and [gone after (feminine plural)] strange flesh, are set forth
as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. (Jude 1:6-7)….
 Jude seems to be teaching that Sodom, Gomorrah and the related cities went
after strange flesh in a manner comparable to the angels who did not keep their
proper domain, but left their own abode and are now reserved for the judgment
of the great day. These particular angels must have performed some especially
heinous crime comparable to the homosexuality recorded of Sodom -- a profane
act which crosses sexual boundaries established by God's created order.

62. 2 Peter 3:3-7
 2 Peter 3:3-7 First of all, you must understand that
in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and
following their own evil desires. 4 They will say,
"Where is this 'coming' he promised? Ever since our
fathers died, everything goes on as it has since the
beginning of creation." 5 But they deliberately forget
that long ago by God's word the heavens existed
and the earth was formed out of water and by water.
6 By these waters also the world of that time was
deluged and destroyed. 7 By the same word the
present heavens and earth are reserved for fire,
being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of
ungodly men.