And all flesh died that moved upon the earth,
both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast,
and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:
Genesis 7:21
"Sin was spreading abroad in the earth like a deadly leprosy. The world was but in its infancy in the days of Noah, yet iniquity had become so deep and wide-spread, that God repented that he had made man. Goodness and purity seemed to be almost extinct;....
--The people first beheld the destruction of the works of their own hands.
--The violence of the storm increased, and there were mingled with the warring of the elements, the wailings of the people who had despised the authority of God. Trees, buildings, rocks, and earth were hurled in every direction. The terror of man and beast was beyond description.
And even Satan himself, who was compelled to be amid the warring elements, feared for his own existence.
--Many of the people, like Satan, blasphemed God, and if they could have carried out their rebellion, would have torn him from the throne of justice.
--Others were frantic with fear, stretching their hands toward the ark, and pleading for admittance. But this was impossible. Their fear and repentance came too late.
--As the black, seething waters rise higher and higher, the wicked flee for safety to the loftiest mountains. The solemn denunciations of Noah did not then seem to be so laughable a matter.
-- How they longed then for the opportunities, which they had slighted.
--How they pleaded for one hour's probation,
--one more privilege of mercy,
--one more call from the lips of Noah.
She had stepped down from her golden throne, and stern, imperative justice had taken her place."
Signs Of The Times E.G.W. 1879