And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Matthew 24:39
"Regarding the extent of the Flood, the following points prove the worldwide nature of the Flood:
- All of humanity was destroyed, which could not be accomplished by a regional flood.
- Noah needed to take animals, including birds, on board.
- God told Noah to build an enormous Ark rather than instruct him to move.
- The sources for the water (all the springs of the great deep, floodgates of the heavens) indicate universality.
- The water was deep enough to cover the mountains (including the region of Ararat) by 15 cubits.
- Human sin was universal.
- The Flood was the solution to God’s regret over creating mankind.
- The judgment was a reversal of creation—a ‘do-over’.
- The text describes a worldwide Flood, which would leave no survivors.
- The text uses “universalistic rhetoric” to portray all people and animals as destroyed by the Flood." CMI
