number of violent crimes); the demographic indicators expressing the true quality
of life; the human being’s morality and aggressive behavior towards the whole
divine creation – all these make us wonder whether the time has come.
The description of the flood – the imaginary force of the waters which even
today manifest in seas and oceans with the same power – is impressive. The gates of
heaven and the fountains of the deep were opened. All the high mountains under the
heaven were covered and all the flesh that moved on Earth perished (see The Bible,
The Old Testament, The Genesis, ch. 7, verse 10–24, pp. 7–8). The waters grew
increasingly larger and Noah’s boat, built as God had commanded him, began to
float. Every living thing on earth was wiped out from the Earth’s surface: from
humans to cattle; from creeping creatures to birds. . . all perished. Noah and his
family, together with the beings and creatures saved in pairs, as God had
commanded, stood in the ark 1 year and 17 days; they floated on water 5 months
and they spent other 7 months on the vessel deck.
In line with the topic of our work, we can say that Noah was the first “sailor”. Let
us remember, however, that this profession, with its inherent roughness, requires
courage, skill, and a great variety of knowledge. Noah had a special character. He
was, as the Bible tells us (Book of Genesis, Ch. 6, verse 9) “a righteous man,
blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God”, as
many Cristian sailors do nowadays.
Without going into the scientific details of the rainbow that streaked the sky with
its fascinating color at the end of the flood, we may state that, for the entire
humanity, according to the Bible, it represents a sign of divine covenant. By it,
God promised that there will not be other flood (Genesis, chapter 9, verse 8–17).
Therefore, in human history, even without knowing its biblical meaning, the
rainbow always produces within the human being a feeling of optimism, unchained
joy, and peace. However, unfortunately, the following destruction of the Earth will
take place by fire (The Bible, The Old Testament, The Second Epistle of Peter).
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But that hour is known only by God, the Father, Who keeps His own time measure,
as a mystery.
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Without seeking to go deep into the research of the origin and existence of the
flood, we will list only the universality of this tradition in the myths of many
peoples: the Babylonians, the Assyrians, the Egyptians, the Persians, the Hindus,
the Greeks, the Chinese, the American Indians, the Brazilians, the Peruvians and
even the Eskimos. All these peoples have information about a great flood that
15 “But the heavens and the earth which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto
fire against the day of judgment and perdition of the ungodly men” (The Bible, The Old Testament,
“The Second Epistle of Peter”, ch. 3, verse 7, 8 and 10, p. 1198).
16 “But of this one thing be not ignorant, my beloved, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand
years, and a thousand years as one day” (The Bible, The Old Testament, “The Second Epistle of
Peter”, ch. 3, verse 8).
“But the day of the Lord shall come as a thief, in which the heavens shall pass away with great
violence, and the elements shall be melted with heat, and the earth and the works which are in it,
shall be burnt up.” (The Bible, The Old Testament, “The Second Epistle of Peter”, ch. 3, verse 10).
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of life; the human being’s morality and aggressive behavior towards the whole
divine creation – all these make us wonder whether the time has come.
The description of the flood – the imaginary force of the waters which even
today manifest in seas and oceans with the same power – is impressive. The gates of
heaven and the fountains of the deep were opened. All the high mountains under the
heaven were covered and all the flesh that moved on Earth perished (see The Bible,
The Old Testament, The Genesis, ch. 7, verse 10–24, pp. 7–8). The waters grew
increasingly larger and Noah’s boat, built as God had commanded him, began to
float. Every living thing on earth was wiped out from the Earth’s surface: from
humans to cattle; from creeping creatures to birds. . . all perished. Noah and his
family, together with the beings and creatures saved in pairs, as God had
commanded, stood in the ark 1 year and 17 days; they floated on water 5 months
and they spent other 7 months on the vessel deck.
In line with the topic of our work, we can say that Noah was the first “sailor”. Let
us remember, however, that this profession, with its inherent roughness, requires
courage, skill, and a great variety of knowledge. Noah had a special character. He
was, as the Bible tells us (Book of Genesis, Ch. 6, verse 9) “a righteous man,
blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God”, as
many Cristian sailors do nowadays.
Without going into the scientific details of the rainbow that streaked the sky with
its fascinating color at the end of the flood, we may state that, for the entire
humanity, according to the Bible, it represents a sign of divine covenant. By it,
God promised that there will not be other flood (Genesis, chapter 9, verse 8–17).
Therefore, in human history, even without knowing its biblical meaning, the
rainbow always produces within the human being a feeling of optimism, unchained
joy, and peace. However, unfortunately, the following destruction of the Earth will
take place by fire (The Bible, The Old Testament, The Second Epistle of Peter).
15
But that hour is known only by God, the Father, Who keeps His own time measure,
as a mystery.
16
Without seeking to go deep into the research of the origin and existence of the
flood, we will list only the universality of this tradition in the myths of many
peoples: the Babylonians, the Assyrians, the Egyptians, the Persians, the Hindus,
the Greeks, the Chinese, the American Indians, the Brazilians, the Peruvians and
even the Eskimos. All these peoples have information about a great flood that
15 “But the heavens and the earth which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto
fire against the day of judgment and perdition of the ungodly men” (The Bible, The Old Testament,
“The Second Epistle of Peter”, ch. 3, verse 7, 8 and 10, p. 1198).
16 “But of this one thing be not ignorant, my beloved, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand
years, and a thousand years as one day” (The Bible, The Old Testament, “The Second Epistle of
Peter”, ch. 3, verse 8).
“But the day of the Lord shall come as a thief, in which the heavens shall pass away with great
violence, and the elements shall be melted with heat, and the earth and the works which are in it,
shall be burnt up.” (The Bible, The Old Testament, “The Second Epistle of Peter”, ch. 3, verse 10).
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