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It goes without saying - Before 'The Flood of Noah', God warned Noah that it was coming.

But I wonder - If most of humanity turned evil again, and God was about to send another Biblical flood, would He warn us? And if so, would He warn us by way of the Pope? Or would he tell a prophet?

Basically I'm wondering if there's anything in the Bible or in any Christian teaching which would give us reason to believe that God would send advance warning of another flood.

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Genesis outlines that God promises to never again destroy the world by flood. –  Matthew Jan 24 '13 at 0:28
@MatthewPK I was going to base an answer around that statement. Since you got here first, I think you should do it. :-) –  David Jan 24 '13 at 0:30
@DavidStratton you go ahead, I'm on my cell phone and it's hard to make clean answers. –  Matthew Jan 24 '13 at 0:33
And Noah warned the people. –  Narnian Jan 24 '13 at 13:22

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The question seems to assume the Genesis account is literal, so I'll answer from the YEC view, which assumes it's literal.

The usual disclaimer - not all denominations assume the Genesis account is actual history, I'm just answering as if it is, since the question seems to be looking for that viewpoint.

From Genesis 9 (KJV)


In the above passage, God promised to never send another flood. Therefore, if God cannot lie, there is no chance of Him flooding the earth, so it would be futile to ponder whether He would tell us ahead of time.

However.. God HAS promised that He will judge the earth in the future.

From Revelation 21 (KJV)


2 Peter 3:10 even says how it will happen. It will be with great heat, not water. (Again, KJV)


So, we can say that if God were to destroy the earth, He would warn us - because He already has.

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And you beat me to the Genesis reference :) –  Affable Geek Jan 24 '13 at 1:16
I'd add something from one of those verses that describe him coming "like a thief in the night" (for example) and add that we won't get any new warnings beyond what is already in scripture. –  Joel Coehoorn Jan 24 '13 at 3:30
@AffableGeek already seems to have included that angle. Once again, I find myself looking at his answer and thinking "Why didn't I think of including that!?!?" –  David Jan 24 '13 at 3:37


1. He already has warned us

2. We refuse to listen

At the conclusion of the story of Lazarus and the Rich Man (Luke 16), Lazarus pleads with Abraham to go warn his brothers about the fires of hell. The story continues:



The implication here (listing 'Moses and the Prophets') is that people had been warned via the Scriptures of the wrath that is to come.

Jesus was likewise asked for signs, and was rather insistent back in Luke 11, when he said:


Again, He states, people want flashy warnings, but ignore the ones they already have.

Indeed, 2 Peter invokes the flood as well:

I want you to recall both the predictions foretold by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles. Above all, understand this: In the last days blatant scoffers will come, being propelled by their own evil urges and saying, "Where is his promised return? For ever since our ancestors died, all things have continued as they were from the beginning of creation." For they deliberately suppress this fact, that by the word of God heavens existed long ago and an earth was formed out of water and by means of water. Through these things the world existing at that time was destroyed when it was deluged with water. But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire, by being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.

The point keeps being made over and over again that God has been veritably screaming from the mountaintops that wrath is coming (Read Zephaniah! or Joel! or Revelation!), but the truth is that in the last days, people say that God is asleep; that nothing will change; that people never believe wrath is coming. Whether it is the parable of the Foolish Virgins, or the Parable of the Vineyard, or the Parable of the Wheat and the Tares, Jesus is forever saying, "People get ready Judgement is coming." And yet, people ignore it.

My personal favorite - Paul writes with unassailable logic in Romans 13:

Wake up! The day of our salvation is nearer now then when we first believed!

People live in willing ignorance, as Jesus says in Matthew 24:


In short, yes, God did say he wouldn't flood again - but He did say He will return, and that will be a scary day. He is already shouting from the rooftops, "Repent." The question is, are people listening?

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Why the downvote? –  Affable Geek Jan 24 '13 at 14:38

Simply, Yes, He would:

Amos 3:7


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