1. The World before the Flood

Before the Flood Waters in One Place

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Before the Flood Waters in One Place Fountains of the Deep No rain Like Egypt

World before the Flood Flood: “eight souls were saved by water. The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us” (1 Pet. 3:20,21) World after the Flood “And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;” (1 Cor. 10:2 Through wilderness to the Promised Land WorldBaptism Through spiritual wilderness to Kingdom Egypt Noah Moses Christ

World before the FloodEgypt “for Yahweh God had not caused it to rain upon the earth” (Gen. 2:5) “even upon them shall be no rain. And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no” (Zech. 14:17,18) “And Yahweh God planted a garden eastward in Eden” (Gen. 2:8) “even as the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar” (Gen. 13:10) “spirits in prison” (1 Pet. 3:19) “... the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death” (Ps. 102:20) “the prison” (Gen. 39:20) “We be all dead men” (Ex. 12:23) “an instructer of every artificer in... iron” (Gen. 4:22) “out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt” (Deut. 4:22)

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Before the Flood Waters in One Place Fountains of the Deep No rain Like Egypt Garden of Eden River divides into four

Garden “Went out of Eden” “to water the garden” “from thence it was parted” “four heads” Pison Gihon Hiddekel Euphrate s Eden “eastward in Eden”

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Before the Flood Waters in One Place Fountains of the Deep No rain Like Egypt Garden of Eden River divides into four One Language (Hebrew)

Hebrew names “And Adam called his wife’s name Eve (chavvah); because she was the mother of all living (chay)” (Gen. 3:20) “... and bare Cain (qayin), and said, I have gotten (qanah) a man from the LORD” (Gen. 4:1) “... and called his name Seth (sheth): For God, said she, hath appointed (shiyth) me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew” (Gen. 4:25) “And he called his name Noah (noach), saying, This same shall comfort (nacham)... ” (Gen. 5:29)

“And the ark rested (nuwach) in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat” (Gen. 8:4) “Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted : and they shall know that I Yahweh have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them” (Ezek. 5:13)

Before the Flood Waters in One Place Fountains of the Deep No rain Like Egypt Garden of Eden River divides into four One Language (Hebrew) Long life expectancy Tent dwellers Cattle Harp and organ Worked brass and iron

Before the Flood Waters in One Place Fountains of the Deep No rain Like Egypt Garden of Eden River divides into four One Language (Hebrew) Long life expectancy Tent dwellers Cattle Harp and organ. Worked brass and iron Marrying out of the Truth Flesh versus spirit `Giants’

“There were giants (nephilim) in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown” (Gen. 6:4) “And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants : and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight... And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall (naphal) by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?” (Num. 13:33; 14:3) “And the Sabeans fell upon them,...”(Job 1:15)

Before the Flood Waters in One Place Fountains of the Deep No rain Like Egypt Garden of Eden River divides into four One Language (Hebrew) Long life expectancy Tent dwellers Cattle Harp and organ. Worked brass and iron Marrying out of the Truth Flesh versus spirit `Giants’ Wicked and violent Like world of Ecclesiastes

EcclesiastesMatthew 2:24“eat and drink” “eating and drinking”24:38 9:9“Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest” “marrying and giving in marriage”24:38 11:2“thou knowest not” “And knew not”24:39

Before the Flood Waters in One Place Fountains of the Deep No rain Like Egypt Garden of Eden River divides into four One Language (Hebrew) Long life expectancy Tent dwellers Cattle Harp and organ. Worked brass and iron Marrying out of the Truth Flesh versus spirit `Giants’ Wicked and violent Like world of Ecclesiastes Some walked with God

“And Enoch walked with God... ” Gen. 5:22) “And Enoch walked with God... " (Gen. 5:24) “... Noah walked with God” (Gen. 6:9) “... and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way” (Gen. 18:16) “The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity” (Mal. 2:6) “From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him” (Jno. 6:66) “Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy” (Rev. 3:4).

Before the Flood Waters in One Place Fountains of the Deep No rain Like Egypt Garden of Eden River divides into four One Language (Hebrew) Long life expectancy Tent dwellers Cattle Harp and organ. Worked brass and iron Flesh versus spirit Marrying out of the Truth Wicked and violent `Giants’ Some walked with God Noah the eighth.

1Adam 2Seth 3Enos 4Cainan 5Mahaleel 6Jared 7Enoch“the seventh from Adam” (Jude 14) 8Methuselah8 th from Adam 9Lamech 10Noah“the eighth” (2 Pet. 2:5) When Methuselah died Noah took on his role.

Before the Flood Waters in One Place Fountains of the Deep No rain Like Egypt Garden of Eden River divides into four One Language (Hebrew) Long life expectancy Tent dwellers Cattle Harp and organ. Worked brass and iron Flesh versus spirit Marrying out of the Truth Wicked and violent `Giants’ Some walked with God Noah the eighth.