Is Noah and the flood true?

QUESTION?

Is Noah and the flood story true or a myth?

ANSWER! 

This is a raging question that divides theologians. I definitely believe in Noahs story for several reasons.

Scripture affirms the historicity of the story.

1) Jesus believed in the flood story during Noah’s times (cf. Matt 24:37).

2) Noah is a historical person (and the flood story as historical) are referred to in Hebrews 10:7; 1 Peter 3:18-20; 2 Peter 2:5. Noah is also part of the genealogy of Jesus listed in Luke 3:36.

In the ecclesiastically approved apparition at Akita, Japan in 1973, Our Lady revealed: "...if men do not repent and better themselves, the Father will inflict a terrible punishment on all humanity. It will be a punishment greater than the Deluge...Fire will fall from the sky and wipe out a great part of humanity..." This was the same year that abortion was legalized in the United States.

So you see: Scripture and Our Lady refer to the flood as a historical event.

Your son’s teacher puts more stock in scientific theories than in the bible. He probably (as most liberals do) say that the flood story is a myth, yet St Peter disagrees with him: "For we did not follow cleverly devised MYTHS when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ..." (2 Peter 1:16).

For a good defense re: the flood story read: CREATION REDISCOVERED by TAN BOOKS. Also, CREATION versus EVOLUTION which you could obtain by going to a Catholic Creation website called:www.kolbecenter.org