Dr Don Bierle

The Old Testament and the teaching of Jesus leave no question of Divine judgment of humanity by a past global flood upon the earth. But few topics ignite as much debate – or fascination – as the search for its historical evidence. From marine fossils embedded high in mountain ranges to vast, flat plateaus and sedimentary rock layers stretching across continents, the geological record is filled with features that are quite compelling signs of a cataclysmic, worldwide deluge. Proponents point to the rapid burial of plants and animals, the existence of many massive fossil graveyards extending for miles, the presence of marine fossils far from any modern sea, and the lack of erosional time gaps between the sedimentary layers as powerful evidence of a recent global flood that reshaped the face of our planet. As new discoveries continue to emerge, the question remains: do these clues truly point to a single, planet-wide catastrophe occurring thousands of years ago, or are they the result of slow and gradual processes occurring over millions of years. This article explores selected evidence of a global flood and what it means for an understanding of human and Earth history.