{"id":713,"date":"2021-08-31T03:53:16","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T03:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/?page_id=713"},"modified":"2022-02-10T06:58:53","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T06:58:53","slug":"noahs-flood-in-the-bible-how-could-a-loving-god-drown-women-and-children-in-noahs-flood","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/noahs-flood-in-the-bible-how-could-a-loving-god-drown-women-and-children-in-noahs-flood\/","title":{"rendered":"Noah&#8217;s flood in the Bible: How could a loving God drown women and children in Noah&#8217;s flood?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#3D5492&#8243; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(61,84,146,0)&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;286deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_end_position=&#8221;58%&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ebook-17-1.png&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;32px||0px|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;35px||0px||false|false&#8221; background_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; background_color_gradient_start_phone=&#8221;rgba(61,84,146,0.5)&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction_phone=&#8221;272deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_end_position_phone=&#8221;44%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;92%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;18px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.5&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;35px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#D62356&#8243; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;27px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Noah and the flood in the Bible: How could a loving God drown women and children in a flood?<\/h1>\n<h2>Is God Mean | Episode 6<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/OVzBg4AhwCk&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.5&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||-100px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#2b2b2b&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;110px||28px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;7px|15px|22px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; module_class=&#8221;ds-vertical-align&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.5&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|600||on|||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;3px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1em&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||12px|false|false&#8221; text_orientation_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_orientation_phone=&#8221;center&#8221; text_orientation_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/the-history-of-angels-and-demons-from-genesis-to-revelations\/\"><span class=\"et-pb-icon\" style=\"font-size: 35px; color: #d62356; position: relative; top: 5px;\">H<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Previous<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; module_class=&#8221;ds-vertical-align&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|600||on|||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;3px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;right&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||12px|false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_orientation_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_orientation_phone=&#8221;center&#8221; text_orientation_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjcyMyJ9fQ==@&#8221; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;link_option_url&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Next<\/span> <span class=\"et-pb-icon\" style=\"font-size: 35px; color: #d62356; position: relative; top: 5px;\">I<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; module_id=&#8221;download-study-guide&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; max_width=&#8221;937px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-43px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;11px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;11px||25px||false|false&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;z-index: 10;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; module_class=&#8221;ds-vertical-align&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;19px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Montserrat|800||on|||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;62px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Montserrat|800||on|||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;54px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Montserrat|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||25px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;40px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; text_line_height_tablet=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; text_line_height_phone=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; text_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;off|phone&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;8vw&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;35px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;8vw&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;35px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Is God Mean?<br \/> <span style=\"color: #d62356;\">The book<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>If you enjoy the video series you will LOVE the book!<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;\/isgodmean\/book&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Buy on Amazon&#8221; button_alignment_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; button_alignment_phone=&#8221;center&#8221; button_alignment_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#d62356&#8243; button_border_width=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_border_radius=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700|||||||&#8221; button_use_icon=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||16px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;18px|51px|18px|51px|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;19px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IsGodMeanMockUp-small.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;15px||30px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#3D5492&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|true|false&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style_all=&#8221;dashed&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#3D5492&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|24px|30px|24px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||0px||false|true&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Enter your Email address for the FREE study guide<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||15px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|14px||15px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var gform;gform||(document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.scriptsLoaded=!0}),window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){gform.domLoaded=!0}),gform={domLoaded:!1,scriptsLoaded:!1,initializeOnLoaded:function(o){gform.domLoaded&&gform.scriptsLoaded?o():!gform.domLoaded&&gform.scriptsLoaded?window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",o):document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",o)},hooks:{action:{},filter:{}},addAction:function(o,n,r,t){gform.addHook(\"action\",o,n,r,t)},addFilter:function(o,n,r,t){gform.addHook(\"filter\",o,n,r,t)},doAction:function(o){gform.doHook(\"action\",o,arguments)},applyFilters:function(o){return gform.doHook(\"filter\",o,arguments)},removeAction:function(o,n){gform.removeHook(\"action\",o,n)},removeFilter:function(o,n,r){gform.removeHook(\"filter\",o,n,r)},addHook:function(o,n,r,t,i){null==gform.hooks[o][n]&&(gform.hooks[o][n]=[]);var e=gform.hooks[o][n];null==i&&(i=n+\"_\"+e.length),gform.hooks[o][n].push({tag:i,callable:r,priority:t=null==t?10:t})},doHook:function(n,o,r){var t;if(r=Array.prototype.slice.call(r,1),null!=gform.hooks[n][o]&&((o=gform.hooks[n][o]).sort(function(o,n){return o.priority-n.priority}),o.forEach(function(o){\"function\"!=typeof(t=o.callable)&&(t=window[t]),\"action\"==n?t.apply(null,r):r[0]=t.apply(null,r)})),\"filter\"==n)return r[0]},removeHook:function(o,n,t,i){var r;null!=gform.hooks[o][n]&&(r=(r=gform.hooks[o][n]).filter(function(o,n,r){return!!(null!=i&&i!=o.tag||null!=t&&t!=o.priority)}),gform.hooks[o][n]=r)}});<\/script>\n                <div class='gf_browser_gecko gform_wrapper gform_legacy_markup_wrapper' id='gform_wrapper_1' ><form method='post' enctype='multipart\/form-data'  id='gform_1'  action='\/isgodmean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/713' >\n                        <div class='gform_body gform-body'><ul id='gform_fields_1' class='gform_fields top_label form_sublabel_below description_below'><li id=\"field_1_1\"  class=\"gfield field_sublabel_below field_description_below hidden_label gfield_visibility_visible\"  data-js-reload=\"field_1_1\"><label class='gfield_label' for='input_1_1' >Email<\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_email'>\n                            <input name='input_1' id='input_1_1' type='text' value='' class='large'   placeholder='Email Address'  aria-invalid=\"false\"  \/>\n                        <\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n        <div class='gform_footer top_label'> <input type='submit' id='gform_submit_button_1' class='gform_button button' value='Submit'  onclick='if(window[\"gf_submitting_1\"]){return false;}  window[\"gf_submitting_1\"]=true;  ' onkeypress='if( event.keyCode == 13 ){ if(window[\"gf_submitting_1\"]){return false;} window[\"gf_submitting_1\"]=true;  jQuery(\"#gform_1\").trigger(\"submit\",[true]); }' \/> \n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='is_submit_1' value='1' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_submit' value='1' \/>\n            \n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_unique_id' value='' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='state_1' value='WyJbXSIsIjc2ZDg1ZWJmNWY0NTFmYjk5ZTNiMzUxZmZmZmVmMjdiIl0=' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_target_page_number_1' id='gform_target_page_number_1' value='0' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_source_page_number_1' id='gform_source_page_number_1' value='1' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' name='gform_field_values' value='' \/>\n            \n        <\/div>\n                        <\/form>\n                        <\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.5&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;89%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;59px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|44px|36px|44px|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;40px|26px|36px|26px|false|true&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.5&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;33px&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#3D5492&#8243; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; header_3_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_3_font_size_phone=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_3_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Noah and the flood in the Bible: How could a loving God drown women and children in a flood?<\/h2>\n<h3>God&#8217;s rescue mission to save humanity from extinction<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#b2b2b2&#8243; divider_weight=&#8221;4px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; width=&#8221;45px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||8px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.5&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#3D5492&#8243; header_3_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#3D5492&#8243; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span class='et-dropcap'>H<\/span>ow could a loving God drown women and children in a global flood\u2026 that\u2019s a question that atheists and those attempting to deconstruct their faith often ask when trying to reconcile Christianity\u2019s claims of a loving God with the story of Noah in the Bible. It\u2019s a question that you need to know how to answer. I mean, it does seem kind of harsh when you think about it doesn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n<p>Well, I can guarantee you that God is a God of love, and that His actions in the Old Testament, even in the story of Noah and the Global flood, were actions that are ultimately rooted in love and compassion.\u00a0 If you\u2019re wondering how I can correlate drowning the whole world with acts of love then keep reading as I share three points to explain exactly that. Whether you&#8217;re an atheist, or a lifelong Christian, I am confident some of the ideas shared here you have never encountered before.<\/p>\n<p>In this series, I\u2019m attempting to explain some of the most difficult questions posed to me by some of my friends who began deconstructing their faith as they encountered some difficult stories in the Old Testament that they didn\u2019t know how to process. The question I&#8217;m addressing in this article is, \u201cHow could a loving God drown women and children in a global flood?\u201d I\u2019m going to answer that question with 3 points. Don\u2019t forget to subscribe so that you never miss a thing! Alright, let\u2019s jump in with point number 1.<\/p>\n<h2>1. The flood was a rescue mission to save mankind from extinction<\/h2>\n<p>I know this probably sounds crazy with just a surface level reading of the story of Noah\u2019s Ark. You&#8217;re probably thinking, \u201cChris did you read the story? God drowned the whole earth. He didn\u2019t rescue it!\u201d And while I agree that there was definitely judgement taking place through the flood (I\u2019ll get to that in my second point), I believe that God\u2019s ultimate motivation for drowning the world, was to save, not destroy humanity\u2019s future. Let\u2019s take a look at <span style=\"color: #e02b20;\">1 Peter 3:19-20 (KJV)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e02b20;\">\u201cBy which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>So this scripture references Noah and his family and says that they were saved by water. You\u2019d think that it would say that they were saved from water, but that\u2019s not what it says. It says they were saved by water, as in, the water saved them. The NHE Bible actually emphasizes this point and says \u201cthey were saved by means of water.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are some translations that have interpreted this verse to say that they were saved while going through the water, but when you look at the context of the verse I think the more accurate translation is the one chosen by the KJV translators. The word \u201cby\u201d in the Greek is \u201cdia\u201d and can mean \u201cby means of\u201d\u201d or \u201con account of\u201d, and when you read the next verse you see this comparison made:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e02b20;\">The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us\u2026<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #e02b20;\">1 peter 3:21 (KJV)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The King James English can be hard to process. In modern day English I would say, \u201cThis is a picture of how baptism saves us.\u201d So to paraphrase, the author is saying, in the same way that the water saved Noah, the water of baptism saves us.\u201d But I think the obvious question here is, what did the water save Noah from? We know the Ark saved Noah from the water, but what did the flood waters save Noah from? Let\u2019s dig a little deeper to find out.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve watched my previous videos then you\u2019ve already heard me hint at this point. If you haven\u2019t seen my previous videos then let me take a quick 30 seconds to fill you in. There are a couple of different ways you can look at the setting for the story of Noah\u2019s Ark depending on how you interpret the beginning of Genesis 6. I\u2019m obviously approaching the story of the flood from the way I understand the story, but you don\u2019t have to believe it like I do. Even if you don\u2019t believe my interpretation of Genesis 6:1-4 then it still doesn\u2019t change the fact the flood was ultimately a rescue mission. Here\u2019s what I mean.<\/p>\n<p>Leading up to this video I produced a series of 4 videos providing a Biblical argument that Genesis 6:1-4 records an angelic rebellion in which angels mated and reproduced with human women filling the world with a hybrid half-angel, half-human race. Now hold on, don\u2019t change the channel. I know that sounds crazy, but that\u2019s why I spent four videos, 2 hours total worth of teaching, explaining this concept in detail. I knew that idea was going to sound crazy to people, so I made sure to provide a strong Biblical argument to support my claim. So if you think I&#8217;m talking crazy, please go watch my previous videos before making your final conclusions. Although the concept sounds ludicrous, many of the world\u2019s most brilliant Biblical scholars believe that Genesis 6:1-4 records the story of fallen angels mating with human women to produce a hybrid race.<\/p>\n<p>If that interpretation is correct, then that means that there was a hybrid race population exploding across the earth as human men and women mated either with fallen angels, or with this hybrid race of people. As men and women continued to reproduce with this unnatural offspring, the natural race of humanity would have been disappearing as this new race took over. Whether you believe there was a hybrid race exploding throughout the earth or not, there is one thing we all agree on and that the Bible states in no uncertain terms. That is, mankind had totally turned their back on God and all of civilization was living in open rebellion to God.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e02b20;\">Genesis 7:1 (TLB)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #e02b20;\">Finally the day came when the Lord said to Noah, \u201cGo into the boat with all your family, for among all the people of the earth, I consider you alone to be righteous.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Please keep in mind that when the flood started when Noah was 600 years old, and I believe Noah had been preaching repentance for at least 120 years leading up to the flood, giving people an opportunity to repent and be saved. I want to look at a portion of scripture that we\u2019ve looked at several times before on this channel, but this time I want to focus on a different part of it.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e02b20;\">Genesis 6:1-3 (TLB)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #e02b20;\">Now a population explosion took place upon the earth. It was at this time that beings from the spirit world looked upon the beautiful earth women and took any they desired to be their wives. Then Jehovah said, \u201cMy Spirit must not forever be disgraced in man, wholly evil as he is. I will give him 120 years to mend his ways.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e02b20;\">2 Peter 2:5 (KJV)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #e02b20;\">And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>So we see in these two scriptures that Noah was a preacher of Righteousness and that God gave mankind 120 years to mend their ways. Some other translations of 2 Peter 2:5 say that Noah was the only one who \u201cspoke out\u201d for God. So I believe that during these 120 years that Noah was preaching righteousness and repentance. With all of that in mind, let\u2019s take stock of everything that was going on leading up to the flood.<\/p>\n<p>We just read in Genesis 6:1 that there was a population explosion taking place as the Sons of God mated with the daughters of man. So obviously the babies being born as a result of these ungodly unions were hybrid beings. While this was going on, the world of mankind had rejected God entirely as they embraced this demonic coexistence with fallen angels. Extra biblical writings tell us that society had completely devolved into an abhorrent mess obsessed with everything twisted and tormented, including murder, human sacrifice, rape, bestiality and experimenting with the mixing of animal species. If the extra-biblical texts are accurate then the fallen angels helped humanity successfully cross breed different animal species together leaving a mutilated animal kingdom to fill the earth. That is why the animal kingdom also needed to be cleansed by the flood.<\/p>\n<p>Things got so bad, and God remained so patient, that literally every righteous person died or was murdered until Noah was literally the only righteous man left. It doesn\u2019t even tell us that Noah\u2019s family was righteous. I think it\u2019s possible they were just saved for Noah\u2019s sake and because they were of a pure blood line to restart the human population. Keep in mind, extra Biblical texts tell us that people were trying to murder Noah and his family. God waited until the absolute last second to send the flood. We think our world seems pretty dark sometimes, but can you imagine being literally the very last Christian on earth while the rest of society wants to murder you. The level of depravity that the world had fallen to is honestly beyond anything we can imagine.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s follow this story to its logical conclusion. What if Noah would have died? What if God had held back the flood and Noah would have been murdered, and the only people left in the world were murderous rapists and half-man, half angel hybrids? Well, for one, people would have continued breeding with the fallen angels and hybrid beings until the only family lines left in the earth were these mixed hybrid lines effectively eliminating humanity from the face of the earth.<\/p>\n<p>Satan wanted this to happen because he had already been told by God in Genesis 3 that it would be the seed of a woman that would bring his defeat. We know that this was accomplished by Jesus the Christ coming as a human as the son of Mary. Satan wanted to wipe out the seed of woman before it could bring his demise. It was Adam and Eve, humanity, that had eaten the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thus welcoming evil into the world. Thus, Jesus had to come as a human, the seed of a woman, to redeem humanity and the world. If humanity had been wiped out because God delayed sending the flood, then Jesus would not have had a human line to come through, and all of creation would have been doomed for all eternity. Even so, God waited until the absolute last moment, until there was literally only one righteous man left to send the flood, and even then he allowed Noah to preach repentance for 120 years and provided the Ark as a way of escape for anyone who would turn from their wicked ways.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I\u2019m going to do some speculating here, and read in between the lines of the things we know. I think it\u2019s possible one of the reasons that God waited so long to send the flood is because he was waiting until there were no more human babies left. We know that Noah was the last righteous man on earth, and he was 600 years old. So we know that society as a whole had turned away from God a long time ago. We also know that there was a population explosion when the fallen angels started mating with human women. So it\u2019s very possible that the pure human population had already dwindled to the point that by the time Noah was 600 years old that there were only hybrid babies being born. For the righteous population to have dwindled to literally one man, it is very possible that the last of the human babies had been born many years earlier and had already grown old enough to consciously choose righteousness or evil, and unfortunately we see that they all chose evil. That would explain how it was possible that ALL of humanity only thought evil all the time as this passage reveals:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e02b20;\">Genesis 6:4-5 (KJV)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #e02b20;\">4 There were giants 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.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #e02b20;\">5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It appears to me that human innocence was gone. I personally believe that is because the innocence of children was gone, as there were no children left.<\/p>\n<p>The last thing I want to say on this point, is that even if you don\u2019t believe in the angel view of Genesis 6, and you don\u2019t believe that there was a hybrid race taking over the earth, the fact still remains that God had to preserve a family line through the last righteous man alive in order to provide a safe family for the Christ to be born into as a vulnerable baby. That was the plan through which all of us were to be redeemed. So, either way you look at it, while the flood did bring judgment, it was also a rescue mission to save the future of humanity.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #3d5492;\">2. God would be evil himself if He didn\u2019t judge evil<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the questions that atheists or those questioning their faith often ask is, \u201cIf God is a good God then why doesn\u2019t He intervene to stop all of the evil happening in the world?\u201d This is perplexing to me, because these people blame God for being unloving for not intervening to stop the spread of evil in the earth, but then when God does intervene to stop the spread of evil in the earth they accuse Him of being a monster for doing so! For example, the Canaanites were a people group known for melting babies alive on ovens and practicing human sacrifice. Rape and murder were rampant in their culture, and they had their targets set on wiping out God\u2019s people. This culture was worse and more dangerous than Hitler\u2019s Germany. So God intervenes and empowers Israel to take out their armies and political power, thus stopping the spread of evil in the earth, and now people call God mean and harsh for using Israel to stop them! Or in this case, God sends the flood to wipe out this evil species taking over the world, and God gets labelled mean for doing so.<\/p>\n<p>I do want to make it clear that the flood wasn\u2019t just about the hybrid species, but it was about judging the evil humans who had welcomed and perpetuated this evil into the world. Humans had the authority over the world, and the kingdom of darkness couldn\u2019t have done anything in it without the consent and aid of the humans who were supposed to be caretakers of the earth. The Bible makes it clear that God was judging man, not a hybrid species with the flood, and all of mankind that died in the flood was thoroughly and totally evil and deserving of judgement.<\/p>\n<p>What do you want? Should the judge have abandoned justice and let evil run unmitigated bringing the extinction of the human race? Picture a courtroom where a mass murderer is standing trial, all the evidence is there to prove his guilt, he even pleads guilty, and the Judge just let\u2019s him off scott free! What would you think of that Judge? You would think he was an evil judge who doesn\u2019t care about the well being of the community.<\/p>\n<p>I want you to imagine for a moment that you have two sons. You heartbreakingly get the news that one of your sons has become a demented serial killer and that the authorities are on the hunt for him. One day you walk into your home to find your murderous son holding down your innocent son with a knife raised above his head just seconds away from plunging it into your innocent son\u2019s body. There\u2019s no time to cross the room to get to them. The only way you could stop him in time is by pulling out your gun and shooting the murderous son before he plunges the knife into your other son. What do you do?<\/p>\n<p>I believe this is very much the situation God was in during Noah\u2019s day. God\u2019s creation had heartbreakingly turned on itself and eroded into such an evil state that the last righteous man on earth, the last man whom the future of humanity could be secured through, was at risk. The \u201cevil sons\u201d were on the brink of murdering the \u201cinnocent sons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t judge a police officer who takes out an armed gunman holding innocent hostages, in fact we call them heroes, so why do we call God a monster for doing the same thing? If God had not intervened to stop the spread of evil, not only would he have been an evil judge for choosing injustice, but you and I wouldn\u2019t be here today. He literally saved our lives when He sent the flood.<\/p>\n<h2>3. God provided a way of escape, but people chose not to take it<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at another translation of <span style=\"color: #e02b20;\">1 Peter 3:19-20 (ABPE):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e02b20;\">\u201cAnd he preached to those souls who were held in Sheol, These who from the first were not convinced in the days of Noah when the long-suffering of God commanded that there would be an ark, upon the hope of their repentance, and only eight souls entered it and were kept alive by water.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The ark that could save these people from the flood was there the whole time. Along with a preacher of righteousness to share the way of escape with them. Now, I don\u2019t know what Noah was preaching, but I do know that he was preaching, and that God had given humanity 120 years to mend their ways. I also believe that if anyone would have repented that they would have had a place on the ark, because the flood was to judge guilty people, not innocent ones. I think God knew that no one was going to repent, or otherwise He would have had Noah build a lot more boats, but the point is that every person had the choice. It was their decision to reject God\u2019s spokesperson on the earth, who was probably very famous for building the ark. I\u2019ve visited a life size replica of the ark, and it\u2019s not something you can miss. You can see it from a long way\u2019s off. It\u2019s massive, and I\u2019m sure that Noah had plenty of opportunities to warn others as they questioned him about why he was building an ark. The patience of God, to wait 120 years, waiting until the very last possible moment to give people a chance to repent is evidence of His mercy and grace. Those people didn\u2019t deserve a second chance, much less 120 years worth of second chances. I want you to see the desperation of God in this. He was so desperate to see mankind come back to Him that he waited until every last possible opportunity to repent had been absolutely exhausted. This is the nature of God and His son Yeshua. We see this nature over and over again throughout scripture, from Jesus embracing the famous betrayal kiss from Judas, to God delaying the judgement of the Canaanites, and we still witness God\u2019s longsuffering and patience today.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes I hear people say things like, \u201cHow could a loving God stay invisible and then judge me for not following the orders of someone I\u2019ve never met. If God wants me to believe in Him then He should at least reveal himself.\u201d &#8230;He did reveal himself. He literally sent His only begotten son to be born through a miraculous birth who then grew up to perform miracles to the masses validating himself. He raised people from the dead and became the most famous person in the world while stating clearly that He was the way of Salvation, and He even raised HImself from the dead, appearing to many afterwards, again proving Himself. He even ensured that there would be disciples to continue telling the truth of who He was until He returned. He could not have made it any more blatantly obvious for you. If anyone chooses to ignore the mountain of evidence that came from Him revealing Himself to the world, then that is not on Him. Anyways, that topic is actually going to be getting its own video in this series, so I\u2019ll move on.<\/p>\n<h3>Let the lion out of the cage<\/h3>\n<p>My heart behind producing this series is just to help people see the truth of God\u2019s character. In particular, my friends who have been doubting their faith. The world is constantly trying to assassinate God\u2019s character. Not that God needs my defense. A lion doesn\u2019t need protection, just open the cage right. I\u2019m just trying to let the truth out of the cage.<\/p>\n<p>I think many times Christians haphazardly shrug off some of these difficult questions and tell people to just have faith, because they honestly don\u2019t know the answers themselves, but I don\u2019t think these are questions that God wants us to just sweep under the rug. God has revealed Himself and His character through His word, and I want people to know our God is not mean. He\u2019s not a monster. He loves you more than you could ever possibly imagine. If you\u2019re having doubts or questions, then I want to get the book I\u2019m writing on these topics into your hands. If you can\u2019t afford to buy it then I\u2019ll give it to you for free. At the very least please finish watching this entire series on my website isgodmean.com. I believe it will provide a different perspective and allow you to make more informed decisions. There are some free study materials you can download as well, so be sure to check it out, and don\u2019t forget to subscribe to the YouTube channel and mailing list so that you never miss a thing. God bless you guys, I\u2019ll see you in the next video.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|15px|22px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; module_class=&#8221;ds-vertical-align&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.5&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|600||on|||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;3px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1em&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||12px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/the-history-of-angels-and-demons-from-genesis-to-revelations\/\"><span class=\"et-pb-icon\" style=\"font-size: 35px; color: #d62356; position: relative; top: 5px;\">H<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Previous<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; module_class=&#8221;ds-vertical-align&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|600||on|||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;3px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;right&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||12px|false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjcyMyJ9fQ==@&#8221; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;link_option_url&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Next<\/span> <span class=\"et-pb-icon\" style=\"font-size: 35px; color: #d62356; position: relative; top: 5px;\">I<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.1)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#264773&#8243; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;124deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_start_position=&#8221;30%&#8221; background_color_gradient_end_position=&#8221;90%&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ebook-17-1.png&#8221; background_position=&#8221;bottom_center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;1vw||1vw||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#31d190&#8243; border_width_left=&#8221;10px&#8221; border_color_left=&#8221;#264773&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; background_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; background_position=&#8221;bottom_center&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1280px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;26px||33px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0vw|||&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Montserrat|800||on|||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;62px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Montserrat|800||on|||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;62px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Montserrat|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px||false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; text_line_height_tablet=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; text_line_height_phone=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; text_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;off|phone&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;8vw&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;35px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;8vw&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;35px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_3_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_3_font_size_phone=&#8221;&#8221; header_3_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Is God Mean?<br \/> <span style=\"color: #d62356;\">The book<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>If you enjoy the video series you will LOVE the book!<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; width=&#8221;50px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Overpass||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||25px||false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span class='et-dropcap'>H<\/span>ow could a loving God flood the whole earth full of people, including women and children? How could a loving God send people to an eternal torment for temporal mistakes? Did God really command genocide and violence in the Old Testament? What about slavery, misogny, and polygamy that God seems to ignore and even endorse?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve found these questions lurking in the back of your mind, or if you&#8217;ve found yourself paralyzed when confronted with these questions by unbelievers, then this book is for you. This book reveals that the love of God is the central feature throughout the Old and New Testaments by explaining the loving motives behind the seemingly harsh actions in the Old Testament.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;\/isgodmean\/book&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Buy on Amazon&#8221; button_alignment_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; button_alignment_phone=&#8221;center&#8221; button_alignment_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#D62356 &#8221; button_border_width=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_border_radius=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700|||||||&#8221; button_use_icon=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||16px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;18px|51px|18px|51px|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;#episodes&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Watch free video series&#8221; button_alignment_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; button_alignment_phone=&#8221;center&#8221; button_alignment_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#264773&#8243; button_bg_color=&#8221;rgba(49,209,144,0)&#8221; button_border_width=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_border_radius=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700|||||||&#8221; button_use_icon=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;16px||16px||true|true&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset4&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical=&#8221;4px&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;#264773&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; button_bg_color__hover=&#8221;#31d190&#8243; button_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color__hover=&#8221;#31d190&#8243; box_shadow_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; box_shadow_color__hover=&#8221;#31d190&#8243;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IsGodMeanMockUp-small.png&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; max_width=&#8221;480px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; always_center_on_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;37px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;none&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#0c71c3&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Facebook&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/facebook.com\/evangelistchrisulery&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xe093;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.13.0&#8243; header_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; body_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px||40px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]facebook.com\/EvangelistChrisUlery[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ff6e00&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Instagram&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/instagram.com\/chris_ulery&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xe09a;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.13.0&#8243; header_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; body_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;40px||40px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>instagram.com\/Chris_Ulery<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#e02b20&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;YouTube&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC2bpZWayTwXpXymOyOxTRmg&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xe0a3;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.13.0&#8243; header_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; body_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;40px||40px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>YouTube.com\/divine-romance-ministries<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#0cc3d3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Twitter&#8221; url=&#8221;http:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisulery&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xe094;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.13.0&#8243; header_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; body_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;40px||40px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>twitter.com\/chrisulery<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|phone&#8221; padding_top_bottom_link_1=&#8221;false&#8221; padding_left_right_link_1=&#8221;false&#8221; padding_top_1=&#8221;5vw&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#264773&#8243; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.1)&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;124deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_start_position=&#8221;30%&#8221; background_color_gradient_end_position=&#8221;90%&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ebook-42-2.png&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; inner_width=&#8221;80%&#8221; inner_max_width=&#8221;1280px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|10vw||&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|||||false&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#D62356&#8243; border_width_left=&#8221;10px&#8221; border_color_left=&#8221;#3D5492&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; border_color_left__hover_enabled=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Montserrat|800||on|||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Montserrat|800||on|||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||30px|||&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; text_line_height_tablet=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; text_line_height_phone=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; text_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;off|phone&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;8vw&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;10vw&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;8vw&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;10vw&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>CONTACT US<\/h2>\n<p>If you need prayer, have a question about the Bible, or are interested in a live event we would love to speak you. Click the button or use the form to send us a message!<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;mailto:contact@divine-romance.com&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Message Me&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#D62356&#8243; button_border_width=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_border_radius=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700|||||||&#8221; button_use_icon=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||16px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;18px|40px|18px|40px|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;40px|||||&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;0px|||&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|40px||40px||true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||0px|0px|true&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; box_shadow_vertical=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_blur=&#8221;80px&#8221; box_shadow_spread=&#8221;-20px&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.17)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PhotoSlider1.jpg&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Message&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ebook-41.png&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#000000&#8243; border_width_right=&#8221;10px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; max_width=&#8221;1280px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/message-me-icon-blue.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; always_center_on_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Montserrat|800||on|||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;45px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||8px|||&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;25px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Message Me<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; header_3_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n\n                <div class='gf_browser_gecko gform_wrapper gform_legacy_markup_wrapper' id='gform_wrapper_2' ><form method='post' enctype='multipart\/form-data'  id='gform_2'  action='\/isgodmean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/713' >\n                        <div class='gform_body gform-body'><ul id='gform_fields_2' class='gform_fields top_label form_sublabel_below description_below'><li id=\"field_2_5\"  class=\"gfield gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below field_description_below hidden_label gfield_visibility_visible\"  data-js-reload=\"field_2_5\"><label class='gfield_label' for='input_2_5' >Name<span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_asterisk\">*<\/span><\/span><\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_text'><input name='input_5' id='input_2_5' type='text' value='' class='large'    placeholder='Name' aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\"   \/> <\/div><\/li><li id=\"field_2_2\"  class=\"gfield gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below field_description_below hidden_label gfield_visibility_visible\"  data-js-reload=\"field_2_2\"><label class='gfield_label' for='input_2_2' >Email<span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_asterisk\">*<\/span><\/span><\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_email'>\n                            <input name='input_2' id='input_2_2' type='text' value='' class='large'   placeholder='Email' aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\"  \/>\n                        <\/div><\/li><li id=\"field_2_3\"  class=\"gfield field_sublabel_below field_description_below hidden_label gfield_visibility_visible\"  data-js-reload=\"field_2_3\"><label class='gfield_label' for='input_2_3' >Phone<\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_phone'><input name='input_3' id='input_2_3' type='text' value='' class='large'  placeholder='Phone #'  aria-invalid=\"false\"   \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"field_2_4\"  class=\"gfield field_sublabel_below field_description_below hidden_label gfield_visibility_visible\"  data-js-reload=\"field_2_4\"><label class='gfield_label' for='input_2_4' >Message<\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_textarea'><textarea name='input_4' id='input_2_4' class='textarea medium'    placeholder='Message'  aria-invalid=\"false\"   rows='10' cols='50'><\/textarea><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n        <div class='gform_footer top_label'> <input type='submit' id='gform_submit_button_2' class='gform_button button' value='Submit'  onclick='if(window[\"gf_submitting_2\"]){return false;}  window[\"gf_submitting_2\"]=true;  ' onkeypress='if( event.keyCode == 13 ){ if(window[\"gf_submitting_2\"]){return false;} window[\"gf_submitting_2\"]=true;  jQuery(\"#gform_2\").trigger(\"submit\",[true]); }' \/> \n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='is_submit_2' value='1' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_submit' value='2' \/>\n            \n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_unique_id' value='' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='state_2' value='WyJbXSIsIjc2ZDg1ZWJmNWY0NTFmYjk5ZTNiMzUxZmZmZmVmMjdiIl0=' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_target_page_number_2' id='gform_target_page_number_2' value='0' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_source_page_number_2' id='gform_source_page_number_2' value='1' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' name='gform_field_values' value='' \/>\n            \n        <\/div>\n                        <\/form>\n                        <\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Footer&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#264773&#8243; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;240deg&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Is-God-Mean-Footer.png&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;16vw||4vw||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;36vw||&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;46vw||4vw||false|&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; max_width=&#8221;80%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Montserrat|800||on|||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;77px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; text_line_height_tablet=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; text_line_height_phone=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; text_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;off|phone&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;8vw&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Don&#8217;t miss an episode<\/h2>\n<p>Subscribe to be notified when new materials are released.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n\n                <div class='gf_browser_gecko gform_wrapper gform_legacy_markup_wrapper' id='gform_wrapper_3' >\n                        <div class='gform_heading'>\n                            <span class='gform_description'><\/span>\n                        <\/div><form method='post' enctype='multipart\/form-data'  id='gform_3'  action='\/isgodmean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/713' >\n                        <div class='gform_body gform-body'><ul id='gform_fields_3' class='gform_fields top_label form_sublabel_below description_below'><li id=\"field_3_1\"  class=\"gfield field_sublabel_below field_description_below hidden_label gfield_visibility_visible\"  data-js-reload=\"field_3_1\"><label class='gfield_label' for='input_3_1' >Email<\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_email'>\n                            <input name='input_1' id='input_3_1' type='text' value='' class='large'   placeholder='Email'  aria-invalid=\"false\"  \/>\n                        <\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n        <div class='gform_footer top_label'> <input type='submit' id='gform_submit_button_3' class='gform_button button' value='SUBSCRIBE'  onclick='if(window[\"gf_submitting_3\"]){return false;}  window[\"gf_submitting_3\"]=true;  ' onkeypress='if( event.keyCode == 13 ){ if(window[\"gf_submitting_3\"]){return false;} window[\"gf_submitting_3\"]=true;  jQuery(\"#gform_3\").trigger(\"submit\",[true]); }' \/> \n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='is_submit_3' value='1' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_submit' value='3' \/>\n            \n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_unique_id' value='' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='state_3' value='WyJbXSIsIjc2ZDg1ZWJmNWY0NTFmYjk5ZTNiMzUxZmZmZmVmMjdiIl0=' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_target_page_number_3' id='gform_target_page_number_3' value='0' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_source_page_number_3' id='gform_source_page_number_3' value='1' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' name='gform_field_values' value='' \/>\n            \n        <\/div>\n                        <\/form>\n                        <\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Noah and the flood in the Bible: How could a loving God drown women and children in a flood? Is God Mean | Episode 6H PreviousNext IIs God Mean? The book If you enjoy the video series you will LOVE the book!Enter your Email address for the FREE study guide\n                <div class='gf_browser_gecko gform_wrapper gform_legacy_markup_wrapper' id='gform_wrapper_1' ><form method='post' enctype='multipart\/form-data'  id='gform_1'  action='\/isgodmean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/713' >\n                        <div class='gform_body gform-body'><ul id='gform_fields_1' class='gform_fields top_label form_sublabel_below description_below'><li id=\"field_1_1\"  class=\"gfield field_sublabel_below field_description_below hidden_label gfield_visibility_visible\"  data-js-reload=\"field_1_1\"><label class='gfield_label' for='input_1_1' >Email<\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_email'>\n                            <input name='input_1' id='input_1_1' type='text' value='' class='large'   placeholder='Email Address'  aria-invalid=\"false\"  \/>\n                        <\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n        <div class='gform_footer top_label'> <input type='submit' id='gform_submit_button_1' class='gform_button button' value='Submit'  onclick='if(window[\"gf_submitting_1\"]){return false;}  window[\"gf_submitting_1\"]=true;  ' onkeypress='if( event.keyCode == 13 ){ if(window[\"gf_submitting_1\"]){return false;} window[\"gf_submitting_1\"]=true;  jQuery(\"#gform_1\").trigger(\"submit\",[true]); }' \/> \n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='is_submit_1' value='1' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_submit' value='1' \/>\n            \n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_unique_id' value='' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='state_1' value='WyJbXSIsIjc2ZDg1ZWJmNWY0NTFmYjk5ZTNiMzUxZmZmZmVmMjdiIl0=' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_target_page_number_1' id='gform_target_page_number_1' value='0' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_source_page_number_1' id='gform_source_page_number_1' value='1' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' name='gform_field_values' value='' \/>\n            \n        <\/div>\n                        <\/form>\n                        <\/div>Noah and the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-713","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Noah&#039;s flood in the Bible: How could a loving God drown women and children in Noah&#039;s flood? - Is God Mean?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/noahs-flood-in-the-bible-how-could-a-loving-god-drown-women-and-children-in-noahs-flood\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Noah&#039;s flood in the Bible: How could a loving God drown women and children in Noah&#039;s flood? - Is God Mean?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Noah and the flood in the Bible: How could a loving God drown women and children in a flood? Is God Mean | Episode 6H PreviousNext IIs God Mean? The book If you enjoy the video series you will LOVE the book!Enter your Email address for the FREE study guideNoah and the [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/noahs-flood-in-the-bible-how-could-a-loving-god-drown-women-and-children-in-noahs-flood\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Is God Mean?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-02-10T06:58:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/OldTestament-vs-New-Testament-God-Thumbnail.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/divine-romance.com\\\/isgodmean\\\/noahs-flood-in-the-bible-how-could-a-loving-god-drown-women-and-children-in-noahs-flood\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/divine-romance.com\\\/isgodmean\\\/noahs-flood-in-the-bible-how-could-a-loving-god-drown-women-and-children-in-noahs-flood\\\/\",\"name\":\"Noah's flood in the Bible: How could a loving God drown women and children in Noah's flood? - Is God Mean?\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/divine-romance.com\\\/isgodmean\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-08-31T03:53:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-02-10T06:58:53+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/divine-romance.com\\\/isgodmean\\\/noahs-flood-in-the-bible-how-could-a-loving-god-drown-women-and-children-in-noahs-flood\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/divine-romance.com\\\/isgodmean\\\/noahs-flood-in-the-bible-how-could-a-loving-god-drown-women-and-children-in-noahs-flood\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/divine-romance.com\\\/isgodmean\\\/noahs-flood-in-the-bible-how-could-a-loving-god-drown-women-and-children-in-noahs-flood\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/divine-romance.com\\\/isgodmean\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Noah&#8217;s flood in the Bible: How could a loving God drown women and children in Noah&#8217;s flood?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/divine-romance.com\\\/isgodmean\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/divine-romance.com\\\/isgodmean\\\/\",\"name\":\"Is God Mean?\",\"description\":\"Understanding God&#039;s Actions In The Old Testament\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/divine-romance.com\\\/isgodmean\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Noah's flood in the Bible: How could a loving God drown women and children in Noah's flood? - Is God Mean?","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/noahs-flood-in-the-bible-how-could-a-loving-god-drown-women-and-children-in-noahs-flood\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Noah's flood in the Bible: How could a loving God drown women and children in Noah's flood? - Is God Mean?","og_description":"Noah and the flood in the Bible: How could a loving God drown women and children in a flood? Is God Mean | Episode 6H PreviousNext IIs God Mean? The book If you enjoy the video series you will LOVE the book!Enter your Email address for the FREE study guideNoah and the [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/noahs-flood-in-the-bible-how-could-a-loving-god-drown-women-and-children-in-noahs-flood\/","og_site_name":"Is God Mean?","article_modified_time":"2022-02-10T06:58:53+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/OldTestament-vs-New-Testament-God-Thumbnail.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/noahs-flood-in-the-bible-how-could-a-loving-god-drown-women-and-children-in-noahs-flood\/","url":"https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/noahs-flood-in-the-bible-how-could-a-loving-god-drown-women-and-children-in-noahs-flood\/","name":"Noah's flood in the Bible: How could a loving God drown women and children in Noah's flood? - Is God Mean?","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/#website"},"datePublished":"2021-08-31T03:53:16+00:00","dateModified":"2022-02-10T06:58:53+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/noahs-flood-in-the-bible-how-could-a-loving-god-drown-women-and-children-in-noahs-flood\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/noahs-flood-in-the-bible-how-could-a-loving-god-drown-women-and-children-in-noahs-flood\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/noahs-flood-in-the-bible-how-could-a-loving-god-drown-women-and-children-in-noahs-flood\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Noah&#8217;s flood in the Bible: How could a loving God drown women and children in Noah&#8217;s flood?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/#website","url":"https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/","name":"Is God Mean?","description":"Understanding God&#039;s Actions In The Old Testament","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=713"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":737,"href":"https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/713\/revisions\/737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divine-romance.com\/isgodmean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}