God's creation = 100 / evolution = 0
MT. ST. HELEN'S AND EARTH’S RAPID RECOVERY
When Mt. St. Helens erupted in 1980, the destruction was staggering. Over 230 square miles were devastated. Forests were flattened, animals were killed, and scorching pyroclastic flows covered much of the landscape in volcanic ash and debris. Scientists believed recovery would take many decades, perhaps even centuries.
But nature recovered far faster than expected.
Within just a short time, plants began returning to the barren ground. Animals soon followed. Elk moved back into the area and fed on the fresh vegetation. Their population exploded so rapidly that twin births became unusually common. The land had been devastated, yet life rebounded with remarkable speed. God designed living things to recover, multiply, and refill damaged environments.
This gives us a powerful picture of what the world after Noah’s Flood may have looked like. After the Flood, the Earth would have been covered in mud, sediment, and destruction much like the volcanic devastation around Mt. St. Helens. Yet in Genesis 8:17, God commanded the animals to leave the Ark and “breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.”
Noah remained on the Ark for months after it came to rest, allowing vegetation time to recover before the animals spread across the world again. The Bible’s account fits perfectly with what we observe after modern catastrophes: the Earth recovers rapidly.
Today, Mt. St. Helens stands as more than a reminder of destruction. It stands as evidence of the incredible recovery systems God built into His creation.
MT. ST. HELEN'S AND EARTH’S RAPID RECOVERY
When Mt. St. Helens erupted in 1980, the destruction was staggering. Over 230 square miles were devastated. Forests were flattened, animals were killed, and scorching pyroclastic flows covered much of the landscape in volcanic ash and debris. Scientists believed recovery would take many decades, perhaps even centuries.
But nature recovered far faster than expected.
Within just a short time, plants began returning to the barren ground. Animals soon followed. Elk moved back into the area and fed on the fresh vegetation. Their population exploded so rapidly that twin births became unusually common. The land had been devastated, yet life rebounded with remarkable speed. God designed living things to recover, multiply, and refill damaged environments.
This gives us a powerful picture of what the world after Noah’s Flood may have looked like. After the Flood, the Earth would have been covered in mud, sediment, and destruction much like the volcanic devastation around Mt. St. Helens. Yet in Genesis 8:17, God commanded the animals to leave the Ark and “breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.”
Noah remained on the Ark for months after it came to rest, allowing vegetation time to recover before the animals spread across the world again. The Bible’s account fits perfectly with what we observe after modern catastrophes: the Earth recovers rapidly.
Today, Mt. St. Helens stands as more than a reminder of destruction. It stands as evidence of the incredible recovery systems God built into His creation.
God's creation = 100 / evolution = 0
MT. ST. HELEN'S AND EARTH’S RAPID RECOVERY
When Mt. St. Helens erupted in 1980, the destruction was staggering. Over 230 square miles were devastated. Forests were flattened, animals were killed, and scorching pyroclastic flows covered much of the landscape in volcanic ash and debris. Scientists believed recovery would take many decades, perhaps even centuries.
But nature recovered far faster than expected.
Within just a short time, plants began returning to the barren ground. Animals soon followed. Elk moved back into the area and fed on the fresh vegetation. Their population exploded so rapidly that twin births became unusually common. The land had been devastated, yet life rebounded with remarkable speed. God designed living things to recover, multiply, and refill damaged environments.
This gives us a powerful picture of what the world after Noah’s Flood may have looked like. After the Flood, the Earth would have been covered in mud, sediment, and destruction much like the volcanic devastation around Mt. St. Helens. Yet in Genesis 8:17, God commanded the animals to leave the Ark and “breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.”
Noah remained on the Ark for months after it came to rest, allowing vegetation time to recover before the animals spread across the world again. The Bible’s account fits perfectly with what we observe after modern catastrophes: the Earth recovers rapidly.
Today, Mt. St. Helens stands as more than a reminder of destruction. It stands as evidence of the incredible recovery systems God built into His creation.
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