The consequences
The Earth’s collision with an extrasolar body shattered the Earth’s crust, like breaking an eggshell when dropped. The breakup of the Earth’s crust released water from within the Earth’s crust. The force of the collision, combined with water pressure, propelled the water high into Earth’s atmosphere, which fell in the form of heavy rain under the influence of gravity. The water in the lower part of the crust was hot, so it released steam and mist, which may have formed a thick cloud over the planet Earth. The steam blocked the sun rays from reaching the surface of the Earth. Also, the force of the collision may have stopped the Earth’s rotation. The stoppage of Earth’s rotation caused the side of the planet opposite from where Noah’s ark was to remain dark long enough for the water to become ice. Sufficient evidence of surface ice cover exists in the regions of the Americas.
The force of the Earth’s collision with an extrasolar body was strong enough to tilt the Earth’s axis of rotation by 23.5 degrees, compared to the sun’s axis of rotation. In addition, the force of the Earth’s collision with an extrasolar body pushed the Earth slightly into the outer half of the lifebelt. At its formation, the Earth orbited the sun along the centerline of the habitable zone. The combined consequence resulted in seasons in the northern and southern regions. Also, the violent impact caused the Earth’s orbit around the sun to be elliptical instead of circular.
The area where Noah’s ark floated faced the sun continuously. Therefore, the atmospheric temperature in the region where the ark floated remained above the freezing level. Noah’s ark floated among the mountains of the ancient Urartu region (the region between the Black and Caspian seas). The region of ancient Urartu remained sufficiently calm to ensure the ark’s survival. The eyes of the Creator were continually watching the ark. Eventually, the disturbance caused by the collision equilibrated, and the Earth resumed rotation about its axis. The resumption of rotation of the Earth induced the atmospheric motion, which Noah observed as the east wind. The onset of the east wind is because the Earth spins from west to east. When the water had receded sufficiently, the ark rested on one of several mountain peaks of the ancient Urartu region. The condition of Earth before the flood supported a longer lifespan. However, the Earth’s collision with an extrasolar body altered the original conditions. The Earth’s condition now cannot support the long lifespan of humans.
Unique characteristics of the Pacific Ocean region, together with the location and behavior of tectonic plates, support the probability that the Earth’s collision with an extrasolar body caused the global flood. All the water in flood came from within the Earth’s crust and is now on its surface. However, we can be confident that the global flood was the act of the loving Creator who acted to preserve humankind from certain self-destruction until the Messiah came.
