Ellen Chat Conversation

Ellen White taught that the sea and the entire landscape of the world were radically altered by the Flood, stating that "The entire surface of the earth was changed at the Flood" (PP 107.4). This event brought a "third dreadful curse" upon the world due to human transgression, fundamentally reshaping the relationship between land and water (3SG 76). Before the Flood, the natural world operated with a level of order and stability that no longer exists in the same way. Ellen White noted that "The rivers had never yet passed their boundaries, but had borne their waters safely to the sea" (PP 96.3). However, during the Deluge, these "fixed decrees" were broken as the waters of the deep and the windows of heaven were opened. As the waters began to subside, the world was unrecognizable. Ellen White described how the hills and mountains were surrounded by a "vast, turbid sea" (PP 107.4). The receding waters did not simply flow back into pre-existing basins; instead, God caused a powerful wind to move the waters with "great force," which in some cases carried away the tops of mountains and formed "huge hills and high mountains where there were none to be seen before" (3SG 77.2). This violent action buried the treasures of the old world—gold, silver, and fine wood—beneath layers of earth and rock to hide them from the sight of sinful men (1SP 80.2). The result of this upheaval was a "re-formation of the earth's crust" (PH124 26.2). When Noah finally looked out from the ark, the mountains and hills appeared in a "broken, rough condition," and the surrounding area looked like a "sea of roiled water or soft mud" (1SP 80.2). The vast forests that were buried during this time were changed into coal and oil, which Ellen White described as "witnesses mutely testifying to the truth of the Word of God" (PH124 26.2). Practically, these changes remind us that the natural world we see today is a scarred version of the original creation. The rugged mountains and deep seas are evidence of God's judgment on sin, yet the preservation of resources like coal within the earth's new structure shows His continued providence for the human family. In conclusion, the Flood did not just add more water to the earth; it broke up the earth's surface, created new mountain ranges, and redistributed the seas, leaving behind a world that is a "vast burial ground" but also a witness to biblical history (PP 107.4). --- 💡 **You might also want to explore:** • What did Ellen White say about the world before the Flood? • How did the climate change after the Flood according to her writings? • What was the purpose of the "powerful wind" that blew after the rain stopped? --- 📚 **thousands of passages found** containing these search terms — [Explore in Full-Text Search](/advanced-search?q=Did+the+sea+change+because+of+the+flood)