Life Spans Shortened By Climate Change?

[Shiloh62]

I'm looking at the ages of the folks in the old testament, and something just struck me. What was the longest anyone lived after the flood? I see Shem lived 500 years, but I don't see anyone living 900 years the way they did before the flood. Also, after each consecutive generation after that, the life spans grew shorter and shorter. God promised that He wouldn't send the flood until after Methuselah died at 969 years old, and no one lived that long since. Is it possible that there may have been some type of protective canopy over the earth that disintegrated or was otherwise changed by the deluge and that that affected the climate and prevented people from living as long as they used to? Shiloh62

[mizzdy]

My husband tells me that before the flood the earth was richer in oxygen allowing for longer lifespans and larger animals. Better food production I would think played a part also. I think there are a lot of factors why life spans have gradually shortened.

[Guest LadyC]

don't think so. i think it has to do with the fact that when adam fell, he brought physical death. the shorter and shorter life spans, i think, has more to do with the following:

genetic disorders

disease

crime rate

technology

yes, i know that crime and illness always existed, but as time has progressed, both genes and diseases have mutated, causing new illnesses or disorders...

i know that there was always crime, and that our society now may very well resemble that of old, BUT... the the bible doesn't mention what the average lifespan of the secular world was. but we do know that believers lived pretty much together back then, whereas these days, christians are pretty much isolated from each other most of the time. i mean, we are essentially living the way lot's family did... believers scattered sparsely among non-believers, so our well-being is at a much higher risk.

technology has also contributed. our lifespan hasn't really got anything to do with climate change, but likely has a great deal to do with the pollutions we are exposed to every minute of every day. not to mention the accidents that occur as a result of technology... plane crashes, car accidents, collapsed bridges, bombed buildings.... and the little mundane things like processed foods.

[Leonard]

Actually the Deluge very significantly shortened the lives of all but 8 people.....................

[irishcowboy]

My husband tells me that before the flood the earth was richer in oxygen allowing for longer lifespans and larger animals. Better food production I would think played a part also. I think there are a lot of factors why life spans have gradually shortened.

one, God said...... that man's days will be numbered 120 years.....

two, after sin entered the world, so did bacteria, and other things...... also, perfect DNA and GENEs Chromisones started getting corrupted......

now, after the flood, we had lots and lots and lots of death, and decay......

we had gone from very close relation procreating, to a vast number of people procreating..... now, after the flood, we now have close relation, again procreating, and thus, the genes, DNA and such all intermingeling again, thus weaknesses come out in some......

prior to the flood, i do not recall hearing of leprosy or some of the other illnesses as we do after the flood....

now, in Ps (90 or 91) we see a prayer of Moses that states mans days are 3 score (60) and ten years (total of 70 years) and if they are strong then they are 4 score (80 years)...... (Moses said 70 - 80 years, yet he did not even start his ministry until he was 80 years old, and lived to be 120 years, in Gen 6 we find that God said 120 years).....

in recent days, we find that some people are going back to the Biblical foods, and their health is increasing..... we have a young lady in our county that just celebrated her 109th birthday...... one of my customers I had when i was plumbing that celebrated her 100th birthday a year and half ago, and was still living on her own......

just think, very soon, we will not have to be worrying about life and death, for those that choose death, will have eternal death, and those that choose life will have eternal life, way way way past 120 years......lol.... YAAAAAHOOOOOOOOOOO

as for our life expectancy..... even though God said 120 years, and Moses said 70-80 years, we have no idea how many days we will have in our short lives, that is why we need to either choose life or death, NOW!!!!!!!!

who knows what will happen with in the next 5 minutes, or the next 24 hours, or even the next 75 years......

a pastor (a young man) was presenting the message he was given on Easter Morning a few years back..... as he was preaching, he stated that there would be no better way to go home, to leave this earth Praising the Lord.... and he started Praising the Lord and fell to the floor..... the congregation thought it was for effect, and after a moment, a friend of mine got up and went to the platform (one of the jr pastors) and the pastor had gone home.....

GONE HOME PRAISING THE LORD....... YaaaaaaHooooooo...... what a way to go.... even if only 52 years ( that is how old my father was when he passed away, not sure where he ended up_ and I am turning 50 very soon, and none of the men lasted very long in my family, the women, well, 70's to high 80's men? well, we make it to low 60's.......

my step dad (my daddy) is 76, and is telling me my retirement is lacking...... hahahahahaha..... i will be lucky to even make it to the day i can draw Social Security, much less even be able to retire......lol...... the Bible does not talk about retirement anyways......

there is a country, cant remember where for sure, think in Africa area, that when the people reach 100 years old, they have their work hours cut back to about 4 hours aday....... (Teresa was reading about this last semester during her elementry ed classes......)

mike

[Gerioke]

7th Day Adventists believe that no-one ate meat before the flood and thats why they don't eat meat.

[kross]

I'm looking at the ages of the folks in the old testament, and something just struck me. What was the longest anyone lived after the flood? I see Shem lived 500 years, but I don't see anyone living 900 years the way they did before the flood. Also, after each consecutive generation after that, the life spans grew shorter and shorter. God promised that He wouldn't send the flood until after Methuselah died at 969 years old, and no one lived that long since. Is it possible that there may have been some type of protective canopy over the earth that disintegrated or was otherwise changed by the deluge and that that affected the climate and prevented people from living as long as they used to? Shiloh62

Yes, the climate changed. It likely caused the ice age, it defoliated large sections of the earth reducing oxygen, caused greater volcanic activity, and put poisons into the air.

Add all that to what else has been stated, and you can see where it might have been climate.

Frankly, I think GOD just quit extending life beyond 120 years.

I used to think the canopy idea was a good one because I mis-understood what scripture said.

[exrockstar]

i have my own theory on why life was shortened but this idea of oxygen or bacteria...i would question. Adam lived how many years?

the age effected by climate change does not make sense because it didnt effect adam and those in the arc.

everyone after the ark lived over 500 years.