Why did God destroy the antediluvian world?

Answer

"And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth. . . . And the Lord said, I will destroy man
whom I have created from the face of the earth." Gen. 6: 5-7.

What peaceful, happy conditions will prevail in the next world as compared with those of this life?
By what are all men to be finally judged?
What has the Pope commanded all Catholics to do?
When did Christ say the end would come?
What Christian grace are we exhorted to exercise in our expectant longing for this event?
Who are to share this fate?
What stands on either side of the river?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle