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 is one purpose for which the Holy Spirit was sent?
What is God's attitude toward the sinner?
What kinds of disease and sickness did Jesus cure?
What does Solomon say his father did for him as a child?
How does Isaiah speak of the wicked at this time?
How much does one know of God when dead?
Why are its gates not to be closed?

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