Is the Noah’s Ark story in the book of Genesis really about God destroying creation? A spiritual Bible interpretation of the story reveals its true meaning.

In this video, host Curtis Childs guides us through the revelations about the Old Testament parable that eighteenth-century philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg had during his spiritual experiences. Swedenborg’s perspectives transcend literal interpretations to provide a hopeful lesson about salvation. While it may seem like the Bible story is about God destroying creation, Swedenborg’s spiritual perspectives suggest that it symbolizes God’s still-ongoing efforts to save us from self-destruction.

860. From these things it is also evident that all regeneration proceeds from evening to morning, as is stated six times over in 1:0, where the regeneration of man is treated of, and where evening is described in verses 2-3; and morning in verses 4-5. In the present verse the first dawning of light, or the morning of this state, is described by “the tops of the mountains appearing.”