Yes — the flood completely changed the earth's climate, replacing a constant, spring-like, no-weather environment with the cycle of seasons, weather, and temperature extremes we know today.
Les Feldick teaches that before the flood the planet had one constant tropical temperature due to a vapor belt creating a greenhouse effect, with no weather and no rain. After the flood, God promised that seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night would not cease, showing that the pre-flood constant climate was replaced by the seasonal cycles we experience now.
Genesis 8:22 — This verse directly answers the question by recording God's post-flood promise that the recurring cycles of seasons, temperature, and day and night would never cease — language that did not apply before the flood.
The Bible records that in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth, and the earth was without form and void, with darkness upon the face of the deep (Genesis 1:1-2). The earth was watered from beneath, and the Bible says it had not rained upon the earth before the flood (Genesis 2:5-6). Noah and his sons were told to expect a flood, but the people of that world had never seen rain; the fountains of the great deep were broken up and the windows of heaven were opened (Genesis 7:11-12). After the waters subsided, Noah went forth from the ark, and God made a new covenant with him. The Lord smelled a sweet savor from Noah's sacrifice and said, "While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease" (Genesis 8:22). This is the first mention of these seasonal and weather cycles in Scripture, marking a definitive change in the earth's climate after the flood.
Les Feldick teaches that the pre-flood earth enjoyed a constant tropical temperature from pole to pole, created by a vapor belt that acted like a greenhouse effect. The sunlight was diffused around the globe, so there were no shifts in temperature, no weather, storm clouds, or rain; God watered the earth from beneath. Les says that after the flood, God brought a complete change to the planet: instead of one uniform temperature, the earth came under weather and climatic variations. He points to Genesis 8:22 as the "whole new beginning," saying that before the flood there were no seasons and no weather, but after the flood God promised the continuing cycles of seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night.
Les Feldick explains that at one time the earth had a constant tropical temperature, and the best way to explain it is that a vapor belt created a greenhouse effect. The world was of one temperature, and the sunlight was diffused around the globe rather than hitting it directly as it does now. Because of this, there was no opportunity for weather; there were no shifts in temperatures, no increase in atmospheric pressures, and everything was pretty much constant. He describes it as a beautiful earth with far more land area than today, tremendously productive, and with vegetation beyond our imagination. Since the Bible says it never rained, God watered the things that needed water from beneath.
The Bible records that in the six hundredth year of Noah's life, the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened, and the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights (Genesis 7:11-12). After 150 days the waters prevailed, and after they receded, Noah left the ark and built an altar to the Lord. The Bible says the Lord smelled a sweet savor and said, "While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease" (Genesis 8:22). Les Feldick emphasizes that you don't have that kind of language before the flood; there were no such things as seasons before the flood, and there was no weather — the flood changed all that.
Les Feldick offers as a scientific possibility that this may have been when the earth was tilted, producing the seasonal changes experienced afterward. However, he is careful to note that this is speculation, since the Bible does not state it. What the Bible does state is that after the flood, the recurring cycles of weather, seasons, temperature, planting and harvest, and day and night began and have continued without ceasing.
Les Feldick teaches that in the 1,600-plus years from Adam to Noah, there was no civil government, no organized worship, and no religion as we think of it. As a result, the earth was filled with violence, corrupt, and rotten to the core by the time of Genesis 6. God saw that the only remedy was to utterly destroy them, but His grace saved Noah and his three sons and their wives — eight souls — to bring to the other side of the flood. Les also says that the pre-flood earth was highly populated, possibly with as many people as are on the planet today, and they had tremendous technology.
Les Feldick points out that after the flood, God gave new rules and regulations to live by. For example, God now gave instruction that Noah and his family could kill animals and eat their flesh, which they could not do before the flood. Les emphasizes that while God hasn't changed and human nature hasn't changed, the circumstances of life after the flood were totally different from those before the flood. The climate was different, and so were the physical and social conditions of the earth.
The Corruption Requiring the Flood
Les shows that the pre-flood world had no civil government or organized worship, leading to the violence that made the destructive flood — and the subsequent new beginning — necessary.
Pre-Flood Tropical Climate
Les explains that a vapor belt created a greenhouse effect, giving the pre-flood earth a constant tropical temperature with no weather and no rain.
Constant Climate from Pole to Pole
Les describes the pre-flood earth as having a constant climate from pole to pole, more land area, and less water than today.
Vapor Belt and Spring-Like Weather
Les teaches that God put half of the flood waters into a huge vapor belt, producing constant spring-like weather and no storm clouds.
The Pressure and Aftermath of the Flood
Les speaks of the incredible pressure of the flood waters on the planet and how the semi-tropical climate supported vegetation beyond imagination, relevant to understanding the scale of the change.
The Pre-Flood Earth's Productivity
Les describes the pre-flood earth as beautiful, tremendously productive, and highly populated, setting the stage for the climatic change after the flood.
Seasons Begin After the Flood
Les points to Genesis 8:22 and says that before the flood there were no seasons and no weather; the flood changed all that and brought the cycles of seedtime, harvest, cold, heat, summer, and winter.
Life After the Flood Totally Different
Les notes that after the flood God gave new rules and regulations, making life after the flood totally different from life before it, including the change in climate.
Genesis 8:22: While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
This is the key verse showing God's promise after the flood that the cycles of seasons and weather will continue, confirming the change from the pre-flood constant climate.
Genesis 2:5-6: And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
This verse shows that before the flood it did not rain, and the earth was watered from beneath — the basis for Les's teaching about a constant climate with no weather.
Genesis 7:11-12: In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
This describes the flood's onset, when both the fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were opened, bringing rain for the first time.
Genesis 1:1-2: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
This is the creation context that Les references when explaining the original state of the earth before the flood.
According to Les Feldick's teaching from Scripture, it did not rain before the flood. He explains that there was no weather and no storm clouds, and that God watered the earth from beneath. Genesis 2:5-6 says the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and a mist watered the whole face of the ground.
Les Feldick teaches that this phrase marks the beginning of the seasonal cycles after the flood. Before the flood there were no seasons and no weather; after the flood, God promised the ongoing cycles of planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night — the recurring patterns of the year that still continue.
Les Feldick suggests as a scientific possibility that the earth may have been tilted at the time of the flood, producing the seasons we experience now. However, he clearly identifies this as speculation because the Bible does not state it. What is stated is the promise of continuing seasons in Genesis 8:22.
Les Feldick says life after the flood was totally different. God gave new rules and regulations, such as allowing people to kill and eat animals, which they could not do before. The climate also changed from a constant spring-like condition to seasonal weather, as God promised in Genesis 8:22.
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