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The flood didn't end the world. It ended the sinners (presumably, though as we all know it didn't exactly work out that way). That's what the covenant promises not to do, and that's what the original question was about - why God didn't destroy "us all", presumably for our sins. That's exactly what happened in the story of Noah, and that's exactly what the abovementioned covenant was about. The Christian (and other religions') treatment of the Eschaton is substantially different from that. And there's no specific trigger condition for it.
I think Catholics see this differently. At least, "God promised not to end the world in a flood." is the reason I got when I asked my priests, parents, and Catholic school teachers how that reconciles with the Second Coming. Which isn't exactly high authority but I never saw a reason to second guess it.
Meanwhile Catholic mystic tradition has lots of visionaries warning of coming chastisements if we don't mend our ways and pray harder.
Are we not all sinners? When Jesus returns, will He not judge us by our sins? There is no specific trigger condition to the eschaton but there is a reason for it - "Behold, I make all things new." The reason for the eschaton is the problem of sin.
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