As It Was In The Days Of Noah

Good News –February 2016 – Grace & Truth Magazine

As It Was In The Days Of Noah

”As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: They ate, they drank, they married ... until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.” —Luke 17:26-27 NKJV

Noah’s Time
What was it like back in the “good old days” of Genesis? Regardless of what man thought, “the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great ... and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually ... The earth was corrupt ... filled with violence” (Gen. 6:5,11).

Jesus’ Time
Had conditions improved by the time Christ walked the earth? Peter said in Acts 2:23, “Him [Jesus] ... you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death.” Men’s hearts and actions were still evil!

Today
What about now? News reporters around the world say, “It’s one act of violence after another.” Things haven’t changed a bit since Genesis!

The Future
Will the situation ever get better? God says not. When those who believe God are taken up to heaven, Satan will deceive the world, peace will be taken away and violence will fill the earth (Rev. 6:4-17).

God’s Warning
Before the flood, God told Noah He would wipe man off the face of the earth. How did Noah respond? “By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen ... prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world” (Heb. 11:7).

How did the world respond? It went on with its sinful pleasure, not believing God. So the flood came and destroyed all but eight people who went into the ark. Everyone not shut in by the Lord was shut out (Gen. 7:13-16). It was too late. And it will be the same way when Jesus Christ returns to judge the world.

Many are still rejecting God’s warning, just as they did in the days of Noah. But “the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, ‘Peace and safety!’ then sudden destruction comes upon them ... And they shall not escape” (1 Th. 5:2-3). “Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect” (Lk. 12:40).

Your Response
Are you ready to meet the coming Lord? Do you believe God as Noah did? Or are you still rejecting Him as the world does? God sees all your thoughts.

If you want to be saved, repent of your sins and accept Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord. “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him” (Jn. 3:36). We can tell you more.

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