In The Days of Noah.

 Preachers preach about it, teachers teach about it, folk talk about it, but what does it mean in the Bible when God says it will be as it was in the days of Noah when Jesus returns?  Are we talking about the Rapture, or the Second Coming because they are two very distinct events?  The Rapture of the Church is the first event (chronologically and NO you don't need to write me and try to argue that point). The Rapture of the Church is NOT something non-believers will be a part of, but they will undoubtedly be forever impacted by the event in many ways.  The Rapture of the Church is when Jesus is given the "Go" by His Father in Heaven, to come back to redeem or take (snatch away) His Bride, the Church. It is to take place any time and at any moment. The phrase "No man knows the day or hour" is NOT a referring to the Rapture, but it could be described in a similar way; we really don't know exactly when that will be. We are instructed (commanded) to LOOK UP and be ready at all times. Luke 21 even tells us what will be happening near that time. (Think Noah)

    Noah was an anomaly in his day for sure.  He was a Believer. He was a man of God. He wasn't a CHRISTIAN as Christ had not yet come. He was a Believer in the things to come and he preached about the dangers of NOT being a Believer. He preached in fact, for over 125 years that there would be destruction. He preached about the coming rains but the problem is, it had never rained before, so the people were not sure what to expect other than what this seemingly crazy old man was telling others. Rain? They knew about it. They heard Noah teach. They heard Noah preach about it. If they had Google they could have looked up what the world was saying RAIN was; no doubt it would have been debunked by Snopes!  That Noah, always harping on about something! So boring. 

    In the days when Noah lived there were things that remarkably resemble our times now in that there were those who woke up thinking of how they could cause trouble for others. There was lawlessness, and in fact, the laws were so broken that the new laws incorporated tolerance for behavior that the old laws repelled and rebuked. Does that sound familiar? Think abortion. Think gay marriage. Think I'm crazy? No, I'm not, I'm literate and I can read the Holy Word about what it was like in Noah's day.  The fact is, I'm rather excited that we are living in these times as bad as they are, because it means the Rapture of the Church is imminent!  My preacher in Hawaii, J.D. Farag likes to say "Imminent, as in any-minute".  I like that too. We all say "Maranatha" in response when anyone says Jesus is coming. Maranatha is another way of agreeing, and saying NOW would be GREAT!

    The Word says that in the last days (these days) even the ELITE (not the political or rich) who are God's people, will be deceived by the crafty and deceptive liar Satan.  Satan's lies about "my body my choice" and "It's 2022 and it's been legal for years, so yeah, it's OK, be proud" these are lies! Mental illness starts with genetics perhaps, but you can't say that you were born gay. You can say you were born with mental deficiency and through training, environmental circumstances, and choices you've made along the way you have DECIDED to be gay, but you can't continue to blame God for your continued decision to be flat wrong and disobedient. I'm talking about all types of adultery too, I'm not talking about just man on man, woman on woman, I'm talking about all sexual immorality, all choices we make as people, usually adults, when we decide to be "human" as some would say, and "sinful" as it really is.  Sin is sin. We don't need to dress it up in a party dress to call it anything else. If God said NO 67 times about one issue the answer is NO for the rest of eternity.    

    Sometimes I think folks who are genuinely saved, or "have their fire insurance" as Pastor Pete McGuire used to say, will choose to be dependent on someone whose morals are lax simply because that believer needs a place to live, a roof, 3-squares a day, and you know, a little loving. They sacrifice and disrespect God's will for them just because they can't "deal with it" or they "can't make it on their own".  These are excuses too. I know I'm being harsh, I understand that, and I'm also being damned honest about it too. We're not on this Earth long enough to bring about the judgement we bring upon ourselves when we choose, I said CHOOSE to be disrespectful and CHOOSE to be dishonoring, and CHOOSE to throw our witness right out the window because we think we're fitting in with the new age or the people of today. DO YOU REALLY WANT TO DO THAT? Look at the people of today and the very shame they are living in and raising their children within. It's disgusting to humans, can you even imagine how God feels about it?

    In the days of Noah men were constantly coming up with new ways to beat out each other for land, for possessions, for anything and everything. Men were evil in the sight of God, human sacrifices were rampant, abortion through sacrifice after the birth of a child to their idols was also predominant. Thank God every last baby went straight back to Heaven! In the days of Noah demons known as Nephilim were roaming the Earth, appearing as man, and mating with woman, creating evil beings that were not human in nature. How often do we hear of people today referring to someone (usually a rich and powerful person) as being a reptilian? Maybe not so much reptile, but demon? Could it be (yes) that we are living in the days that are VERY MUCH like they were in Noah's time? Evil people, evil lies, evil deception, corruption among the good let alone the very bad.  

    Look at our school systems! Look how the teachers are treated. More than half of the world's educators have chosen another field due to the treatment they receive and the lack of discipline imposed on children (and parents) by those who swore to protect the educator. THIS IS RELATIVELY NEW. Let me tell you, in 1979 if I had spat on a teacher my mother would have walked her happy ass to my school and drug me into the hall by my hair and beat the living tar out of me - - thank you Mom! In 2005 if my son had done that I would have stood on a chair if I needed to to whoop his ass! You're welcome son!  Some time after 2005 we truly went downhill in our educational programs and districts. They allowed parents to rule the room, and teachers to bring in crap about their personal lifestyles in the guise of acceptance and inclusion. We don't need that in our classrooms, we need EDUCATION!

    Noah was spared the wrath. Noah was saved by God. Noah still had to endure the boat ride, and he had to do it with a BOAT LOAD of animals to boot!  He and his family worked around the clock for over a year feeding and caring for those animals. MY GOSH, the smell had to be unbearable. God saw to it that Noah was safe, He didn't see to it that Noah was clean, tidy, or protected from Elephant dung! We will, as Believers, see and endure "crap" too.  We'll live through these times, but we will be saved and our boat is a lot better - - it's a FLIGHT straight outta here!  Maranatha!  If you think what this world is doing is OK or cool - - you are deceived and possibly part of the problem. IF YOU are a CHRISTIAN, a BELIEVER in Jesus and can "testify to the life, death and resurrection" of our Lord, and you are CAUGHT IN THE RATTLE of the lifestyle that lies and carries both disease and disorder with it, you need to stop now and get on the boat. Grab a shovel, you're gonna need it. You have work to do.

    God and GOD alone is able to forgive when we ask. God and GOD ALONE is the one for DELIVERANCE. God and GOD ALONE is the way to the real and true peace. You think you have depression and anxiety now? Wait until you are no longer protected by His Grace due to your CHOICE to leave His will for you. Rainbows? No...GOD MADE THAT RAINBOW FRIEND.  If I could say one thing about the days of Noah and the days we live  in now, it is that they are so close and they are so equaled that the best news ever is about to come out of it -- count yourself sealed if you are saved, but pray and pray hard to be counted among those who will not suffer the agony of His wrath if you are not saved. PLEASE know the difference. Your choice is yours not His. He would that no one perish, but He's also not going to remove your free will - - you must make a choice. OK, I wasn't going to do it, but in the words of  Getty Lee "To choose not to decide, you still have made a choice."  It's true. You have.

If you're going to COME OUT - - turn around. Faith over fear, and certainly faith over lies.  How does that saying go? "PRIDE comes before a fall"?  In this case, pride came and then there was a flood. 

    

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