AS IT WAS

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AS IT WASSO WILL IT BE!
The Days of Noah
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Jesus gave a warning that has great meaning for
us today But as the days of Noe were, so shall
also the coming of the Son of man be. Mt 2437
What can we learn from the events of 4000 years
ago?
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What were the Days of Noah like?
EVERY or, the whole imagination the Hebrew
word signifies not only the imagination, but also
the purposes and desires - continually every
day! All they desired and wanted all the time was
only evil!!
Moses wrote under the inspiration of the Holy
Spirit And GOD saw that the wickedness of man
was great in the earth, and that every
imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only
evil continually. Genesis 65
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Why did God tell righteous Noah to build a huge
boat on dry land?
Ge 66,7 And it repented the LORD that he had
made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his
heart. And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom
I have created from the face of the earth both
man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the
fowls of the air for it repenteth me that I have
made them.
What a sad state of affairs! In just 2 thousand
years the earth had gone from what God declared
Very Good to where God was sorry He even made
it!
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Why was God made sorry?
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the
earth was filled with violence. And God looked
upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt for
all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
Gen. 611-12
God Is Love! He created all things to be happy!
Now the evil and violence of men was destroying
all possible happiness from the earth. Men
delighted in killing and torturing both animals
and people. The cries and groans of the oppressed
and suffering rose up before the loving Creator.
And God saw something else too
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God saw man would soon destroy all life on earth!
And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is
come before me for the earth is filled with
violence through them and, behold, I will
destroy them (from) the earth! Gen. 613 (margin)
God saw that unless He interceded to put a check
on it, the growing tide of evil would blot all
life from the planet!
What had led to this horrible evil?
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When Man turns from obeying God he starts a
process that leads to DEATH!
The race that lived before the flood were like
nothing we have ever seen. They lived hundreds of
years. They had minds that never forgot what they
learned. They had a world rich in natural
resources.
There was almost nothing beyond their
capabilities - The heights of evil they rose to
we cant even imagine!
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THE WICKED RACE OF CAIN
In Genesis 4 we have the story of the first son
of Adam. He grew up to be arrogant, self-willed
and rebellious he became the first murderer on
earth, brutally beating his innocent brother to
death because he had dared to urge him to obey
God. He knew he deserved to die. But as an object
lesson to the universe of what SIN will grow into
God allowed him to live out his life.
Cain married one of his sisters and moved away
from his parents to build a city to dwell in. He
invented a form of worship contrary to the
worship of the Creator. And it included Idolatry.
(see Joshua 2414,15) Idolatry led to cruel
practices killing and torturing in the name of
worship. Satan delighted in the mighty race of
Cain and taught them many evils!
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THE GODLY RACE OF SETH
Although Adam and Eve had many children, the
Bible zeros in on only certain ones. After the
death of Abel and the rebellion of Cain, Seth was
born and grew up to serve the Creator faithfully.
His descendents are call the Children of God.
These Children of God lived a more agricultural
life in secluded areas to be away from the
violence of the race of Cain and the false
worship. They would gather on the Sabbath to
offer sacrifices and worship before the gates of
Eden. But as time passed, the woman of Cains
race learned many seductive practices. They
learned to make themselves very appealing to the
urges of men and we are told The sons of God
saw the daughters of men that they were fair and
they took them wives of all which they chose.
Gen. 62
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INTERMARRIAGE BROUGHT APOSTACY!
Genesis 6 tells us that as the godly race of Seth
mingled and intermarried with the rebellious race
of Cain, men became mighty in their deeds of
evil. Giants in both stature and intellect, they
perused pleasure and lust until the state was
reached we read about earlier.
Only a few persons still served God faithfully
and they had to dwell in the secluded areas for
refuge from oppression and persecution. But even
in that wicked time we have the example of a man
who lived so close to God that he actually was
removed from earth and taken to heaven! His name
was Enoch and he was Noahs great grandfather. He
took hold by faith of the Hand of God and walked
with God. We can do this also, no matter how bad
others choose to be we can Walk with God!
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What things did Jesus point out about these
people of Noahs day?
For as in the days that were before the flood
they were eating and drinking, marrying and
giving in marriage, until the day that Noe
entered into the ark, And knew not until the
flood came, and took them all away so shall also
the coming of the Son of man be. Mt 2438,39
Eating and Drinking Marrying and giving in
Marriage These things are not wrong in
themselves BUT this is showing that these things
were all the focus of their lives and there was
an intensity about it that was evil continually!
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What other example does Jesus give us?
Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot they
did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they
planted, they builded But the same day that Lot
went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone
from heaven, and destroyed them all. Luke
1728,29
Eating and Drinking Buying and Selling Planting
and Building When these things become all
important and God is forgotten and dishonoured
and His Law despised - then evil rules in the
heart of man continually! Like the people before
the flood, Sodom was full of horrible cruelty.
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And knew not until the flood came, and took them
all away so shall also the coming of the Son of
man be. Mt 2438,39
Why did the people Not Know? Didnt God warn
them?
For 120 years Noah faithfully preached to the
world the message of the coming flood and the
safety to be had in the Ark he was building at
Gods command. With every blow of the hammer on
that ship he testified to his belief in the word
of God! It took all the possessions that Noah had
to build this ark-
Imagine the kind of faith it took- in a world
that had never known rain and life seemed to
continue normally!
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This is the point Jesus was making
If you had been in Sodom the day before the fire
fell you would have thought it would continue
forever. Lifes round of affairs went on as
usual, including a few rude jokes about the
preaching of that Nutcase Lot.
If you had been in the cities and towns the day
before the Flood came you would have seen
things continuing normally. In fact later the
people gathered abound the closed ark and had a
party ridiculing and threatening Noah! BUT THERE
HAD BEEN EVIDENCE to back up what Noah and Lot
were saying!!
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God gives evidence for those who wish to see and
believe!
Just the night before the fire fell on Sodom, a
huge crowd had been smitten blind as they tried
to do violence to Lots guests. When the ark was
finished and Noah invited the people to come in
for the last time, all at once hundreds of
animals were seen coming to the Ark
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In an orderly manner Seven each of the clean
animals identified in Leviticus went into the
ark. People watched in horror Was Noah Right?
Two each of the unclean animals went into the
ark. Birds flew in flocks to enter the ark.
Nature obeyed her Master but man would not heed!
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Could not the people see from this that the
building of the ark was the work of God? Did they
not know that animals and birds would not enter
the ark in perfect order and of their own accord
without the guidance of a divine hand? They might
have known but for 120 years they had been
hardening their hearts.
They asserted that if there were any truth in
what Noah had said, the men of renown--the wise,
the prudent, the great men--would understand the
matter! They had been training themselves to
reject the message of truth. Now, when
unmistakable evidence was given them, their
hearts were so hard that they laughed it away.
For seven days the animals came led by angels,
and Noah arranged them in their places!
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THEN Noah made his last appeal and was rejected
again. Now with his family and belongings he
entered the Ark. The one massive door no man
could close but a brilliant beam of light was
seen streaking from the sky and a mighty angel
from heaven closed the door. PROBATION had ended
for the rebel race.
Noahs faith was tried as for 7 days all
continued as before. No sign of the coming
disaster was seen. People celebrated and laughed
outside the ark. All were sure now that Noah was
a deluded fanatic !
Safe within, Noah and his family cared for the
animals and waited
The seventh day dawned clear but all at once
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Suddenly for the first time in history, dark
clouds gathered and lightening streaked across
the sky!
The wind howled like the shrieks of avenging
demons! The party around the ark broke off and
screams of terror filled the air! NOAH WAS
RIGHT!! The FLOOD is HERE!
Men saw their proud edifices of Idolatry
destroyed by fire from heaven before their very
eyes! And then came the RAIN!
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Too Late !
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Water poured from the sky as the protective
canopy that had sheltered the Earth making it a
tropical paradise, collapsed
Water shot in huge geysers from the
ground! People scrambled to the high places and
struggled to hold on. They tied their children to
large animals in hopes they would be carried to
safety. The animals in terror rushed towards men
as if they could help them.
What would they not have given for one more
invitation from Crazy Noah? As the waters rose
the Ark shifted and began to float.
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As it WAS in the days of NOAH! SO shall it be
when the Son of Man Cometh!
They KNEW NOT! Until the FLOOD came and TOOK THEM
AWAY!
Lu 2134 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any
time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting,
and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so
that day come upon you unawares !
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The Ark, Ship of Vision, was built by an
amateur boat builder over 120 years. The Ark
carried 8 people and a host of animals. The Ark
was used for only 1 year and then discarded in
the mountains of Ararat. The ark was built by
hand of wood and joined by iron rivets. The Ark
was designed and launched by God. Men or devils
could not sink it!
Titanic VS the Ark
The Titanic, Ship of Dreams, was built by
professionals over just a few years. The Titanic
was loaded down with people acting like
animals. The Titanic was only afloat for a few
days then rested 2000 feet deep at the bottom of
the icy Atlantic. The Titanic was built of iron
with wood within. The Titanics owners boasted
that God himself could not sink it. So ends Mans
proud schemes!
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BE YE ALSO READY For in such an hour as ye think
not The Son of Man cometh! Mt 2444