The following post is from November of 2014:
In amongst an entire chapter of information concerning the tribulation period, Jesus gave us this particular revelation of the Second Coming in verse 37 of that 24th chapter of Mathew, "But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood , they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark." If you read the Genesis account in chapter six you will find that what Jesus was referring to wasn't quite as simple as just getting married but rather that men "....took wives for themselves of all whom they chose." In the next verse we see God's response in "And the Lord said, 'My Spirit shall not strive with man forever...'." A few verses later we read "for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth." And once again a few verses later "....the earth is filled with violence."
We all know of the wanton killing that occurs all the time in the Middle East. More recently we hear unbelievable stories closer to home in Mexico. Here in Pittsburgh we could have three murders in one day and people watching the news would just shake their head and go on to the next story. As a child I viewed an occasional gunfight on television and there was hardly any gore. Our children today are exposed to digital displays of gruesome human carnage on a daily basis through many mediums.
We are violent in America and violence is encompassing the whole world. Possibly you have seen the ultrasound picture in the news this week of a baby smiling in the womb? Yet the world celebrates the ongoing slaughter of abortion. As for the Biblical verses mentioned above on marriage? Have you read the accounts this week that the abducted schoolgirls in Nigeria have been "married off?"Do we not marry whomever we want today irrespective of God's laws?
As I write this, on a Sunday afternoon, is it not probable that much of America does not have a care in the world about violence as they watch their football games...unless it is a quarterback's concussion of course? Ponder your own weekend so far. Had America's rebellion against God or His warnings of judgement that are becoming clearer as time goes on even been discussed in the fellowship with friends that you probably had taken part in? If you are a church goer were there any warnings emanating from the pulpit? Generally, Americans are concerned but that concern is kept below the surface so as not to make it appear that they are not as psychologically or spiritually secure as the one sitting next to them at work or in church.
"But as were the days of Noah"...... are we as in the days of Noah? It must be possible to know of such a situation or Jesus would not have given us the clue. One last verse...in speaking of the people in Noah's day, Jesus then said "(they) did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be."
