A reminder for
today
Thou shalt have no other gods before me. (Genesis 20:3)
When in an argument with atheists the flood often arises. People
will question the love of God with the flood. So, if your God is love, why did
He destroy all those people in the flood? This is a question with a lengthy answer
but let me try and break it down to you and if you like you can research the
subject more. For now, we need to go back in time before the flood. It all
starts in Genesis 6: And it came to pass,
when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born
unto them, That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives
of all which they chose (verse 1 and 2).
These sons of God are angels (As per the book of Enoch)
mating with human woman. The result was the Nephilim and the beginning of a
corrupted blood line. These are the giants that are in the Bible and I believe
that much of the ancient Greek mythology is based on these Nephilim that lived
in that time.
These Nephilim was worshiped like gods and the world was corrupted
by violence and sexual immorality. Remember one third of the angels fell with lucifer
and these fallen angels are the ones that created the Nephilim. There were giants in the earth in those
days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of
men, and they bare children to
them, the same became mighty
men which were of old, men of
renown. 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 (verse 4
and 5).
And it repented (regret)
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 (verse 6 and 7).
Now we can see that the God was angry about the corruption of
His creation and the evil that was in the heart of man. The earth was filled with
violence and corruption. God decided to destroy this evil and therefore He
flooded the entire earth killing all except Noah and his family.
Now with that in mind let me take you to Matthew 24 verse 37
where Jesus said: But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the
Son of man be. 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. Then shall two be in the field; the
one shall be taken, and the other left.
If you think about the violence and evil that the Bible
discusses in the days of Noah and you look at the world as it is now. What do
you think? You are right, we are living in the end and please keep this in mind
where Jesus said in Matthew 24 verse 42: Watch
therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Lord, please keep us safe from the evil of this world and
lead us away from temptation. Let us hear you and listen so that we will be
ready when you return. In Jesus name.
Have an awesome day dear friend of Jesus.
Cheers
