Matthew 24:37-39, “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.”
In Matthew 24:39, notice carefully
the phrase “they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away.” Could
they not have known? Yes, of course, but they DIDN'T WANT TO KNOW. While Noah
was preaching, they couldn't have cared less. Noah preached for 120 years!!!
The wicked world is the same way
today, saturated with evil and indifference. People are selfishly going about
life as usual, eating, drinking and giving in marriage; while ignoring THE
TRUTH in the face of impending doom and judgment.
Genesis chapter 6 describes an evil
and wicked world that didn't care. They ignored Noah's message of
righteousness. They could have known, but they didn't want to know. They didn't
care.
People need to know the message of
Jesus Christ. Unfortunately, most people are wrapped up in themselves and don't
care. Most people are lost and on their way to Hell. Ironically, most of them
are religious. Most religions corrupt the Gospel by adding sacraments, works,
water baptism and religious devotion as requirements for salvation. But the
Bible says in Romans 4:5, “But to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him
that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.” This is
the simplicity that is in Christ Jesus (2nd Corinthians 11:3-4).
Jesus said the Last Days would be
like the Days of Noah, when people went about life as usual and didn't see the
impending doom, because they didn't care to know THE TRUTH. The flood came and
swept the wicked away. They all went to Hell in their unbelief, having died in
their sins.
The Apostle Paul quoted the words
of Isaiah the prophet from Isaiah 53:1 . . .
Romans 10:16, “But they have not
all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?”
Throughout human history, most
people have turned a deaf ear to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They all went to
Hell (Psalm 9:17). In Luke 16, Lazarus was carried by angels to Heaven, but the
rich man went to Hell. The rich man cried out from Hell, asking Abraham to send
Lazarus to warn the rich man's brothers. Abraham told the rich man in Hell that
if the brothers wouldn't listen to the prophets and God's Word, then nothing
would persuade them . . .
Luke 16:31, “And he said unto him,
If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though
one rose from the dead.”
If people will not heed the Bible's
warning, and that of God's men preaching the Word, then the wicked won't
believe at all no matter what happens. Most people today are living selfishly,
ignoring the truth and have forgotten God.
It is interesting that the Bible
says those who perished in the flood KNEW NOT until destruction was upon them.
They sincerely didn't believe Noah's message of coming judgment and doom. The
rich man KNEW NOT until he awoke in the fires of Hell. The people laughed and
mocked at Noah, just as fools laugh and mock at the Bible today. Many people
alive today will not wake up until they are burning in Hell with the rich man,
because they refused to listen to the Bible.
We are living in the Last Days. Ultimately,
the pleasure-seeking world will be swept away in their unbelief and wickedness
and cast into the lake of Fire. No one listened to Noah except his immediate
family. The inhabitants of Capernaum didn't listen to Jesus. The entire city of
Gadarenes asked Jesus to leave their coasts and never come back. America banned
prayer in 1962 and the Bible in 1963 from our public schools. America has
forgotten God.
Most people alive today are going
about life as usual, eating, drinking and giving in marriage; while totally
ignoring THE TRUTH of God's Word and what's really going on in the world today.
While we are facing impending doom
and destruction in this world, most people couldn't care less. Just as the
world didn't care before the flood came and swept them away. Just as Sodom
didn't care before God reigned down fire and brimstone to consume them. Just as
Jerusalem didn't care before Babylon utterly destroyed them. Just as the rich
man didn't care before God cast him into the flames of Hell. So also, is the
wicked world today, who don't care about THE TRUTH; but eternal judgment is
coming!!!
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