AS IT WAS IN THE DAYS OF NOAH
I know it has been quite some time since I have posted anything to this thread, and frankly, doing so now will probably be about as useful as all my other postings. And, while I no longer participate on this site to the extent I once did, I still watch the tape (via CNBC) and I still believe not only is there a GOD, but there is also only one way to an afterlife in which one will be happy they embraced by having a relationship with our Heavenly Father through Jesus (the) Christ. Now to be fair, I don’t go to church anymore which is not a suggestion that others do the same. On the contrary, I believe most people should. Unfortunately, I have two problems which cause me frequent spiritual distress: I tend to be outspoken and disruptive during church services, and I am often disappointed by the lack of the overwhelming presence of the Holy Spirit during a service. I can stay home and feel just as guilty about having a sin-nature without having to go somewhere and have it confirmed to me.
That being said, I find I am increasingly given to wondering if the one thing I so want, I will still manage to miss; going to heaven and being with Jesus. I don’t care about streets of gold or some of the other things attributed to heaven. I do however fear going to hell and being tormented for eternity without any possibility of ever leaving. The longer I breathe, which btw has already been 10 years longer than I had hoped, I find myself more and more concerned not only with my own spiritual destiny, but also the destiny of those who are endeared to me.
The title of this particular narrative is taken from a passage of scripture found in Matthew, chapter 24, verse 37, “But as the days of Noe (Noah) were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.” In other words, Jesus is going to come back suddenly and decisively. Now a couple of things immediately strike me: 1., it wasn’t as if people didn’t know of the inevitability of some major event since the people in the days of Noah were well aware of what Noah was doing (although they may not have known why), and 2., the unsaved were apparently totally unaware of their own depraved indifference. Notice what it says in Genesis, chapter 6, verse 5, “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.” Is it not known to the majority of humanity that most actions by an individual first start in one’s mind, and then, given some amount of contemplation, are either acted upon or disregarded? BTW, notice that it doesn’t say those who perished in the flood acted upon their imagination (although there must have been those that did), it simply says their thoughts were always evil. Now I have a question, is there anyone that honestly thinks our world is better off than it was 50 years ago (assuming you have seen 5 decades come and go)? If you do, I don’t know what planet you’re living on!
In March, or perhaps April, regarding the Covid-19 virus, I asked the Lord, “Why now?” And the Lord said, “It is a wake-up call.” Now I admit, I really don’t know what that means unless it is a way of getting the attention of the unsaved. When people begin to become increasingly concerned with the possibility of a negative consequence in the event they should become infected with something perceived to be incurable, it gets them to spend more time thinking about the possibility of their afterlife. Given the fact that it is now August, it appears to me the ‘wake-up call’ has gone pretty much unheeded. You know, there is coming a day in which a lot of Christians are looking for the Second Coming of Jesus, and I am really looking forward to that day! The rapture of the church is going to be like the day GOD sealed Noah and his family in the ark, and then all hell broke loose upon the earth.
I find it both humorous and disconcerting when I hear of some of the things people think about our Heavenly Father who clearly DONOT have a relationship with HIM through Jesus. I don’t care how intelligent some people think they are, they obviously haven’t died and returned to tell about it. That one thing alone makes all their ignorant opinions nonsense. On the contrary, there are multiple testimonies of those who have died and gone to hell or heaven, and come back to life to tell about it. When I first thought about writing this piece, I said, “Lord, I don’t really know what to tell people anymore.” And the Lord replied, “Tell them if they will call upon MY Name, I will save them.”
So there you have it. However, in the event the word ‘yawn’ comes to mind, a fellow by the name of Tom Horn says that he had a dream and saw a giant rock hitting the southwest coast of the U.S.A. And OH BTW, a giant asteroid is set to pass near the earth in 2029 named Apophis (aka Wormwood). Hmm, now where have I heard that before.
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