| Recently I have been hearing the news about the | | | | all human thinking and it got progressively worse. |
| wars going on, in and around Jerusalem. There is | | | | God saw how degenerate, debased and vicious it |
| talk of mass destruction and people are | | | | was. All humanity was corrupt and they had lost |
| wondering if we will be totally enialated. God | | | | their true direction. It was at this point that He |
| makes it no secret that after the second coming | | | | was sorry that He ever created man. Doesn't this |
| of Christ, the world will be destroyed by fire | | | | make you think how He must feel today? But |
| instead of water again. But for those of us who | | | | Noah won favor with God and from him, the |
| are born again will not experience this horrendous | | | | world continued...but still repeating history of every |
| act of destruction. By the grace of God we will | | | | wicked imagination. This time God has it all under |
| have been given our one way ticket into His glory | | | | control through Jesus Christ. People are still wicked |
| when Christ returns for His bride. But for anyone | | | | in every conceivable way, only this time, He is |
| who hasn't accepted Christ as their Savior will live | | | | giving everyone, not just a select few the chance |
| through the worst seven years upon this earth, | | | | to come aboard the "Ark" of safety.Today people |
| the Tribulation. Just as God gave His invitation to | | | | are going about doing their "own thing" and they |
| Noah and his family to be saved from destruction | | | | aren't understanding the seriousness of it. They |
| by entering the ark, He is extending His invitation | | | | are anxious and easily led astray by false |
| to everyone today to enter into another ark of | | | | doctrines such as the Da Vinci Code. Are you |
| safety, this ark is Christ the Messiah. It's only | | | | beginning to see now?Here's the revelation that |
| through Him will people escape the final judgement | | | | God showed me, it was the object of the ark. In |
| when God destroys this world as we know it with | | | | the Old Testament God's Spirit was contained in |
| a fire hotter than hell itself.Upon studying and | | | | the Ark of the Covenant. The Bible says that |
| teaching God's Word, I am beginning to see how | | | | after the flood had destroyed every living |
| He ties it all together and how every account of | | | | creature and had receeded, He smelled the |
| recorded Biblical history was an event that leads | | | | pleasing odor [a scent of satisfaction to His heart] |
| to Christ, the fullfillment of God's truth which is | | | | and said He would never again curse the ground |
| eternal salvation by being saved through grace. | | | | because of man's evil ways. He blessed Noah and |
| This is a revelation that God laid upon my heart | | | | his sons and made a covenant with them that He |
| and I thought it worth sharing.In Matthew the | | | | would never destroy the earth with water. Noah's |
| 24th chapter, Jesus is telling His disciples about the | | | | ark is a law of 'first mention' regarding the safety |
| events that will first take place before His second | | | | of being in Christ. He carries us through every |
| coming. His first warning was this: "Be careful that | | | | tribulation, when the waters of life try to take us |
| no one misleads you [deceiving you and leading | | | | under. The Ark of the Covenant was God's |
| you into error]." Matt. 24:4This made me think of | | | | promise to His people that He was with them. |
| the author of the 'Da Vinci Code', Dan Brown. It | | | | Today, Christ is that ark. His death and |
| has caused such a stir among Christians and | | | | resurrection left a pleasant odor of satisfaction |
| non-Christians alike. The sad thing about this book | | | | unto the Lord. It was the ultimate sacrifice. God |
| is that even though it's full of false claims, a weak | | | | now gives us all the choice to enter into the |
| follower of Christ will not be able to decipher the | | | | safety of "The Ark" through Christ, we all have |
| lies, and a non follower will be eager and willing to | | | | God's promise of eternal salvation should we |
| believe it. This book alone will be responsible for | | | | choose to step inside.Just as we will never have |
| drawing people away from the Gospel of Truth. | | | | to experience destruction by floods, neither shall |
| Satan's plan to keep people in the dark is working, | | | | we have to worry about destruction by fire the |
| for now. Satan is leading people into error and | | | | next time. But Jesus also gave another warning. |
| being deceptive. I pray you are not among | | | | Although no one knows the time or day of His |
| them.Then Christ said we will hear of wars and | | | | return, He does say that we will be able to see |
| rumors of them, but not to be frightened | | | | the signs. He is telling us to be ready. Are you |
| because these things must take place first. | | | | prepared?"So also when you see these signs, all |
| Nations will be against nations. (Mt. 24:6) Sound | | | | taken together, coming to pass, you may know |
| familiar? There certainly is all of that going on right | | | | of a surety that He is near, at the very doors." |
| now. And if you read Ezekial 38 and Isaiah 61, | | | | Mt. 24:33If we know for sure that all this is still to |
| these wars all involve Israel, which seems to be | | | | come, wouldn't it be wise to be ready, unlike the |
| the major headlines in today's news. God reveals | | | | people of Noah's time? When God makes a |
| in these chapters just how it's going to end up. I | | | | promise, He can not break it. Are you willing to |
| wouldn't want to give away the plot, but Israel | | | | take that chance? If you haven't received Christ |
| wins because of God's favor for His people. Sadly | | | | as your Savior, your Ark of safety, you still have |
| though, this will not stop other countries from | | | | time, but for how long? God only knows.The |
| trying.And in Mt. 24:7 Jesus talks about famines | | | | gospel is bad news to those who reject it...and |
| and earthquakes. All of these are a result of | | | | wonderful news to those who receive it.Vivian |
| people's disregard for fellow human beings through | | | | Gordon writes inspirational and spiritual articles |
| a sinful nature, which brings me to this point."As | | | | in which to help strengthen the Believer's walk in |
| were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of | | | | Christ. |
| the Son of Man. For just as in those days before | | | | They are often taken from today's point of |
| the flood they were eating and drinking, [men] | | | | view and |
| marrying and [women] being given in marriage, | | | | used in conjunction with what God says about |
| until the very day when Noah went into the ark. | | | | certain |
| And they did not know or understand until the | | | | situations and how we are to handle them. There |
| flood came and swept them all away-so will be | | | | is |
| the coming of the Son of Man." Mt. 24:37-39What | | | | always an answer for every problem. These |
| were the days of Noah like that Jesus should | | | | articles are |
| compare the last days to them? It's recorded in | | | | not all about asking God "why?" but in finding the |
| Genesis 6 that God saw the wickedness of men, | | | | answers. |
| which included every imagination and intention of | | | | |