By David J. Stewart
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.
Jesus Christ is going to return soon, and most of the world will be
left
behind to worship the Antichrist. 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!!!
The gospel is NOT amending
one's
sinful ways, nor is it surrendering all to Christ, nor is it making a
commitment to God, nor is it joining a church, nor is it forsaking the
world, nor is it getting water baptized, nor is it opening one's heart
to
God's love, nor is it asking Jesus into one's heart, nor is it praying a
prayer, nor is it giving one's heart to God. A person may do all of
these
these and yet never be saved at all; thus, dying in one's sins and
spending
eternity in the flames of Hell.
So what then is the Biblical
gospel?
1st Corinthians 15:1-4, “Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures.”
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