How soon do we forget the Truth…..if we do not protect what goes in our ears and what we see with our eyes….we can easily loose our way in the Truth of Christ.
Then He who sat on the throne said, behold, I make all things new. And He said to me, write for these words are true and faithful.
And He said to me, It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.
He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My Son.
But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death, ( Revelation 21:5-7).
Let us go back in time to the Flood…..Let us remember what is written in Psalm 29:10: The Lord sat enthroned at the Flood, and the Lord sits as King forever.
He is enthroned at the Flood as well as the judgment to come. He is the Beginning and the End….. He is forever. He sees all and knows all….. Nothing is hidden from His sight……So…. back to Noah.
Noah received the word of God. He was told of the coming flood. Noah accepted the news. Noah then was instructed by God to build an ark for his own family as well as two of every kind of beast, bird and creeping things that God instructed to go to Noah.
Think about this, two of every kind of living creature that God wanted to preserve walked, ran or flew to Noah…. and hung out until it was time….. To me, that is so outstanding. The living creatures came from all over the world in obedience to the power of His command. …..God is so awesome. I wonder why the people in the area of Noah did not receive the Lord’s word seeing the amazing view of all these creatures coming to hang with Noah…..
Think about the lions, the tigers and oh yeah, the bears and deer, wolves, all hanging together…. waiting…… for the day of the Lord. Maybe all the neighbors did was complain about the zoo and amusement park growing in Noah’s land….. We miss God with our prejudices so many times!
Many missed the Messiah because of their prejudice also. Hmmmmm…………………………..Are we dull now and missing the signs the Lord is manifesting today?
In between the instruction from the Lord and the actual completion of the ark….. Noah was warning people of the coming judgment….. Did anyone hear this time ?
So God looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.
And God said to Noah, the end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them, and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Make yourself an ark of gopherwood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch, ( Genesis 6:12-14).
In scripture, it appears that it took Noah 100 years to build the ark…. I could be wrong on that…. but Noah is brought on the scene when he was only 500 years old…. Then flood waters were on the earth when he was 600 years old as stated in the verse 5:32 and 6:6 of Genesis.
Noah was building this ark which never had been needed or seen by humans before…. There was no rain on the earth prior to the Flood. So as human nature dictates our actions, the people came to look and probably asked….What are you doing there? They probably said Noah was crazy as they also accused our Lord…… As I wrote last blog, God’s ways are right side up as we always look at things upside down from God….. His ways are different….. They are that way on purpose….. He is always trying to get our attention so we may turn and believe.
Noah was then testifying for 100 years of the coming judgment….. Did anyone have ears to hear?
Well, it is written that only Noah’s family of eight,( 2 Peter), were saved from the judgment…. Then we can assume that no one believed or took heed to the testifying….
Do we have ears to hear today as the Spirit is speaking through His people….. Are we hearing…..????
As Jesus instructed the people to watch and understand: But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.
Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming, ( Matthew 24:37-42).
Even so, Lord Jesus, come. The Spirit and the bride say come!
Then the Lord said to Noah, come into the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are righteous before Me in this generation, ( Genesis 7:1).
There was judgment at the Flood where our King was sitting enthroned over the happening….. Heaven rules, not men…..Our King will sit over all happenings on this earth….. totally justified in His actions for He is righteous in ALL His judgments.
Noah and his family were saved from the first death, and the others were not……. Jesus, the Messiah, had not come yet to deliver all that would believe- from the second death….. which is eternal condemnation.
So everyone that was destroyed at the Flood and any further judgments in time on this earth still had a opportunity to believe in Jesus Christ as their Needful Justifier, our Savior…. And escape the second death, and have eternal life.
As written in 1 Peter 3:18-20: For Christ also suffered once, for the sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, by whom also He went and preached to to the spirits in prison, who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.
The people that have been destroyed on this earth were locked in prison of death until they were given a chance to believe in the Lord and be saved from the second death…….
Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.
For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles- when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.
In regard to these, they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same flood of dissipation, speaking evil of you. They will give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
For this reason the gospel was preached also to those who are dead, that they might be judged account to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the Spirit.
But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers, ( 1 Peter 4:1-7).
The preaching of the gospel now is for men to turn to God today and hear Him today for their eternal place is at stake.
The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord, ( Romans 6:23).
For it is appointed for men to die once, but after this judgment, ( Hebrews 9:27).
Hear His cry for returning to Him through His Son, Jesus Christ….. God has prepared an ark for eternal salvation in His Son so we may choose eternal life in Him. If we do not choose Him, we have chosen eternal damnation. The King will still be enthroned this Day, no matter what we choose!
There is a choice….. we may loose our life here on this earth, but as we are diligent to keep our Lord in our hearts by living His way, by His Spirit, we can be assured we live in Him today and forever. We are and will forever enjoy His presence and be in His Light.
This is the message for our ears today: Revelation 21:5-8,
Then He who sate on the throne said, behold, I make all things new. And He said to me, write, for these words are true and faithful. And He said to me, It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.
He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son.
But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
In Christ, is our Safe Haven. He is the Ark of the Tabernacle of God….. He is our Rest and Hope. There is no place on this earth or in heaven that is our home but in Christ Jesus, the Son of God. We are all in need of our Savior, no one excluded or justified before the Almighty without our Lord in our heart. NO ONE.
Let us hear and live with the fear of God. The fear of God does not make us cowards, but that we run to the One who He has given Himself as the appropriation for our sins. Let us live in fear that we do not trample on the cross, death and resurrection of our Lord….Let us live as doves to Him and lions against evil.
Men did not listen to the warnings prior to the Flood as only eight were saved. Now the warning is about the coming judgment of fire….but it is eternal fire- forever….. Let us have ears to hear and hearts to receive His Word, His Son.
If men who saw the building of the ark and the gathering of all the living creatures before their eyes did not repent, how will men with the lack of a grand visible sight of warning, turn to repent today! Except…… through His city on the hill! His witnesses testifying on this earth……. Are you ready? Prepare the way of the Lord….. for we do not know the day or the hour….. May be today…. Are we ready to embrace the Mighty King who is strong in battle…… He is coming for His bride…… Are we ready? Are we ready to broadcast this unpopular, not comfort food, but the truth?
Hey, let us be wise and be found in His grace and the knowledge of Him….. Who is worthy of all honor and praise and our faithful love at all costs.
Let us receive the truth and live and be free in Him…. Or we can choose to remain in pride and deny the coming judgment of the second death, eternal fire. No one will pass from the first death, but those who believe will not be hurt by the second death.
All liars means all liars…….Let us ask for grace at our time of need of repentance and strength to abide in the Lord and obey His commands. For His Day is a Great and a Terrible Day!
He is an awesome God. He is a Consuming Fire…. He is Great and is greatly to be praised.
Let us bow in His Love and Beauty of Holiness and be His volunteers as He rules in the midst of His enemies…..as He said in John 12:24, Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains alone, but if it dies, it produces much grain…
But in all things we commend ourselves as ministers of God: in much patience, in tribulations, in needs, in distresses, in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in fastings; by purity, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, but the Holy Spirit, by sincere love, by the word of truth, but the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, by honor and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers and yet true; as unknown, and yet well know; as dying, and behold we live; as chastened, and yet not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things, ( 2 Corinthians 6:4-10).
Let us die daily to live in Christ, so we remain His Light pointing to the Son of Man, Jesus Christ, our Savior and King during easy times preparing for harder times as it is promised…..Are we ready? Are we preparing ourselves so we may endure through the night knowing He will bring the dawn?
The dark will be getting darker so the LIGHT ON THE HILL SHINES TO CHRIST JESUS.
So as the dark increases let us: Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad, ( 2 Corinthians 5:9-10).
For the love of Christ impels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again, ( 2 Corinthians 5:14).
As the world goes on as in the days of Noah, let us prepare the way of the Lord, first in our hearts, then the Light from within us will show the way….Let us not be caught unaware as in the days of Noah……….For our High King of Heaven is enthroned today and tomorrow….Heaven always rules in the kingdom of men….Let us not be deceived, but awaken to His righteousness.
Even so come, Lord Jesus, come….. the Spirit and the bride say -COME!
We love You!
Selah!
