The bible
tells us in Genesis that Forty-five hundred years ago, Noah’s flood wiped out
the entire human population except for EIGHT people: Noah and his wife and
Noah’s three sons and their wives. …
Genesis 7:11-24
“In the six hundredth year of Noah’s
life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day
all the fountains of the great deep burst open, and the floodgates of the sky
were opened. And the rain fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights.
On the very same day Noah and Shem and Ham and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and
Noah’s wife and the three wives of his sons with them, entered the ark, they
and every beast after its kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every
creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind, and every bird after
its kind, all sorts of birds. So they went into the ark to Noah, by twos of all
flesh in which was the breath of life. And those that entered, male and female
of all flesh, entered as God had commanded him; and the LORD closed it behind
him. Then the flood came upon the earth for forty days; and the water increased
and lifted up the ark, so that it rose above the earth. And the water prevailed
and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark floated on the surface of the
water. And the water prevailed more and more upon the earth, so that all the
high mountains everywhere under the heavens were covered. The water prevailed
fifteen cubits higher, and the mountains were covered. And all flesh that moved
on the earth perished, birds and cattle and beasts and every swarming thing
that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind; of all that was on the dry land,
all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, died. Thus He
blotted out every living thing that was upon the face of the land, from man to
animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky, and they were blotted out
from the earth; and only Noah was left, together with those that were with him
in the ark. And the water prevailed upon the earth one hundred and fifty days.”
“Prior to
Noah’s Flood, population growth was much more rapid than today’s growth,
because people lived much longer and had many more children…an estimated 10
trillion people populated the earth pre flood! This estimated pre-Flood
population of 10 trillion is another indication that the Flood was worldwide.
And the Flood would have to be global to destroy such a huge number of people.
An estimated pre-Flood population of 10 trillion people is well over 1,000
times today’s world population of 7.1 billion people” * *Bible-Science Guy Debunking evolutionism. Proclaiming
Truth. Exalting the Creator. Exploring Creation.
Just as in the
days of Noah…the Lord is patient…He waits for more to come to know Him…not
wanting anyone to perish (1 Pet 3:20, 2 Pet 3:3-10) It is said it may have
taken Noah over a 100 years to build the ark! Each day he worked on the ark, he
bore witness to a large population of His faith IN God. And as the bible tells
us, only Noah and his family were “saved” from the flood and Gods
judgment...because they believed IN God.
As believers
in Christ, we too bear witness to our savior, Jesus, while we wait for His
return to claim his own…
And just as in
the days of Noah we will be mocked, ridiculed, slandered, and thought to be
foolish while we wait upon such a promise.
It is hard to
imagine that only eight out of well over a trillion people were saved in this
world cataclysmic event. And yet how different are we today…compared to 4500
years ago?
Thank the Lord
there are MANY more believers IN Christ today…
As the
prophets and bible scripture foretold…a Messiah, Jesus, would BE the ultimate
Savior to mankind. We celebrate His birth at Christmas, and we hold tight to
the truth of His resurrection at Easter. And on the day of Pentecost, as Jesus
promised, a “helper” is now available to ALL who believe Jesus was God, in a
mans body, tempted, but never sinned, died a human death, was in the grave for
3 days, and resurrected back to life on the 3rd day, as He predicted.
The
“helper”…the Holy Spirit…is at WORK! There is NO delay…but a perfect plan to
SAVE many more for the kingdom of God
Just as the
Lord waited a hundred plus years for Noah to build the ark and provide a way to
escape the 1st judgment of the Lord…so now He waits for the second coming of
Christ…not wanting anyone to perish.
We can learn
much from the example of Noah’s generation…as only a small minority of people
loved God. He and his family were surrounded by a corrupt godless culture…
It seems the
“majority” in Noah’s time…together ignored spiritual matters and the ways of
God…ultimately to their demise. The bible says the Lord looked upon the earth
in Noah’s time and found no one righteous, except for Noah and His family.
(Genesis 6)
Noah did not
conform to the majority of the worlds thinking, but held tight to Gods
promises…and they were saved from the flood.
We too must
stand…sometimes alone like Noah, and follow our God given Holy Spirit…that a
day WILL come...and it will be the final judgment, when Christ returns. Those
who have claimed His name as Savior…whether dead or alive…WILL be saved, and
they will escape the final judgment.
Noah was
outnumbered in his belief, and he was vindicated…Jesus was vindicated as it
appeared to his enemies he was defeated on the cross, only be raised from the
dead as he had predicted. We hold tight to this promise, that in our belief
that Jesus is the Messiah, we too will be vindicated, and not experience
eternal death…but an eternal LIFE with the living Lord who saved us.
It may not be
popular to stand firm on this ground, and we may still be in the minority like
Noah, but hold tight…and stand firm in your faith IN God…and to Jesus as your
personal Savior...
The bible and
the prophets foretell…the days are few and Christ IS coming back…to
vindicate…and bring home His faithful family of believers! Amen
“But you must not forget this one
thing, dear friends: A day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand
years is like a day. The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as
some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want
anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent. But the day of the Lord
will come as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a
terrible noise, and the very elements themselves will disappear in fire, and
the earth and everything on it will be found to deserve judgment.
Since everything around us is going to
be destroyed like this, what holy and godly lives you should live, looking
forward to the day of God and hurrying it along. On that day, he will set the
heavens on fire, and the elements will melt away in the flames. But we are
looking forward to the new heavens and new earth he has promised, a world
filled with God’s righteousness. 2 Peter
3:8-13 (NLT)
Reference used
in commentary:Lesson 18: A Difficult Passage Explained and Applied (1 Peter 3:18 -22) Steven J. Cole pastor of Flagstaff
Christian Fellowship, Flagstaff
