“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.”
–Matthew 24:37-39
Many of those who give the Bible a cursory reading believe that Matthew 24:37 SUMS UP what is stated in Matthew 24:38-39.
A few, meanwhile, believe that Matthew 24:38-39 is only ONE example of what Jesus stated in Matthew 24:37.
In other words, most believe that “But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.” is merely the summary of “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.”
However, “But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.” is a statement which can stand on its own.
“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.” is only ONE EXAMPLE of that earlier verse.
Luke 17:28-29 provides another example.
“Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.”
And again, the reader who only SCANS God’s Word has the impression that the verses are AGAIN referring to the suddenness of Christ’s appearance in the last days being contrasted with the suddenness of the judgment of Sodom during the days of Lot.
AND, while this “sudden nature of God’s judgment” is certainly a true part of these accounts, it is NOT the ONLY true part of these accounts.
SO, the careful reader should instead focus on “But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.” and ALL of its implications, modern and long-ago–instead of NARROWLY assuming that it is ONLY referring to the “sudden nature of God’s judgment” and it’s overtaking of the inattentive wicked–AND NOTHING MORE.
As with much else which is in God’s Word, the GENERAL knowledge outweighs the application of that knowledge in a SPECIFIC instance.
There are OTHER EXAMPLES in which the “days of Noe” and the present day are VERY similar.
These examples–or at least, ONE example–will be the basis of at least one future ETPR piece.
God willing.
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DOES the reader READ the Bible–even regularly?
OR, does the reader STUDY the Bible–as is commanded within its pages?
It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.
DOES the reader believe he is saved?
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DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?
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THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST
“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:
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. ”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-8
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16
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