Well folks, welcome to
Anchor Bible school again.
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We want to continue our
study of principle number seven.
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And it's a very
important principle;
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that which was
literal is spiritual now,
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and will be literal
in the coming kingdom.
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And we want to take a
look at a story that we find in
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the Old Testament.
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You know, it is in a
certain sense a global story,
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but it also has many
literal things that point to
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spiritual
realities in the future.
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And so we are going to
use this story to illustrate
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how literal things in the
past can apply spiritually
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towards the end of time before
the second coming of Christ.
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And basically, you have the
handout, the title of it is,
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The Flood Story
as an Illustration
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of Historical Typology.
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And we're going to see
several principles here.
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We're going to see how
types and antitypes work.
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We're going to see also,
you know, how the literal
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becomes symbolic.
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We're going to take into
account several principles
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that we've already studied.
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And I'm sure you're going to
be able to see these principles
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as we study along.
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I'm going to follow
the outline just as it is.
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We've asked you to
fill in the blanks.
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This is a
different type of class,
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we haven't done this before.
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But you're going to
help me fill in the blanks.
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In this lesson, we want to study
the cataclysmic worldwide flood
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in Noah's day.
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The reason why this
study is so important
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is because Jesus said
that the flood foreshadows
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the destruction which
will come upon the world
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at the very end
of human history.
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Jesus said, "As it
was in the days of Noah,
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so shall it also be at
the coming of the Son of Man."
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But is there more to the
story than meets the eye?
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Is the parallel just that the
destruction at the end of time
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is going to be
like the destruction
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in the days of Noah?
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Is the parallel only that
the wickedness of the world
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before the flood is similar to
the wickedness that will exist
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in the world before the
second coming of Christ?
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Or are there more typological
things involved than just
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the wickedness of the race
and the destruction that came?
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That's what we
want to take a look at.
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Now the subtitle
that we have here is,
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Satan's Hidden Pre-Flood Agenda.
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Satan had a special
agenda when it came to blending
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the righteous and the
wicked before the flood.
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And that's what we
want to take a look at now.
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So let's go to our
outline and fill in this blank.
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Genesis 3:15 explains
that there would be warfare
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between two seeds.
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And what is the
first blank there?
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The woman's seed
and the serpent's seed.
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So how many seeds are there?
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There are two seeds.
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Now both of them, in
the case of Adam and Eve,
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both of them
were children of Eve.
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But the seed you are is
not determined by your birth,
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it's determined by your choice.
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You realize that.
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Now, the next point is that
in the story of Cain and Abel,
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Abel was the...
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...woman's seed. Very well.
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And Cain was the seed of the...
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...wicked one.
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So whose seed was Cain?
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He was the devil's seed.
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Now by
influencing Cain to kill Abel,
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Satan thought he
had gotten rid of what?
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Of the seed.
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See, the devil suspected
that perhaps Abel was the
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promised seed of Genesis 3:15.
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So he says, "I'm going to
get rid of this young man.
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And therefore, the
prophecy of Genesis 3:15
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cannot be fulfilled."
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But of course, you
know in Genesis 4, God gave
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Adam and Eve another
seed in place of the seed
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that Satan had
killed by using Cain.
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Now in the next section
that we have here, it says
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Genesis 4:16-24
presents the genealogy of Cain.
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And Genesis 5 delineates the
genealogy of Seth, very well,
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who took the place of Abel.
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So the devil says, "I
killed Abel; problem solved."
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God says, "Not so easy.
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I'll give another seed."
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And so the devil soon realizes
that he's not going to be able
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to kill all the seeds.
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Because he kills the seed
and God brings another one.
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So the devil says, "I
need to implement a plan B.
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There has to be a better plan
than trying to kill the seed."
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And by the way, soon the devil
realizes that what God is doing
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is preparing a holy line from
which the Messiah will come.
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He soon discovers that
these seeds, lowercase "s",
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are really preliminary
seeds that will lead to the
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coming of the
Seed in the future,
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and that God is
preserving a holy line
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from which the Seed will come.
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Now let's read this note.
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Before we are able to discover
the devil's hidden pre-flood
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agenda, we must review a
few things about the world
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before the flood.
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Number one, between
creation and the flood
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there was a
period of 1656 years.
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Number two, before the
flood human beings lived
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to be over 900 years old.
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At least some of them.
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Though sin had entered the
world, their physical and mental
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energy must have been enormous.
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Imagine a scientist
working in a laboratory
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for close to 900 years
with much more mental energy.
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In fact, Ellen White says
that Adam was created with
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twenty times the mental
energy that men have today.
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So they were not living in
caves and killing dinosaurs
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with stone hatchets.
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There were no
drastic temperature changes.
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The world was close
to its pristine beauty.
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There were no
drastic temperature changes.
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There was no scarcity of
food or natural resources.
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Number four, most likely
there was very little disease.
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And Ellen White confirms this.
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God had told man to
be fruitful and multiply.
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Imagine how many children
900 year old people could have.
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There must have been
millions, if not billions,
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of people on the planet
the day before the flood.
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1656 years, in a world were
there was very little disease,
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where there was
much more mental energy,
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there was no
scarcity of natural resources,
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and God had told man to
be fruitful and multiply.
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So the world undoubtedly had
at least millions of inhabitants
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by the time that the flood came.
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Now Genesis 6:1-4
speaks about the sons of God
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and the daughters of men.
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Now what happened
between the sons of God
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and the daughters of men?
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The story in Genesis
tells us that the sons of God
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entered to the daughters of men.
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Now that expression,
"entered," means that they had
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sexual relations with them.
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They contracted
marriages with them.
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Now who are the sons of God?
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The sons of God are
the descendents of Seth.
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Who are the daughters of men?
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They are the wicked
descendents of Cain.
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And by the way,
three women are mentioned
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in the genealogy of Cain.
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Very unusual to have
women in genealogies.
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And I'm not going to go
into the meaning of their names,
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but the meaning of
their names has to do with
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their external appearance.
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In fact, one of them
means, "jewel" or "ornament."
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Adah. We say Adah.
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In other words, all of
the names of these women
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emphasize their
external attraction.
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What is it that
attracted the sons of God?
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You know, you read
what the rabbi say.
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They say that the
women ran around painted up,
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in nakedness of
flesh, and all decked out.
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That's what the
Jewish rabbi say happened.
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Let me ask you, do you
think that there were also
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daughters of God here?
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Before the flood, were
there daughters of God?
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So why didn't the sons of God
look at the daughters of God?
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Why did they look at
the daughters of men?
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There must have been
some external appearance
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to the daughters of men that the
daughters of God didn't have.
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In other words, the
daughters of God were ordinary.
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They didn't put on
all the paraphernalia.
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They didn't paint themselves
up and they didn't run around
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in nakedness of flesh, as
the Jewish rabbis express it.
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Now let's read the note.
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Some Bible teachers
have thought that the
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sons of God were angels.
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Have you heard
that interpretation?
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And that the
daughters of men were human.
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And that the result of
the crossbreeding between
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the two was the giants; a
hybrid that was half human
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and half demon.
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That's the view that
many, many scholars have today.
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This view must be questioned
for at least three reasons.
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Number one, the
immediate context...
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Remember the
importance of the context?
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The immediate context
indicates that the sons of God
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were the descendents of Seth,
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and the daughters of men
were the descendents of Cain.
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The previous two
chapters give us the context.
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Chapter 4, the
genealogy of Cain;
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chapter 5, the
genealogy of Seth;
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and then 6:1, sons of
God and daughters of men.
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The context indicates
clearly who they were.
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Number two, Genesis is
the book about two seeds;
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Cain and Abel, the sons of
God and the daughters of men,
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Isaac and
Ishmael, Jacob and Esau.
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In every one of these
cases, both seeds are what?
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Both seeds are human.
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Number three, the Bible
elsewhere makes it clear
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that the sons of God are
those who have been converted
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to Jesus Christ.
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Is that correct?
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"Behold, what manner of
love the Father has given us
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that we should be
called the sons of God,"
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1 John chapter 3 and verse 1.
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And this gives us
another important principle
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that we're going to
study when we deal with
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how to interpret Bible symbols.
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And that is, that
symbols do not always mean
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the same thing in Scripture.
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Terms, the meaning
of terms, can change.
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For example I'll ask you,
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what does a lion
represent in Scripture?
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When you find the word,
"lion," what does it mean?
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Well, it can mean
the literal animal,
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it can be a symbol of Satan who
goes about as a roaring lion,
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it can be a symbol of Christ,
the lion of the tribe of Judah,
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it can be a symbol of Babylon,
the first beast of Daniel 7.
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So whenever you find, "lion,"
is doesn't necessarily mean
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that it means the same thing.
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You have to take
into account the context.
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It's true that, "sons of
God," can refer to angels.
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The sons of God came to present
themselves before the Lord,
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in the book of Job.
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Those are angels.
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The sons of God sang and
shouted for joy at creation,
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Job 38 and verse 7.
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Those are angels.
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But just because the expression,
"sons of God," is used
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in one context doesn't mean
that it means the same thing
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in the other context.
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Because, "sons of God," can
also refer to converted people.
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Are you following me or not?
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Very important to take
into account the context.
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Now, by mingling the seed
of the woman with his own seed,
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Satan reduced the
number of faithful people
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on the planet to eight.
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What was the devil's agenda?
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The devil's agenda, see,
he soon discovers, he says,
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"It does no good
to kill the seed,
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because God brings another one.
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What I'm going to do is, I'm
going to mingle the two seeds."
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And the devil knows that
when you mingle the two seeds,
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the wicked seed
overwhelms the righteous seed.
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And he says, "If I
can mingle the two seeds,
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God's seed will
lose its identity,
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the number of
faithful people will dwindle
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until eventually
it will disappear.
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And God will have no one through
whom to bring the Messiah
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into the world."
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That is his plan B.
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See, his plan A
is to kill the Seed.
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His plan B is to mingle
the seeds in order to destroy
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the holy line.
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Did he try to do that all
throughout the Old Testament,
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destroy the holy line?
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He used both methods.
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Yesterday we
studied about Esther.
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He tried to destroy Israel. Why?
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Because he knew that the Seed,
at this point he knew the Seed
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was going to come
from the lineage of Israel.
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So he says, "If I can
wipe them out, then there's not
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going to be that Seed that
is going to crush my head."
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Did the devil mingle Israel
with the surrounding nations?
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Of course, he wanted
them to lose their identity.
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Because he knew that
there had to be a holy line
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from which the
Messiah would come.
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Now if God had not
wiped out the iniquitous
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pre-flood race, the whole
of humanity would have been
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degenerated to the
point where there would be
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no holy line
through which to introduce
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the Messiah into the world.
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That is his agenda.
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And you see it time and
again in the Old Testament.
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The devil using both
methods; trying to kill the seed
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and trying to infiltrate
the seed to try and prevent
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the Messiah from coming.
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Now let's go to
our next section.
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The sinfulness of
the pre-flood race.
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The almost total depravity
of the race before the flood
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is described in Genesis 6.
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"Then the Lord saw
that the wickedness of man
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was great in the earth, and that
every intent of the thoughts
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of his heart was
only evil continually."
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How could God
emphasize anymore than this
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the evil and wicked condition
of the world before the flood?
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Is our world
coming to that point?
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I believe that our
world is quickly coming
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to that same point.
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Now Genesis 6:11-12 emphasizes
that the evil thoughts of men
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were translated into action.
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Isn't it true that
we, many times, translate
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our thoughts into action?
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Yes.
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"What we think, so we
are," is what the wise man said.
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Now notice what
Genesis 6:11-12 tells us.
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Because the thoughts of
man were evil continually,
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their behavior now reflects it.
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Their conduct reflects it.
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And so it says,
"The earth was..." What?
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"...corrupt before God, and the
earth was filled with violence.
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So God looked upon the earth,
and indeed it was corrupt;
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for all flesh had corrupted
their way on the earth."
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Incidentally, when you
find that word in Scripture,
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"way," it means the conduct.
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It means the behavior.
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So in other words, because
they thought evil continually,
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now what did they do?
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They acted evil continually.
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That's why the battle is
really the battle for the mind.
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Whoever has your mind has you.
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The battle is
not for the conduct.
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The battle is for the mind.
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Because as you
think, so you are.
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See, that's why Jesus said
that adultery does not begin
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with a sinful act.
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It begins with a sinful thought.
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Isn't that right?
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Whoever looks upon
a woman to covet her
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has already committed
adultery in his heart.
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And sooner or later,
that thought will bear fruit.
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And so we need
to guard the mind.
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The sin of the pre-flood
race began in the mind.
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It did not begin with behavior.
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Now in Luke 17:26-30,
both the story of the flood
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and the story of Lot
are presented as types
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of the condition the world
will be in at the end of time.
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This must mean
that the sins of Sodom
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were similar to those
which were being committed
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before the flood.
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Is that correct?
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Let's go to Luke 17 and
read that so that you can see
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what we're talking about.
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Let's go to Luke
chapter 17 and verse 26.
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You'll see that Jesus
uses the experience of Noah
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and the experience of Lot
to foreshadow what the world is
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going to be like in the
destruction of the world.
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It says there in verse 26, "And
as it was in the days of Noah,
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so it will be also in
the days of the Son of Man.
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They ate, they
drank, they married wives,
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they were given in marriage,
until the day that Noah
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entered the ark, and the flood
came and destroyed them all.
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Likewise..."
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In other words, in the same way.
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"...as it was also
in the days of Lot.
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They ate, they drank,
they bought, they sold,
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they planted, they built;
but on the day that Lot went
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out of Sodom it rained
fire and brimstone from heaven
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and destroyed them all.
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Even so will it be
in the day when the
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Son of Man is revealed."
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So do the stories of
the flood and the story
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of Sodom and Gomorrah overlap?
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They most certainly do.
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So let's read this note.
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The name, "Sodom,"
has become synonymous
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with sexual perversion.
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We use the word, sodomy, right?
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We know that homosexuality
was practiced in the cities
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of the plain.
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Even to the point
that the men of Sodom
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wished to have sexual
relations with the angels
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who visited Lot's house.
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Lot's daughters had learned
the ways of Sodom very well.
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They made their father
drunk so that they could commit
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incest with him.
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So was the pre-flood world
a world of sexual perversion?
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Yes.
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Were the cities in the
days of Lot characterized
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by sexual perversion?
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Absolutely.
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What about the world today?
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Incidentally, do you know
something very interesting?
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Immediately after the
men of Sodom gathered around
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Lot's house, it says both
young and old, the whole city,
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all of the young and
old in the city, the men,
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gathered around Lot's
house, and they said to Lot,
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"Send those two men out to us
because we want to know them."
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And Lot had even become defiled
with Sodom because he says,
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"No, no, no, I've
got two daughters.
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You can do whatever you
want with my daughters."
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Have mercy.
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So clearly, these
individuals wanted to have sex
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with the angels.
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And you know what
the next thing was?
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The last sign before the
door closed was this episode.
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Immediately afterwards,
we're told that the angels
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pulled Lot in, because they
wanted to do violence to Lot,
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they pulled Lot in
and the door was shut.
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Probation was closed.
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Now let's continue here.
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Ezekiel 16:49-50
explains that Sodom had become
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selfish and materialistic.
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Of course, that's not
true of the world today.
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"She and her daughter had...
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...pride, fullness of bread,
and abundance of idleness..."
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Lots of time on their hands.
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"..neither did she
strengthen the hand of the
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poor and the needy."
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This is greed.
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Extreme selfishness and
greed that ignored the needs
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of those who had less.
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And they wanted to accumulate
and they wanted to pile up
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possessions for themselves.
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Does this
characterize the world today?
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Absolutely.
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For a further
graphic description of the
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depravity of the pre-flood
race, you can read the sickening
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account in 2 Peter
2 verses 4 through 22.
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There you have a gross
description of what these
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cities were like and what the
world before the flood was like.
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It makes you sick just
to read this list of sins
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in 2 Peter chapter 2
and verses 4 through 22.
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So because of the
wickedness of the world,
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because most of the world had
gone over to the devil's side,
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due to the union of the sons of
God with the daughters of men,
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God raised up a preacher.
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One person.
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Does that person become
symbolic of a worldwide movement
00:22:06.68\00:22:09.63
at the end of time?
00:22:09.66\00:22:11.09
Yes.
00:22:11.52\00:22:12.55
See, you have a
literal individual.
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And that literal individual
symbolizes a whole people
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at the end of time who
proclaim a similar message.
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Before the world was destroyed,
God sent a powerful worldwide
00:22:21.90\00:22:27.00
message of warning.
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Noah was a
preacher of righteousness.
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He was a
preacher of righteousness.
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He called the
world to be righteous.
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Judged by numerical standards,
Noah's evangelistic crusade
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was a tragic failure.
00:22:43.52\00:22:45.18
In fact, if he had been a pastor
in one of our conferences,
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he might have been fired.
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Because he had a 120
year evangelistic crusade
00:22:54.36\00:22:58.53
and he only had seven
people to show for it.
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And they were all
members of his own family.
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Have mercy.
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Just imagine, of the millions of
people who lived on the planet,
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only eight persons responded;
and they were all members
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of the same family.
00:23:15.37\00:23:16.72
If the story of Noah
represents what will happen in
00:23:16.82\00:23:19.56
the end time, do you
suppose that the majority
00:23:19.59\00:23:22.40
will be on God's side?
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Noah did not
preach a smooth message.
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He denounced the
sins of the antediluvians
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and called them to
repent and allow God
00:23:31.28\00:23:34.68
to change their behavior.
00:23:34.71\00:23:36.80
His was a message not
only that God loves you,
00:23:37.48\00:23:40.48
but God wants you to
give your life to Him
00:23:40.68\00:23:43.32
and He wants you
to live a holy life.
00:23:43.35\00:23:45.42
His was a message
of sanctification,
00:23:45.83\00:23:48.55
which the world needed to hear.
00:23:49.05\00:23:51.27
But Noah not only preached.
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Noah also what? Built an ark.
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In other words, his words
were backed up by his actions.
00:24:02.69\00:24:06.74
And if you read Hebrews
11, you're going to notice
00:24:08.03\00:24:09.93
something very interesting.
00:24:09.96\00:24:11.11
In Hebrews 11, all of the
heroes are doing something.
00:24:11.28\00:24:14.86
By faith, this;
and by faith, that;
00:24:15.32\00:24:17.71
and by faith, the other.
00:24:17.74\00:24:19.20
By faith, Moses left.
00:24:19.40\00:24:21.08
By faith, Abel sacrificed.
00:24:21.18\00:24:23.45
In other words,
they're doing something.
00:24:24.75\00:24:26.39
You see, man is not
saved by faith alone.
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Man is not saved by works.
00:24:31.27\00:24:33.55
Man is not saved
by faith plus works.
00:24:34.11\00:24:36.93
Man is saved by
a faith that works.
00:24:36.96\00:24:39.58
Because if your faith
is not a working faith,
00:24:40.20\00:24:42.35
it's not faith.
00:24:42.38\00:24:43.51
In fact, James says that
faith without works is dead.
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And a dead faith can't save you.
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Genuine faith always works.
00:24:50.70\00:24:52.66
So God says to Noah,
"I'm going to inundate
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the world with water."
00:24:55.69\00:24:57.26
Wow.
00:24:58.90\00:25:00.09
"I'm going to fill
the earth with water.
00:25:00.51\00:25:02.41
And everybody
is going to drown."
00:25:03.67\00:25:05.37
Did Noah believe God?
00:25:06.77\00:25:08.39
Of course he believed God.
00:25:09.02\00:25:10.05
Had he ever seen rain?
00:25:10.08\00:25:11.49
Never seen
rain. He believed God.
00:25:11.69\00:25:13.75
The Bible says,
"And it was accounted
00:25:14.34\00:25:15.63
to him for righteousness."
00:25:15.66\00:25:16.77
He believed God.
00:25:16.80\00:25:17.89
What did he do?
00:25:18.79\00:25:19.96
He went and got the
saws and the hammers.
00:25:20.14\00:25:23.96
And I don't know
if they had nails.
00:25:25.15\00:25:26.77
But what did he start doing?
00:25:28.17\00:25:29.88
Building the ark on dry land.
00:25:30.38\00:25:32.60
Did his actions show that he
believed what God had told him?
00:25:33.28\00:25:36.64
Yes, his faith was shown
by his works, by his actions.
00:25:37.14\00:25:41.72
These days it's very
common for people simply to say,
00:25:42.37\00:25:46.87
"Oh, I believe in Jesus."
00:25:46.90\00:25:48.11
Well the devil
believes in Jesus too.
00:25:48.14\00:25:49.83
But it's not a saving faith.
00:25:51.12\00:25:52.68
Saving faith works.
00:25:54.00\00:25:55.60
So Noah not only preached,
but Noah worked to show
00:25:55.63\00:26:01.30
that he believed
what he preached.
00:26:01.33\00:26:03.68
His words were
backed up by his actions.
00:26:03.96\00:26:06.56
He had a faith that worked.
00:26:06.76\00:26:08.43
He invested all his
time, efforts, strength,
00:26:09.16\00:26:13.77
talents, and resources
into the building of the ark
00:26:13.88\00:26:18.57
while the rest of the people
were saving for a rainy day.
00:26:18.98\00:26:22.49
Building the ark was
not one job among many.
00:26:25.02\00:26:30.48
It was his primary task.
00:26:31.31\00:26:34.88
And also preaching was
his primary task, right?
00:26:35.96\00:26:39.06
Notice that it was
his building of the ark
00:26:39.50\00:26:42.87
which condemned the world.
00:26:42.90\00:26:44.76
Noah did the absurd
because he believed God.
00:26:45.27\00:26:48.73
Faith simply means trusting
God enough to do what He says.
00:26:49.35\00:26:53.73
But you cannot trust
God unless you love Him.
00:26:54.65\00:26:57.34
And you cannot love
Him unless you know Him.
00:26:57.80\00:27:00.54
And you cannot know Him
unless you spend time with Him.
00:27:00.68\00:27:04.59
There's a sequence there.
00:27:05.85\00:27:07.50
Noah's preaching
was accompanied by the
00:27:08.70\00:27:10.87
power of the Holy Spirit.
00:27:10.90\00:27:13.23
Is this all
symbolic of the end time?
00:27:13.53\00:27:15.47
Does God have a message calling
the world to righteousness
00:27:16.64\00:27:19.42
at the end of time?
00:27:19.45\00:27:20.60
He most certainly does.
00:27:20.63\00:27:21.98
Will the works of God's people
show that they believe the
00:27:22.69\00:27:25.69
message that Jesus
really is coming soon?
00:27:25.72\00:27:27.83
Will it involve
how we use our time?
00:27:28.36\00:27:30.39
Will it involve how
we use our resources?
00:27:31.13\00:27:33.53
Will it involve
how we use our talents?
00:27:33.80\00:27:35.93
How we use our strength?
00:27:36.69\00:27:38.15
Yeah, because we can say,
"Oh, I believe Jesus is coming,
00:27:38.25\00:27:41.42
and He's coming soon."
00:27:41.45\00:27:42.51
And we live in a huge mansion,
and we have a Lamborghini.
00:27:42.54\00:27:45.72
I'm exaggerating for effect.
00:27:45.75\00:27:47.40
And you know, we have
bunches of money in the bank.
00:27:47.43\00:27:50.29
And you know, we dress
with thousand dollar suits.
00:27:50.32\00:27:54.05
And you know, when that
happens, do we really believe
00:27:54.08\00:27:57.21
that Jesus is coming soon?
00:27:57.24\00:27:58.77
You see, our life
shows if we believe that
00:27:59.34\00:28:01.85
Jesus is coming soon or not.
00:28:01.88\00:28:03.76
What we do with our
resources, with our strength,
00:28:04.14\00:28:06.57
with our time,
and with our talents,
00:28:06.60\00:28:08.29
the world will see and
they will believe if our actions
00:28:08.32\00:28:12.81
are in harmony with our faith.
00:28:12.84\00:28:14.54
Interestingly enough.
00:28:17.31\00:28:18.85
The Spirit was striving.
00:28:20.01\00:28:21.68
"My Spirit shall not
always strive with men."
00:28:21.78\00:28:24.43
That means that the Spirit was
striving during the 120 years.
00:28:24.46\00:28:27.63
Now the note is
very interesting.
00:28:27.84\00:28:29.59
The Hebrew word, "strive,"
means, to plead a cause,
00:28:29.62\00:28:34.88
to contend, or to judge.
00:28:34.98\00:28:36.83
In fact, most of the
time in the Old Testament
00:28:36.86\00:28:39.37
where that word,
"strive" or "contend," is used,
00:28:39.40\00:28:43.44
it is translated, "judge."
00:28:43.55\00:28:46.29
So the message of Noah
was a message of judgment.
00:28:46.75\00:28:51.43
The Holy Spirit not only
strove with human hearts,
00:28:51.97\00:28:54.82
but in the process, the same
Spirit was also judging them
00:28:55.02\00:28:58.67
based on their
response to His pleading.
00:28:58.70\00:29:01.71
Noah's preaching was
a judgment hour message.
00:29:02.29\00:29:06.84
Is that true of
the end time as well?
00:29:06.94\00:29:09.03
Is the purpose of the
message to divide the world
00:29:09.54\00:29:11.70
into two groups?
00:29:11.73\00:29:13.11
Absolutely.
00:29:13.14\00:29:14.39
The bottom of page 2,
the pre-flood race was given
00:29:14.81\00:29:17.32
a period of probation.
00:29:17.35\00:29:19.48
Of how long?
00:29:19.51\00:29:20.56
120 years.
00:29:20.89\00:29:23.28
And you say, "Well, is
the probation for the world
00:29:24.11\00:29:26.72
going to be 120 years?"
00:29:26.75\00:29:28.41
No, we don't apply
the year/day principle
00:29:28.80\00:29:30.78
to historical accounts.
00:29:30.81\00:29:32.63
That's why you need
to read the material
00:29:32.83\00:29:34.72
that I gave you on
miniature symbolization.
00:29:34.91\00:29:38.34
I deal with this
specific time period.
00:29:38.44\00:29:40.26
Some people are
re-applying this time period.
00:29:40.29\00:29:42.50
But the time periods in
the historical sections...
00:29:43.43\00:29:46.00
See, this is what
you call typology.
00:29:46.20\00:29:48.67
This is not direct
apocalyptic prophecy.
00:29:48.77\00:29:51.49
It's a story in
the Old Testament
00:29:51.63\00:29:53.17
that foreshadows the future.
00:29:53.37\00:29:55.23
But the time period
is not to be understood
00:29:55.26\00:29:58.38
by the year/day principle.
00:29:58.81\00:30:00.04
Are you understanding me?
00:30:00.07\00:30:01.32
So the pre-flood
race was given a period of
00:30:02.03\00:30:04.28
probation of 120 years.
00:30:04.31\00:30:06.03
As soon as Noah's
preaching was over, the... What?
00:30:06.06\00:30:09.45
...the door would be
shut and probation would...
00:30:09.60\00:30:13.89
...close.
00:30:14.53\00:30:16.20
Have you ever notice that
Noah's message was accompanied
00:30:17.42\00:30:20.07
by a powerful miracle?
00:30:20.10\00:30:21.90
Do you know Ellen
White says that God's people
00:30:22.10\00:30:24.38
not only will preach
with power the loud cry,
00:30:24.54\00:30:27.24
but she says that miracles
will follow God's people.
00:30:27.47\00:30:30.15
Now what was the miracle that
took place in the days of Noah?
00:30:30.46\00:30:34.13
Noah did not have to
hunt the animals down,
00:30:34.30\00:30:36.95
like Hollywood's version says.
00:30:36.98\00:30:39.02
You know, that Noah's sons
are pulling, they're yanking
00:30:39.92\00:30:42.82
on the rope, you know,
trying to get the animals
00:30:42.85\00:30:44.71
to come into the ark.
00:30:44.74\00:30:45.79
No, no, no, no, no.
00:30:45.82\00:30:47.19
The animals
obeyed the voice of God
00:30:48.25\00:30:50.51
and went into the ark to Noah.
00:30:51.07\00:30:54.38
That's what it says; Noah
didn't go searching for them.
00:30:54.52\00:30:56.49
They went into Noah.
00:30:56.52\00:30:58.37
You know, the animals had
more sense than the people.
00:30:59.14\00:31:01.39
Human beings had
descended to a sub-human level,
00:31:03.75\00:31:07.38
I believe is what God
is trying to teach here.
00:31:07.59\00:31:09.94
In fact, we're going to notice
an interesting note in a moment.
00:31:09.97\00:31:12.99
The miracle of the animals
obeying God and entering the ark
00:31:13.09\00:31:15.82
seems to indicate that
human beings had fallen
00:31:15.85\00:31:18.87
below animal level.
00:31:18.90\00:31:20.37
This is the reason why
Jude 10 calls them brute beasts.
00:31:20.61\00:31:25.66
Which is an
insult to the beasts.
00:31:26.58\00:31:29.09
Before the flood,
it had never rained.
00:31:30.38\00:31:33.61
You know, you tell people
today that the earth is going to
00:31:34.60\00:31:36.65
be destroyed by fire,
they say, "Come on, be real.
00:31:36.68\00:31:39.11
Who would ever
believe such a fairy tale?"
00:31:39.72\00:31:41.89
You know, they said the
same thing in the days of Noah.
00:31:42.81\00:31:45.28
Before the flood,
it had never rained.
00:31:46.25\00:31:48.03
The earth was not
watered from above, but rather a
00:31:48.57\00:31:51.93
mist went up from
the earth and watered the
00:31:52.22\00:31:54.95
whole face of the earth.
00:31:54.98\00:31:56.55
In other words, the earth was
watered not by water from above,
00:31:56.65\00:32:00.44
but by water from below.
00:32:00.47\00:32:02.05
Let's read the note.
00:32:02.08\00:32:03.37
The planet was covered
with water before creation.
00:32:04.04\00:32:06.85
On the second day, God
placed part of the water
00:32:07.29\00:32:09.93
above the earth and part
of the water under the earth.
00:32:09.96\00:32:12.73
That's what is
called the windows of heaven
00:32:13.16\00:32:14.98
and the fountains of the
great deep, incidentally.
00:32:15.01\00:32:17.57
The water above
provided a uniform climate.
00:32:18.04\00:32:21.48
The whole world was
indoors, and the water below
00:32:21.51\00:32:24.87
sprinkled the earth.
00:32:24.90\00:32:26.21
At the flood, God did
not have to create water.
00:32:26.62\00:32:29.98
He merely brought the
waters above back down,
00:32:30.67\00:32:33.82
and the waters below back up.
00:32:33.85\00:32:35.71
Just imagine Noah trying
to convince the pre-flood race
00:32:36.23\00:32:39.49
that it was going to rain.
00:32:39.59\00:32:41.13
This appeared
illogical, unreasonable,
00:32:41.32\00:32:43.70
unscientific, and
empirically absurd.
00:32:43.73\00:32:47.21
And yet Noah still preached.
00:32:47.24\00:32:50.82
So no matter how
absurd it might appear that we
00:32:51.93\00:32:55.21
believe that Jesus is coming
soon, and no matter how much
00:32:55.24\00:32:58.63
the secular world, you know,
thinks that this is ridiculous
00:32:58.66\00:33:02.89
and it's unscientific, they need
to remember the days of Noah.
00:33:02.92\00:33:07.05
Because in the days of
Noah, scientists and theologians
00:33:07.34\00:33:11.15
and the great men of the
earth believed the same thing.
00:33:11.35\00:33:14.78
Now let's talk about the
close of probationary time.
00:33:15.92\00:33:18.49
When Noah finished
building and preaching,
00:33:19.16\00:33:21.59
the Lord shut him in.
00:33:22.11\00:33:24.77
Who shut the door?
00:33:24.80\00:33:25.94
The Lord shut the door.
00:33:26.45\00:33:28.12
Is there going to be a
shut door for the world
00:33:28.15\00:33:30.47
before Jesus comes,
before the destruction comes?
00:33:30.70\00:33:33.42
Absolutely. See
this is a typology.
00:33:33.52\00:33:36.10
Now at the end time, we're
not talking about a literal ark.
00:33:36.72\00:33:39.54
No matter what
that 2012 movie says.
00:33:40.29\00:33:42.95
We're not talking
about a literal ark.
00:33:43.44\00:33:45.40
We're not talking
about a literal door.
00:33:46.40\00:33:48.62
We're not talking
about a literal person.
00:33:49.28\00:33:51.42
We're not talking
about literal rain.
00:33:52.00\00:33:53.79
Are you following me?
00:33:54.33\00:33:55.41
We're not talking about
building a literal boat.
00:33:55.93\00:33:58.10
The literal becomes
symbolic of the spiritual.
00:33:58.13\00:34:01.94
Are you seeing the principle?
00:34:01.97\00:34:03.46
Now when the door of the
ark closed, the saved were saved
00:34:04.19\00:34:07.88
and the lost were lost.
00:34:07.91\00:34:09.31
After this, there would
be no changing of sides.
00:34:10.91\00:34:14.03
At this time, the Holy
Spirit ceased to strive with
00:34:14.71\00:34:17.74
the hearts of humanity.
00:34:17.77\00:34:18.92
Was the Holy Spirit
withdrawn at that point?
00:34:19.12\00:34:21.07
Yes. Is the Holy Spirit going
to withdrawn for the earth?
00:34:21.51\00:34:24.30
See, we don't have to
prepare for the second coming.
00:34:26.13\00:34:27.95
We have to prepare for
the close of probation.
00:34:27.98\00:34:30.15
Because all cases will
be decided at that point.
00:34:30.43\00:34:33.51
And by the way, probation
closes when we die too.
00:34:33.54\00:34:36.21
If we don't reach the
probation, corporate probation
00:34:37.14\00:34:39.37
for the world,
where we should die,
00:34:39.40\00:34:41.28
our probation is finished.
00:34:41.31\00:34:42.47
That's why we need to
live with Christ every day.
00:34:42.50\00:34:44.87
We have to have a
relationship with Him every day.
00:34:45.55\00:34:47.63
Now notice, although
those outside the ark were lost
00:34:49.98\00:34:53.83
when the door shut,
they did not know it
00:34:53.86\00:34:57.28
until it started to rain.
00:34:57.31\00:34:59.60
Noah and his family were
in the ark for seven days.
00:35:00.21\00:35:04.36
Ellen White says it started
to rain on the eight day.
00:35:04.63\00:35:07.03
So it was seven complete
days before it started to rain.
00:35:07.06\00:35:12.07
Have you ever wondered why
God left Noah and his family
00:35:12.64\00:35:15.40
in the ark for seven days
before it started to rain?
00:35:15.43\00:35:19.64
God could have made it rain
the very day that they entered,
00:35:20.35\00:35:23.49
but He didn't.
00:35:23.52\00:35:24.70
Is there some
theological reason to that?
00:35:24.73\00:35:27.08
Of course.
00:35:27.11\00:35:28.14
The faith of Noah and his
family was tested to the utmost
00:35:28.38\00:35:32.42
during this period.
00:35:32.45\00:35:33.48
Do you suppose that
each day that passed,
00:35:33.51\00:35:34.93
Noah and his family
said, "Wow, no rain.
00:35:34.96\00:35:37.78
No rain.
00:35:38.16\00:35:39.31
No rain."
00:35:39.65\00:35:40.89
The devil was probably
trying to convince them
00:35:42.06\00:35:44.02
that they were wrong.
00:35:44.22\00:35:45.85
And how do you
suppose the wicked behaved
00:35:46.93\00:35:49.33
for each day that passed?
00:35:49.36\00:35:50.75
Oh, each day they partied more.
00:35:51.04\00:35:52.86
They said, "Ha, they're crazy.
00:35:52.89\00:35:54.35
They're in there
with all those animals."
00:35:54.46\00:35:56.38
You know, some people say,
"How could they take enough
00:35:57.17\00:35:59.00
food for all of those
animals for the year plus
00:35:59.03\00:36:03.43
that they spent inside the ark?"
00:36:03.47\00:36:04.62
See, people try to
find all kinds of excuses
00:36:04.65\00:36:06.87
to not believe it.
00:36:06.90\00:36:07.93
And what I believe,
this is not inspired,
00:36:07.96\00:36:10.40
what I believe is that God
made all the animals hibernate.
00:36:10.43\00:36:13.89
Could God make them hibernate?
00:36:15.99\00:36:18.20
Of course He could.
00:36:18.23\00:36:19.47
It might be that they didn't
have to take any food in there.
00:36:19.50\00:36:22.22
That God put them, you
know, He put them to hibernate.
00:36:22.67\00:36:25.68
And therefore,
they didn't have to eat.
00:36:25.71\00:36:27.92
But anyway, that's
my own speculation.
00:36:27.95\00:36:30.07
And I'll tell you,
when speculation is mine,
00:36:30.27\00:36:32.07
I'll tell you.
00:36:32.10\00:36:33.13
Now, the faith of Noah
and his family was tested
00:36:34.23\00:36:38.07
to the utmost
during this period.
00:36:38.10\00:36:39.87
They must have wondered,
"Will God fulfill His word
00:36:39.90\00:36:42.97
and send the flood after all?"
00:36:43.00\00:36:44.40
This was a time of triumph
for those outside the ark
00:36:44.88\00:36:47.94
and a time of apparent
defeat for those in the ark.
00:36:48.04\00:36:50.95
The same terminology
that Ellen White uses
00:36:50.98\00:36:53.15
regarding the time of trouble.
00:36:53.18\00:36:54.55
We can imagine the
ridicule and the imprecations
00:36:54.74\00:36:58.06
of the multitude.
00:36:58.16\00:36:59.57
But then very
early on the eighth day,
00:37:00.74\00:37:02.86
you see these
unidentified flying objects.
00:37:05.50\00:37:08.54
Clouds.
00:37:10.50\00:37:12.07
And suddenly, there is
thunder and there is lightning.
00:37:13.19\00:37:18.39
And drops of rain begin to fall.
00:37:19.39\00:37:21.16
And do you know that Ellen White
says that they were so hardened,
00:37:21.19\00:37:24.88
the antediluvian world, that
the great men and the scientists
00:37:25.16\00:37:28.52
said, "Oh, this will pass."
00:37:28.55\00:37:30.44
But then, the rain
started falling in torrents.
00:37:31.45\00:37:35.21
You know, I
went to Iguazu Falls.
00:37:35.64\00:37:37.59
You know, it's where Paraguay,
Argentina, and Brazil meet.
00:37:39.24\00:37:45.05
And that is, I
mean it's thunderous.
00:37:45.61\00:37:47.61
It's spectacular.
00:37:47.64\00:37:48.72
That was about a year and
a half ago that I was there.
00:37:48.75\00:37:51.41
And when I was standing there
looking at the Iguazu Falls,
00:37:51.57\00:37:55.02
which, oh they
cover a large distance,
00:37:55.05\00:37:58.14
and I could hear the
thunder of the water, you know,
00:37:58.41\00:38:01.39
crashing down into the river,
I said, "Man, can you imagine
00:38:01.59\00:38:05.97
what it would be like
for this to be taking place
00:38:06.00\00:38:08.15
all over the world?"
00:38:08.18\00:38:09.51
Because that's
what the flood was like.
00:38:10.30\00:38:12.16
Cataracts...
00:38:12.83\00:38:14.18
...I mean, I mean, waterfalls
gushed out of the heavens.
00:38:15.49\00:38:20.88
And water gushed
out of the earth.
00:38:21.42\00:38:23.25
And Ellen White says
that huge boulders were thrown
00:38:23.28\00:38:25.72
hundreds of feet into the
air by these jets of water
00:38:25.75\00:38:29.21
that came from the earth.
00:38:29.24\00:38:30.54
The flood was a
worldwide cataclysm.
00:38:32.27\00:38:34.61
Some have thought that the
flood was some local affair
00:38:35.27\00:38:38.33
in the valley of Mesopotamia.
00:38:38.36\00:38:40.23
There's Adventist theology
teachers that teach this
00:38:40.48\00:38:44.15
in some of our institutions.
00:38:44.48\00:38:46.40
That the flood
was a local affair.
00:38:46.75\00:38:48.89
Or some are teaching...
00:38:50.14\00:38:51.32
And I'm not sure that
in the Adventist church
00:38:51.35\00:38:52.88
they've gone this far;
00:38:52.91\00:38:55.09
to teach that the
flood story is a myth.
00:38:55.30\00:38:58.20
But there are several biblical,
historical, and geological
00:38:58.79\00:39:01.62
reasons why this was
a real worldwide flood
00:39:01.65\00:39:05.94
in space and in time.
00:39:06.04\00:39:08.74
Now you can read
all of these reasons.
00:39:09.12\00:39:12.23
They cover about
a page and a half.
00:39:12.43\00:39:16.18
I'm not going to go through
those because you have them
00:39:16.21\00:39:18.28
in your material.
00:39:18.31\00:39:19.50
What I will mention
is that in the Bible,
00:39:19.94\00:39:23.74
in the Old Testament,
there are about eleven words
00:39:24.10\00:39:27.29
that are translated,
"flood," into English.
00:39:27.32\00:39:29.96
Eleven different Hebrew words.
00:39:29.99\00:39:31.87
But when it comes to
the flood in Noah's day,
00:39:32.60\00:39:34.86
there's one unique
word that is used only
00:39:34.89\00:39:37.89
for the flood in Noah's day.
00:39:37.92\00:39:40.27
And that is the
Hebrew word, "mabbul."
00:39:40.69\00:39:43.26
It's not used for
any other kind of flood.
00:39:43.49\00:39:45.37
And in the New
Testament, you have basically
00:39:45.86\00:39:48.68
two words for, "flood."
00:39:48.71\00:39:50.05
One is the word, "potamos."
00:39:50.29\00:39:52.54
And that's the word,
for example, that is used...
00:39:52.89\00:39:54.89
Remember the man who
built his house upon the sand,
00:39:54.92\00:39:57.14
and the man who built
his house upon the rock;
00:39:57.48\00:39:59.19
and the flood came.
00:39:59.22\00:40:01.03
Well that's the word, "potamos."
00:40:01.18\00:40:02.87
Incidentally, this is where we
get the word, "hippo potamos,"
00:40:03.27\00:40:06.68
Hippopotamus.
00:40:06.71\00:40:08.33
See, potamus
means river or flood,
00:40:08.55\00:40:11.29
and hypo means under.
00:40:11.50\00:40:13.43
So it means an animal
that swims under water.
00:40:13.63\00:40:16.95
Hypo potamos.
00:40:17.39\00:40:18.71
But anyway, aside from
that, the word that is used
00:40:18.96\00:40:23.10
generally in the New
Testament for, "flood,"
00:40:23.13\00:40:25.12
is the word, "potamos."
00:40:25.15\00:40:26.18
But when it comes to the
flood in the days of Noah,
00:40:26.21\00:40:29.89
a special word is used.
00:40:30.06\00:40:32.97
It is the Greek
word, "kataklysmos."
00:40:33.42\00:40:36.97
What word do we get in
English from kataklysmos?
00:40:37.77\00:40:41.25
The word, cataclysm.
00:40:41.28\00:40:43.19
In other words, the
flood was a cataclysm.
00:40:43.58\00:40:46.32
It was a catastrophe.
00:40:46.52\00:40:48.54
It covered the whole world.
00:40:48.95\00:40:51.18
And it disfigured the world.
00:40:51.51\00:40:53.07
In fact, we're going
to notice that the world
00:40:53.10\00:40:55.17
returned to the condition
it was in before creation week.
00:40:55.20\00:40:58.77
Now going to just below
the middle of page four.
00:40:59.98\00:41:03.19
When the flood came,
the fountains of the great
00:41:03.67\00:41:07.51
deep were broken up.
00:41:07.71\00:41:09.73
And the windows of
heaven were opened.
00:41:09.76\00:41:13.08
In other words, water came from
above and water came from below.
00:41:13.11\00:41:17.21
Noah and his family,
listen carefully, were on earth
00:41:17.60\00:41:21.78
during the destruction,
but they were preserved
00:41:21.81\00:41:25.65
by divine power.
00:41:25.68\00:41:27.16
Did Noah and his family
go through the tribulation?
00:41:28.72\00:41:31.10
Did the three young men
go through the tribulation?
00:41:32.51\00:41:35.05
Did Daniel go
through the tribulation?
00:41:36.07\00:41:38.25
But the end time generation,
God is going to be merciful.
00:41:39.33\00:41:41.77
They're not going to go
through the tribulation, right?
00:41:41.80\00:41:44.09
Of course God's people are going
to go through the tribulation.
00:41:44.97\00:41:47.70
The worst in the
history of the world.
00:41:48.02\00:41:50.15
But the good news is
that we have Psalm 91.
00:41:50.73\00:41:53.88
No plague will
befall God's people.
00:41:55.07\00:41:58.14
We will dwell under
the shadow of the Almighty.
00:41:58.65\00:42:02.30
Praise the Lord.
00:42:02.33\00:42:03.36
So we better have
a covenant with Him.
00:42:03.39\00:42:05.02
We better have a
covenant with Jesus.
00:42:05.45\00:42:07.18
Because when we
are allied with Jesus,
00:42:07.21\00:42:09.50
He will be our Protector.
00:42:09.53\00:42:11.35
He is the Shepherd.
00:42:11.38\00:42:12.73
He is the Head.
00:42:12.76\00:42:13.79
He is the Husband.
00:42:14.07\00:42:15.47
He is the Suzerain or the
Sovereign over His people.
00:42:15.77\00:42:19.18
And He has committed
Himself to protecting His people
00:42:19.28\00:42:22.20
in the catastrophe to come.
00:42:22.23\00:42:24.75
Let's read the note.
00:42:25.17\00:42:26.33
The word during the flood
returned to pre-creation chaos.
00:42:26.36\00:42:30.27
That is, to an empty
and disorderly state.
00:42:30.75\00:42:33.62
Was the earth dark, yes or no?
00:42:34.27\00:42:36.22
Was is covered with water?
00:42:36.95\00:42:38.66
Was there anyone alive? No.
00:42:39.53\00:42:42.25
Is that the condition of
the earth before creation week?
00:42:42.28\00:42:44.82
Was it dark,
according to Genesis 1? Yes.
00:42:45.20\00:42:48.08
Was it covered with water? Yes.
00:42:48.11\00:42:50.35
Were there any inhabitants? No.
00:42:50.38\00:42:53.06
So the world returned at the
flood to the condition it was in
00:42:53.09\00:42:56.02
before creation week.
00:42:56.47\00:42:58.06
And let me just
clarify something.
00:42:58.16\00:42:59.98
Some people say, "Oh, so
you believe that the earth
00:43:00.01\00:43:02.24
was here before creation week?"
00:43:02.27\00:43:03.99
Well there are two views.
00:43:04.02\00:43:05.17
One view is that this planet
existed for who knows how long.
00:43:05.63\00:43:10.56
And then at some
point, God decided to do
00:43:10.76\00:43:13.62
the events of creation week.
00:43:13.65\00:43:15.14
In other words, life exists only
from the time of creation week.
00:43:15.17\00:43:19.76
Others believe that
God created this world,
00:43:20.87\00:43:23.66
and immediately you have
the events of creation week.
00:43:23.69\00:43:26.45
Now I have not defined
in my mind which of the two
00:43:27.75\00:43:31.00
is the best one.
00:43:31.63\00:43:33.78
Because there are conservative
scholars that believe
00:43:33.89\00:43:37.82
one or the other.
00:43:37.85\00:43:39.03
But let me say that it's
really not that important.
00:43:39.06\00:43:42.70
The thing that is
really important is when
00:43:43.72\00:43:46.22
creation week took place,
when life came into this world.
00:43:46.25\00:43:50.60
Because if this planet existed
here for millions of years
00:43:50.63\00:43:54.44
before creation week,
it's irrelevant to us.
00:43:54.54\00:43:58.56
Because our idea is that the
world is about 6000 years old
00:43:59.08\00:44:02.70
since creation week.
00:44:02.73\00:44:04.09
Now if God created the
world right away and then He
00:44:04.50\00:44:07.67
did the seven days
of creation immediately,
00:44:07.70\00:44:10.57
well that's good too.
00:44:10.93\00:44:12.13
But it doesn't really
matter when it comes to
00:44:12.44\00:44:15.34
the theological
position of the church.
00:44:15.37\00:44:17.38
I don't think, anyway.
00:44:17.41\00:44:18.87
And so, you know, let me
give you an illustration.
00:44:19.49\00:44:21.88
Let suppose that at
some point God decides
00:44:21.91\00:44:25.87
to create life on Jupiter.
00:44:25.90\00:44:27.61
How long has Jupiter been there?
00:44:29.43\00:44:31.20
Who knows how long
Jupiter has been there.
00:44:31.40\00:44:33.60
So God decides
to create on Jupiter
00:44:33.90\00:44:37.04
throughout a
period of seven days.
00:44:38.05\00:44:39.86
I mean, would that be
a theological problem?
00:44:39.89\00:44:42.21
No, no
theological problem at all.
00:44:42.69\00:44:44.87
Jupiter is
there, it has no life.
00:44:44.90\00:44:46.68
It's lifeless.
00:44:46.71\00:44:47.81
The key point is when
creation begins, creation week.
00:44:47.84\00:44:51.81
Are you following me or not?
00:44:51.91\00:44:53.21
Uh now, let's notice.
00:44:53.74\00:44:55.36
The world during the flood
returned to pre-creation chaos.
00:44:55.95\00:44:58.81
That is, to an empty
and disorderly state.
00:44:58.84\00:45:01.19
All the wicked
perished during this period.
00:45:01.59\00:45:03.96
What do you suppose happened
to Satan during this period?
00:45:03.99\00:45:07.58
Now here's where
it gets interesting.
00:45:08.03\00:45:09.62
The world
returned to the condition
00:45:09.65\00:45:11.02
it was in before creation.
00:45:11.05\00:45:12.38
Now what happens to Satan.
00:45:12.41\00:45:14.03
Listen to what
Ellen White has to say.
00:45:14.06\00:45:15.87
Patriarchs and
Prophets, page 99.
00:45:16.45\00:45:18.52
"Satan himself, who was
compelled to remain in the
00:45:18.72\00:45:23.83
midst of the warring elements,
feared for his own existence."
00:45:23.86\00:45:28.08
What a cataclysm
this must have been
00:45:28.11\00:45:30.43
that the devil feared
for his own existence,
00:45:30.99\00:45:33.20
according to the
spirit of prophecy.
00:45:33.23\00:45:34.76
And by the way, was the
devil bound to this earth?
00:45:34.98\00:45:38.45
Yes.
00:45:39.75\00:45:40.80
How was he bound?
00:45:41.73\00:45:43.11
He had no
followers. They were all dead.
00:45:44.58\00:45:46.46
Is the devil going to be
bound here during the millennium
00:45:48.08\00:45:50.56
after the world returns
to the condition it was in
00:45:50.59\00:45:52.71
before creation?
00:45:52.74\00:45:53.87
Yes. Will he be bound?
00:45:54.47\00:45:56.53
Yes, because all of
his followers will be dead.
00:45:56.72\00:46:00.30
You see the parallel?
00:46:01.09\00:46:02.28
Now, when Noah and his
family came out of the ark,
00:46:03.36\00:46:07.50
the earth had been cleansed of
sinners and was totally changed.
00:46:07.75\00:46:12.62
The world which
then was perished,
00:46:12.82\00:46:17.25
being flooded with water.
00:46:17.28\00:46:19.25
Now are we to understand
this whole story typologically?
00:46:19.59\00:46:22.81
Is Noah a type?
00:46:23.40\00:46:25.06
He's a type of a people.
00:46:25.75\00:46:27.33
Is the ark a type?
00:46:27.64\00:46:29.33
Yeah, 1 Peter 3 says
it represents the church.
00:46:29.83\00:46:33.17
Is the door typological?
00:46:34.24\00:46:36.58
Yes, the door is typological.
00:46:37.26\00:46:38.85
We're dealing
with typology here.
00:46:38.88\00:46:41.05
In other words, what was
literal now becomes what?
00:46:41.25\00:46:45.18
Many of the details,
at least, become symbolic.
00:46:45.28\00:46:48.47
Now, did Jesus tell us
that this story was typological?
00:46:49.31\00:46:52.89
Yes He did.
00:46:52.92\00:46:53.95
Jesus and the flood story.
00:46:54.53\00:46:56.30
In Matthew 24, Jesus
drew a parallel between
00:46:57.05\00:47:00.85
the flood story and His coming.
00:47:00.88\00:47:02.45
He said, "But as
the days of Noah were,
00:47:02.92\00:47:05.86
so also will the
coming of the Son of Man be."
00:47:05.89\00:47:12.35
Now it's interesting to
notice that the word, "until,"
00:47:14.30\00:47:16.84
is used how many times?
00:47:16.87\00:47:19.18
It's used twice.
00:47:19.68\00:47:21.50
And perhaps we
should take a look at that.
00:47:22.49\00:47:24.47
Let's go in our
Bibles to Matthew chapter 24.
00:47:24.50\00:47:27.80
Matthew chapter 24.
00:47:28.48\00:47:30.52
Because this is the critically
important point for this time.
00:47:30.92\00:47:34.15
And let's read
beginning with verse 37.
00:47:34.80\00:47:37.57
The word,
"until," is used twice.
00:47:38.56\00:47:40.93
It says, "But as
the days of Noah were,
00:47:41.36\00:47:43.87
so also will the
coming of the Son of Man be."
00:47:44.40\00:47:47.66
And we usually say the
coming of the Son of Man
00:47:47.69\00:47:49.51
is the second coming.
00:47:49.54\00:47:50.66
It includes the
second coming, but it is not
00:47:51.87\00:47:54.08
only the second coming
that is being compared here.
00:47:54.28\00:47:57.94
Let's notice verse 38.
00:47:58.34\00:47:59.98
"For as in the days before
the flood, they were eating
00:48:00.49\00:48:04.09
and drinking, marrying
and giving in marriage,"
00:48:04.12\00:48:06.91
now listen, "until the day
that Noah entered the ark..."
00:48:07.76\00:48:12.62
So the word, "until,"
marks which point of time?
00:48:12.65\00:48:15.92
When they entered the ark.
00:48:16.64\00:48:18.14
"...and they did not know..."
00:48:20.19\00:48:22.09
Who did not know?
00:48:22.12\00:48:23.39
The wicked.
00:48:24.17\00:48:25.20
Because, you know, it says
they were eating and drinking,
00:48:26.38\00:48:29.11
marrying and giving in marriage.
00:48:29.14\00:48:30.55
It's talking about them.
00:48:30.58\00:48:31.70
"...they did not know..."
00:48:32.50\00:48:33.68
And now comes
the second "until."
00:48:33.71\00:48:35.33
"...they did not
know until the flood came
00:48:35.36\00:48:38.05
and took them all away."
00:48:38.15\00:48:39.29
Now, so you have two "until."
00:48:39.32\00:48:40.94
When the door closes,
and the second "until"
00:48:42.36\00:48:44.93
when it begins to rain.
00:48:45.44\00:48:46.81
And in between, those who were
outside the ark did not know.
00:48:47.49\00:48:51.53
What didn't they know?
00:48:51.63\00:48:52.91
They did not know
that they were lost.
00:48:53.70\00:48:56.27
Is there a parallel between
that and what is going to
00:48:58.77\00:49:02.35
happen at the end of time?
00:49:02.38\00:49:03.84
Yes, because
probation is going to close
00:49:05.44\00:49:08.47
before Jesus comes.
00:49:09.13\00:49:10.93
And the world will
basically be oblivious
00:49:11.86\00:49:15.11
to the fact that
probation has closed,
00:49:15.68\00:49:17.54
that the door has closed.
00:49:17.57\00:49:19.10
And they will continue
marrying and giving in marriage,
00:49:19.61\00:49:24.15
planting,
building, eating, drinking.
00:49:24.61\00:49:28.88
They will
continue business as usual,
00:49:28.91\00:49:32.02
unconscious that the
door of probation has closed.
00:49:33.01\00:49:35.86
And they will only
know that they're lost
00:49:36.32\00:49:38.75
when fire descends from heaven,
when Jesus comes in the clouds.
00:49:39.57\00:49:43.56
That's what Jesus was
referring to when He says,
00:49:45.18\00:49:47.46
"As it was in the days
of Noah, so also will it be
00:49:47.82\00:49:51.37
at the coming
of the Son of Man."
00:49:51.40\00:49:52.58
Let me illustrate the point.
00:49:52.61\00:49:53.95
Let's suppose that it's...
00:49:56.00\00:49:57.69
Well, anybody
here from Michigan?
00:49:58.80\00:50:00.65
Or Wisconsin? That
area of the country?
00:50:01.80\00:50:03.82
Well, aren't you ever lucky.
00:50:04.87\00:50:07.27
Actually, I'm from
Wisconsin. It's very cold.
00:50:08.09\00:50:10.15
Anyway, they've had
real freezing cold weather
00:50:10.18\00:50:12.58
in that area, you know;
Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan.
00:50:12.78\00:50:16.53
It's been a really raw winter.
00:50:16.63\00:50:18.89
So I want you to imagine
that, you know, you get home
00:50:19.09\00:50:22.09
one afternoon
after a long day of work.
00:50:22.29\00:50:24.61
You've shoveled the
snow out on your driveway.
00:50:24.92\00:50:28.42
And you come into the
house and you have supper.
00:50:28.75\00:50:31.09
And then you're
dead tired, you say,
00:50:31.45\00:50:32.85
"Oh, I'm going to go to bed."
00:50:32.88\00:50:34.01
So all of the
family goes to bed.
00:50:34.04\00:50:36.04
And when you're in bed
nice and snug under the covers,
00:50:36.07\00:50:41.85
all of a sudden you say,
"I forgot to lock the door.
00:50:43.49\00:50:46.54
Wow.
00:50:48.53\00:50:49.70
I really hate to get
out from under these covers,
00:50:50.89\00:50:53.07
it's so nice and cuddly warm.
00:50:53.10\00:50:55.12
I've lived in
this house for 20 years
00:50:56.03\00:50:57.91
and the thief has never come."
00:50:57.94\00:50:59.57
So you stay in bed.
00:51:01.64\00:51:02.95
And lo and behold, who do
you suppose comes that night?
00:51:03.61\00:51:07.16
The thief.
00:51:07.59\00:51:08.74
And he comes, and everybody
in the house is oblivious
00:51:11.16\00:51:15.77
that the thief has come.
00:51:15.80\00:51:17.17
Because everybody is asleep.
00:51:18.35\00:51:20.42
They're not
watching, they're sleeping.
00:51:20.45\00:51:23.23
And so the thief
comes into the house.
00:51:23.88\00:51:26.10
And he steals your video camera.
00:51:26.92\00:51:28.85
He steals some
money that he finds.
00:51:30.09\00:51:32.35
He steals the
television set. Hallelujah.
00:51:33.67\00:51:36.42
Except for 3ABN, of course.
00:51:38.37\00:51:40.58
And he runs off
with all this stuff.
00:51:43.36\00:51:45.16
The people of the house did
not know that the thief came.
00:51:47.18\00:51:51.39
When do they find out
that the thief paid his visit?
00:51:52.01\00:51:55.91
They find out only when
they wake up in the morning.
00:51:56.41\00:51:59.07
But then it is too late.
00:51:59.10\00:52:00.88
That's why Jesus said
that He's going to come as
00:52:02.36\00:52:04.61
a thief in the night.
00:52:04.64\00:52:06.14
Not that Jesus is a thief.
00:52:06.41\00:52:08.13
No, it's not the thief
part that is emphasized.
00:52:08.33\00:52:11.49
It is the surprise point
that is being emphasized.
00:52:11.52\00:52:15.73
Probation will close to
the surprise of the world.
00:52:15.93\00:52:18.95
No need to be surprised.
00:52:18.98\00:52:20.75
But it will close.
00:52:21.36\00:52:22.48
It will take the world over
like an overwhelming surprise,
00:52:22.51\00:52:27.17
according to the
spirit of prophecy.
00:52:27.20\00:52:28.79
And most of the people in
the world will be oblivious
00:52:30.18\00:52:32.88
that the door of
probation closed.
00:52:33.28\00:52:35.08
In fact, Ellen White emphasizes
that the majority in the
00:52:35.11\00:52:38.96
Seventh-day Adventist Church
will be caught by surprise.
00:52:38.99\00:52:42.82
Because they're expecting the
world to go on for a lot longer.
00:52:43.36\00:52:46.56
And Ellen White says that they
expect to accumulate more stuff.
00:52:47.43\00:52:53.09
You know, the more
stuff that we accumulate,
00:52:53.45\00:52:55.48
the more the Lord is
going to have to burn.
00:52:55.62\00:52:58.16
It's a time for us to
be investing in the cause.
00:53:00.85\00:53:03.80
Everything. Not only money.
00:53:04.48\00:53:06.30
Our time, our
talents, our efforts.
00:53:07.04\00:53:09.64
Noah had a one-track mind;
00:53:10.15\00:53:12.29
preach and build.
00:53:13.24\00:53:15.37
And we should
have a one-track mind;
00:53:16.13\00:53:18.18
preach and build.
00:53:18.21\00:53:19.87
Is that not true?
00:53:21.03\00:53:22.30
This world is not our home.
00:53:23.05\00:53:25.23
You know, we're
only here for a while.
00:53:26.81\00:53:29.53
We only need that which we
indispensably need to survive,
00:53:30.53\00:53:34.50
to get us here
from point A to point B.
00:53:35.00\00:53:37.68
And so we should be
living in expectancy.
00:53:37.71\00:53:41.54
We should long for the
second coming of Christ.
00:53:42.40\00:53:44.70
You know, let's go to
the last section here.
00:53:45.77\00:53:48.23
I already did a lot of the
parallels in the next section
00:53:48.26\00:53:52.13
which says, "End Time
Fulfillment of the Noah Story."
00:53:52.16\00:53:55.12
Let's just go to
the bottom of page six.
00:53:55.15\00:53:58.86
Living In Expectancy.
00:53:59.35\00:54:01.28
After comparing the
flood with His coming,
00:54:02.13\00:54:04.48
Jesus gave some very practical
counsels about how we should
00:54:05.03\00:54:09.01
live while we wait.
00:54:09.04\00:54:10.53
What is the first counsel?
00:54:11.78\00:54:13.24
"Watch therefore..."
00:54:14.11\00:54:16.54
Does that mean
watching the signs?
00:54:16.75\00:54:18.72
Does that mean watching
what's happening in the world?
00:54:18.98\00:54:21.06
Being aware? Yes.
00:54:21.29\00:54:22.43
"Watch therefore, for you know
neither the day nor the hour
00:54:22.46\00:54:27.46
in which the Son
of Man is coming."
00:54:27.49\00:54:29.25
And that's not talking
about the second coming.
00:54:29.50\00:54:30.96
It's talking about
the close of probation.
00:54:30.99\00:54:33.05
"Take heed, watch and pray;
00:54:34.50\00:54:38.63
for you do not
know when the time is."
00:54:39.28\00:54:41.41
So watch and pray.
00:54:41.81\00:54:44.72
"Therefore, you also be ready;
00:54:45.41\00:54:49.44
for the Son of Man is coming
at an hour you do not expect."
00:54:50.20\00:54:54.12
So we should be expecting Him.
00:54:55.30\00:54:57.49
We are to wisely...
00:54:59.49\00:55:01.13
What's the word there?
00:55:02.46\00:55:03.91
...invest...
00:55:05.09\00:55:06.77
We are to wisely invest that
which belongs to the Master.
00:55:07.37\00:55:12.68
And one way you can
invest is by contributing
00:55:13.22\00:55:15.53
to Secrets Unsealed.
00:55:15.56\00:55:17.28
I had to get that in.
00:55:18.88\00:55:20.19
And I'm serious.
00:55:21.89\00:55:24.02
You know, you kind
of snickered at that.
00:55:24.05\00:55:25.90
But our passion at
Secrets Unsealed is to share
00:55:26.70\00:55:30.18
the special
message for this time.
00:55:30.29\00:55:32.19
That's the
passion of our ministry.
00:55:32.22\00:55:34.05
Our ministry is not about money,
it's not about popularity,
00:55:34.37\00:55:37.40
it's not about
having a nice building.
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This building exists
only for the glory of God;
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to prepare material so
that people know what the
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real issues are.
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And we are careful
with people's money.
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We are audited by a CPA.
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The money that is
donated to our ministry,
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we use strictly for
what it is donated for.
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Our accounts are open.
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So we need to
invest in God's cause.
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I'm not saying don't
pay tithes and offerings.
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You need to do
that at your church.
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We need to support the work.
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But you know, we have a
lot of extra that we can invest
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in other causes.
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Our offerings.
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The next point,
we should do... What?
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Well that word,
"do," should not be there.
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We should occupy until He comes.
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In other words, keep what?
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Keep busy.
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Don't just sit around.
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Finally, Jesus' parable in
Matthew 22:1-14 is apropos.
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The man without a
wedding garment did not
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sneak into heaven.
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The examination of the
garments represents the judgment
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which now transpires in heaven.
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The separation of the
righteous and the wicked
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takes place before Jesus comes.
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Let's make sure,
folks, that we are covered
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with the garment of
Christ's righteousness.
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Not only His robe of
imputed righteousness,
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but His robe of
imparted righteousness.
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Not only being
reckoned righteous,
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but also
actually being righteous,
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through the grace
and through the power
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that God gives us
in our daily lives.
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What is going to convince
the world that Jesus is real
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is not that we say, "Oh,
I've been justified by faith,"
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and we live like the devil.
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No, it's our life that will show
whether we are really committed
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to Jesus Christ as
our Savior and Lord.
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