Let’s recall the era of Noah. At that time, people were corrupt and promiscuous and unrepentant; no one listened to God’s words; their hardness and evil aroused God’s wrath. At last, they were swallowed and destroyed by the flood. Only Noah’s family of eight survived. Now, we humans are becoming more and more corrupted; people all advocate evil and violence, and live in a decadent lifestyle of eating, drinking and making merry. Even the religious community follows the worldly trends and lusts after fame and status, money and enjoyment. People of the last days are even more corrupted and evil than those of Noah’s time, so that God detests them. Now disasters are unfolding on a larger and larger scale, so how can we survive disasters like Noah?
God says, “Look back to the time when Noah built the ark: Mankind was deeply corrupt, people had strayed from the blessing of God, were no longer cared for by God, and had lost the promises of God. They lived in darkness, without the light of God. Then they became licentious by nature and abandoned themselves to hideous depravity. Such people could no longer receive the promise of God; they were unfit to witness the face of God or to hear the voice of God, for they had abandoned God, had cast aside all that He had bestowed upon them, and had forgotten the teachings of God. Their heart strayed farther and farther from God and, as it did, they became depraved beyond all reason and humanity and became increasingly evil. Then they walked ever closer to death and fell under the wrath and punishment of God. Only Noah worshiped God and shunned evil, and so he was able to hear the voice of God and hear His instructions. He built the ark according to the instructions of God’s word, and there assembled all manner of living creatures. And in this way, once everything had been prepared, God unleashed His destruction upon the world. Only Noah and the seven other members of his family survived the destruction, for Noah worshiped Jehovah and shunned evil."
“Now look upon the present age: Such righteous men as Noah, who could worship God and shun evil, have ceased to exist. Yet God is still gracious toward this mankind and still absolves them during this final era. God seeks those who long for Him to appear. He seeks those who are able to hear His words, those who have not forgotten His commission and offer up their hearts and bodies to Him. He seeks those who are as obedient as babes before Him and do not resist Him. If you devote yourself to God, unimpeded by any power or force, then God shall look upon you with favor and shall bestow His blessings upon you.”
It can be seen that God hates the evil and corruption of mankind, but at the same time, God also cares for and shows mercy on us humans and gives us opportunities to repent. Therefore, God comes to the world again and expresses the truth to save people in the last days; He is looking for those who listen to His words and yearn for His appearance. If we want to be protected by God and survive the disasters, we must listen to God’s words and obey God’s work, like Noah.
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• Second Coming of Jesus: Do You Know How to Welcome the Lord?
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