by Gary L. Evans
(revised 8/3/2023)
The Days of Noah — Part 5
Gen 7:1 And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
The word “righteous” is from the Hebrew “tsad-deek’” which means “just.” The Lord declared that Noah was a just man among all of the other descendants of Adam.
Gen 7:2-3 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female. Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.
The Dietary Laws were not given in writing until the days of Moses, but it is obvious that The Lord had taught the Adamites the difference between the clean and unclean animals since the days of Adam and Eve, because they had been presenting offerings to God of crops and of sheep and cattle since the beginning. Unclean animals could not be eaten, nor could they be given in sacrifice to The Lord. Noah was to take a pair, male and female, of every unclean animal and bird, and three pairs plus a seventh of the clean animals and birds. No doubt, the seventh one would be reserved for the offering Noah would make to The Lord to seal The Covenant after he and his family were saved from The Flood.
Gen 7:4 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.
The second word “earth” is from “ad-aw-maw’” which in the context means “The Land of Adam,” again suggesting that The Flood may actually have been a localized event, although no doubt of quite Biblical proportions even at that.
Gen 7:5-6 And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him. And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
Noah was five hundred years old when The Lord commanded him to build the Ark. And he was six hundred years old when he entered the Ark and the rains began. So it took Noah one hundred years to build the Ark, which when we think about all of the engineering and planning required and all of the physical labor was one extremely large building project.
Gen 7:7-12 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood. Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth, There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah. And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth. In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
In Biblical Numerics, forty is the number of “probation.” It rained for forty days and nights to bring the flood upon Adam’s Land. Noah had been faithful and obeyed The Lord’s commandment, even though he had to labor for one hundred years. Then after he had completed the project to build the Ark, the rains came just as The Lord had prophesied they would.
Whosoever has eyes to see and ears to hear, let him hear.
The Days of Noah — Part 6
Gen 7:13-16 In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark; They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort. And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life. And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.
Note that God Most High shut the door to the Ark to seal in Noah and his family and all of the animals. Recall that Noah had made the door in the side of the Ark three stories tall so that each floor could be accessed directly from the outside while the Ark was being built and then loaded, until the door was shut by The Lord.
Gen 7:17-20 And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth. And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters. And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered. Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.
Fifteen cubits would be 27 feet above the highest hills which indicates that this was a very deep flood. It seems reasonable then that Adam’s Land may have been in a deep valley surrounded by high hills, unless of course the flood was worldwide. From the context of these passages, our Lord’s objective was to destroy all of those wicked Adamites as well as those hybrid Giants produced by The Fallen Angels. The region certainly must have been a very large area, because even the birds did not survive the flood waters. But birds don’t fly well in strong winds and extremely heavy rains, so their struggles to stay airborne would not last long and they would soon drown.
Gen 7:21-24 And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man: All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died. And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark. And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.
The whole land was under the flood waters for one hundred and fifty days, which was FIVE MONTHS. No one could survive in turbulent water for five months, especially since it is written that none survived.
Gen 8:1-4 And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged; The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained; And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated. And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
The bottom of the Ark finally rested on solid ground on the mountains of Ararat. The word “Ararat” is from the Hebrew “ar-aw-rat’” which is a foreign word that means “Ararat (or rather Armenia).” This location is not certain, because the Ark has not ever been found. Perhaps Noah and his sons salvaged all the lumber used to build it. And that would be a reasonable thing to do, since they would need to build houses for themselves and barns and fences for their animals. But when we look for a region having the river formations and mineral deposits described in Genesis chapter two, we find a good match in western Tibet much farther to the east than Armenia. So the truth is, nobody knows where The Garden of Eden was nor where Noah’s Flood was nor where the Ark rested after The Flood. But we know that it happened because it is written in God’s Word, and it is also recorded in ancient legends of the races of mankind.
Whosoever has eyes to see and ears to hear, let him hear.
The Days of Noah — Part 7
Jesus taught us to consider what was happening in the days of Noah, and we have reviewed those passages to gain some knowledge of that time. Therefore as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at The End of The World. Now let’s study passages that provide more information about how it will be in The Last Days, and then we can apply the knowledge we gained from Genesis to add to our understanding.
2Th 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
Paul is teaching us about The Coming of The Lord and our gathering together with Him, so this is about the same subject we have already been studying.
2Th 2:2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
Paul warns us not to jump to conclusions that Christ is here already. And also he says we should not misunderstand any teachings in The New Testament to think otherwise.
2Th 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
Jesus cannot come until after The Great Apostasy or falling away occurs. Recall there was a Great Apostasy in the days of Noah among the Adamites because of The Fallen Angels and because of all of those hybrid Giants they produced. So it will be again BEFORE The Return of Jesus Christ.
We already perceive the Apostasy taking place all around the world among various so-called Christian Denominations, where they reject The Word of God and accept unrepentant sinners into their congregations, fornicators, people who commit infanticide, and even child molesters and homosexuals. And some “churches” even appoint homosexuals into positions as pastors and teachers. But without repentance, there cannot possibly be any forgiveness for sins, therefore such persons cannot enter into The New Covenant.
And also The Man of Sin must be manifested on earth. We know that The Man of Sin is Satan, The Devil. He is also called The Son of Perdition, because perdition means Death. Only Satan has already been judged and condemned to death. Satan will come pretending to be Christ Jesus, therefore he will be The Antichrist. So The Antichrist must come BEFORE The Return of Jesus Christ.
2Th 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
Satan will be right here on earth, and sit in the temple in Jerusalem, and exalt himself above God and even Claim To Be God. We learn here that there must be a temple in Jerusalem in order for this to come to pass, because Satan will go into that temple and publicly declare that he is God.
2Th 2:5-9 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
When Satan appears on earth, he will demonstrate his power with miraculous signs and lies and deceitful works.
2Th 2:10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
And people who practice unrighteousness, who have despised God’s Word, will be deceived. The Word of God is The Truth. Ungodly people will naturally be deceived by Satan. But what is so sad is that very many people who imagine that they are Christians because they faithfully attend a so-called Christian church will also be deceived, because the truth is that most so-called Christianity is actually Satanism in disguise. People who practice “feel-good” religion do not learn The Truth of God’s Word, because all they really want is to be told they don’t have to repent of their sins.
2Th 2:11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
God Himself will cause them to believe a lie and suffer under strong delusions. Why?
2Th 2:12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
And they will be completely deceived into believing The Lie that Satan is Jesus Christ, that is, that Satan is God. Some False Prophets teach Rapture Theory, which is a doctrine from devils that will accomplish this very thing, to set people up to bow in worship to the first supernatural being that comes claiming to be God. And our Lord will cause them to be deceived so that they will be damned, because they have rejected The Word of God. But The Truth is so simple that even a child can understand. The Lord will not return until AFTER:
1) The Great Apostasy
2) The Appearance of The Antichrist
But people are already being confused and deceived about this simple truth. And did this not already happen in the days of Noah, that when the Fallen Angels had turned the people against The Lord, and only righteous Noah remained faithful, that God decided to take action to condemn all of those wicked people, and spared only Noah and his family? Yes. Therefore this is how this world will end. And there are not many who remain faithful even now.
Whosoever has eyes to see and ears to hear, let him hear.
The Days of Noah — Part 8
Rev 12:7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
Michael is an Archangel, and I believe that he is also a Cherub, higher than angels. Lucifer is also a Cherub, also known as Satan, The Devil. The “dragon” symbolizes Satan. So we learn here that Michael has power over Satan in Heaven.
Rev 12:8-9 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Here we are taught that The Great Dragon in Revelation is That Old Serpent, also called The Devil and Satan. Michael will cast Satan and his Fallen Angels out of Heaven and down to this earth in The Last Days. These are those Rebellious Angels who left their heavenly habitations and came to earth to defile all of the Adamic Bloodline to prevent The Messiah from coming into this world. Praise be to God that they failed. But we learn here that The Fallen Angels ARE COMING BACK! And this time they will be forceably cast out of Heaven down to the earth. This is what Jesus wanted us to learn from our study of The Days of Noah.
Rev 12:10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
The name “Satan” means “accuser,” so when Satan is cast out of Heaven where he dwells now, then those who dwell in Heaven will not have to listen to the constant accusations of The Accuser anymore. So it will be a time of rejoicing in Heaven, but a time of doom for the people of this flesh world.
Rev 12:11-12 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
There will be rejoicing in Heaven after Satan and his angels are cast out, but there will be great Woe in store for everyone on earth. When Satan arrives, he will be very angry, and so will those Fallen Angels that arrive with him.
Rev 12:13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
Women in the Scripture are often used to symbolize religion, either in the sense of faithfulness or unfaithfulness to God. This “woman” represents faithful Israel who brought forth Jesus, The Messiah, in fulfillment of prophesy. And because of Satan’s unrelenting persecution of her, she was forced to go into hiding after Christ ascended into Heaven, this symbolizing the persecution of God’s Elect over the last two thousand years in this world. True Christians have suffered from the constant attacks by Satan’s servants since the early assemblies that were established by the Apostles were eventually overrun by hypocrites who managed to get control and begin lording over the congregations. Most so-called Christianity in this world is actually Satanism in disguise, so most persecution of true Christians is done by hypocrites who only pretend to be faithful to Christ.
Rev 12:14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
The Very Elect will be protected by God Most High and empowered to find refuge and support for a “time, and times, and half a time.” This period of time represents “one plus two plus one half,” thus is three and one half years, which is one half of the seven year period in the book of Daniel ascribed to the time of The Tribulation of The Antichrist. Satan will come as The Antichrist. And the word “Antichrist” means “instead of Christ,” so Satan will come instead of Christ and pretend to be God, to be Jesus Christ.
Rev 12:15-16 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
The “flood” that Satan will cast out of his mouth will be a flood of lies and deceit, which will be very convincing to all people of this world except the Very Elect. Paul taught that people who have rejected God’s Word would believe a lie, a big lie, and suffer from strong delusion so that they would be damned. And that lie in The Last Days would be that Satan is Christ Jesus returned. Recall that The Flood of Noah lasted for FIVE MONTHS and then abated. And Jesus taught that the original seven year period prophesied by Daniel had been shortened for The Elect’s sake. So as it was in The Days of Noah, so it will be in The End.
Rev 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Everyone in this world will worship The Antichrist except the Very Elect who study God’s Word daily. The Elect must continue to remain on guard so that even they are not deceived by Satan’s lies and by the miracles that he will perform in the sight of men.
The Most High promised never to destroy this world with water again, as He did in The Days of Noah. That was the Covenant He made with Noah after The Flood. The next time this world is destroyed, it will be by “fire,” which symbolizes the “fire of hell” that comes out of people’s mouths, and especially the lies and deceit from That Old Serpent, Satan, The Devil, when he comes pretending to be Jesus Christ returned. Do not be deceived by him, my friends, and maintain your faithfulness to the end.
Whosoever has eyes to see and ears to hear, let him hear.