My dearly beloved in Christ, the wickedness of the people increased greatly in the world. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. When we read the genealogy of Noah we see that in order to change us back into the image of God, God sends one person (Christ) into the world. Through him, he wants us to repent from the world’s violence, sin, iniquity and transgression and he delivers us from these and wants us to live in his body under his protection. Whatever tribulations may arise we will be protected in the Holy Mountain. We can understand that God is showing these things as a pattern.

Genesis 6: 13. 14 - And God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

Make yourself an ark of gopherwood; make rooms in the ark and cover it inside and outside with pitch.

After God had spoken to Noah and given him the measurements of the ark, in Genesis 6: 17 - And behold, I Myself am bringing floodwaters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die.

Due to fleshly deeds, we see that sin and iniquity increased in the world.

That is what is mentioned in Genesis 6: 1 – 4 - Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them,

that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.

And the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.”

There were giants on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came into the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.

In this manner, since iniquity was increasing in the world, God reduced the life expectancy of man. God showed a pattern that man should be led by The Holy Spirit and that all our old sin, iniquity and transgression should be destroyed with the old sinful body, buried and raise up with Christ through The Holy Spirit and live forever without dying and glorify God. This is the significance of Noah’s ark.

Noah’s ark went and rested on Mount Ararat. Ararat signifies the Holy Mountain. Holy Mountain is our Lord (Lord Jesus Christ). That is why, God comes as The Holy Spirit within us and convicts us concerning sin, concerning righteousness and concerning judgement.

My dearly beloved, Noah, who heard the voice of God completely obeyed Him and immediately built the Ark according to the measurements given by God.

Genesis 7:1 - Then the Lord said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are righteous before Me in this generation.

God told Noah to take into the ark – Of clean animals, of animals that are unclean, of birds, and of everything that creeps on the earth two by two – male and female. Noah did everything that God had commanded him.

Genesis 7: 16 - So those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him; and the Lord shut him in.

That is what is mentioned in Matthew 25: 1 - Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

Out of the 10 virgins, 5 were wise and 5 were foolish. The five wise virgins listened to the word of God, were saved and protected their salvation.

The five foolish virgins listened to the word of God but lost their salvation.

Matthew 25: 5 – 10 - But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept.

“And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’

Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps.

And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’

But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’

And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.

Ephesians 5:14 – 17 - Therefore He says: “Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light.”

See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise,

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

Let us pray. May the Lord God bless you all.

-      To be continued