That's It, Time's Up!

“For after seven more days I will cause it to rain on the earth forty days and forty nights, and I will destroy from the face of the earth all living things that I have made.” Gen. 7:4 NKJV

On a nice spring day here on the high plains, I bring up one of the more chilling verses in the Bible. Jesus, speaking to His followers on Olivet, told how in the last days life would be going like it was when Noah entered the ark and shut the door. Here we have Noah getting word of the final countdown, the one week remaining to him to enjoy life as it was from the beginning of his years. One week. Think about that one for a bit. What would you or I do with seven more days before the end of all things as we have known them up to this day?

Our promise of the coming day of the Lord speaks of similar destruction, but we have one great advantage over Noah and his little family. We get to go together should the Rapture come this next week. Noah had his family and a bunch of animals, and one week before God rained down destruction on the Earth. I wonder if Noah even had anyone to say 'so long' to after the years of scoffing and bad jokes at his expense? Did Noah love his neighbors and feel sorrow over their coming end? It would not surprise us even in this age of scoffing to know that much of the first weeks on the floating ark were filled with grief. We can only speculate.

Of course, Noah may have had his warning, but that doesn't mean he wasn't busy for that final 7 days. Animals in our day are not the most cooperative when trying to herd them onto a boat, even if it is to save their lives. Noah may well have collapsed exhausted behind the shut door of the ark just as the first drops began to fall. We too will have work to do up to that final day, and since no man knows the day of our Lord's return, we also get no last week warning. However, we do have our faith in Christ and the strength to endure to the end.

Have a great Saturday!
Bucky