Pre Trib type scriptures found in Genesis
Disclaimer
Now please NOTE that this is not a study pertaining to
a multitude of saved Christian saints being raptured (which is not a scriptural
term) in the book of Genesis because THAT DID NOT HAPPEN.
A particular individual (Enoch) is taken in the book
of Genesis, but this study’s focus is moreso about some examples of evidence
that will show that there will be a pre Time of Jacob’s Trouble catching away
(if these are correct terms) based on an understanding from the scriptures
based on reading selected scriptures in Genesis. However, using that as a title
would be extremely long.
*Please note*
I have been made aware that a term such as "Pre Time of Jacob's Trouble catching away" may not be correct in the event that
IF *the event that occured in 70AD regarding the destruction of the Temple(s) in Jerusalem* is the Time of Jacob's trouble.
Then perhaps a catching away before the day of Christ as per
2 Thessalonians 2:2
Authorized (King James) Version
"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."
"For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,"
But Lets not make up terms that appear to add to scripture, but for the sake of this document I will try my best not to.
*Please forgive my error if one has occured*
Genesis 5:21-24
Authorized (King
James) Version
“And Enoch lived
sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: 22 and Enoch walked with God
after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: 23 and all the days of Enoch
were three hundred sixty and five years: 24 and Enoch walked with God:
and he was not; for God took him.”
Hebrews 11:5-6
Authorized (King James) Version
“5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not
see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his
translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 6 But without faith it
is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is,
and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”
In scripture the term rapture doesn’t appear, but
taken, translation, and caught up are some examples of scriptural terms for
people that don’t die but are taken to be with The Lord. Basically what I’m
trying to say is that there are events where people can be said to have been “raptured”
but that the word “rapture” isn’t in the scriptures. Lets also see 2Kings 2:1
and 2Kings 2:11 first we have:
2 Kings 2:1
“And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up
Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.”
2 Kings 2:11
“And it came to pass, as they still went on, and
talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and
parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.”
Now onto the study: Lets start with:
Evidence of a Catching Away BEFORE the day of Christ (aka pre Trib rapture according to men): Section A
1 Thessalonians 5:8-10
Authorized (King James) Version
“8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting
on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord
Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should
live together with him.”
Now The Pre Trib Rapture is a man made term not found
in scriptures to describe an event that DOES appear in scripture. This event is
the catching up of the body of Christ because we are caught up before the time
of whats referred to as the day of Christ in 2Thessalonians 2:2. Or the term could be called a translation but again lets
not add to scripture, but a translation is what is occurring during that time
that people call the pre trib rapture because the body of Christ which are
saved Christians during this dispensation are going to meet The Lord in the
air.
1Thessalonians 4:16-18
Authorized (King James) Version
“16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven
with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and
the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 then we which are alive and remain
shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the
air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 18 Wherefore comfort one another
with these words.”
1Corinthians 15:51-53
Authorized (King James) Version
“51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all
sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye,
at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised
incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on
incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.”
This is the wrath that we are NOT going to face:
2Thessalonians 1:7-10
“and to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be
revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, 8 in
flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the
gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 9 who shall be
punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from
the glory of his power; 10 when he shall come to be
glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because
our testimony among you was believed) in that day.”
2Thessalonians 2:1-12
“Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,
and by our gathering together unto him, 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. 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; 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. 5 Remember
ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 6 And
now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. 7 For
the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will
let, until he be taken out of the way. 8 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: 9 even
him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and
signs and lying wonders, 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. 11 And
for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a
lie: 12 that they all might be damned who believed
not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”
2Thessalonians 3:1-5
“Finally,
brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course,
and be glorified, even as it is with you: 2 and
that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have
not faith. 3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall
stablish you, and keep you from evil. 4 And
we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the
things which we command you. 5 And the Lord direct
your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.”
Genesis Section A
Genesis 13:13
Authorized (King James) Version
“13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners
before the LORD exceedingly.”
Now in the verses of Genesis 18:9-19, we see that God
makes a promise to Abraham that Sarah, Abraham’s wife will have a son which is
Isaac, although not mentioned in these verses, it was mentioned in Genesis
17:19,
Genesis 17:19
Authorized (King James) Version
“19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son
indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant
with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.”
But with this promise, Sarah didn’t believe it, which
we will see when we read the verses, but I’m presenting these verses to show
that these are people that belong to God. Another promise or perhaps part of
that same promise depending on how you look at it of the promise of giving a
son to Abraham and Sarah and that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty
nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in Him.
Genesis 18:9-19
Authorized (King James) Version
“9 And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife?
And he said, Behold, in the tent. 10 And he said, I will certainly return unto
thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son.
And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him. 11 Now Abraham and
Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after
the manner of women. 12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I
am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? 13 And the LORD
said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear
a child, which am old? 14 Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time
appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah
shall have a son. 15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was
afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward
Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. 17 And the LORD
said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; 18 seeing that Abraham
shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth
shall be blessed in him? 19 For I know him, that he will command his children
and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do
justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath
spoken of him.”
Genesis 18:20-32
Authorized (King James) Version
“20 And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and
Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; 21 I will go down
now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it,
which is come unto me; and if not, I will know. 22 And the men turned their
faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also
destroy the righteous with the wicked? 24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous
within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty
righteous that are therein? 25 That be far from thee to do after this manner,
to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the
wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
26 And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then
I will spare all the place for their sakes. 27 And Abraham answered and said,
Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and
ashes: 28 Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou
destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and
five, I will not destroy it. 29 And he spake unto him yet again, and said,
Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it
for forty’s sake. 30 And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I
will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will
not do it, if I find thirty there. 31 And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon
me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And
he said, I will not destroy it for twenty’s sake. 32 And he said, Oh let not
the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall
be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.”
We see that The LORD spares the righteous. A saved
Christian is declared righteous because of what The Lord Jesus Christ did for
us. ALL glory goes to The Lord Jesus Christ, the creator of Heaven and Earth and
The ONLY Saviour.
Evidence of a Catching Away BEFORE the day of Christ (aka pre Trib rapture according to men): Section B
We receive righteousness by faith because we don’t
have OUR own righteousness which is of the law, because we have ALL SINNED, but
we get or will get the imputed righteousness of The Lord Jesus Christ. Lets
look at
Romans 10:10
“For with the
heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made
unto salvation.”
And
Galatians 5:5
“For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of
righteousness by faith.”
I believe this is when we are redeemed. Lets see
Ephesians 1:12-14
Authorized (King James) Version
“12 that we should be to the praise of his glory, who
first trusted in Christ. 13 in whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the
word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye
believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, 14 which is the
earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession,
unto the praise of his glory.”
When we are
redeemed, we will be remade, selected scriptures we can examine are in
1Corinthians 15:35-58.
1 Corinthians 15:35-58
Authorized (King James) Version
“35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up?
and with what body do they come? 36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not
quickened, except it die: 37 and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that
body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other
grain: 38 but God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed
his own body. 39 All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of
flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.
40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of
the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 41 There is
one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the
stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory. 42 So also is the
resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in
incorruption: 43 it is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in
weakness; it is raised in power: 44 it is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual
body.
There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual
body. 45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the
last Adam was made a quickening spirit. 46 Howbeit that was not first which is
spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. 47
The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the
heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. 49 And as we have borne the
image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood
cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit
incorruption. 51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we
shall all be changed, 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last
trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible,
and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and
this mortal must put on immortality. 54 So when this corruptible shall have put
on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be
brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? 56 The sting of
death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God,
which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58 Therefore, my
beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of
the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.”
Read Romans as well as Galatians 3, this hopefully
will show you that we don’t have our own righteousness. But that our faith is
counted as righteousness for a saved repentant sinner. Lets examine selected
scriptures from Romans, which by the way is a wonderful book in the Bible, as
is all books, but I really like this one.
Romans 3:25
Authorized
(King James) Version
“whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through
faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that
are past, through the forbearance of God;”
Romans
4:4-5
Authorized
(King James) Version
“4 Now to
him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 5 But to him
that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith
is counted for righteousness.”
Romans 4:24
Authorized
(King James) Version
“but for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we
believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;”
Romans 5:13
Authorized
(King James) Version
“(for until the law sin was in the world: but sin is
not imputed when there is no law.”
Romans 5:19
Authorized (King James) Version
“19 For as by one man’s disobedience many were made
sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.”
And ANOTHER set of pre day of Christ catching away verses and by no means is this all of them but lets see:
Romans 5:9
“Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we
shall be saved from wrath through him.”
Colossians 1:12-14
Authorized (King James) Version
“12 giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us
meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13 who hath
delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the
kingdom of his dear Son: 14 in whom we have redemption through his blood, even
the forgiveness of sins:”
If you’re saved, you’ll see this A LOT! If you don’t
get it, maybe just that The Lord hasn’t revealed it to you yet so don’t worry.
It took me a while too. I’d get the obvious ones, but now I’m seeing more and
more sort of hidden ones or implied ones. Praise The Lord Jesus Christ for His
wisdom that He shares with saved Christians!
Genesis (and related
verses) Section B
Some background on just how bad it was at Sodom, one
instance is that men from Sodom which we will see in verse 5, these men wanted
to “know” a particular group of men (Angels) that were with Lot. In this
instance the word “know” is referring to men wanting to lay with men as if they
were a woman.
Genesis 19:1-11
“And there came two angels to
Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose
up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; 2 and
he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house,
and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on
your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night. 3 And
he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his
house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did
eat.
4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the
men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people
from every quarter: 5 and they called unto Lot, and
said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this
night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them. 6 And
Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him, 7 and
said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly. 8 Behold
now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring
them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes:
only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my
roof. 9 And they said, Stand back. And they
said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn,
and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them.
And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to
break the door. 10 But the men put forth their
hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door. 11 And
they smote the men that were at the door of the house with
blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the
door.”
The men (Angels) that are with Lot were Angels sent by
The LORD to destroy the place and warn Lot. Lets see these verses:
Genesis 19:12-14
“And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and
thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out
of this place: 13 for we will destroy this place,
because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the Lord; and the Lord hath sent us to destroy
it. 14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in
law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for
the Lord will
destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.”
In verses 15-22 we see them escape, and I believe
verse 22 is speaking of that nothing can be done until “thou be come thither”
meaning Lot goes away from my understanding. And a question for the brethren if
thou knowest: In verse 18, when it says “my Lord” do you know why its
capitalized? I assume this is because one of the “men” which is one of the
Angels that this is speaking of is The Angel of The Lord? Which is Jesus. I
believe it is, but I don’t want to mislead in the event I am mistaken.
Genesis 19:15-22
“And when the
morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and
thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the
city. 16 And while he lingered, the men laid hold
upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two
daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set
him without the city.
17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth
abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay
thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. 18 And
Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord: 19 behold
now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy,
which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the
mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die: 20 behold
now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a
little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?)
and my soul shall live. 21 And he said unto him,
See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow
this city, for the which thou hast spoken. 22 Haste
thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither.
Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.”
Verses 23-29 we see wrath occur and other things:
Genesis 19:23-29
”The sun was risen upon the earth
when Lot entered into Zoar. 24 Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and
fire from the Lord out of heaven; 25 and
he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the
cities, and that which grew upon the ground. 26 But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar
of salt. 27 And Abraham gat up early in the morning
to the place where he stood before the Lord: 28 and he looked toward
Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo,
the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace. 29 And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain,
that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow,
when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.”
Lot was spared.
Lets look at verse 29 again
Genesis 19:29
“And it came to pass, when God destroyed
the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the
midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.”
Lets look at some verses from the New Testament that
pertain to this event.
Luke 17:26-30
“And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the
Son of man. 27 They did eat, they drank, they
married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into
the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise
also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they
sold, they planted, they builded; 29 but the same
day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and
destroyed them all. 30 Even thus
shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.”
2Peter
2:4-9
“4 For
if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell,
and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto
judgment; 5 and spared not the old world, but saved Noah the
eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood
upon the world of the ungodly; 6 and turning the cities of Sodom and
Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow,
making them an ensample unto those that after should live
ungodly; 7 and delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation
of the wicked: 8 (for that righteous man dwelling among them, in
seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day
with their unlawful deeds;) 9 the Lord knoweth how to
deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of
judgment to be punished:”
Genesis (and other verses) Section C
For Genesis
chapter 6 verses 1 to 7 some things we see are: that essentially there
is a problem which is: that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and
that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. The
LORD also decides on a judgement. But that’s not all, lets check the scriptures
for what they say, not what I say:
Genesis 6:1-7
Authorized (King James) Version
“And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the
face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, 2 that the sons of God
saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all
which they chose. 3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with
man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty
years. 4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that,
when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children
to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the
earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil
continually. 6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and
it grieved him at his heart. 7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I
have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping
thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.”
But in verses 8 to 10 we see that Noah found grace in the
eyes of The LORD and that he walked with God and we see the names of Noah’s
three sons.
Genesis 6:8-10
Authorized (King James) Version
“8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. 9 These
are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his
generations, and Noah walked with God. 10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham,
and Japheth.”
God is displeased and makes a judgement.
Genesis 6:11-13
Authorized (King James) Version
“11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth
was filled with violence. 12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was
corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. 13 And God said
unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with
violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.”
God develops a plan to get selected people away from His
wrath.
Genesis 6:14-17
Authorized (King James) Version
“14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou
make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. 15 And this
is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be
three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it
thirty cubits. 16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt
thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side
thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it. 17 And,
behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all
flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that
is in the earth shall die.”
As we will see in Genesis 6:18-22 in terms of people getting
saved from wrath (the flood) God promises to protect Noah, Noah’s sons, Noah’s
wife, and Noah’s sons’ wives and out of the people of the earth, this is all
that will be saved. And we see in 1Peter 3:20 that eight souls were saved.
Genesis 6:18-22
Authorized (King James) Version
“18 But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou
shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives
with thee. 19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt
thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and
female. 20 Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every
creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto
thee, to keep them alive. 21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten,
and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for
them. 22 Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.”
1 Peter 3:20
Authorized (King James) Version
“20 which sometime were disobedient, when once the
longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing,
wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.”
Lets
look at Genesis chapter 7 and take note about things that die and the
scale of the destruction, and who is saved. Lets look at Genesis 7:17-24 first:
Genesis 7:17-24
“17 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. 18
And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the
ark went upon the face of the waters. 19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly
upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were
covered. 20 Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains
were covered. 21 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: 22 all in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all
that was in the dry land, died. 23 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. 24 And the
waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.”
Also that people have a time period of seven days as we
see in Genesis chapter 7 verse
4 to get saved ie on the ark but they don’t, it’s the righteous people
that are saved by God because God got Noah to build an ark and to get in. We as
saved Christians are given Jesus’ imputed righteousness and are saved from
wrath through Him.
Romans 5:9
Authorized (King James) Version
“Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we
shall be saved from wrath through him.”
Lets see the entire chapter now:
Genesis 7
Authorized (King James) Version
“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. 2 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. 3 Of fowls
also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the
face of all the earth. 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. 5 And Noah did according unto all that the LORD
commanded him. 6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters
was upon the earth.
7 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. 8 Of
clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every
thing that creepeth upon the earth, 9 there went in two and two unto Noah into
the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah. 10 And it came to
pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.
11 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.
12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. 13 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; 14
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. 15 And they went in unto Noah
into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life. 16 And
they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded
him: and the LORD shut him in.
17 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. 18
And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the
ark went upon the face of the waters. 19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly
upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were
covered. 20 Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains
were covered. 21 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: 22 all in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all
that was in the dry land, died. 23 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. 24 And the
waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.”
In Genesis chapter 8 we see the wrath is over and over
time the waters decreased over a period of time as well as other things.
Genesis 8
Authorized (King James) Version
“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; 2 the fountains also of the deep and the
windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained; 3 and
the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the
hundred and fifty days the waters were abated. 4 And the ark rested in the
seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of
Ararat. 5 And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the
tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains
seen.
6 And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that
Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made: 7 and he sent forth a
raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the
earth. 8 Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated
from off the face of the ground; 9 but the dove found no rest for the sole of
her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the
face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled
her in unto him into the ark. 10 And he stayed yet other seven days; and again
he sent forth the dove out of the ark; 11 and the dove came in to him in the
evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that
the waters were abated from off the earth. 12 And he stayed yet other seven
days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.
13 And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first
year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up
from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold,
the face of the ground was dry. 14 And in the second month, on the seven and
twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.
15 And God spake unto Noah, saying, 16 Go forth of the
ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee. 17 Bring
forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of
fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth;
that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon
the earth. 18 And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’
wives with him: 19 every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and
whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the
ark.
20 And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord; and took
of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on
the altar. 21 And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his
heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination
of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more
every thing living, as I have done. 22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and
harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not
cease.”
Conclusion
Now there may be more evidences in Genesis, but I feel
that this is sufficient for us to see based on these scriptures that knowing
how God doesn’t make the righteous suffer from His wrath. It was the goal of
this study to show some examples of evidence that will show that there will be
a pre day of Christ catching away (if these are correct terms) based
on an understanding from selected scriptures in Genesis.
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