Noah and Lot Parallels with Rapture

Our Lord Jesus said, “As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.” (Mat 24:37-39).

He also said, "It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed." (Luk 17:28-30)

Let’s look at the parallels between what happened with Noah and Lot, and what will happen at the rapture.

Noah	Lot	Rapture
The people in society had become very wicked (Gen 6:1-6, 11-12)	The people in society had become very wicked (Gen 19:4-5,9)	The people in society have become very wicked (Mt 24:5-12; Lk 21:8-12, 16-17; Mk 13:6-13; 1 Tim 4:1-2; 2 Tim 3:1-7; Rev 18:5)
God determined the need for judgment (Gen 6:7, 13, 17)	God determined the need for judgment (Gen 18:17, 20-21)	God has determined the need for judgment (Mk 13:19-20; Lk 21:22-23; 2 Thes 5:1-10; Rev 15-16; 18:2, 6-8)
There were very few righteous people, only eight in all (Gen 7:1; 2 Pe 2:5)	There were very few righteous people, only Lot and his two daughters (Gen 19:16; 2 Pe 2:7-8)	There are very few who will be ready for the rapture (Mt 24:13; Mk 13:20)
God gave advance warning to the righteous (Gen 6:13, 17; 7:1, 4)	God gave advance warning to the righteous (Gen 19:12-13)	God has given advance warning to the righteous (Mt 24:25; Lk 21:34-36)
God commanded Noah to make advanced preparations to escape the judgment (Gen 6:14-21; 7:1-3)		God has commanded us to make advance preparations to escape the judgment by being ready for the Lord’s return. He has also instructed those in Judea to flee for the mountains at a certain point, and for those in the city to get out (Mt 24:15-16, 42; Mk 13:14-16, 33, 35-37; Lk 21:20-21, 34, 36; Rev 18:4)
God commanded Noah to take his family and enter the ark before the flood came (Gen 7:1-4)	God’s holy angels commanded Lot to flee from the city to the mountains in order to escape the judgment (Gen 19:15)	The Lord will command His holy angels to gather the elect to Christ (Mt 24:31; Mk 13:27)
Noah and his family obeyed God and got into the ark (Gen 6:22; 7:5, 11-13)	Lot and his daughters obeyed God’s holy angels and fled (to Zoar, not the mountains), except his wife who looked back and became a pillar of salt (Gen 19:23, 26)	We must obey the Lord, make our advance preparations both naturally and spiritually, come out from Babylon and be separate from the world, touching no unclean thing, being careful, being always on the watch, praying, and on guard (Mt 24:15-16, 42; Mk 13:14-16, 33, 35-37; Lk 21:20-21, 34, 36; 2 Co 6:17 – 7:1; Rev 18:4)
Once Noah and his family were in the ark with the animals and God closed the door, the judgment came suddenly in the form of a global flood that destroyed all the wicked (Gen 7:20-23; 2 Pe 3:6)	The day Lot left Sodom, judgment came suddenly in the form of fire and brimstone from heaven that destroyed the wicked in that city (Gen 19:24-25; Lk 17:29)	On the day the Son of Man is revealed (rapture), the hour of trial (time of punishment) will come upon the whole earth to test the inhabitants of the earth (Lk 17:30; 21:22; Rev 3:10). Also the heavens and earth are reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly (2 Pe 3:7)
Noah and his wife, along with their three sons and their wives were saved from destruction, along with the animals that were in the ark with them (Gen 8:1, 16, 18)	Lot and his two daughters were saved from destruction, because God remembered righteous Abraham and his prayers for the righteous (Gen 19:29)	Only the righteous who are ready for the rapture will be saved from the punishment that is going to come upon the whole world (Mt 24:40-41; Mk 13:37; 1 Thes 4:16-17; )

Closing Words

Based on this analysis, we can clearly see parallels between what happened in the days of Noah, in the days of Lot, and what will happen at the time of the rapture, as the Lord Jesus Himself explicitly pointed out.  As the apostle Peter wrote, what happened to Sodom and Gomorrah was an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly after the rapture (2 Pe 2:6).

The people in society today have become very wicked, just as in the days of Noah and Lot. God has determined the need for judgment. There are very few who will be ready for the rapture. God has given advance warning about all of this to the righteous, which is written in His Word. There are also many people receiving dreams, visions, and prophecies about what is coming upon the earth, according to Acts 2:17.

God has commanded us to make advance preparations to escape the judgment by being ready for the Lord’s return. He has also instructed those in Judea to flee for the mountains at a certain point, and for those in the city to get out. This is for a specific point in time when the abomination of desolation occurs and Jerusalem is surrounded by armies. Getting out of the cities and fleeing to the mountains may apply not only to those in Judea, but also to believers throughout the world.

The Lord will command His holy angels to gather the elect to Christ when He comes in the clouds of glory. 

We know that the heavens and earth are reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly. For Scripture says:

"But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare. Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat." (2Pe 3:10-12)

"So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him." (2Pe 3:14)

 

God has not appointed us to suffer His wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Thes 5:9). But only the righteous who are ready for the rapture will be saved from the punishment that is going to come upon the whole world. Only those who make every effort to be found spotless, blameless, and at peace with Him, and only those who live holy and godly lives will be ready.

Therefore, we must obey the Lord, make our advance preparations both naturally and spiritually, come out from Babylon and be separate from the world, touch no unclean thing, be careful and always on the watch, pray, and be on guard. 

Some may call this an escapist mentality, but this is the Scriptural pattern. Noah escaped just in time from the flood. Lot escaped just in time from the fiery catastrophe that came upon Sodom and Gomorrah. And Jesus said it would be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed (Lk 17:30). He said to pray that you may be able to escape all that is coming to pass and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man when He comes (Lk 21:36). Please make sure you are ready when Jesus comes. You have been warned.

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Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org

Darkened Skies in the Last Days

During the last days, the skies will be darkened to the point where it will be like midnight in the middle of the day. Many people have seen this in visions and dreams, but here are some Scriptures that say so.

Jesus said, "Immediately after the distress of those days 'the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.'" (Mat 24:29)

"The sun and moon will be darkened, and the stars no longer shine." (Joe 3:15)

"I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD." (Joe 2:30-31)

"Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming. It is close at hand— a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness..." (Joe 2:1-2a)

"Will not the day of the LORD be darkness instead of light, Even gloom with no brightness in it?" (Amo 5:20)

"In that day," declares the Sovereign LORD, "I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight." (Amo 8:9)

"The stars of heaven and their constellations will not show their light. The rising sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light."  (Isa 13:10)

"I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; and at the heavens, and their light was gone. I looked at the mountains, and they were quaking; all the hills were swaying. I looked, and there were no people; every bird in the sky had flown away. I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert; all its towns lay in ruins before the LORD, before his fierce anger. This is what the LORD says: 'The whole land will be ruined, though I will not destroy it completely. Therefore the earth will mourn and the heavens above grow dark, because I have spoken and will not relent, I have decided and will not turn back.' At the sound of horsemen and archers every town takes to flight. Some go into the thickets; some climb up among the rocks. All the towns are deserted; no one lives in them." (Jer 4:23-29)

"Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings the darkness, before your feet stumble on the darkening hills. You hope for light, but He will turn it to utter darkness and change it to deep gloom." (Jer 13:16)

"When I snuff you out, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light. All the shining lights in the heavens I will darken over you; I will bring darkness over your land, declares the Sovereign LORD." (Eze 32:7-8)

"The great day of the LORD is near— near and coming quickly. The cry on the day of the LORD is bitter; the Mighty Warrior shouts his battle cry. That day will be a day of wrath— a day of distress and anguish, a day of trouble and ruin, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness— a day of trumpet and battle cry against the fortified cities and against the corner towers. 'I will bring such distress on all people that they will grope about like those who are blind, because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their entrails like dung. Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them on the day of the LORD's wrath.' In the fire of his jealousy the whole earth will be consumed, for he will make a sudden end of all who live on the earth." (Zep 1:14-18)

"When he opened the Abyss, smoke rose from it like the smoke from a gigantic furnace. The sun and sky were darkened by the smoke from the Abyss." (Rev 9:2)

"I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind." (Rev 6:12-13).

The following passage also seems to allude to the time of the Lord's return:

"The earth trembled and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains shook; they trembled because he was angry. Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it. He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet. He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind. He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him— the dark rain clouds of the sky. Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced, with hailstones and bolts of lightning. The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded. He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy, with great bolts of lightning he routed them. The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at your rebuke, LORD, at the blast of breath from your nostrils. He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me." (Psa 18:7-17)

Closing Words
Based on these Scriptures, we know a day is definitely coming when the sky will be completely darkened, and this will be a sign of Christ's soon return. It will be a day of clouds and blackness, a day of darkness and gloom.

On a related note, this same phenomenon occurred when Jesus hung upon the cross, two thousand years ago, and took the punishment for our sins. He felt what it was like to be forsaken by God at that moment. It says:

"At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, 'Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?' (which means 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?')." (Mar 15:33-34)

No greater love has any man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. Jesus Christ laid down His life for you. Sin separates us from God, and Jesus took all our sins upon Himself on the cross. He took the punishment for our sins, so that we don't have to spend eternity in hell, separated from God. He died for us and rose again, so that all who believe in Him would not perish but have eternal life.

Repent for the kingdom of heaven is near. Don't delay your decision. It's going to get dark soon. Call upon Jesus' name today. Believe me, you don't want to go through the Great Tribulation with its darkness and separation from God. That will be the hour when darkness reigns on the earth. And if you die without Christ, then you will be doomed to spend eternity in hell. Yes, hell is real, and the reason I am warning you is that I don't want you to go to that terrible place. I want you to come to know, as I have, that Jesus' light is greater than the deepest darkness.

Attribution notice: Scriptures taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®.

Author's note: You must take responsibility for your own actions. Nobody knows the day or the hour, and in no way am I date setting. This is only to provide you with information, so that you can make your own decisions, for which you will be accountable to God.

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Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.