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As It Was In the Days of Noah - Luke 17:26
zee325:
The use of language may seem a little odd for an English speaker, but for my language it is not a problem at all. In Chinese, we have different words for man getting married, and woman getting married. Not saying this was the case with the original language Jesus used though because I don't know.
Ray: TRUTH NUMBER 8
(A) "Now ALL these things happened unto them for examples: and they are written for OUR ADMONITION [to reprove, caution, warn, remind of obligation or duty, etc.], upon whom the ends of the world [‘eons—ages’] are come" (I Cor. 10:11).
(B) "Now these things were OUR EXAMPLES, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted" (I Cor. 10:6).
(C) "For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for OUR LEARNING…" (Rom. 15:4).
To me it sounded like Jesus was saying everyone going on with business as usual, not knowing the coming of judgment and the Lord (like Lot and Noah).
1Th 5:2 For you yourselves know accurately that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.
1Th 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety! Then sudden destruction comes on them, as travail upon a woman with child. And they shall not escape.
1Th 5:4 But you, brothers, are not in darkness, that the Day should overtake you like a thief.
1Th 5:5 You are all the sons of light and the sons of the day. We are not of the night, or of darkness.
1Th 5:6 Therefore let us not sleep as the rest do, but let us watch and be calm.
Samson:
Just a thought in general, those verses in Matthew. 24:37-39, in particular verse 39 seems to indicate to Me that events in general were what's perceived as "Normal" everyday affairs like Marrying & being given in Marriage, like the custom of Men giving their Daughters in Marriage, giving away the Bride, so to speak. I mention Verse 39, because it says they "knew not" UNTIL the Flood came and swept them all away. Nothing seemed to be happening out of the ordinary to most People, just like Today, that would convince them of their End, sorta like Today. Most of the "Christian" believers of the many & varied Denominations still, at least officially, would not look upon Homosexual Marriages as the Normal everyday affairs of People, so they "knew not" or one Translation uses the phrase: "They took no note," UNTIL the flood came & swept them all away, seems to indicate to Me, that a high percentage of People wouldn't be fooled by Gay Marriage, because they wouldn't consider that as being the usual or "Normal" everyday practices, so as to be fooled or "knowing not" until it was too late.
Applying this to Gay Marriage, IE- Given in Marriage is an interesting take on the passage, but only seems plausible through implication, but doesn't seem explicitly clear in examining the passages from Matt. 24 and Luke. 17.
Just My Take, Samson.
the truth:
Hello,
I would say were there is other writings that would help clear this up.We do at times gain understanding through such things as the book of Josephus or .Fox's book of martys and etc..Of course the only truth I know comes through the Holy Scripture!!!!However I think we can deduce as Ray said some things from the Scripture that will help us understand.
1.Are men ever given in marriage?
2.What was the biblical process in the Scripture that men came to take a wife?
3.Read...Gen 19-1-11......Could it be that Lot had some understanding already about what happens when immortality and mortality break the law of the creator and produce NOT after its on seed?.
4. Could this be why God allowed only Noah seed to remain through the flood because it was the only seed not corrupted?
5.Not only do i believe this to be true Gina I also believe as it says in the Scripture..."When they say peace and safety"the time is near.IS that not what everyone is saying since 911..
6. God proclaims us to be children of light not of darkness!
Joel:
The scriptures show that after so much evil, and wickedness is fulfilled, God will do something that makes things anew.
Before the flood the wickedness of man was great in the earth so God brought about destruction, and started fresh with the family of Noah who "found grace in the eyes of the Lord." Genesis 6:5
God made the promise to Abraham to multiply his seed in the earth just before he brought destruction upon Sodom, and Gomorrah. Genesis 18,19
In the book of Revelations after all the plagues, and destruction, God brings in a new heaven, and a new earth where God dwells with man. Revelations 21
Peter said in second Peter 3, that there would be people saying " Where is the sign of his coming? and all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation."
God shows a parallel in Ezekiel 16 that lets us know what the state of things in Sodom were, as well as Israel, and the surrounding lands. Not unlike the state of the world , the flesh, and the devil, in our day.
Ezekiel 49:Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she st renthen the hand of the needy.
50: And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good.
No doubt the times of the gentiles will be fulfilled at Gods set time, and could be similar to the amount of time that God suffered with Israel before Jesus came the first time.
Joel
Ian 155:
mmm "As in the days before the flood" is this a literal flood Jesus is speaking of ? will not the Lord Flood the world with his spirit "I will pour out my spirit on all flesh" Acts 2:7 - Joel 2: 28
Havn't gays been around forever ? perhaps this is the/a time when all eyes would be opened by the flood of Gods outpoured spirit
even worse perhaps the weepers and wailers could be us, seems our minds are looking at / to, signs in the earth and not in the word,
just thinkin aloud
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