The
recent torrential rains that severely hit various states of North India left
several people dead and missing. These rains submerged hundreds of villages,
affecting road and railway traffic, leaving many people marooned.
Several
centuries ago, the earth was ravaged by a phenomenal flood. When the earth was
filled with ungodliness and wickedness, God decided to destroy man by a natural
cause, flood and to make a new beginning. But there was one man named Noah, who
remained blameless. He warned the people around him about the coming judgement,
but they would not listen. He built a huge Ark as directed by God, where he and
his family will remain safe through the disaster. God caused rain to fall on
the earth forty days and forty nights. On that day all the springs of the great
deep burst forth and flood gates of heaven were opened.
On that
very day Noah and his wife, his three sons and their wives entered the Ark.
They had with them in the Ark pairs of all creatures that had breath of life in
them. As the waters increased, the Ark was lifted above the earth. The waters
greatly increased and covered the high mountains and the Ark floated on the
surface of the water. In the flood, every living thing that moved on the earth
perished – birds, livestock, wild animals, every living creature on dry land
and all mankind. God preserved only Noah and his family and the animals that
entered the Ark.
When
Noah came forth from the Ark, God made a covenant with Noah that the waters
shall no more become a flood of such magnitude to destroy all flesh. God set a
rainbow in the clouds as a covenant sign of the promise of God, proclaiming
peace between God and man.
The Rainbow
intimates us about God’s covenant of love and mercy and the mediatory work of
the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the sun of righteousness, who is described with a
rainbow above His throne (Rev 4: 3) and a rainbow upon His head (Rev10: 1).
Though God will not drown the world again, in the end, the world will be
consumed by fire. All those who refuse to trust in the mediatory work of the
Saviour, Lord Jesus Christ and live an unrepentant life will be destined to
spend their eternity in the unquenchable hell fire. There shall be only weeping
and wailing all through eternity, being shunned from the presence of God. But
all those repentant sinners who put their trust in the Saviour shall spend their
eternity in inexplicable joy in the glorious presence of God.
Dear
Reader, do you have the hope of spending your eternity in the glorious presence
of God? If not so, trust in the Lord Jesus Christ right now & receive forgiveness
of your sins.
If you want to understand more about God’s Free Gift of Salvation in these final moments of human civilization, you could read through the several other articles in this blog archive.
- by Nadesan K.
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