Scripture References: Matthew 24:37
Now you can believe and think whatever you want, but I certainly believe that Jesus was God manifest in the flesh that could not fail, and he could not lie. Knowing that he cannot lie, then I believe that the things that existed in Noah’s day will happen once again just prior to the coming of Christ back to this earth. We can read what the sixth chapter of Genesis tells us, which reveals the prevailing conditions in those days, then we can understand that the same conditions will exist once again before the return of Christ takes place. Listen to what Genesis 6:5 tells us saying, “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.” Is not the wickedness of man rampant throughout the world today wanting nothing to do with the truths of Gods holy word of the scriptures? Man has become a self centered creature that cares only for the things involving himself. And look if you will at what Genesis 6:12 tells us saying, “And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.” Notice if you will that all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. For all flesh to corrupt their way on the earth it
means that the life they were living was a wicked life fulfilling the lusts and desires of their flesh. Sin was of course the reason why they corrupted their way in Noah’s day. There was no remedy for sin in those days and so therefore sin took its toll on them. Now Jesus tells us that the same thing will happen before he returns to this earth again. This simply means that all flesh is going to corrupt itself again and the thing that will corrupt them is sin. Sin will once again corrupt all flesh simply because the truth concerning it will not be accepted and believed. When Christ came to this world and began his ministry, it’s the many truths revealed in his ministry that will destroy sin in the lives of all those who believe and obey those teachings. But since Jesus said that the same conditions would prevail once again before his actual return to this earth, then this reveals that as all flesh corrupted his way in Noah’s day, then all flesh will once again corrupted his way or else Jesus did not tell us the truth of the matter. Jesus did not lie about this, because all flesh has just about corrupted his way throughout the whole world today just like Jesus prophesied. If you cannot see that the entire world has corrupted their way on this earth, then you have been blinded by Satan’s many ministers from the truth of Gods word. Paul tells us these words stated in II Corinthians 4:3-4 that says, “But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.” *It’s the one true gospel of Christ that will solve the sin problem in every individuals life if they would believe and obey it, but Satan has cleverly blinded the minds of the masses of people today through his many ministers that are not teaching the truth of Gods holy word. False teachings will keep the sinner trapped in his sinful condition, but of course millions will still believe they are born again even as they continue to live in sin and rebellion against God. One single sin separated Adam from God in the garden of Eden and this brought sin into the world. Paul tells us these words stated in Romans 5:12 that says, “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.” Every person born into this world is born possessing a sinful nature that eventually leads all into sin and rebellion against God. Sin kept mankind from perfect fellowship with God until Jesus Christ was born into this world. Christ revealed a perfect plan of redemption that will redeem fallen man back into fellowship with God. This plan is revealed in the contents of the New Testament covenant, which contains all the teachings of Christ that will bring man back to the state of perfection like the first man Adam was in before he sinned against God. When Adam lost fellowship with God and fell into a life of sin, God had already devised a plan that would eventually bring man back into perfect fellowship once again with him. God created Adam in his own image and likeness meaning that Adam was like God possessing no sin and was holy, righteous, and godly as God was. But when mankind fell into sin through Adam’s fall, God was going to perfect all those who would believe and obey his redemption plan, and it was Christ that began to revealed this plan to the twelve disciples that he had chosen at the beginning of his ministry. The perfection of man has always been what God had in mind after Adam had fallen from the perfect state that he was created in. The writer of the book of Hebrews clearly reveals this fact in what he said in Hebrews 7:19 that says, “For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.” There are other scriptures that bears this out as well such as what Hebrews 10:1 states saying, “For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.” The law referred to here is reference to the law that was revealed to Moses. This law was not intended to perfect man, as Hebrews 7:19 clearly reveals. One may ask what then was the purpose of the law if it was intended to perfect man and bring him back into perfect fellowship with God? The apostle Paul answers this question in what he tells us in Galatians 3: 19 that says, “Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.” Paul clearly reveals here that the law was only an addition to keep sin at a minimum until Christ came on the scene. The coming of Christ was mentioned through the prophets, but the day of his coming was to take place many years in the future. So this being true, God had added the covenant of the law to Israel to obey until Christ came on the scene with the second covenant that contained all the promises that would redeem man back to the state of perfection. This law could not perfect man, but it did serve its purpose until Christ revealed the contents of the new covenant, which was that better hope that Hebrews 7:19 speaks of. The bringing in of this better hope was the New Testament that Christ was mediator of and would perfect all who would believe and obey its teachings. This is why we find the apostle Paul saying these words stated in Romans 1:16 that says, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.” This gospel is all the truths taught and revealed throughout all the many scriptures of the New Testament that consists of twenty seven epistles that was written by approximately eight apostles. God started out with a perfect man (Adam) and he will end up with many that will be perfected by their belief and obedience to his every teaching. All these peoeple are all those who make up the one Church that Christ is head and builder of. Paul describes this church that Christ will eventually present to himself at his soon return to this earth. In Ephesians 5:25-27 we find Paul telling us these words saying, “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish..” This body of believers will consist of all those who died in Christ since his first coming to this earth and all those who will be alive in Christ at his second coming. Paul reveals this in what he tells us in I Thessalonians 4:16-17 that says, “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: 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.” For the past two thousand years there has been some people that believed and obeyed the teachings of Christ that had spiritually baptized them into Christ, and when Christ returns to this earth there will be some who will also be in Christ by their belief and obedience to his teachings as well. These all will be caught up together to meet the Lord in the air as Paul tells us. So if we look around us we can see that the same prevailing conditions exist today as it did in Noah’s day, which reveals to us that Christ’s coming is very near. But where is the church that is without spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing, but that it should be holy and without blemish, as Paul describes in Ephesians 5:27? Look and listen to all the different religious organizations in the world today (including Christianity) that claims to know the one true God that created all things in existence. Does any of them line up with the description of the church (or the people) that Christ will present to himself at his soon return to this earth? Most religious organizations deny the deity and teachings of Christ, but look at all the Protestant denominations involved in Christianity today that is split and divided in what they teach and believe. Not one denomination in Christianity today teaches the perfection of the saints and the truth concerning sin as Gods word teaches it. You will not find the truth of Gods holy word in none of today’s mainline churches, but Paul made it clear that there will be a people that will be ready and prepared for the soon return of Christ to this world, as I Thessalonians 4:17 reveals. It will only be a very few that will be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless as Pater tells us in II Peter 3:14 that says, “Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.” These certain people will be without sin, which is a truth that the whole world has evidently refused to accept and believe, but Gods holy word clearly teaches it. The church that Paul describes in Ephesians 5:27 is certainly a church without sin in it, because this church is the spiritual body of Christ that has no sin in it whatsoever. There was no sin in the physical body of Christ, and there will be no sin in his spiritual body, which is the church that he has built and is head of. Only a few will be a baptized believer into this church. To think there will be sin in the church that Christ has built is a clear cut denial of his power. How could Christ be the head and builder of a church with sin in it? Listen to what Jesus himself said about the church that he will build as stated in Matthew 16:18 that says, “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” How can sin prevail against his church if the very gates of hell itself cannot? To believe there is and will be sin in the church that Christ builds is an accusation against Almighty God himself by saying he cannot make a perfect man again as he did with Adam before he sinned. Well believe whatever you want, but as for me I know that God is able to do above what we may think or even believe. “He that has an ear to hear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches.” Amen