The Plan
of the Ages
God’s
Dispensational Dealings with Humanity
The Days Before the Flood
Lesson XI
I
Jesus said the days
before He returns will be like the days before the flood
Matthew
24:37-44 before
the flood
Luke
17:4-27
as it was in the days of Noe
1)
The preachers before the flood
Noah
2 Peter
2:5 preached
righteousness
Hebrews
11:7 condemned
the world
Enoch
Hebrews
11:5 pleased
God
Jude 14,15 preached prophecy
2)
People on earth before the flood
Matthew
24:38 fully
occupied with life
Matthew
24:39 ignored
Noah
2 Peter
2:5 ungodly
Jude 15 ungodly
II
The days before the
flood
Genesis
6:1 population
multiplied
Genesis
6:2-4 invasion by fallen angels
Genesis
6:5 wickedness cf Psalm 9:17
Genesis
Genesis
III
Romans chapter one
outlines the cause of violence
1)
Men who knew God, glorified Him not as God
Romans
Daniel
Believer’s are to be different
Jeremiah
9:23, 24
glory in this
1 Peter
1
Corinthians
2)
Neither were they thankful
Romans
Believers are to be different
Philippians
4:6 with
thanksgiving
Ephesians
1
Thessalonians
1 Timothy 2:1 for all
Ephesians
5:2-4 rather
giving thanks
3)
Became vain in their imaginations
Romans
Genesis
6:5 every
imagination before the flood
Genesis
4)
Professing to be wise, they became fools
Romans
1
Corinthians 1:19-20 worldly wisdom
Luke 24:25
fools
do not believe Scripture
Proverbs
20:1 not
wise
5)
Then they became idolaters
Romans
Isaiah
44:9-17
it is do foolish
Colossians
3:5 what
is our nation?
6)
Then immorality
Romans 1:23-28
a long
list
Ezekiel
16: 49-50 like
7)
Then murder and violence
Romans 1:
29-31 read
the list
To
teach “self-worth,” “self-esteem,” to wicked men can only increase more
wickedness; in turn, it will produce more violence. Iniquity shall abound Matthew 24:12