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Just as in Noah's day, men were eating and drinking, and living out their lives to the fullest. Many scoffed at the announcement of His imminent judgment. But just as He said, the rains came and shocked the world.
One day, very soon, Jesus will come. There won't be any fanfare or warning, and He'll only take those who are truly His. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, you and your surroundings will change forever.
For those who are left behind, they will suffer through the most horrible time in the history of mankind.
Six thousand years ago, the age of man began with the six days of creation and the origination of man. Because of the sin of man, fellowship with God was broken. To restore fellowship, God sent His Son four thousand years later to die, bearing our sins, and rising again three days later. When He left, He said He would come again and take away those who are His own.
Here we are, nineteen hundred and ninety-five years later, still awaiting the return of the Lord. "...Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation." Every generation has proclaimed this statement since our Lord made this promise. Unfortunately, because of the lack of Biblical knowledge, many, including Christian's, will be caught unaware when He does come. If only they would have been able to discern the time that they were living in. As Jesus stated of the Pharisees, they were able to perceive the weather, but unable to discern the coming of the Son of Man.
Since the day Jesus ascended into heaven until now, men have questioned His return. Jesus will return again, but like His first coming, He will come and go with many unaware. Will it be in this generation? I believe that it will. Like His first coming, only one generation will witness this time. Only one generation witnessed the flood, only one generation witnessed the parting of the Red Sea, and only one generation will witness the rapture. This is that generation.
You may say, what's different about this generation that sets it apart from previous generations? Plenty, but there's one thing that is very significant. The rebirth of Israel. Jesus said that in the generation in which Irsael again becomes a nation, a generation would not pass until He returns. That prediction did not come true until this generation. Since the time of Rome, Israel had been scattered throughout the world. But in 1948, in one day, a nation was reborn.
Jesus is coming again and will shock the world, just as He did in the days of Noah when the rains came and destroyed the world. Only one generation saw that happen and only one will witness His return. I can't tell you the day when Jesus will come, but as we approach the year 2000, I truly believe something earth-shaking is going to take place.