It isn’t exactly a secret that these times are known as the end times. I’m not necessarily saying that everyone believes that but I do believe that these are the times that are making the way for the Rapture. Which is when Jesus comes back again and takes away His children from the Earth and brings them to be with Him in Heaven. The world of Noah was barely different from the world around us today. Men and women were pursuing their “diverse” interests, business was exploding, sex was a common pastime, and the world of spirits was mixing with the ways of man. Every trend of our day was visible in Noah’s day. Jesus Christ was careful to draw a comparison of these two generations. He stated, "But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come." (Matthew 24:37-42). When you view the entire Scripture reference to the ark that God commanded Noah to build, it becomes a powerful prophetic example of the Person of Jesus Christ and the protection and hope which we are invited to enjoy in Him. The ark is a beautiful picture of the Son of God as Redeemer and Deliverer to every generation. Its final fulfillment is the Rapture of the Bride of Jesus Christ just before the Tribulation. To me the ark is a symbol of the Rapture of the saved and the flood is a symbol of the Tribulation that the unsaved must enter. This can only be an example for someone who believes in Pre-Tribulation, which is believing that the Ra...
