Lessons I Learned from the Flood
Posted by ddominique on December 25, 2008
I was watching “Miraculous Messages from Noah’s Flood to the End Times” and gleaned some neat info that I wanted to share in my blog. Instead of elaborating, I thought I would just share my notes. So here they are:
Geneology – Adam to Noah
Adam = Man
Seth = Appointed
Enosh = Mortal
Kenan = Sorrow
Mahalalel = The Blessed God
Jared = Shall Come Down
Enoch = Teaching
Methuselah = His Death Shall Bring
Lamech = The Despairing
Noah = Comfort or Rest
All of the names put togother =
Man (is) appointed moral sorrow, (but) the Blessed God shall come down teaching (that) His death shall bring (the) despairing comfort, or rest.
How awesome is the patience and longsuffering of God? He gave the people in Noah’s day 120 years to repent. We only give people a few days, hours, or weeks to get it right. Hmmm
God, through the geneolgy of Adam to Noah proved that He is a God who plans for the best outcome. He uses all of the knowledge and wisdom that He has to ensure a favorable outcome. So when many wonder how God could allow many to persish – first of all it is not His will that any would perish. He has given us a free will to chose to love and to serve Him. However, giving someone free will is a huge risk. Some will do well by the freedom given and some will not.
In order to get to the place of perfect fellowship with God (from people with free will) it would cost (those who chose not to serve and love Him with their will). However in the end we (those of us who chose to use our will to love and serve Him) will have perfect fellowship with Him. That is what He wanted from the beginning. Amazing how it will take thousands upon thousands of years to accomplish something as wonderful as willfully perfect fellowship with God and man. (Again revealing the patience of God. Hmmm).
