The Imagination of our Hearts. . .This is one of the many pre-trib Rapture proof-texts. Just as Noah and his family were saved alive from the judgment visited by God upon an unrepentant world, so also will the Church be saved alive from the Great Tribulation.
The Apostle Paul described it this way:
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. (1st Thessalonians 4:17-18 NKJV)
Peter connected the dots between the return of the Lord and the days of Noah as well:
Knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, And saying, "Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation." For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water, By which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water. But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same Word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. (2nd Peter 2:3-7 NKJV)
But 'the days of Noe’ reference also provides important clues that will help us to recognize the generation that will be on earth during the 'days of the Son of man' as well.
"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." (Genesis 6:5)
How else would one describe television and movies other than being 'every imagination of the thoughts of the heart' brought to life on the screen? The experience affords us an opportunity to vicariously participate in the events portrayed.
Now consider the plot for most popular television programs and hit movies. It is either unrestricted violence or unrestricted sex and the most successful efforts usually contain a healthy dose of both.
The most popular TV series franchises on TV today are the "CSI" series and the various "Law and Order" spinoffs. "Law and Order Special Victims Unit" about all about sex crimes, and the rest are all about murder.
Recently, Adelphia Communications Corporation, once among the most conservative in the nation, announced it will be adding triple X hard core porn to its cable lineup. Adelphia spokeswoman Erica Stull explained, "People want it, so we are trying to provide it. . . The more Xs, the more popular."
Tim Connelly, editor and publisher of Adult Video News, told the LA Times, "It's scary how much money is made on porn." Noting that porn is now a $10 billion industry, Connelly said, "That's more than Hollywood makes at the box office. And it just grows and grows and grows. It's mainstream now."
Porn makes the most profit of all, since consumers will pay an average of $9 for a cheaply-made skin flick, but less than five dollars for an Oscar-winning Hollywood offering.
The imagination of our hearts, brought to life. . . sex, murder and more sex.
The signs all around us line up squarely with the signs given by Scripture for the last days. Because these are the last days. The Lord told us in advance so that, when the day approached, we would recognize the warning and repent -- the same opportunity offered in Noah's day -- before 'we reach the point of no return.'
The time grows short. The Lord is coming soon. Will He find you waiting for Him? Or will you be sitting at home watching triple X movies and scoffing, "Where is the promise of His coming?"
The choice is yours -- for the moment. But, 'as in the days of Noe' there will come a point of no return -- the choices that we made will stand for eternity.
For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye, implored the prophet Ezekiel. (Ezekiel 18:32)
Turn to Jesus. Confess to Him that you are a sinner in need of a Savior and accept the free gift of Pardon He procured for us all at the Cross. Each of us must make that individual choice.
Choose life, and live!
Hal Lindsey
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