Hi Doves,

I had, for a long time, been unable to understand the two dates given
for Noah going into the Ark. But last night, after I read the passages
again, I asked the Lord for understanding of His Word. Almost
instantly, God revealed to my mind, the understanding of the Scripture
concerning Noah. I'd like to share that with everyone!

First the Noah passages: (notice God says "for yet seven days" so the
first passage is seven days before the flood)
Gen 7:1  And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into
the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
Gen 7:2  Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the
male and his female: and of beasts that [are] not clean by two, the
male and his female.
Gen 7:3  Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female;
to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.
Gen 7:4  For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the
earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I
have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.

Now the second passage: (notice Noah entered the Ark 2/17 according to
this passage)
Gen 7:11  In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second
month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the
fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were
opened.
Gen 7:12  And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
Gen 7:13  In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and
Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his
sons with them, into the ark;

So do you see why it is kind of confusing? But here is what was
revealed to me: the first passage, Noah is being told to start loading
the Ark, the animals begin loading, and all of the supplies Noah will
need for him and his family. But the second passage is speaking of the
date Noah actually entered the Ark for the last time, and then the
door was shut and God sealed him in.

So the loading of the Ark begins 2/10 and the final load and closing
of the door is 2/17. I'm not sure how this all relates to the Rapture,
but it could mean the Rapture is in phases. Maybe "the dead in Christ
rise first" 2/10 (10/31/2006) and then us, "who are alive and remain",
go up 2/17 (11/8/2006). Any additional thoughts or comments?

Your Brother in Christ, John Nelson....

PS....Thanks John for your WONDERFUL site!!! I know we all enjoy it so
much!!! It is such an Oasis in a Desert, for those of us whom thirst
for the truth!