"THE DAYS OF NOAH"
Intro: Jesus has just pronounced His woes on the Scribes and the Pharisees
while in the Temple. He concludes with a lament against Jerusalem. As they
are leaving the Temple, the disciples remark on huge stones. "When shall
these things be..?"
I. THE QUESTION IS TWO FOLD, DESTRUCTION OF TEMPLE AND HIS COMING AT THE
END OF THE WORLD."
A. Signs of His coming.
1. Nation shall rise against nation and kingdom..."
2. Famines.
3. Pestilences, viruses.
4. Earthquakes in diverse places.
5. Many false prophets . 5, 11, 24.
6. Gospel preached to all nations.
7. Abomination of desolation.
8. Great tribulation.
a. Ending with powers of heaven shaken, sun
darkened.
B. At His coming He will gather His elect from four winds with
great sound of trumpet.
1. Deut. 30:3,4.
2. Isaiah 27:12, 13.
II. OF THE DAY OR HOUR KNOWETH NO MAN.
A. You will know when it is near.
1. Parable of fig tree.
2. When the leaves come out you know summer is coming
soon.
B. Foolish to speculate on days or hours.
III. THE DAYS OF NOAH.
A. Population explosion.
1. Somewhere around 1857 earth's population 1 billion.
2. 1935 - 2 billion.
3. 1965 - 3 billion.
4. 1980 - 4 billion.
B. Intense occultic activity.
C. The wickedness of man was great.
1. Fathers sexually abusing their children.
2. The great extant of drug abuse.
D. The imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil
continually.
1. Popular music.
2. Popular magazines.
3. Movies.
4. Popular novels.
E. The people were taken by total surprise by the judgment.
1. They were going on with business as usual right until
the judgment fell.
2. His coming will take many by surprise.
a. "But you are not the children of darkness that
day should."
III. HIS WORDS TO HIS DISCIPLES.
A. "Be ye ready."
B. Watch.
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Chuck Smith (1927 - 2013)
Pastor Chuck was used in the Jesus People revival where he was used along with others to minister to the hippy young people. They saw a work of the Spirit where many were added to the church and discipled. He has raised up many pastors who are a part of the Calvary Chapel movement now and where he pastors the large Costa Mesa church in California.The Calvary Chapel movement is based of simple principles that Chuck Smith taught over the years such as: The priority of agape love, Simple fellowship amongst the saints, the breaking of bread, the teaching of God's word chapter by chapter and verse by verse. And lastly and most importantly the principle not by might nor by power but by my spirit saith the Lord.