Matthew 24:37-39 – 37 As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
One thing that really jumps out at me is that they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them away. Now here is a guy building a boat. It had never rained till this day. They were a long way from water. There had to be some questions for about 100 years while the ark was being built. Kind of like today. People have been pointing out the Lord’s return for quite some time now. The one’s who pay attention and know the signs see it coming closer and closer every day. Then there are those who don’t want to be bothered by it at all. The questions slow down as they have been hearing it over and over and over. They saw Noah building and building and building.
Who entered the ark?
Genesis 7:1 – 1 The LORD then said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.
Jesus said it will be like in the days of Noah. The righteous entered into safety. What about the righteous today. I believe that’s where the rapture comes in. What makes us righteous? Choosing the sacrifice of the Blood of the Lamb and loving the Lord.
Now here is the scary part and warning the Lord gives. Many are all over the spectrum on rather someone can know the Lord and not be raptured. However, the next verse has this to say.
Matthew 24:45-51 – 45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? 46 It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. 47 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’ 49 and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. 50 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. 51 He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
The verse is using the same servant and reversing his role. One when the servant is doing right and living for the King he will be rewarded heavily. If that servant is wicked and says to himself, my master is staying away a long time. What happens? He is not considered a hypocrite at first but is assigned that place with the others (obviously because now he qualifies.)
One thing I can say is a believer needs to do his best to not just accept the Lord and then drift off act like the rest of the world. I don’t have the final answer and I certainly am in no place to judge, but there are a lot of warnings in the Bible that we want to repent from sin and our old ways and live for the Lord.
Take is seriously and start today. Make him number one. Not number 8, 14, 19 or 25th on your list.