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Speaker 1: Imagine a forgotten time, long before the storms and waters
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that shape the earth as we know it. In the
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first chapters of the Bible, especially the Book of Genesis,
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we are transported to a world that transcends familiarity, an
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error before the flood that would transform the face of humanity.
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These accounts, often shrouded in mysteries and profound interpretations, reveal
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a time of primitive humanity characterized by extraordinary longevity, intense
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divine connections, and an intimate proximity to the Creator, where
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the very story of creation unfolded before our ancestors. Notable
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characters like Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel, and the eventual hero
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Noah give us glimpses into a life that seems relatable.
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Numerous forces unite to cause the flood, Satan and the
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fallen angels. The first event that led to the flood
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occurred before the creation of the world. That of event
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was the creation of the children of God. In the
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Biblical story of the Book of Job, God reveals an
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event that occurred before the creation of the world. According
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to Job thirty eight, verses four to seven, where were
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you when I laid the foundations of the earth. Let
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me know if you have understanding who determined its measurements,
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If you know or who stretched the line over it on,
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what are its foundations founded? Or who laid its cornerstone?
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When the morning stars sang together joyfully and all the
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children of God rejoiced, it is revealed that angelic beings
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referred to as morning Stars and sons of God witnessed
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the creation of the earth and celebrated the glory, power,
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and wisdom of God involved in the process. Before the flood,
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there was a fallen being. The Bible only makes brief
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references to fallen angels, as the vast majority of angels
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in Heaven never strayed or turned to evil. However, some
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have made this decision rema remembering that heaven was originally
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intended to be their home for all eternity, but have
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now fallen from it. What caused all this to happen? However,
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we cannot deny the fact that angels possess free will,
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and their fall can be seen in terms of this
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free will. The Book of Jude makes this point quite
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clearly in Jude five and six. But now I want
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to remind you, even though you once knew everything, that
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when the Lord saved a people, bringing them out of
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land of Egypt. He then destroyed those who did not believe,
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and the angels those who did not keep their original state,
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but abandoned their own home. He has kept under darkness
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in eternal chains until the judgment of the Great Day.
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Jude states that the angels did not guard their proper dominion.
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The expression proper dominion can be interpreted as both government
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and starting point. Angels were made specifically for the purpose
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of dwelling in Heaven with God, worshiping him and carrying
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out his commands. They were formed to glorify Him, just
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like human beings, but these were designed to dwell on earth,
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while angels were created to live in Heaven. Despite this,
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these angels abandoned their beginnings, which is another way of
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saying they left their initial location in heaven. Satan, who
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disguises himself as an angel of Light, leads these angels
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and acts as the leader of this rebellion, known as
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the Great Rebellion. It was an event in which Satan
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and a portion of Heaven's angelic legions waged war against
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God and his angels in an attempt to overthrow God's
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authority in the eternal realm. The devil devised a plan
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to overthrow God, his creator, and he and the angels
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who followed him ended up being defeated in the conflict.
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We have an account of this in the words of Jesus,
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who was present. Jesus spoke of the glory and majesty
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he shared with God, the Father before the world existed,
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John seventeen, verse five. Now, therefore, glorify me, o, Father,
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with yourself, with that glory that I had with you
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before the world was, before the creation of the earth,
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there was God, and God had majesty with his son.
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Jesus declares, I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
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As it turns out, Satan is much more than a
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red figure with horns and a trident. He is an
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ancient being with real spiritual power, which he uses for
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evil and his own selfish purposes. We fight, but not
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against flesh and blood, Paul said. We are in a fight,
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but it is not against flesh and blood. Satan's kingdom
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is highly organized, with different areas and levels of authority,
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and its headquarters are in the heavenly realms. This is
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a staggering fact, but it is quite clear the fact
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that Satan leads a highly organized kingdom surprises some people,
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but there are many clear indications of this in the Bible.
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A spiritual war began. It is a conflict between two kingdoms.
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One kingdom is ruled by God, the Prince of Peace,
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while the other is ruled by Satan, the Prince of Darkness.
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After being expelled from heaven, Satan and his followers compromised
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with each other and formed the Rebel kingdom in the
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Garden of Eden. Satan launched his first attack against God's
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authority on earth. Satan considered the earth his domain and
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saw Adam and Eve as God's invaders in his territory.
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If God created humanity to live on earth, in order
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to establish his kingdom, Satan needed a plan of attack.
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When God created the world, there was a place called Eden.
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In the Hebrew language, the word eden means joy or happiness.
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It was a place of provision where a man could
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meet God. According to Genesis three, verse eight. Now, in
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the Perfect Garden, there was a special tree called the
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Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. God told Adam
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and Eve that they could eat from any tree in
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the garden except this one. Satan needed to destroy man's destiny.
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But how did the devil the ancient serpent, get to
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Eve and use three strategic tactics against her. The first
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was the doubt did God really say it? Genesis three,
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verse one. You can almost hear the Father of lies
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interacting with Eve. The deceiver then used his second strategy, supposition,
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making Eve doubt whether the consequences of her disobedience would
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actually result in her death, as God had declared, you
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will not surely die Genesis three, verse four. The third
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and final approach used against Eve was temptation. God was
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disappointed because of her disobedience, they could no longer remain
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in the garden of Eden. Adam and Eve had already
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made a mistake by eating the forbidden fruit. Satan's subversive
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counter attack completely overwhelmed humans, but godestow ablished a beechhead
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in the garden of Eden, promising that the serpent's head
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would be wounded by the woman's seed, turning the tables
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on the tempter. Before expelling Adam and Eve from the garden,
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God demonstrated his complete dominion over Satan. The first murder
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Cain and Abel Genesis four. Someone pointed out that the
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sin committed by the first man led the second man
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to kill the third. Even though Adam and Eve were
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expelled from the garden, God continued to bless them. Eve
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gave birth to two sons, Cain and Abel, with the
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help of the Lord. They both grew up hearing stories
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about God and knew they had to offer sacrifices to
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their creator. However, while the Lord was concerned about Abel
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and his offering, he was not concerned about Cain and
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his offering. This enraged Cain. Despite God's warning for him
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to master sin, Cain deceives his brother, kills him, buries him,
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and completely disowns him, asking am I my brother's keeper.
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Afraid that others would kill him for his crime, God
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placed a sign on Cain to protect him, saying that
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whoever killed Cain would suffer sevenfold vengeance Genesis four, verse fifteen.
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Cain was punished by becoming a restless wanderer far from
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home and family. After being punished, Cain went to live
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in a place called the land of Nod, east of Eden.
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In this land, Cain built a city called Enoch, named
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in honor of his son. His descendants included influential people
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of the time, such as Jabal the father of those
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who live in tents and raise cattle, Jubile, the father
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of all who play string and pipe instruments, and Tubalcane,
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who forged bronze and iron tools Genesis four, verses seventeen
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to twenty two. After Cain's punishment, the story of two
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families follows a recurring theme in Genesis. Unfortunately, Cain's homicidal
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ways were passed down through his family line. We find
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a man boasting about his own violence, and by the
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time we reach his great great grandson, evil has spread.
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God's perfect design is only four chapters long, and already
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we find people delighting in bloodshed and disrespecting his plan
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for marriage. Before the flood, polygamy was also passed down
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through the line of Cain. Until then, a man and
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a woman were married for life, but Cain's descendants had
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many wives. In contrast to Cain's lineage, God established a
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new family tree, giving Eve a son named Seth, replacing Abel.
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Seth exemplified the same type of worship as his late
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brother Abel. As people began to call on the name
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of the Lord in connection with Seth. Cain's form of worship,
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which was proud, pointed to himself, while the humble form
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of worship practiced by Abel and Seth cried out to
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God Jude eleven. Woe to them. They followed the path
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of Cain, rushed into the error of Balam in search
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of prophet, and would destroyed in the rebellion of Cora.
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It's no surprise that when God needed an obedient servant
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hundreds of years later, he chose Noah from the line
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of Seth. Caine's legacy was complicated. On the one hand,
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he and his family were really good at coming up
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with new ideas and ways of doing things, but on
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the other hand, they also had a lot of problems
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with fighting and harming others, and this seemed to get
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worse over time. This has become a symbol of what
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it is to be human, a struggle between our potential
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for great good and our capacity for great evil. In
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the generations after Adam, the world became populated, but it
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also became filled with sin. People were not kind to
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each other. They lied, stole, and even killed. During this period,
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men lived extraordinarily long lives, with their ages reaching into
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the hundreds. It was a different time, a time when
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humanity was still closely tied to its origins, and the
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world itself was younger and fresher. Adam and Eve had
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other sons and daughters after Cain and Abel, and as
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their family grew, civilization was born. The Bible says that
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after becoming the father of Seth, Adam lived eight hundred
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years and had other sons and daughters Genesis five, verse four.
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As Adam and Eve's children grew up, they married and
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started their own families, and the population began to grow steadily.
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In addition to Cain and Abel, Seth was another son
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of Adam who also had descendants, including Enoch, Methuselah, and
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eventually Noah. Adam, the first man, lived to be nine
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hundred and thirty years old Genesis five, verse five. Yes,
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you heard right, nine centuries. He had children who also
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lived extraordinarily long lives. His son Seth lived nine hundred
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and twelve years Genesis five, verse eight, and Seth's son
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Enoch lived nine hundred and five years Genesis five, verse
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sas eleven. As the generations passed, each man fathered children
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and taught them about the ways of the earth, how
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to cultivate the land, care for the animals, and also
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how to connect with God. This lineage of people was special.
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They carried the seed of humanity's first union with the
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fallen angels. However, despite their long lives and profound wisdom,
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these ancient people were not immune to the problems that
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often afflicted humanity, such as jealousy, anger, and sometimes even violence. However,
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there was a man named Enoch. The Book of Genesis,
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chapter five gives us the first mention of Enoch, and
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this is a different Enoch, not the son of Cain
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Genesis five, verse twenty one. When Enoch was sixty five
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years old, he became the father of Methuselah. As we
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know from the Bible, his son, Methuselah, was the oldest
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man recorded in the scriptures. When studying biblical genealogies, we
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discover that Enoch was Noah's great grandfather Genesis five, verse
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twenty two and twenty four. The Bible says that Enoch
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walked with God in an era when most of his
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contemporaries only had records of his birth and his children.
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They also fathered Enoch, who is like a breath of
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fresh air. In the history books. Enoch was introduced like
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the others, but although he did not live as long
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as some of the other men. His testimony is remarkable.
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The Bible says that he walked with God and that
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when it was time to leave the earth, God took
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him without going through death as we know it. Description
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of him is short, but meaningful and profound, which means
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something about his pure walk with God. His life has
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provided a model for so many people across different generations,
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teaching us to live for a unique audience. Quietly. He
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teaches us to passionately pursue close fellowship with God, knowing
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that as we do so, we will experience God God
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in a new dimension. Genesis five, verse twenty four. Enuch's
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case was the first recorded abduction, as God simply took him.
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Perhaps the communion was so intense that God's presence enveloped
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him and carried him away. The Book of Hebrews talks
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about men of whom this world was not worthy, and
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despite the beauty of Enoch's life, his was not entirely peaceful.
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People lived long, but not always well. They had many
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years to hone their skills, build things, and explore the earth,
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but they also had more time to make mistakes, stray
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from God's path and let their hearts become hardened. This
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eventually led to a world so corrupt, so far from
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its divine origins. With population growth expansion of tribes and families.
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Over time, tribes and clans formed, each descended from one
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of the original patriarchs, spreading across the land and finding
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new territories to call home. As the population grew, so
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did the need for different functions and professions. People couldn't
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just be shepherds and farmers. It was necessary to diversify. Cain,
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for example, was a farmer Genesis four, verse two, while
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his brother Abel was a shepherd. This suggests that even
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at this early stage, roles were being defined based on
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need and skill set. Tubal Caine, a descendant of Cain,
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became the instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron
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Genesis four, verse twenty two. This indicates the emergence of
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more specialized professions such as metallurgy. Musicians also made an appearance. Jubill,
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another descendant of Cain, was the father of all who
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play the harp and flute Genesis four, verse twenty one.
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These roles allowed society to become more complex and organized,
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setting the stage for more advanced forms of civilization. Even
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though people learned new skills and jobs, life before the
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Great Flood was neither perfect nor happy. The Bible tells
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us that the Lord saw how great was the wickedness
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of the human race on Earth, and that every inclination
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of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil
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all the time Genesis six, verse five. In short, before
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the flood, humanity expanded and diversified. Families turned into tribes,
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rolls became professions, and civilization took its first steps. The
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invasion of the Nephelim was orchestrated by the self styled
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commander of the Kingdom of Darkness, Satan, who summoned his
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evil legions to infiltrate humanity with the intention of polluting
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the blood line that would lead to the Messiah. Genesis six,
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verse one and two. When human beings began to multiply
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on Earth and daughters were born to them, the sons
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of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful
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and married any of them. The sons of God, as
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the Book of Job characterizes them, are angels. Two thirds
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of the angels remained with God in the Third Heaven,
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being elect angels, while one third were expelled, becoming Satan's
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fallen angels. God's kingdom prospered in numbers and strength, and
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feeling threatened, the Prince of Darkness summoned his evil legions
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to infiltrate humanity. These fallen angels descended to Earth and
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generated the nephelim or giants, a Hebrew word that translates
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as fallen. This satanic invasion of Genesis six corrupted the
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entire world. The sons of God became the daughters of men,
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and it is more accurate to understand the sons of
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God as demons, angels in rebellion against God, or men
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possessed by demons. The wickedness of humanity was on the
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rise Genesis six, verse one to five. In the first
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chapters of Genesis, specifically in Genesis six, verse three to five,
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the Bible describes a picture of the world before the flood.
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The Lord said, my spirit shall not abide in man forever,
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for he is carnal, and his days shall be one
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hundred and twenty years. The Nephelim were on Earth in
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those days, and also later when the sons of God
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cohabited with the daughters of men, generating powerful and famous offspring.
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The Lord saw that the wickedness of mankind was great
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in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts
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of their hearts was continually evil. The earth was not
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a place of peace or goodness, but rather one filled
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with sin, violence, and moral corruption. Imagine a world where
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people are consumed by their own desires, always seeking to
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do whatever they want, regardless of the cost to others. Honesty, integrity,
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and kindness are not celebrated or understood virtues. Instead, deception
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and manipulation rule the day. Everyone is in search of themselves,
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and the fabric of society is torn apart by selfishness
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and evil. In this environment, families are not sanctuaries of
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love and support, but battlefields of deceit and betrayal. Neighbors
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don't look out for each other, they seek to exploit
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each other. Governments are not institutions of justice, but systems
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of oppression, maintaining the dominance of the powerful over the weak.
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Now enter into this chaotic world an unusual development, the Nephilim.
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The Nephilim were special and not like ordinary people. They
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were very strong and larger than life, but they seemed
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to make the world's problems even worse, They were admired, feared,
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and perhaps even worshiped, distancing people from the true God
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who had created them. Their strength made them objects of fascination,
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but they were part of a world that was increasingly
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immersed in chaos and sin. It was in this context
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that God saw the evil of humanity, the spiritual and
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moral deathckdence. God was saddened by creation humanity, the jewel
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of creation, had gone astray. Instead of living in harmony
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with each other and the world, people were consumed by violence, evil,
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and deceit. God looked at his creation and felt immense sadness.
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The Bible says that the Lord regretted having made human
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beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled
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Genesis six, verse six. It was a divine sadness, a
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sadness so profound that it transcended human understanding. Imagine a
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parent devastated by the actions of a misguided but infinitely
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enlarged child. And so, in his great pain, God made
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a difficult decision Genesis six, verse seven. Then the Lord said,
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I will destroy and annihilate humanity that I created from
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the surface of the earth, not only man, but also
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the animals, the reptiles, and the birds of the air.
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For it saddens me deeply to see the sin of humanity,
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and I regret having done them. God was upset with
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the actions of the people he created and had no
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option but to heal a world that was heading towards chaos.
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Yet even in the midst of this dark chapter in
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human history, there was a glimmer of hope, a man
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named Noah Genesis six, verse eight. The world had gone astray,
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but Noah stood out as a beacon of hope, a
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man of integrity and faith Genesis six, verse nine. These
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are the generations of Noah's family. Noah was a righteous man,
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blameless among the people of his time. Noah walked habitually
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with God. Noah was born into the lineage of Adam,
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descending through Seth, Enoch, Kennan, and several other ancestors who
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carried the torch of righteousness through the generations. Eventually, this
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lineage led to Noah, a man who not only carried
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the torch, but allowed it to shine brightly in his life.
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He was also a family man, father of three sons,
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shem Ham and Jaffath. As a loving father and faithful husband.
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He instilled in his children the same virtues he carried
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in his heart. Despite the darkness around it, Noah's house
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was a sanctuary of piety. Even when God shared his
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painful decision to wash away the wickedness plaguing the earth
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through a flood that would drown all living things, Noah's
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faith did not waver. He understood the gravity of the
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task ahead and accepted it with a heavy but resolute heart.
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Genesis six, verse thirteen. Then God said to Noah, I
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will put an end to all human beings because their
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land is full of violence. Because of them, I will
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certainly destroy them and the earth. God considered Noah worthy
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to be the guardian of a new beginning for humanity.
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Noah did what God told him to do, even though
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the people around him mocked him or didn't believe something
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bad was about to happen. He spent years building the Ark,
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warning people about the impending flood, and waiting for the
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moment when God would seal him and his family inside
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this gigantic wooden refuge. As the heavens finally opened and
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the earth was swallowed by water, Noah's virtues became the
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cornerstone for a new world. His faithfulness and obedience preserved life,
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and from his lineage the nation of a purified Earth
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would emerge. Thus, in a world descending into chaos, Noah's
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light shone most brightly, testimony to the enduring power of
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virtue and faith in the face of overwhelming darkness. God's
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covenant with Noah Genesis six, verses seventeen to twenty two.
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The Ark was the sanctuary of Noah's family, a vessel
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to transport them above the waters that would soon envelop
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the earth. God told Noah to build an ark of
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gopher wood, make rooms in the ark, and coat it
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inside and out with bitumen. Genesis six, verse fourteen divided
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Noah with very specific dimensions, designs, and plans for the Ark.
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It was not an ordinary boat, but a special ship
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designed to save the last living beings when the world
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was flooded. Genesis six, verse fourteen to sixteen. The ark
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was to be three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide,
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and thirty cubits high, equipped with a door and a window,
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and divided into several levels. Converting the dimensions to modern measurements,
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this would be equivalent to four hundred and fifty feet long,
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seventy five feet wide, and forty five feet high, with
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one door and one window divided into different floors. God said,
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this is how you should do it. Genesis six, verse fifteen.
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And so Noah began the monumental task of building the Ark.
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It wasn't easy. Many ridiculed him and questioned his sanity,
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but Noah had faith. As the years passed and the
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wood took shape, a magnificent arc stood tall and undeniable,
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testimony to Noah's obedience and faithfulness. God also provided Noah
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with instructions about who and what to bring to the Ark,
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his wife, his children, sem Ham and Jaffath, and their
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respective wives. Furthermore, God told Noah to bring two of
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all living creatures male and female to the Ark to
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keep them alive. Noah was to take seven of every
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clean animal, male and female, and two of every unclean animal,
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male and female, and seven of every bird of the air,
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male and female, to preserve their species on the face
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of the earth. Genesis seven, verses two. It's three. Noah
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