"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; 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." (Matthew 24:38-39, NIV)Noah built an ark that was 450 ft long. It was really big, took a long time to build and it was not hidden. So, the people around Noah had some cause to ask, "watcha doing?"
If they were ignorant of the coming flood it was because they chose to be. They had plenty of evidence that it was on its way.
In the same way, people choose to ignorant of the fact that they will have to give an account of how they lived their lives. Choosing to ignore God does not cause him to cease to exist.
Our society portrays those who speak of the end of the world as religions fanatics at best and delusional at worst. We've all seen comic strip figures carrying sandwich boards with the message, "Repent - The End is Near." Most choose to believe that society will go on indefinitely.
Yet, it is our job as believers to be witnesses to the fact that there is a coming judgment. I am reminded of what Paul presented to Governor Felix; he discoursed on "righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come." (Acts 24:25) Good words for this society in this day.
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