Yes — the world today is just like the days of Noah, filled with everyday busyness and no thought of the coming judgment.
Jesus said the coming of the Son of Man would be as it was in the days of Noah, when people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until the day Noah entered the ark. Les Feldick teaches that the world today is "not one bit different" from that pre-Flood world — absorbed in intense activity and everyday life, with no time to think about God's coming wrath. Even the ark door standing open for seven days did not move anyone outside Noah's family to enter.
Matthew 24:37-38 — Jesus directly compares the coming of the Son of Man to the days of Noah, when people were eating, drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage right up until the Flood came.
Genesis 6:11 — Genesis describes the same period as corrupt before God and filled with violence — the moral condition behind the judgment.
Matthew 24:36-38 sets the scene for the last days: "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark." Luke 17:26 records the same teaching: "And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man." Genesis 6:11 adds the moral condition of that time: "The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence." Scripture alone, then, shows that the end of the age will resemble the time of Noah in two ways: ordinary human life going on right up to the moment judgment begins, and a world that is corrupt and violent before God.
Les Feldick says the world today is "not one bit different" from the world before the Flood. He draws the parallel from Jesus' words that as the days of Noah were, so shall the coming of the Son of Man be. Before the Flood, he explains, there was nothing wrong with what people were doing — eating, drinking, marrying, working, building — but the whole society was under such intense activity that no one had time to think about the wrath of God that was about to fall. Les pictures the pre-Flood world as "a tremendous society" going "like crazy" and busy "as a colony of ants." He also points out that when God was ready, He left the ark door open for seven days so anyone could step in and escape the judgment — yet no one outside Noah's family took it because everyone was "so wrapped up in all the things of their world." Today, Les says, the world is almost at the same place: so busy with the ordinary pursuits of life that he doubts reports of revival and spiritual awakening. He sees the world right on the threshold of another tremendous judgment, which the Bible calls the Tribulation, and says the human race is rapidly removing itself from any relationship with God while the fabric of Christian society falls apart — all signs that the end time is approaching quickly.
Jesus said that in the days before the Flood people were "eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage" until the day Noah entered the ark (Matthew 24:38). Les Feldick describes these as the activities of normal business and living — people were working, building, and marrying. Genesis 6:11 adds that at that same time the earth was corrupt before God and filled with violence. Les pictures the pre-Flood civilization as a tremendous society that was going like crazy — busy as a colony of ants.
Les says that after the ark was finished, God left the gangplank down and the door open for seven days. Anyone who wanted to could have stepped in and escaped the flood and God's wrath — they could have enjoyed salvation. But the people were so wrapped up in the things of their world that not one of them took it except Noah's family. Les draws the direct application: "we're almost at the same place today."
Les says the world today is "not one bit different" from the days before the Flood. People are just as busy and under just as much intense activity, with no time to think about the coming wrath of God. He maintains that the world today is so busy that he tends to disagree with reports of revivals and spiritual awakenings. He also says we are seeing the human race rapidly removing itself from any relationship with God, and the very fabric of Christian society falling apart — the same pattern that took only 1,650 years before the Flood.
Les says that just as Noah's 120 years of building the ark was itself a sermon to the surrounding people of coming judgment, so the world today is right on the threshold of another tremendous judgment of God — which the Bible calls the Tribulation. He points out what God is doing to get people's attention, and says for these reasons, plus many others, we are approaching the end time rapidly.
Les points to Jesus' words in Matthew 24:36 that no man knows the day or hour — only the Father. Jesus gave no hint during His earthly ministry that 2,000 years would intervene between His first and second coming, so He spoke of the end as something not too far in the future. That same uncertainty means the end, like the Flood, will come suddenly upon a busy world.
The End of the Age in Jesus' Day
Les explains that Jesus spoke of the end of the age as near and said no one knows the day or hour — so the arrival of judgment will be as unexpected as the Flood was.
The Ark Door Left Open
Les says God left the ark's door open for seven days, yet everyone but Noah's family was too wrapped up in their world to step in; today the world is almost at the same place — so busy that he doubts reports of revival.
Not One Bit Different
Les says the pre-Flood world was so full of intense activity that people had no time to think about God's coming wrath, and the world today is not one bit different.
Eating, Drinking, and Marrying
Les quotes Jesus' words that before the Flood people were eating, drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage — the ordinary pursuits of life continuing until Noah entered the ark.
A Sermon of Coming Judgment
Les compares Noah's 120 years of ark-building — every blow a sermon of coming judgment — with today, saying we are on the threshold of the Tribulation, another great judgment.
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And I think perhaps that's the reason, then, that Noah lost his influence, because we're going to see in the moments to follow. The human race is going to take another tack straight down, in spite of all the knowledge that Noah and his three sons have concerning the will of God.
Busy as a Colony of Ants
Les describes the pre-Flood civilization as a tremendous society going like crazy — eating, drinking, marrying, building, busy as a colony of ants — and ties it to the days of Noah at the coming of the Son of Man.
A Society Falling Away
Les says the human race can remove itself from relationship with God in only 1,650 years, and the same thing is happening today as the fabric of Christian society falls apart and the end approaches rapidly.
Genesis 6:11: The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
This is the moral condition of Noah's day that stands alongside the everyday busyness Jesus describes in Matthew 24.
Matthew 24:36: But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
It shows the suddenness of the Lord's return — no one knows when it will come.
Matthew 24:37: But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Jesus directly anchors the end of the age to the days of Noah.
Matthew 24:38: For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
This verse lists the ordinary activities that characterized the world right up to the time of judgment.
Luke 17:26: And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
This is the parallel passage from Luke's Gospel that Les refers to when he cites Jesus' comparison with Noah's day.
Les is clear that there was nothing wrong with those things themselves — eating, drinking, marrying, working, and building were the normal activities of life. The problem was that people were so totally absorbed in those activities and under such intense activity that they had no time or thought for the coming judgment of God. Jesus' point in Matthew 24:37-38 is that the end will come upon a world just as busy with the ordinary things of life.
Les notes that after the ark was built, God left the gangplank down and the door open for seven full days. Anyone could have stepped in and escaped the flood and God's wrath. But the people of the world were so wrapped up in all the things of their world that not a single person outside Noah's family took the offer. They continued with their busyness until the day Noah entered the ark and the Flood came.
Les says the world today is right on the threshold of another tremendous judgment of God, which the Bible calls the Tribulation. He points to the parallel with Noah's day — every blow struck in building the ark was a sermon of coming judgment, and today God is using events to get people's attention. Looking at how rapidly the human race is removing itself from God and how the fabric of Christian society is falling apart, Les says we are approaching the end time rapidly.
Les says Jesus, in His earthly ministry, gave no hint that 2,000 years would intervene before His second coming, and Jesus Himself said no man knows the day or hour — only the Father. Because the world today is in the same condition as the days of Noah, Les sees the coming of the Son of Man as very near, without attempting to set a date.
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