From John MacArthur – Jesus and the Ark
“The doom was universal, and neither rich nor poor escaped. The learned and the illiterate, the admired and the abhorred, the religious and the profane, the old and the young – all of them sank in one common ruin. Some had doubtless ridiculed Noah – where was their laughter now? Others had probably threatened him for his zeal, which they considered madness – where were their boasting and tough words now? The critic who judged the old man’s work was drowned in the same sea that covered his sneering companions. Those who spoke in patronizing tones of the good man’s faithfulness to his convictions – but did not share his convictions – have sunk to rise no more. The flood swept them all away, without a single exception.
The general apathy of Noah’s day was incredible. People were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until the awful morning dawned. There was not one wise person outside the ark. Folly duped the entire race. There was folly as to self-preservation, which is the most foolish of all follies. There was folly in doubting the most true God, which is the most evil of all foolishness. Isn’t it strange? All people neglect their souls until grace gives them the ability to reason. At that point, they leave their madness and act like rational beings, but not before.
Thanks be to God, all in the ark were safe – no harm reached them. All are safe in Jesus. My soul, are you in Him?” Charles Spurgeon
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Our brother, Paul Metzger asks; Which society is being described? Then or now?
A good question for sure. It seems that as in Noah’s day, there are no wise people outside the ark named Jesus.
Steve