First Ever Quarantine -- Noahic Flood

When the World was first shut down

Disaster: “The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. ⁶ And the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. ⁷ So the Lord said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them.” – Gen 6:5-7

Quarantined: “Then the Lord said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation.”—Gen 7:1

Mitigation: “At the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made ⁷ and sent forth a raven. It went to and fro until the waters were dried up from the earth. ⁸ Then he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters had subsided from the face of the ground. ⁹ But the dove found no place to set her foot, and she returned to him to the ark, for the waters were still on the face of the whole earth. So he put out his hand and took her and brought her into the ark with him.” – Gen 8:6-9

Restart: “He waited another seven days, and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark. ¹¹ And the dove came back to him in the evening, and behold, in her mouth was a freshly plucked olive leaf. So Noah knew that the waters had subsided from the earth. ¹² Then he waited another seven days and sent forth the dove, and she did not return to him anymore.” – Gen 8:10-12

The disaster: wickedness. The heart was infected with: ‘only evil’. The virus was created in the dark spirit lab of the father of the lie, Satan.

There is absolutely no correlation between the Noahic flood and the current Corona Virus EXCEPT the creator of the virus. There is absolutely no ‘good’ reason, no ‘noble’ reason, no ‘worthwhile’ reason to create a virus such as CoVid-19. There is however altogether reason to believe it is malicious, deliberately evil and has the dna of the dark spirit world who seeks to steal, kill and destroy.

How does the Christian adjust to this current situation and how does the same person plan for the future? First and foremost, we are to remember who our Shepherd is…” I am the good shepherd” Jesus said. –John 10:11a

The future has been written. If we appreciate our ‘good shepherd’ then we will be familiar with HIS words and know our future is secure in HIS care. For instance, please read Matt 24, Mark 13 and Luke 21. (If you are more curious read Revelation.) Christians know what the future holds from such words from the ‘good shepherd’ as these: ““Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap.” But, whatever the future brings we should agree to “Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.” – Luke 21:34-36

Things can and are scary, unsettling and very frustrating during this worldwide event. Worse, being nearly prisoners in our own abode can and has led to unintended consequences which have hastened circumstances for increased death toll not directly related to the virus but a consequence by the uprooting of daily routines. Like in Noah’s day, people had routine lives, and apparently most were not with good intentions, and while they mocked the ‘believers’ who were busy building their escape from the wrath to come they no doubt became very concerned when the very thing that had never come upon the earth began…rain! Not like they didn’t have 120 years of preaching this very reality but when it happened it was too late. But, Christians understand Jesus, their Savior, is the Ark that provides us safe passage from this corrupt world to safety in HIS presence.

The virus…this too shall pass. But, have you taken the time to get up close and personal with the only one who is THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE? -- John 14:6

In closing, please take heart in this promise from Jesus: ““Do not let your hearts be troubled. Exercise faith in God; exercise faith also in me. 2 In the house of my Father are many dwelling places. Otherwise, I would have told you, for I am going my way to prepare a place for you. 3 Also, if I go my way and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will receive you home to myself, so that where I am you also may be. 4 And where I am going, you know the way.” – John 14:1-4

NOTICE: If you are feeling inclined or feeling led to want Jesus as your Savior, your leader, your King, your source of Peace and Joy but are feeling woefully inadequate, uninformed on how best to get to know HIM, or find yourself at wit’s end because you believe yourself trapped and in need of GOD, please know Jesus stands ready to welcome you with HIS Holy Spirit. Believe these words: “¹⁶ For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. “—John 3:16

^“Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, ²⁰ and that He may send ^[c]Jesus Christ, who was ^[d]preached to you before, ²¹ whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since ^[e]the world began.” – Acts 3:19-20

“Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born [a]again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” 4 Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” 5 Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” – John 3:3-8

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