Did Noah Forshadow The Rapture
We know, through careful study, that the Old Testament is a foreshadowing of the New Testament. The great flood is than a foreshadowing of the great tribulation. Enoch was caught up to God and Noah and his family were carried through the flood. Do these two instances foreshadow the rapture?
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---Ryan on 9/15/06
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I believe it forshadows the cross, when Jesus was lifted up upon the floods of the judgment of God. When the flood was over, the wicked was taken and the righteous was left resting upon the curse is reversed (Mt. Ararat). When Noah was building that ark, no one but him and his own family believed it would rain. When the flood was over and they walked out on that mountain, everybody believed like they did. |
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---Linda6563 on 8/23/08 |
No, if you mean a pre-tribulation rapture. There is no such thing.
Noah and his family were not taken OFF the earth, were they? But they were preserved THROUGH (and in a strange way, by) the flood.
Furthermore, Enoch, who hasn't died yet, will be returning during the Tribulation and be killed by the Antichrist. |
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---Jack on 10/24/07 |
tell me did the Bible ever really say there is a rapture? or are you disponsationalist just reading something into the scripture because you want to escape a tribulation. Noah was just a forshadow of the end of time. and the salvation of the few. (God provides the way in both cases) |
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---Jared on 11/9/06 |
Okebaram, Hello, I like that name BTW. Enoch was "Translated"(raptured)and didn't experience death, just like brother Elijah. God Bless. --Mrs. Morgan |
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---Mrs._Morgan on 9/24/06 |
Noah's safety in an ark foreshadowed, and directly represented, our safety in the modern Ark of the covenant: Jesus! The flood is more likeable to final judgement and damnation of unsaved sinners that it is to the tribulation. And I don't believe Enoch's timely death directly foreshadows the rapture. |
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---Okebaram on 9/24/06 |
Moderator, My pleasure. |
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---Eloy on 9/20/06 |
Moderator, the earth was dried up after 1 year and 10 days. Genesis 7:11; 8:13,14.
Moderator: Thanks! |
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---Eloy on 9/18/06 |
Lynn, the flood did not happen slowly over 100 years, but instead after Noah was inside the ark, in a moment, the heavens were opened and the rains came down and drowned all the sinners. Likewise when Christ comes back, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, as lightning flashes across the sky, so will the coming of the Son of man be. This earth and all things therein will be totally destroyed by fire.
Moderator: We know it rained for 40 days and 40 nights, but how long did it take for the water to go back down? Could be 100 years, could be 10 days. Does the bible say? |
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---Eloy on 9/17/06 |
Rapture? What rapture? As I remember the story went that Noah prepared for 100 yrs. Shouldn't you be doing the same? |
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---Lynn on 9/16/06 |
Jack; What scripture says Enoch is still alive??? |
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---1st_cliff on 9/16/06 |
Jesus was tempted for 40 days in the wilderness. He Never gave in. Those "in" the Ark, during testing don't give in either. We're sealed in. So were they.
It rained for 40 days and 40 nights.
8 in typology represent New Beginnings.
There were 8 of them.
Circumcision was on the 8th day, presenting The "Day" of Jesus Christ."The New Creation.
Only those "In Christ", who are raised up together with Him, will be eternally secure from the wrath to come. |
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---kathr4453 on 9/16/06 |
In the 10th generation of mankind, God selected a man to build an Ark. The Ark is a type of Christ, Noah and his family,type of Church,save in Christ. The day the Ark "RESTED" in the 17 month of the 17th day upon the MTS. of Ararat. The flood waters receded, the ARK was lifted out of the waters on the 17th day of the month of Abid. Nearly 2400 years later, Jesus rose from the dead on that very day. |
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---kathr4453 on 9/16/06 |
#4 We read that "all flesh is not the same flesh; but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of birds, and another of fishes." (I Cor. 15) Are these not all seen in the ark? |
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---Debbie on 9/16/06 |
#3 The greatest union of strength will not overcome God's wrath. Christ is the Antitype of the ark. He is God's deliverance from wrath. The Church is not the ark. It is no refuge from judgment, but rather the company of people who are gathered into the ark, are safe from judgment. Noah and his family represent the Church, but there are other creatures sheltered from wrath also. These represent other peoples, nations, etc., who will endure the tribulation period and take their place upon a renewed earth. |
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---Debbie on 9/16/06 |
#2 They repented of their unbelief and called upon the Lord for mercy when they saw the water actually falling from heaven. It is written, "Whosoever shall call upon the Name of the Lord, shall be saved. " The waters rose 15 cubits above the highest mountain peak; and the ark rose with it. The higher the judgment overflowed, the closer to heaven it brought Noah and those with him. But this also figures the end, showing God's judgment reaching far over the highest hope and national help of man. |
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---Debbie on 9/16/06 |
#1 Noah and his family entered the ark along with all the animals. The people watched and the rain really came; it was no joke. In spite of the mocker, the rain came. God had to show them, and He will show todays world soon for the end is near. The ark's door was safely shut with that "old fool"and his family were inside. There is an inference that some of those who did not enter the
ark did believe after the rains came - I Peter 3:14, 20. |
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---Debbie on 9/16/06 |
Having studied this question far a long time,I believe the answer is yes! |
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---mima on 9/16/06 |
Yes, like in Noah's day, the world will be totally engulfed in fire with no escape. So Jesus is telling us today, "Come onto me, hop on the boat, and be you all saved." |
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---Eloy on 9/16/06 |
More likely a foreshadowing of the wrath of God at the summation of the great tribulation. The Father will not be pleased with the gullibility of the faithless and deceived that are giving suck or impregnate due to their time in Satan bed. Spiritually speaking of course. Awaken to truth, do not be decieved the Father is not mocked. Jesus only returns once more. |
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---Josef on 9/16/06 |
#2 notlaw99, I would not say it is incoceivable that God will catch-up to Christ a portion of the body and there would be a remnant that stayed behind during the tribulation. We do know that at the onset of the tribulation two prophets will emerge. |
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---Ryan on 9/15/06 |
#1 notlaw99 ,you are absolutely correct, thank you for the correction. I do not like using terms unfounded in the bible. A better way to phrase the last part of the question would have been:
Do these two instances forshadow how God will handle the saints during the tribulation? |
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---Ryan on 9/15/06 |
if the rapture was truth, then we would except 3 occurances of christ. the bible and holy tradition speaks of only 2. noahs ark forshadows the second coming. keep your lamps full! |
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---ted on 9/15/06 |
Rapture: Gonna Be One!!!
Pre/Mid/Trib I'm not picky, just bring it :-) |
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---Under_Cover_PZ on 9/15/06 |
The events are totally rurelated.
The concepts of a pretribulation or midtribulation so called "rapture" are unscriptural and false teachings. The original postribulation event has never been associated with the term "rapture" Rapture was first peddled by Charles Darby and now by other dispensational false teachers. |
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---notlaw99 on 9/15/06 |
(2.)... we must Yield to Him daily, let Him identify all the spots and wrinkles in our life if there are any, and prepare us for the fast approaching Rapture, He will help God's people to be ready, and to Get the "Uncompromised Gospel message of Christ" out to the lost, before it's too late. |
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---Mrs._Morgan on 9/15/06 |
(1.)Yes, "type and shadows" of what will happen very soon. A very Few "ready/spiritually Fit&Sober", and "Most" are not. Jesus said the last day's would be just like Noah's day. Christian's need to be Hot, on fire for God, "full of the Holy Ghost", it will be the Holy Ghost who will change God's Redeemed in a moment in a twinkling of an eye... |
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---Mrs._Morgan on 9/15/06 |
Ryan, no because there is no such thing as a Rapture. If you notice about Noah and his Family they were LEFT BEHIND and the bad guys were taken away.... |
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---Ruben on 9/15/06 |
That door in the ark also points to the Door being laid down so that humanity could enter into the place that rest built. The three stories point to the three dimensions of maturity of the believer. What is really cool is that the dove brought back an olive leaf, which meant there was a tree somewhere that had life on it. That would be the Tree of Life that produces peace with God and with man. |
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---Linda6563 on 9/15/06 |
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