Noah and the Spirit of Prophecy

Hebrews 11:7 “By faith Noah being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.”

In the Bible the gift of prophecy is one of the signs of the Remnant Church – that which is left. Revelation 12:17 and Revelation 19:10 - the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy. In the time of Noah God sent out a warning to all the people on Earth because their every thought was evil continually. Genesis 6:5 If they did not change they would be destroyed in 120 years. Noah was the Elijah of his time. God called Noah for He saw that Noah would obey all that God told him to do, he would cooperate with God and he would share what God had revealed to him. Thus, like Elijah, Noah became a prophet to the Remnant of his time.

Jesus, through His Spirit (I Peter 1:10-12 and II Peter 1:19-21) warned Noah of things not seen as yet. God only knows the end from the beginning. Isaiah 46:9-10 When He chooses to bless someone with this information He expects the information to be shared for God has said that He would do nothing unless He reveal His secrets unto His servants the prophets. Amos 3:7 Once He shares with the prophets he directs the prophets to warn the people for God wants all to have the opportunity to be saved. II Peter 3:9; I Timothy 2:4

God warned Noah that He had given the people of Earth 120 years to repent of their evil ways and return to God’s ways of righteousness. Noah was to alert the people and while that that Noah was to build an Ark. This Ark was to be a lesson for all mankind that God would provide a way of escape. Noah believed God’s promises enough to build the Ark. God gave Noah specific instructions to build the Ark just as God gave David instructions to build the Sanctuary in Solomon’s time as in Moses’ time. I Chronicles 28:11-12, 19; Exodus 25:9,40; Hebrews 8:2,5. As Noah built the Ark his works testified to the faith he had in the message given to him by God.

Noah built the ark according to all the instruction given to him just as Moses and David had been given instruction on how to build the Sanctuaries of their time. All three of these places of refuge were presented in such a manner that the gospel – good news- was communicated to sinful man. This gospel presented through the types and symbols of the Sanctuary and an opportunity for Salvation was made available to all that would take it.

Noah cooperated with God and condemned the world through his faith in Jesus, his obedience to the commandments of God, and the patience he displayed while building the Ark. Revelation 14:12 On the other hand the world responded to Noah’s message as the history of fallen man predicted. The people of Noah’s time threatened, disregarded, and taught against the words of Noah, and against the message of the God who sent Noah. See II Chronicles 36:14-16; Matthew 21:34-38. Yet Noah stood steady and preached the Word of God while waiting on the longsuffering of God. I Peter 3:20

When the prophetic time had elapsed and the Ark was completed, God called Noah and Is family, and all that believed in the message that Noah presented, to go into the Ark. Noah, and the Remnant obeyed God. All went into the Ark with all the beasts that God had sent in. thus, as in Elijah’s time a Remnant would be saved. I Kings 19:13-18; Romans 11:1-4.

Noah was used by Jesus to testify that as it was in the time of Noah, so as it was in the time of the First Advent of Christ and so it will be in the time of the Second Advent of Christ. The message given to Noah will be a type of the last days as Jesus says above. This message is to warn us upon whom the ends of the world are come. This message is to warn us upon whom the ends of the world have come. I Corinthians 10:11 The message in our day will give us the opportunity to recognize the prophetic utterances of God, to patiently build and work, and to display the faith of Jesus. Let us prepare to enter into the Ark of our time, the Remnant church of God.

As Noah was the prophetic voice of His time; God is preparing the voice of His people at the day of the second-coming to give a clear testimony for Jesus. When this gospel goes into all of the world then shall the end come just as it did for Elijah. We to will have to stand up against the errors being taught and give the special messages for our time. Noah was granted the Spirit of Prophecy to guide God’s people. This same issue will be presented in the final days. Soon the prophetic time of our probation will be ended and we to will have to testify with our words and our actions for the saving grace of Jesus.