THE SIGN OF THE COVENANT WITH NOAH

PROCLAMATION

“And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying, ‘And I, behold, I establish My covenant with you, and with your seed after you, and with every living creature that is with you … neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth … I do set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between Me and the earth.’ ”  Genesis 9:8-13 (KJV)

 

EXPLANATION

These are the words of God which were revealed to and written by Moses under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God.  After the flood, God blessed Noah and his sons and told them to be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth. (Genesis 9:1)  God gave them dominion over all the beast of the earth, the fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea. (Genesis 9:2)  God also said that every living thing that moves shall be food for them.  Just as He had given them the green plants to eat, He now gives them everything to eat. (Genesis 9:3)  However, they were told not to eat any animal while it was still alive with blood running through it.  If they did so, then their life would be required of them.  God also said that if any man kills another man, his life will be required of him. (Genesis 9:4-6)  Then The Lord God said that He would establish a covenant with Noah and his sons and his seed after him that He would never again destroy all life or the earth with water.  The rainbow in the clouds would be a sign of that covenant. (Genesis 9:8-17)

 

APPLICATION

The Lord God did not say that He would never again destroy mankind and the earth.  What He said was that He would not destroy them again with water. (Genesis 9:11)  The rainbow in the clouds is a sign of the covenant that He made with Noah not to destroy everything again with water. (Genesis 9:13)  The Lord God will destroy mankind and the earth again, but the next time it will be with fire. (Revelation 16:21, 20:9, and 20:15)  The church will have been raptured before this happens so believers will not be destroyed. (1 Thessalonians 4:17)  The message to non-believers is, therefore, repent, the destruction of mankind is coming and it will not be by water.