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Say will you be ready?
“Have you heard what that crank Noah is up to now? He’s got his family building a huge box which he claims will save anyone who comes into it from the great flood that his God is sending to judge us.”
“Well those religious people have always been peculiar. You remember the story told about Noah’s great grandfather Enoch, that, he went for a walk with God and never came back. Who doesn’t know that he probably ran off with another woman.”
“Yes, keeping yourself for just one woman will never work but these religious nuts wont join us in our orgies and wife swapping parties, they say it’s all wrong and that’s why God is judging us.”
“I sure can’t stand their ‘holier than thou’ attitude it gets me right here.” (Pointing to his heart.)
“Well now they’re saying that we had all better repent and get aboard this ‘Ark’ before it starts to rain and the whole earth is engulfed with water. They sure are nuts!”
“Noah claims that the God, who took Enoch, has warned him and that his great box will take all who repent and a representation of all the animals so that they can replenish the earth after the flood. He says that the flood will destroy all the rest of the animals and those who don’t repent. Can you imagine?”
“Yes! He has really lost his marbles this time but I think he’s harmless, listen!”
The voice of Noah is heard loud and clear, “Why won’t you people listen? Are you completely deceived by your addiction to sensual pleasures? You must turn from your wickedness, repent and believe God’s warning about the impending judgment. We will make room for you on the ark.”
Someone replied, “Quiet you nut! You’ve been saying this for years while you have been building that box. By now it is obvious you are deluded, there is no such thing is rain, there is no such person as God, and you are a false prophet like your great grandfather who said that God would come with tens of thousands of his faithful people to bring judgment and avenge himself against us sinners. That didn’t happen either, when will you stop deluding yourselves. After all why would a God of love ever destroy his own creation?” “Go away and leave us alone to enjoy life in sensual pleasure.”
To which Noah replied, “You’ll be sorry! The animals have come and it won’t be long now.” As Noah boarded the Ark God closed the door with a bang. Rapidly the sky grew dark with clouds and large drops of water began to fall. At the same time the fountains of the deep opened up and water rose from within the earth. Some ran to the ark, perhaps Noah was right, they cried to him and his sons to let them in. With a broken heart Noah replied, “I am sorry I cannot reopen the door.”
Some tried to swim alongside the ark for as long as the could others rushed to higher ground all hoping for some mercy but not even God heard their cry because they had refused to listen when God’s Spirit strove with them for a hundred and twenty years through the preaching of righteous Noah, during the building of the ark. All that Noah had predicted was coming true and every man woman and child and the rest of creation was being destroyed. It rained for forty days and forty nights and the whole earth was covered with water. It happened just as Noah predicted but because Noah obeyed, he and his whole house were saved. They were warned.
We too have been warned and the words of Enoch that the Lord will come with tens of thousands of his saints to judge and reek vengeance upon all sinners will soon be fulfilled. We shall all likewise perish if we do not repent of our sin and come into Christ.
Truly if any man be in Christ he is a new creation – he has been born again – he has eternal life but if he does not he faces the judgment of God. Now is the accepted time today is the day of salvation, won’ you call on the name of the Lord and be saved?
Do I hear someone say, “Quiet you nut! Leave us alone! We don’t believe you!”
Please don’t leave it too late.
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I like the point of view.
It helps the reader if you put an extra space between paragraphs.
Good job. Keep writing.
I'll just echo the previous commenters--work on formatting so that your piece is easier to read. Most people find that it works best to type without indenting, and single spaced. Then hit an "enter" at the end of each paragraph, and be sure that each speaker gets his own paragraph.
It should end up looking like this comment, with spaces between the paragraphs.
Clever idea--keep writing!