Before The Flood

In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

By faith Noah, being warned of God concerning things not seen as yet, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

And as were the days of Noah, so shall be the coming of the Son of man. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born unto them, — read the full passage →

that aforetime were disobedient, when the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water:

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, andperfect in his generations: Noah walked with God.

The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them: the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.

And Jehovah said, My Spirit shall not strive with man for ever, for that he also is flesh: yet shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.

and spared not the ancient world, but preserved Noah with seven others, a preacher of righteousness, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;

They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.

And as were the days of Noah, so shall be the coming of the Son of man.

And I, behold, I do bring the flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is in the earth shall die.

that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose.

and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

And no plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for Jehovah God had not caused it to rain upon the earth: and there was not a man to till the ground;

And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. — read the full passage →

And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. — read the full passage →

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

knowing this first, that in the last days mockers shall come with mockery, walking after their own lusts, — read the full passage →

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,

But of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only.

For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in heaven.

For this isasthe waters of Noah unto me; for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah shall no more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I will not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.

Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty: — read the full passage →

And Noah builded an altar unto Jehovah, and took of every clean beast, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt-offerings on the altar. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:

And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.

And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. — read the full passage →

And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.

And he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,

And I will give unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.

knowing this first, that in the last days mockers shall come with mockery, walking after their own lusts, — read the full passage →

in which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison, — read the full passage →

And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that Jehovah God made earth and heaven. — read the full passage →

And angels that kept not their own principality, but left their proper habitation, he hath kept in everlasting bonds under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. — read the full passage →

The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent: — read the full passage →

Repent ye therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord; — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

And as he sat on the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

And Jehovah shall be King over all the earth: in that day shall Jehovah be one, and his name one.

Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers: — read the full passage →

That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from thee: shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech. — read the full passage →

I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of the flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.

Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.

And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor; and Jehovah said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake, for that the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.

And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dry.

And God remembered Noah, and all the beasts, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged; — read the full passage →

And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.

Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee seven and seven, the male and his female; and of the beasts that are not clean two, the male and his female:

And Jehovah said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. — read the full passage →

And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born unto them, — read the full passage →

And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; — read the full passage →

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy pain and thy conception; in pain thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that Jehovah God made earth and heaven. — read the full passage →

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. — read the full passage →

And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.

For this they wilfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth compacted out of water and amidst water, by the word of God; — read the full passage →

This is now, beloved, the second epistle that I write unto you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by putting you in remembrance; — read the full passage →

For if God spared not angels when they sinned, but cast them down to hell, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; — read the full passage →

But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. — read the full passage →

who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father:

Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?

For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse:

And it shall be in the last days, saith God, I will pour forth of my Spirit upon all flesh: And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, And your young men shall see visions, And your old men shall dream dreams:

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

But watch ye at every season, making supplication, that ye may prevail to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare: — read the full passage →

Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

And Jesus said unto them, The sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage: — read the full passage →

And as it came to pass in the days of Noah, even so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.

for then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever shall be. — read the full passage →

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man lead you astray.

Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many are they that enter in thereby. — read the full passage →

For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you.

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

For thy Maker is thy husband; Jehovah of hosts is his name: and the Holy One of Israel is thy Redeemer; the God of the whole earth shall he be called.

(The mountains rose, the valleys sank down) Unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.

Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture; The waters stood above the mountains.

Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved for ever.

Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding.

And there we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who come of the Nephilim: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married; for he had married a Cushite woman.

And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech. — read the full passage →

And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

and I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.

And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: — read the full passage →