Before The Flood

In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, 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 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.

But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. — read the full passage →

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

Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

There were giants 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 became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.

But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing 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 which they chose.

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

And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the Lord 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 without form 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 heaven and the earth. — read the full passage →

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, — read the full passage →

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

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

But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

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

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

Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty. — read the full passage →

And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, 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 lift 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.

Thus 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 heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

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

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

Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, — read the full passage →

By 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 the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, — read the full passage →

And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. — read the full passage →

And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: — read the full passage →

Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come 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 in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

And as he sat upon 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 the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, 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 ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. — read the full passage →

That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that 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 a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.

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

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

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

And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged; — 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 by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.

And the Lord 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 →

The earth also 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 earth, 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 sorrow 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 sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow 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 the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, — read the full passage →

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

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: — read the full passage →

This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: — read the full passage →

For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; — read the full passage →

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. — read the full passage →

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

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out 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 in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. — read the full passage →

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

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

And as it was in the days of Noe, 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 believeth not shall be damned.

For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. — read the full passage →

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

Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: — read the full passage →

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

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

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

They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.

Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.

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

And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: 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 Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian 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 →