WHEN GOD'S MERCY RUNS OUT
Genesis 7: 16:
"and the LORD shut him in." (King James Version)
"the LORD closed the door." (Contemporary English Version)
"Then the LORD closed the door behind them." (New Living Translation)
"Then the LORD shut the door behind Noah." (Good News Translation)
"and the Lord shut him in; or shut the door after him (l), he being the last that entered; and which he could not so well shut himself, at least so close, as was done by the Lord, or by the angels; and this was done to keep out the waters, and all within in safety; and to shut out others, and preserve Noah from the rage of wicked men, as well as the violence of the waters: some (m) have thought that not so much the door of the ark is meant, as the way to it, the pensile bridge which was necessary for the creatures to enter the ark; which being carried away by the force of the waters near the ark, that not being joined to it, precluded all access of the scoffers, whose scoffs were soon turned to lamentation and howling."
(l) "post ipsum", Vatablus, Tigurine version, Cocceius, Schmidt. "Pone eum", Piscator. (m) Scheuchzer. Physica Sacra, vol. 1. p. 45.
--Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
"16. and the Lord shut him in—literally, 'covered him round about.' The 'shutting him in' intimated that Noah had become the special object of divine care and protection, and that to those without the season of grace was over (Mt 25:10)."
--Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
Matthew 25: 10-13: "And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh."
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Genesis 7: 16 reminds me of the destruction of St. Pierre, Martinique in 1902 and the firebombing of Hamburg, Germany in 1943. Just before the volcano erupted and destroyed St. Pierre, either the mayor of St. Pierre or the governor of Martinique had roadblocks set up, so that the people of St. Pierre could not leave the city. Same thing happened in Hamburg. Just before the Allied bombers dropped incendiary bombs on Hamburg, there was a military order given preventing all civilians from leaving Hamburg.
When the Lord closes the door, mercy has run out and the wicked are destroyed from the face of the earth.
The Eruption of Mount Pelee, St. Pierre, Martinique, 1902
Las Vegas Earthquake
Operation Gomorrah: Firebombing of Hamburg
It's Time For Justice
A Vision about George Washington and America
When One Door Closes, Another Door Opens
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God's Protection in the Midst of Trouble
Dreams from the LORD 2011-2023
6 February 2023
Last night I had a dream where I was with this large crowd of people. We were outside; there were some buildings in the immediate area. I don’t know if it was some sort of big picnic or social gathering. Then something happened–some calamity–and we were all herded into these buildings. At first, I was a bit concerned: I thought we were being forced into these buildings against our will (but it was really the Hand of God). Then I discovered that everybody inside the buildings were Christians.
The wicked were outside the buildings; they became angry. They would yell at us and bang on the door to try to get inside the building I was in. The wicked would walk by the windows and yell obscenities and give us obscene gestures. Someone even took a sledgehammer and tried to break the door down, but they were not able. The door was just a simple, wooden door and the guy with the sledgehammer could not break it down. Then this one guy from the outside opened the same door and walked inside and closed the door. He smiled at us. He was the last one to come inside our building. He was a Christian, so he was able to open the door. The wicked were not able to open the door. We who were inside the building were being protected by the Lord.
This reminds me of Noah’s Ark. After Noah and his sons completed the Ark, the Lord brought all the animals onto the Ark. After the animals and Noah’s family were safely inside the Ark, the Lord closed the door. After the Lord closed the door, no one from the outside could get inside the Ark. A week later, the fountains of the deep were broken up and the firmament collapsed and fell as rain and destroyed all the living from the face of the earth (Genesis 7).
Isaiah 26:20: “Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.”
Psalm 57:1: “Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.”
Revelation 22:14-15: "Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers (PHARMAKOS), and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie."
There is perfect protection in the Presence of God.
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