Genesis 6:8
Noah – Part ii
From Grace to Grace
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. (Genesis 6:8)
The Last Grace
  This was the last section of the previous article titled: Noah – Part i. I suggest that you stop now and read the previous article before you go on this article, however, for those who have already done that, I am beginning this new article on Noah – Part ii with the last paragraph of Noah – Part i as an aid for you.
  The last mention of grace in Scripture is found in the last book of the Bible in the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ, in the last Chapter (Chapter 22) in the last verse (verse 21). The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen.
  This exact phrase, The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen, is recorded in three others places in the New Testament: Romans 16:24, Philippians 4:23, and 2 Thessalonians 3:18. This is an interesting path of study that I cannot and will not go into at this point in this article on Noah, but I cannot just bypass this fact that this exact phrase in Scripture is mentioned a total of four (4) times. It is a message for the world about God’s grace. Why Romans, why Philippians, why 2nd Thessalonians, and why Revelation, that this phrase, The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen, is mentioned only in these books? I leave you with this challenge of why these four books? (Don’t you just hate it when anyone does this?) You know I was not planning on ending this article about Noah at the last mention of grace in Scripture, but it is the perfect place to conclude this article. I have not only challenged readers, but I have challenged myself, I hate when I do that! Goodbye for now, and maybe you may be brave enough to return to this website. God bless and the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen. And Amen.
Two weeks later . . .
. . . now on to our article on Noah – Part ii. Let us compare the first mention of ‘grace’ with the last mention of ‘grace’ in Scripture. The first mention: But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. (Genesis 6:8) The last mention is in Revelation 22:21, The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen. Do not assume that the grace of God did not exist before Genesis 6:8. God’s grace was evidenced before the creation scene in Genesis 1:1. God, through His Spirit, deliberately held back the word ‘grace’ until the man called Noah was on the scene, and the scene had been set to introduce the word ‘grace’ to a world ruined by sin and overtaken by the results of sin.
Mankind Never Changes
  The following verses describe societal destruction caused by man, very much like the conditions that exist today. It is this exact condition that the Lord Jesus described in Matthew 24:37- 38, and in Luke 17:26 – 27.
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, (Matthew 24:38)
And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. (Luke 17:26)
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. (Luke 17:27)
  No one appeared to be concerned or bothered about the judgment that Noah preached about. Everything continued on, as if nothing was amiss, they ate, drank, married and carried on with their daily routines totally ignoring God and His messenger. Nothing has changed, and nothing will change with a blind and deaf society centered around them and their self-righteous attitude of believing that they are gods. They have to believe that they are little gods, for they speak of knowing more than God, they act as if they are the ultimate decision makers, that whatever they say and believe is the only truth. Yet their truths change hour by hour. This description in 2 Timothy 3:1-7 certainly describes our society, and it would also have to describe the society that Noah was surrounded by.
This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. (2 Timothy 3:1)
For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, (2 Timothy 3:2)
Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, (2 Timothy 3:3)
Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; (2 Timothy 3:4)
Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. (2 Timothy 3:5)
For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, (2 Timothy 3:6)
Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. (2 Timothy 3:7)
  For over approximately 6000 years mankind has been documented as an unchanging specimen with the DNA strand of sin (the time element is only mentioned to show the longevity of the sin nature, it is not mentioned to establish a time frame). Sin is a deep inherent component of all of mankind that none can change, nor escape from the penalty of sin which is death. And this is where grace comes in. Grace is the gift of God. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: (Ephesians 2:8) Man cannot change because sin is the center point of his existence, and therefore, it can only be through the power of God and His gift of grace to man that man can change. It is interesting to note that the words ‘grace’ and ‘gift’ do not exist together in the same verse reference in the Old Testament, but these two words are mentioned together seven times in a total of six verses in the New Testament. I guess it is simply coincidence! Not! (To those who are familiar with my articles know that there is not a number in Scripture that I have ever met that I did not like, but the numbers revealed in the following verses of six and seven I will just slide over and let you put it together).
But not as the offence, so also [is] the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, [which is] by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. (Romans 5:15)
For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) (Romans 5:17)
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: (Ephesians 2:8)
Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. (Ephesians 3:7)
But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. (Ephesians 4:7)
As every man hath received the gift, [even so] minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. (1 Peter 4:10)
  Technology changes, industrial benefits advance, economy and environment changes, all that man is surrounded by changes, and yet, man changes not, however, because sinful unrepentant man loves his sin, he is always changing. He is a nomad constantly inwardly searching, and because of his totally corrupt and empty soul he does not even realize what he is searching for. He is a fugitive attempting to run from the eyes of His Creator, and desperately trying to hide himself in religion, in good works, and in what he perceives to be the best of the philosophies of humanity. The further he flees from God the further he sinks into depravity and evil. Looking for an imaginary utopia sinful humanity eagerly embraces a global dystopian culture, therefore, endlessly searching to redeem and to restore his soul in all the wrong places.
But mine eyes [are] unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute. (Psalm 141:8)
Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die. (Ezekiel 18:4)
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? (Mark 8:36) Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? (Mark 8:37)
  This is the now, mankind lives in the now, but he is still influenced and controlled by his past. The wandering Cain is the primal force behind his wandering and vagabond descendants. They are constantly wandering without rest or peace within, ever searching for life everlasting, searching for peace, searching for what was lost through their progenitor father Adam, searching for the glory that God removed from Adam, searching for his lost image that he possessed before his fallen estate, but refusing to accept the peace and rest that God offers as a gift of God through His Son Jesus Christ. No, man has not changed whether it is 6000 years or 60,000 years man will never change without the gift of grace, faith and the peace of God (the peace with God). But not as the offence, so also [is] the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, [which is] by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. (Romans 5:15) Grace be with you, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. (2 John 1:3)
The following verses from Genesis 6:5 – 9 gives us a very small glimpse of mankind in the age of Noah.
And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. (Genesis 6:5)
And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.(Genesis 6:6)
And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. (Genesis 6:7)
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. (Genesis 6:8)
These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. (Genesis 6:9)
  But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. (Genesis 6:8) Even though this is the first mention of the word ‘grace’ God has always revealed grace to man from the very beginning. God’s outreach to man through grace never ends, but one day it will all end: time will end, and God’s outreach in grace to mankind will also end. We can trace the grace of God through the pages of His book to the last mention of grace in the last verse in the last chapter of the last book of Revelation. Now, how great is our God! This is a natural lead into the last mention of ‘grace’ in Scripture.
The Last Mention of Grace Connected With Peace
Note that grace is only mentioned 2 times in the Book of the Revelation.
John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; (Revelation 1:4)
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen. (Revelation 22:21)
  Before we continue on with the last mention of grace, and the last phrase in the Bible that signs off God’s message to His world, let us look at the first time that we see the word ‘grace’ in the book of the Revelation. Grace is connected with the word ‘peace.’ Grace and peace are found together in the same sentence only in the New Testament. You will not find these two words linked together in the Old Testament. Why? The answer is a simple one because the Old Testament pointed forward in time to a person of peace (Isaiah 9:6 -7, Isaiah 7:7, Micah 5:5, Psalm 72:7, Zechariah 9:10, Isaiah 2:4, Daniel 2:44) (the Old Testament prophets understood and believed God’s message that He would provide His Man of peace to them) but it is through the New Testament that we have acquired this prophetic Person of peace, Jesus the Christ.
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6)
For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; (Ephesians 2:14)
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: (Romans 5:1)
And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever. (Isaiah 32:17)
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (John 14:27)
  Christ was all that the Old Testaments prophets spoke of. He was Peace, and Grace and Truth not only for the Jews, but for the Gentiles. Not only did grace and truth come by Jesus Christ, but also peace and rest.
For the law was given by Moses, [but] grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. (John 1:17)
Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28)
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (John 14:27)
The Connection
  How does this all connect to Noah? Scripture was not written by preprogrammed robotic vessels (much like the preprogrammed newsreaders of our age) but it was written by the Holy Spirit of God given to and transcribed by ready writers described as holy men of God. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake [as they were] moved by the Holy Ghost. (2 Peter 1:21) Every word in God’s book connects (this connection can be easily traced in the KJV, but cannot be as easily traced if you are using another Bible). The first mention of ‘grace’ found in Noah is traced through the many references that forms a trail to the very last mention of the word ‘grace.’
  Through the grace of God, Noah became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. Can’t get any plainer than this. 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. (Hebrews 11:7)
  But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. (Genesis 6:8) Please stay with me here (I do not pretend to be a linguist, as you can easily see by reading some of my articles) however, I just cannot walk away from my next statement. The verse of Genesis 6:8 in the Hebrew language is as follows: ¶ But Noah <Noach> found <matsa’> grace <chen> in the eyes <`ayin> of the LORD. <Y@hovah> How many words do you see in bold type — there are five (5) words in bold type. God not only gave us the word ‘grace’ but He emphasized this through the number 5 in the Hebrew language.
  Let us examine this same verse in English. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. One little sentence in the Old Testament containing 10 words in English speaks volumes to us about God’s redemptive plan for His creature called man. Whatever the language is Hebrew, or Greek or English, all the words come from the same source, the Holy Spirit of God. Again, let me repeat, in the Hebrew language we have 5 words in Genesis 6:8, in the English language (KJV) we have 10 words. There is no problem or contradiction here because 5 + 5 = 10, and no matter what language God is using, He still sends His message out without contradiction. The number ten signifies God’s divine order, His perfection and completeness of order, and that His order and cycle is complete as a wheel within a wheel. Also note that the number ten completes the antediluvian age in that Noah was the tenth (10) generation from God. I just cannot walk away from this little bit of trivia, or is it trivia? I cannot only walk away, but I also cannot stop writing about something you already may have noticed that ‘the Law of First Mention’ is easier to trace in the KJV. Other translations are almost impossible to trace words, phrases or sentence structures from the first mention to the last mention in a cohesive spiritual message that ties and binds Scripture together as a whole.
  The trail of faith by grace was not only the path of Noah, but it was also the path of Abraham. Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. (Romans 4:9) Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. (Habakkuk 2:4) The just shall live by faith, But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. God’s grace bestowed the faith of God in Noah, and thus God made Noah an heir of the righteousness which is by faith. 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. (Hebrews 11:7) Noah was saved by grace, just as we are saved by the grace of God. These saints of the Old Testament are memorialized in the New Testament as having a good report through faith although they had not received the promise of their faith. They looked forward to God’s promise yet to be fulfilled in His Son Jesus Christ. And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise: God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect. (Hebrews 11:39, 40)
  In these verses we are more than connected to those of faith in the Old Testament: we are united together through the sacrifice and resurrection of God’s Son Jesus Christ. To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, (Hebrews 12:23) There are two groups mentioned here: the general assembly and church of the firstborn united as the spirits of just men made perfect. The next verse again welds together the Old Testament saints with New Testament saints. The welding medium is the blood of Christ. And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. (Hebrews 12:24) The blood that was sprinkled on the field of sacrifice when Abel was slain is connected to the blood that was sprinkled upon the altar in the tabernacle in the wilderness by Moses (Leviticus 8:19; Hebrews 9:19, 21) and is also connected to the sprinkling of the blood that stains the garments described in Isaiah 63:3, and is connected to these references in Revelation 19:13-16. Yes everything is connected in Scripture, every word, every phrase and every number: all welded and united together through the power of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost, all connected by the power of God, and his name is called The Word of God.
And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. (Revelation 19:13)
And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. (Revelation 19:14)
And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. (Revelation 19:15) And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. (Revelation 19:16)
The Last Recorded Blessing to All: Grace
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen. (Romans 16:24)
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen. (Philippians 4:23)
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen. (2 Thessalonians 3:18)
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen. (Revelation 22:21)
ROMANS 16:24
  The book of Romans contains great biblical doctrines, however, we will be looking at Chapter 16 as recognizing individual Christians in the light of grace. It is recorded in Matthew Chapter 26 that this woman would be memorialized because of her act of pouring precious ointment on the Lord. For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial. Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her. (Matthew 26:12 – 13) God knows each and every one of His servants. Read Romans Chapter 16. The names are amazing: Phebe, Priscilla and Aquila, Êpæn tus, Mary, Andronicus, Junia, Amplias, Urbane, Stachys, Appelles, Aristobulus, Herodion, Narcissus,Tryphena, Tryphosa, Persis, Rufus, Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, Philologus, Julia, Nereus, Olympas, Timotheous, Lucius, Jason, Sosipater, Tertius, Gaius, and Erastus. These individuals have also been memorialized, for their names have been read over centuries as being servants of God. We do not know how they served, we do not know much more about them, but we do know that they are in the Lamb’s book of eternity. Is your name there? They are not listed according to their acts. They are listed because of their faithfulness and obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ, and the God of peace. Herein is grace to all within Him. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen. (Romans 16:24)
PHILIPPIANS 4:23
　The book of Philippians is not thought of as an intense book of doctrine, but it is more of a personal communication to the saints at Philippi. Paul speaks of his suffering, and compares their suffering as necessary to the furtherance of the gospel. He speaks of being obedient and humble to the will and purpose of God, and that the servant of God serves even while suffering in illness. He warns of the dangers within the perverse world around them. Paul sets the battle field scene of the enemies of Christ fighting against those who follow Christ. Chapter 4 centers around praise, thanksgiving, rejoicing, and prayers, and Paul (through the Holy Spirit) sets the parameters by which the Christian should control his thoughts and his mind while existing in a world controlled by the enemies of Christ.
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:7)
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. (Philippians 4:8)
Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you. (Philippians 4:9)
  Then just before the last verse of Philippians 4:23, The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Paul states that all that he mentioned before such as suffering, being abased, being hungry, and being content in all things enables the Christian to be able to say, I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. (Philippians 4:13) And herein is the grace of God that He is able to strengthen and to establish you in all things. But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. (1 Peter 5:10)
2 THESSALONIANS 3:18Â
  The second book of Thessalonians reveals more of the battlefield to the Christian. Paul states the judgment to come for the disobedient, and the persecution and tribulation that the saints have endured and will yet endure. This book goes into more depth of the workings of Satan and the delusion of humanity that they will willfully worship Satan as god. In the midst of persecution, the ground of peace for the saints is in the righteousness of God, and that grace and peace to the Christian is only seen, experienced and realized through God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Thessalonians 1:2) And before we get to the last verse (3:18) in this book, (The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen.) Paul commands us to separate from all who would hinder the love of God, and distract us from patiently waiting for Christ. Then, Paul (through the Holy Spirit) instructs us to stay strong in the way. But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing. (2 Thessalonians 3:13) And having done all this, Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all. (2 Thessalonians 3:16) Then the finality is in reminding us that the grace of our Lord is with us. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen. (2 Thessalonians 3:18)
The Last Recorded Blessing to All
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen. (Revelation 22:21)
The Summary
  This last phrase of grace in Revelation 22:21 is fascinating. I suggest that you read this Chapter slowly, and see how the Spirit of God connects the entire Bible to this last Chapter. You cannot help but be drawn back into time to see the connection to Genesis, and especially to Noah. Let us connect it all together.
  Noah was memorialized through his obedience to God. As Abraham acted in faith and left Ur of Chaldees behind, not knowing where he would be going, thus it was an act of faith. Noah also acted by faith when God instructed him to build an ark of survival. His faithfulness and obedience to his Creator God gave Noah the peace to continue on with his assignment. Herein was God’s grace to Noah. One hundred years was spent in building, and many hours in weariness and ridicule did not deter Noah from the task at hand. But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
  A task of monumental consequences was given to Noah, ‘make thee an ark.’ the impossible made possible by the God of grace, that Noah would be able to do all things through God His Savior and Creator: I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. (Philippians 4:13) And herein is the grace of God that He is able to strengthen and to establish in all things. As the Christians of Philippi worked, and lived among the enemy, Noah also lived, built and preached among the enemies of God. His heart and his mind focused on pleasing God and God alone drove him forward to accomplish his part in the saving of eight souls and the creatures of God’s pleasure. Noah, as the Christians of Thessalonica, endured much from the delusions of those around him.
  Noah preached righteousness, and this is also for another article, however, briefly, let us just comment on what Noah preached to a world much like ours.
And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness [and] of thy praise all the day long. (Psalm 35:28)
I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation. (Psalm 40:10)
My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness [and] thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers [thereof]. (Psalm 71:15)
The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. (Psalm 98:2)
And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. (Revelation 16:5)
  Noah preached righteousness. 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; (2 Peter 2:5) He also had to separate himself from all those who would attempt to dissuade him, and to distract from the goal set by God. Everything that Noah endured the early Christians also endured. All the rejection and hatred of the entire world centered on destroying this man of God. Things have not changed from Noah to our current age. And it is through this common thread of Christian versus God haters that we have one of the connections with Noah, But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
  To many Christians the message of righteousness, faith, and salvation to those in the Old Testament is often watered down, and considered to be another message than the message of faith, righteousness and salvation that we hear today. In the first epistle of Peter we read that the prophets, men of God, in the Old Testament understood and believed that God had set in place an action to be accomplished in the future that would bring salvation to them. Noah preached salvation, he preached faith, he preached the grace of God, he preached judgment, and yes, he preached Christ. He looked forward and saw the cross before him and preached righteousness. He saw, through the eyes of faith the promised seed, the promised Savior on that cross. We, at the end of the Church age, look back in time to that act of the Lamb of God, and in faith, we also believe that our salvation was accomplished on that cross in the far distant past. The prophets of Old that includes Noah knew of God’s grace that would come in the Person of His Being, they knew (beforehand) that Christ would suffer, and they knew that His glory would be revealed to the world. They knew because they spoke and they wrote the message of faith, salvation, grace, judgment, and righteousness. Read the following verses word by word.
Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: (1 Peter 1:10)
Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. (1 Peter 1:11)
 God did not leave His world, His creatures, without His message. The gospel is not a new message given only to the age of the Church. In the Old Testament that message was the same Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. (Habakkuk 2:4) Remember that faith came before the law. In the New Testament we this recorded For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. (Romans 1:16, 17) This was Noah’s message: the message of salvation, grace and faith. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: (Ephesians 2:8)
  The first mention of grace connects to the last mention of grace. Noah was more than an incomplete type of Christ, he was also a type of the person who finds grace in the eyes of the Lord. As a type of Christ, Noah delivered all seven souls plus his own soul through the waters of death to a new world fresh and clean. As a type of grace given by God, Noah endured because God blessed him with the gift of grace, the gift of faith, the gift of peace, and the gift of righteousness. And all saints in Scripture can relate to Noah through God’s gift of grace and righteousness. For the LORD God [is] a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good [thing] will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. (Psalm 84:11) For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: (Ephesians 2:8)
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen. (Revelation 22:21)
© Copyright 2018, Mary Haigh
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All Scripture references are from the Authorized King James Bible.(KJV)