God’s Timeline – Part 13
Evil
Fills the World
Pastor Bruce A. Shields
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SERMON INTRODUCTION
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Adam, Eve, and the Fall
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Cain and Abel
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NOW – Evil Fills the
World
From the time of Seth’s
birth (Genesis 5:3 tells us Adam was 130) to the birth of Noah was 1,056
years. The Flood took place when Noah was 600 years old, making it 1,656 years
from Seth's birth to the Flood.
Genesis 4 tells us about
Cain and Abel and shows us that God instilled an animal sacrificial system for
a covering of sin in Genesis 3 after the fall and expected man to continue to
do this. When Cain failed to offer a first-born lamb as an offering, but items
from his garden instead, he was not accepted by God because of his
disobedience. This is what led to Cain's jealousy of Abel and the murder of
Abel.
Cains punishment mirrored
Adam and Eve’s, the ground he farmed was cursed, and Cain was expelled from the
land and marked.
Genesis 5 gives us the
lineage from Adam’s family line. Adam to Noah.
Why Noah? Because there
is another big event about to take place.
So, the Holy Spirit
inspired Word of God establishes the timeline for us.
Now we reach Genesis 6
and the description of sin, once more, and the discipline God gives.
SCRIPTURE READING
Genesis 6:1-8
“When human beings began to increase in number on the earth
and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of
humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose. 3 Then the Lord
said, “My Spirit will not contend with[a] humans forever, for they are
mortal[b]; their days will be a hundred and twenty years.”
4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also
afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children
by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.
5 The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race
had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the
human heart was only evil all the time. 6 The Lord regretted that he had made
human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. 7 So the Lord
said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and
with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the
ground—for I regret that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes
of the Lord.”
I.
THE SONS
OF GOD
a.
Who were
the Sons of God?
i.
VS 2 states, “the sons of God saw that the daughters
of HUMANS were beautiful…”
ii.
Therefore, we know the
Sons of God are NOT humans.
iii.
It continues to say
they married any of them they chose. So, there were physical relationships with
them.
iv.
The result of these
marriages were a mix-breed of humans and Sons of God, who may have been angels
1.
They may have been
angels in good standing with God
2.
They may have been
fallen angels from the war Satan had in heaven
3.
They may have been
demons, since we are never told in scripture what demons are
4.
Or, they could be a completely
different type of “angel” we are unaware of
v.
Many scholars agree
though, it was fallen angels
b.
Who were
the Nephilim?
i.
The Nephilim were the
children of this mixed breed
ii.
Why would
they do this? To spoil the lineage of man, prevent the birth of Jesus, and stop man's redemption.
iii.
Why does Satan want to
stop Jesus and redemption? Because Satan will lose everything he has gained
through sin, ruler of the air and earth, commander of the disobedient to God, and
he will also receive eternal punishment once the Lord Jesus comes and redeems
humankind and ushers in Judgment Day, which cannot take place if Christ is
never born!
c.
Who were
the “heroes” of old?
i.
This may be where many
of the false religions and stories of “gods” on earth in different cultures
comes from.
ii.
It is said they were
giants, powerful, and stronger than man
iii.
Job 1:6;
2:1 we see Satan and angels presenting
themselves to the Lord before the fall, continuously trying to destroy man and break
the Lord’s plan of redemption
II.
THE HOLY
SPIRIT WILL NOT REMAIN IN CORRUPT MAN
a.
My Spirit
will not contend with humans forever
i.
The Lord is speaking
of the Holy Spirit
ii.
“will not contend” should have been translated “will not remain.”
iii.
The word of God is
saying, “My Holy Spirit will not remain in humans forever because they are
“mortal.”
b.
They are
mortal
i.
Because of the Fall
mankind is now “mortal,” or in other words, “corrupt.”
ii.
God’s Holy Spirit
cannot reside in unforgiven, corrupt flesh
iii.
This statement is a precursor to reminding us “WHY” the cross!
iv.
To redeem us, so that
His Holy Spirit MAY reside within us FOREVER.
c.
Their
days will be 120 years
i.
Basically, I believe
the Lord is saying if a person does not turn to the Lord, confess and repent
within 120 years of life, they NEVER WILL.
ii.
So why let them
continue to live (as before the 120-year limit) and fill the earth with sinful evil
to flourish and grow?
iii.
So, God limited the
lifespan
III.
THE LORD
SAW HOW GREAT THE WICKEDNESS ON EARTH WAS
a.
Every
inclination of thought was only evil all the time
i.
Something important
about this statement, later in scripture, we are told that one of the signs of
the coming end and Day of Judgment is the fact that “it will be as it was
in the days of Noah,”
ii.
Are we getting there?
How does the world look today?
iii.
Are the thoughts and
inclinations only evil all the time?
iv.
This does not mean God
did not find favor in Noah or some of us! But speaks of the world, not
individuals.
b.
The Lord
regretted that He made humans, and His heart was deeply troubled
i.
The Lord regretted? The literal translation says “repented,” which
means to “turn away from” or “go in the opposite direction.”
ii.
God’s Holy Spirit DID
go in the opposite direction of corrupt man, and would not reside within him
forever.
iii.
The Lord’s heart was deeply
troubled? The literal translation
says the Lord “grieved in His heart.”
iv.
Mankind’s turning from
obedience, making their mortal flesh corrupt and unsuitable for God’s Holy
Spirit to reside in forever broke God’s heart.
c.
I will
wipe them from the face of the earth; I regret making them
i.
This may sound like
payback or revenge, but it
is another step that shows that God is a righteous Judge!
1.
The Lord knew He would
have to be the perfect sacrifice, and explained as much in Genesis 3 after the
fall, teaching us about blood sacrifice of the firstborn for a covering until
He died on the cross.
2. However, being the perfect and just God He is, just
as it was with Adam and Eve, He allowed them to confess and repent,
not because He thought they may, but because He will not pass Judgment until they
had the opportunity to correct their mistakes.
3. God gave humankind many years to be obedient, and it
was clear now, 120 years is all anyone ever needs.
ii.
I regret making
them? No, the literal translation
states, “I have repented that I have made them,” He turned from creating and
will not create a NEW man. How do we know? Because in the next verse, we are
told the Lord found favor in Noah.
CONCLUSION –
But Noah found favor in
the eyes of the Lord.
Because the Lord turned
(repented) from making mankind, He will not make more but SAVE those who He
finds favor with.
How do we find favor with
the Lord?
He told us in Genesis 4
while speaking with Cain when Cain was tempted to commit sin;
Genesis 4:6-7
“Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast?
7 If you do what is
right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is
crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”
We find favor and
acceptance from the Lord when we “do what is right, “ or, when we are OBEDIENT,
as Christ says, “to all that I command.”
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Next week we will read about Noah and the Flood.
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