creation (he Bible, The New Testament, “The Gospel of John”)
11 (the man mainly),
He sacrificed Himself, bestowing “Himself”, through His Beloved Son (The Bible,
The Old Testament, “The Gospel of Luke”).
12 From the very beginning, in order to
reveal and to accomplish His perfect plan, God chose a “Messianic” people, i.e. the
Hebrew people, with a monotheistic faith, but who were sometimes unstable in their
beliefs (being influenced by the deities of the neighboring peoples), and who were
often disobedient. This also explains the GENERALIZED SEA – THE FLOOD!
However, in time, God prepared the right people, such as Moses, that would
carry out His work. Moses was a great leader and organizer, implementing God’s
salvation plan through His people. He wrote most of the Pentateuch,
13 benefitting
from a good education and from the best living conditions, in a society with an
advanced culture, miraculously prepared by God. Due to the author’s erudition and
to the authenticity of its sources, the Pentateuch has become more and more
respected. This is entirely explained and justified by the use of previous documents
of old and sacred nature and, therefore, Moses did not amend or affect their
integrity.
“The Generalized Sea” or The Flood is viewed, from our perspective, based on
the Bible, as the sovereignty of God’s punishment (the Creator – the supreme
judicial authority – intervenes, for a limited time period, in order to discipline the
man who turned away from God’s perfect plan, ordained by Him just for the man’s
sake, for the ultimate goal of salvation and eternal life. The man’s wickedness on
earth was great and “every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only
evil all the time” (see The Bible, The Old Testament, The Genesis, ch. 6, verse
5, p. 6). Abnormal marriages, triggered by lust and not by the traditional rules
“enacted” by God, and the land filled with hatred and violence grieved God’s heart,
making Him regret that He had created the man on earth (see The Bible, The Old
Testament, The Genesis, ch. 6 verse 11 and 12, p. 7).
Jesus likened the time of His return on earth with the flood (The Bible, The Old
Testament, “The Gospel of Matthew”)
14 : the phenomena that take place at present
with the same destructive force of the people; the alarming official statistics on
divorce cases; the breach of social life regulations (especially the increasing
11 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him
shall not perish but have eternal life” (The Bible, The New Testament, “The Gospel of John”,
ch. 3 verse 16, p. 1028).
12 “. . .and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from
heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased”.” (The Bible, The Old
Testament, “The Gospel of Luke”, ch. 3, verse 22, p. 990).
13 The Genesis and the following four books of Moses are part of a number of five books known as
Moses’ Pentateuch.
14 “As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days
before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day
Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and
took them all away. . .” (The Bible, The Old Testament, “The Gospel of Matthew”, ch. 24, verse
37–39, p. 953).
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11 (the man mainly),
He sacrificed Himself, bestowing “Himself”, through His Beloved Son (The Bible,
The Old Testament, “The Gospel of Luke”).
12 From the very beginning, in order to
reveal and to accomplish His perfect plan, God chose a “Messianic” people, i.e. the
Hebrew people, with a monotheistic faith, but who were sometimes unstable in their
beliefs (being influenced by the deities of the neighboring peoples), and who were
often disobedient. This also explains the GENERALIZED SEA – THE FLOOD!
However, in time, God prepared the right people, such as Moses, that would
carry out His work. Moses was a great leader and organizer, implementing God’s
salvation plan through His people. He wrote most of the Pentateuch,
13 benefitting
from a good education and from the best living conditions, in a society with an
advanced culture, miraculously prepared by God. Due to the author’s erudition and
to the authenticity of its sources, the Pentateuch has become more and more
respected. This is entirely explained and justified by the use of previous documents
of old and sacred nature and, therefore, Moses did not amend or affect their
integrity.
“The Generalized Sea” or The Flood is viewed, from our perspective, based on
the Bible, as the sovereignty of God’s punishment (the Creator – the supreme
judicial authority – intervenes, for a limited time period, in order to discipline the
man who turned away from God’s perfect plan, ordained by Him just for the man’s
sake, for the ultimate goal of salvation and eternal life. The man’s wickedness on
earth was great and “every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only
evil all the time” (see The Bible, The Old Testament, The Genesis, ch. 6, verse
5, p. 6). Abnormal marriages, triggered by lust and not by the traditional rules
“enacted” by God, and the land filled with hatred and violence grieved God’s heart,
making Him regret that He had created the man on earth (see The Bible, The Old
Testament, The Genesis, ch. 6 verse 11 and 12, p. 7).
Jesus likened the time of His return on earth with the flood (The Bible, The Old
Testament, “The Gospel of Matthew”)
14 : the phenomena that take place at present
with the same destructive force of the people; the alarming official statistics on
divorce cases; the breach of social life regulations (especially the increasing
11 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him
shall not perish but have eternal life” (The Bible, The New Testament, “The Gospel of John”,
ch. 3 verse 16, p. 1028).
12 “. . .and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from
heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased”.” (The Bible, The Old
Testament, “The Gospel of Luke”, ch. 3, verse 22, p. 990).
13 The Genesis and the following four books of Moses are part of a number of five books known as
Moses’ Pentateuch.
14 “As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days
before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day
Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and
took them all away. . .” (The Bible, The Old Testament, “The Gospel of Matthew”, ch. 24, verse
37–39, p. 953).
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