The Great Disappearance Lesson 02

I. A Cavalier Generation

Matthew 24:37 NKJV

But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

Matthew 24:38–39 NKJV

For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary (Cavalier)

cavalier /ˌkavəˈlɪə/

■ noun

1 (Cavalier) historical a supporter of King Charles I in the English Civil War.

2 archaic or literary a courteous gentleman.

3 archaic a cavalryman.

■ adjective showing a lack of proper concern. it indicates a dismissive attitude that ignores prevailing warning signs

Luke 17:28–30 NKJV

Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.

II. A Careless Generation

Hebrews 11:7 NKJV

By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

2 Peter 3:3–6 (NKJV)

knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts,

and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.”

For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water,

by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water.

III. A Corrupt Generation

Genesis 6:11–12 NKJV

The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. So God looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.

IV. A “Caught Off Guard” Generation

Matthew 24:39 NKJV

and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

Matthew 24:37 NKJV

But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

Matthew 24:40–41 NKJV

Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.

John 14:3 NKJV

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.

Matthew 24:36–42 NKJV

“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.

Genesis 7:1 NKJV

Then the Lord said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are righteous before Me in this generation.

Revelation 22:17 NKJV

And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.

Revelation 22:20 NKJV

He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!