I used these words much in the past. We are living in a troubled times. But, when I did a biblical search, I could not find that it is mentioned. Troubled times, do strange times, sound better or correct?

The peace that we have does not rest in the absence of evil, but rather in the Person of Jesus Christ. As has been mentioned, troubled times (evil times) have existed since sin entered the world. Mankind became sinners, and the world was cursed. We still live in a cursed world, with sinners (ourselves as well as others). Sin is evil. We too often rationalize sin, but sin is evil. Both Noah's actions and Ham's actions after the flood show that sin/evil is ever with us, whether we are able to commit acts of sin or not. I would imagine that there were arguments/disagreements while on the ark. Because all 8 of the folks on board were human and sinners. As was said, we do not know what happened while they were on the ark. While we do live in a cursed world, I believe there have been times when evil has been more rampant than at other times. Jesus Himself mentioned "as the days of Noah" as a comparison of the absolute evil that would run amok before Jesus returns. I believe evil will grow and spread and become worse and worse the closer to Christ's return we get...and that because Christians will get more and more apathetic. The thing is, TGL, even with God in our lives, there is trouble. Because of sin. Trouble can be various things: ill health, persecution (think of the persecuted churches...they have God with them, and yet they are always in danger of persecution and even death). God can and does often protect, but peace, again, rests in Christ, not the absence of trouble/sin/evil.

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Troubled times

By TheGloryLand
December 12, 2023 in Biblical Issues

https://onlinebaptist.com/forums/topic/32210-troubled-times/

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On 12/12/2023 at 9:25 PM, Rebecca said:

I know I'm guilty of teaching the sanitized Sunday school version of the story. But really think about it. The Flood was a time of absolute horror. Watch videos of places that were flooded after hurricanes and such and the massive cleanup jobs needed. Watch videos of the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami (227,899 people killed, mass graves were needed, the videos are heartbreaking). Now imagine it on the scale The Flood created. Dead people and animals everywhere. Do you think they just disappeared? There was a reason why Noah drank himself into a stupor afterward. There have always been evil and troubled times on the earth since man was expelled from the Garden.

Have you read "The Genesis Flood" by Henry Morris? The flood involved tectonic shifts, volcanic eruptions, and then the water assuaged and changed the whole earth.

Talk about cataclysmic times!

On 12/12/2023 at 10:18 PM, TheGloryLand said:

Yes, they did sin after the flood. But sin and evil the same thing, In the ark was evil and sin?

True. Evil usually has a component of destruction, like war.

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