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THE DAYS OF NOAH

Mankind's Rebellion Against God

By David Ben Yakov

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU READ THE ARTICLES IN THIS SERIES IN THE FOLLOWING SUCCESSION:

1. IN THE DAYS OF NOAH - THE SONS OF GOD AND THE NEPHILIM - Click on the link to the left.

2. IN THE DAYS OF NOAH - GENE MANIPULATION IN THE ANTEDILUVIAN WORLD - Click on the link to the left.

3. IN THE DAYS OF NOAH - THE ANTEDILUVIAN HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA - Click on the link to the left.

4. IN THE DAYS OF NOAH - BIRTH CONTROL AND PLANNED PARENTHOOD - Click on the link to the left.

5. IN THE DAYS OF NOAH - GLOBAL WARMING - Click on the link to the left.
6. IN THE DAYS OF NOAH - PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS - SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS - Click on the link to the left

7. THE ARTICLE ON THIS PAGE

LEGEND: Normal Text, Biblical Text, Extra-Biblical Text, Secular Text

THE PREMISE:

In this series of articles we have been looking at one scripture and we've then been examining what the ramifications of the words of Yeshua are concerning His warning. The scripture we have been looking is as follows:

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

So far, we've seen in our study, that the days of Noah (Noe) had many parallels to our modern time in history. We saw that some rebellious angels left their heavenly estate and cohabitated with human woman and that the result of that union was what was known as the Nephilim. We also examined some extra-biblical texts; namely the book of Enoch, Jubilees and the Genesis Apocryphon and saw that they confirm the history where the angels are concerned as well as their offspring, the Nephilim. We also looked at the modern day Nephilim in the manner of them residing in genetically produced shells that some refer to as aliens or extraterrestrials.

We've also looked at what appears to be scripture as well as references from Jubilees and Jasher that show that the angels taught, among other things, the practice of gene manipulation to mankind. We now have a clear understanding of where the ancients got their many strange gods, such as the unicorn, the minotaur, the centaur and other oddities. They were stories passed down from the antediluvian period. We then saw how genetic manipulation is nothing but that practice revived in our modern day.

Thirdly, we looked at scripture and became aware that homosexuality and same-sex marriage really aren't anything new, but were quite the norm before Noah's flood that destroyed the world.

Fourth, we looked at birth control, and how it existed in the antediluvian world and is being repeated in our modern society.

Fifth, we looked at the climate of earth before the flood, and how our modern climate might become similar to that time.

Sixth, we looked at drug abuse on antediluvian earth, and how it was used for magical purposes. We examined how modern times parallel the former things. Just as it says in Ecclesiastes; "There is nothing new under the sun."

Now we will look at the rebellion that occurred during the antediluvian times and see how it parallels our modern times.

What Do The Ancient Texts Tell Us?

As we've mentioned before, the Biblical texts are pretty vague about the antediluvian world. There are hints here and there about conditions, but nothing quite clear; no history is really mentioned. There are some people, including myself who would like to know more about the times in which these things happened. There are some well known books that talk a little about the history of these times, as that history has been passed down by tradition and in writings. A couple of these books are the writings of Josephus and also that of Philo; both historians of a high caliber. These two writers are accepted by both Jews and Christians alike and they are referred to in many works.

Another book that receives less recognition is the book of Enoch. It was revered by the Jewish community, from about 400 BCE till about 400 CE, as being a historical book. When it was omitted from canon by the Council of Nicea, its support waned and gradually its popularity fell by the wayside. The Book of Judah, found in the Brit Hadasha, chapter 1, verses 6-7, refers to Enoch. Judah account about the fallen angels of Genesis and how they are punished. Chapter 1:14-15 gives a direct quote from the book of Enoch. So if Judah, the brother of Yeshua thought Enoch worthy enough to quote from, perhaps we should see it worthy of some attention. Helping the Book of Enoch's cause is the fact that it has been found in the Dead Sea Scrolls. So in this author's opinion, I see it as worthwhile for one to use some of the extra-biblical books to enforce scripture. Again, this should be done only if two things occur with the use of those books. The books and their content MUST bear witness with what is written in scripture, and they must bear witness to the Ruach Ha Kodesh, and His ministry in the Body of Christ. The Book of Enoch, the Book of Jared, the Book of Jubilees and the Testament of The Patriarchs all seem to follow that course. As far as I can tell, the others (non canonical books) are perversions of the truth, or at best just embellished stories.

What Is Rebellion Anyway?

Since this part of the "In The Days of Noah" series is about rebellion in the antediluvian world and its reemergence in the of human history that we are living now, it seems proper that we look at the word "rebellion" in its Biblical definition and then in a present day definition. It is very important to know what we are talking about and how it is defined in the time that the Bible was written and today too. We cannot know of the ills of the preflood world if we don't know that they are ills to begin with. Yahweh hates rebellion with a white hot anger. He hates sin too, but sin is a result of rebellion. If you want to know how Yahweh feels about rebellion just look at a passage in Isaiah chapter 13:

Howl! for the Day of Yahweh is at hand, destruction coming from Shaddai. This is why every arm will hang limp and everyone's courage melt away. They will be gripped by panic, seized with pain and agony, writhing like a woman in labor, looking aghast at each other, faces aflame. Here comes the Day of Yahweh, full of cruelty, rage and hot fury to desolate the earth and destroy the sinners in it. For the stars, the constellations in the sky, will no longer give their light; the sun will be dark when it rises; and the moon will no longer shine.

I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the arrogance of the proud and humble the insolence of tyrants. I will make humans rarer than gold, scarcer than Ofir's pure gold. This is why I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken from its place at the wrath of Yahweh Tzva'ot [LORD of Hosts] Isaiah 13:6-13

We know that Yahweh hates sin and rebellion mainly because he is contrary to those things. When Adam and Chava sinned they were kicked out of the Garden of Eden and all of mankind fell. We read Yahweh's thoughts about rebelliousness in a passage of scripture in 1 Samuel:

For rebellion is like the sin of spirit of divination [witchcraft], Defiance, like the iniquity of teraphim [Idols consulted for oracles]. Because you have rejected the LORD's command He has rejected you as king. 1 Samuel 15:23

These words were spoken by the prophet Samuel to King Saul after he had conquered a city, but didn't obey Yahweh's commands of what to do with the spoils of the city. Yahweh told Saul that nothing was to be taken out of the city after it was conquered, but the Israelite army looted the city and walked away with the spoils. Because of this Saul lost his anointing that day and the anointing was given to David. Wanting to know the actual meaning of the word for "rebellion" in the passage in 1 Samuel I looked up the word and yielded the following result:

Rebellion: (Strongs 4784) mĕriy

1) rebellion a) rebellion b) rebellious (in construct)

Knowing that rebellion actually means rebellion might sound like a trivial thing to accomplish, but we must know the correct context of the scripture. There are times when words that have been translated into English from Hebrew in the scripture have different or accentuated meanings when they are researched. With this knowledge in place, I made the decision to look up the word "rebellion" in the online Merriam Webster dictionary. The following results were obtained:

Main Entry: re·bel·lion

Pronunciation: \ri-bel-yən\

Function: noun

Date: 14th century

1: opposition to one in authority or dominance 2 a: open, armed, and usually unsuccessful defiance of or resistance to an established government b: an instance of such defiance or resistance

Now that we have an expanded definition or "rebellion" we can understand a little better what rebellion toward Yahweh really mean. The act of sin is rebellion toward Yahweh. It just isn't a minor infraction, like running a stop sign is compared to premeditated murder is under the law of the land. All sin is rebellion, an opposition to Yahweh, whether we intended to sin or not. Picture a very large magnet with the positive side pointing down. Now picture a tiny magnet with the positive side pointing up. The little magnet thinks that it's positive side is powerful, but in comparison to the large magnet its power is insignificant. As it tries to assert its authority against the large magnet it is repelled away. Sin acts in a very similar manner. It is the pride of mankind that tries to assert itself against the holiness and majesty of Yahweh and as definition two of "rebellion" states, a usually unsuccessful defiance or or resistance, toward Yahweh.

Ever since I was a young child I had been close to my cousin, the son of my dad's brother. Through the years our rebellion toward Yahweh brought us even closer to each other. We fished together, hung out together and abused drugs together. In 1979 Yahweh finally got through my hard heart and after a series of events that showed me how much of a scumbag I really was occurred I listened to my friend Arthur and came to faith in Yeshua. My cousin didn't know what to think of this big change and he would ask me questions constantly about my new faith. I answered the best that I could all of his questions. One of the questions that he asked me was about sin. He asked me about the degrees of sin and I explained to him that it really didn't work that way. I told him that in Yahweh's eyes a shoplifter was just as guilty as a serial murderer. What I tried to convey to my cousin is that when we break a human law we are told that we don't have the best of character because we broke THE law. In this, it is conveyed that of the whole scope of the law, we broke one aspect; but what we did by breaking even a little law is that we broke THE law. Humanity breaks laws down in the manner that it finds crimes detestable. Stealing a pen isn't as serious as burglary which isn't as serious as murder according to our way of reckoning things. But, we still broke the law because the law is seen to be an entity with many parts, sort of like a body.

If we take things a step farther we will want to see what the definition of witchcraft is because it will clarify some of what this article is trying to convey. According to The Occult Dictionary, witchcraft is:

Witchcraft: The practice of spells and magick, often involving the worship of many deities or a supreme god and/or goddess.

What is the practice of spells and magick? Well, in modern terms it is certain incantations and practices that the witch believes will summon the forces of nature so as to to the bidding of the witch. Witches in conventional times try to break up the practice or witchcraft into two or more subsets; the major ones being white witches and black witches. According to them, white witches are good witches because they try to cast spells to bring love and such while black witches do the same to bring about malevolence against the person that they cast the spells and magick against. In either case, they ignore what Yahweh said because he told Israel:

You shall not let live a sorceress. Torah Exodus 22:18 JPS

So we have seen how in the Mosaic covenant rebellion is described and Yahweh tells us what His will is about sin, iniquity and rebellion. His feelings are also enforced in the Messianic Covenant as echoed by Paul the Apostle:

And it is perfectly evident what the old nature does. It expresses itself in sexual immorality, impurity and indecency; involvement with the occult and with drugs; in feuding, fighting, becoming jealous and getting angry; in selfish ambition, factionalism, intrigue and envy; in drunkenness, orgies and things like these. I warn you you now as I have warned you before : those who do such things will have no share in the Kingdom of God!

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility, self control. Nothing in the Torah stands against such things. Moreover, those who belong to the Messiah Yeshua have put their old nature to death on the stake, along with its passions and desires. Since it is through the Spirit that we have Life, let it also be through the Spirit that we order our lives day by day. Galatians 5:19-23 JNTP

We see here that Paul expands the sin of rebellion a lot more than the scripture in 1 Samuel. All of the things that are explained above have their roots in rebellion and are manifestations of rebellion. This is summed up by John in one of his epistles:

Because all the things of the world - the desires of the old nature, the desires of the eyes, and the pretensions of life - are not from the Father but from the world. 1 John 2:16

Okay, so we are asserting that if the words of Yeshua are true, then we should see a correlation between the conditions before the flood and our modern day world. But we need to take a little closer look at our modern world before we look at the world before the flood, or specifically the root of rebellion before the flood. Not a day goes by when we fail to see at least three or four indications of rebellion as they are described in Galatians. Sexual immorality abounds and the sad thing is that it has been around for so long that people today really don't recognize it anymore. It has become the norm for society. Hardly anyone is pure or decent anymore and as a matter of fact it seems that people go out of their way to be impure and indecent. Whether it be on television, on the radio or television or just in daily life it seems like everyone is dirty and stained with sin. More and more people are reaching out to the occult; some to it's seemingly minor aspects like horoscopes and fortune cookies, through the medium aspects like Ouija Boards and séances and the hardcore stuff like consulting mediums and even outright worship of nature or the gods of nature.

In case you haven't noticed, drug abuse is pandemic in our society and this society has changed things around a little, labeling drug experimenting and addiction as a sickness instead of a sin. The airwaves of television are littered with programs about crime. It seems like feuding and fighting are laughed at and looked at with intrigue everywhere you good and everywhere you look. Jealousy is rampant and it isn't just relational jealousy anymore, but it is jealousy of just about anything that someone else has. Anger permeates our society resulting in personal crimes over even the stupidest of things that a generation ago would not have angered anyone. Selfishness abounds like never before and if anyone does good they do it for self image, not because it is the right thing to do. People are breaking into factions religiously, racially and politically and these things are sitting on a powder keg that could explode at any minute. CONTINUE HERE LATER

And it is perfectly evident what the old nature does. It expresses itself in sexual immorality, impurity and indecency; involvement with the occult and with drugs; in feuding, fighting, becoming jealous and getting angry; in selfish ambition, factionalism, intrigue and envy; in drunkenness, orgies and things like these. I warn you you now as I have warned you before : those who do such things will have no share in the Kingdom of God!

“ It has been the error of the schools to teach astronomy, and all the other sciences, and subjects of natural philosophy, as accomplishments only; whereas they should be taught theologically, or with reference to the Being who is the author of them: for all the principles of science are of divine origin. Man cannot make, or invent, or contrive principles: he can only discover them; and he ought to look through the discovery to the Author.”
“ The evil that has resulted from the error of the schools, in teaching natural philosophy as an accomplishment only, has been that of generating in the pupils a species of atheism. Instead of looking through the works of creation to the Creator himself, they stop short, and employ the knowledge they acquire to create doubts of his existence. They labour with studied ingenuity to ascribe every thing they behold to innate properties of matter, and jump over all the rest by saying, that matter is eternal.” Thomas Paine “The Existence of God--1810”

And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD. Genesis 4:26

Began: Strongs H2490 chalal חלל

1) to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin

a) (Niphal)

1) to profane oneself, defile oneself, pollute oneself

a) ritually

b) sexually

2) to be polluted, be defiled

b) (Piel)

1) to profane, make common, defile, pollute

2) to violate the honour of, dishonour

3) to violate (a covenant)

4) to treat as common

c) (Pual) to profane (name of God)

d) (Hiphil)

1) to let be profaned

2) to begin

e) (Hophal) to be begun

2) to wound (fatally), bore through, pierce, bore

a) (Qal) to pierce

b) (Pual) to be slain

c) (Poel) to wound, pierce

d) (Poal) to be wounded

3) (Piel) to play the flute or pipe

And Seth lived one hundred and five years, and he begat a son; and Seth called the name of his son Enosh, saying, Because in that time the sons of men began to multiply, and to afflict their souls and hearts by transgressing and rebelling against God.And it was in the days of Enosh that the sons of men continued to rebel and transgress against God, to increase the anger of the Lord against the sons of men. And the sons of men went and they served other gods, and they forgot the Lord who had created them in the earth: and in those days the sons of men made images of brass and iron, wood and stone, and they bowed down and served them. And every man made his god and they bowed down to them, and the sons of men forsook the Lord all the days of Enosh and his children; and the anger of the Lord was kindled on account of their works and abominations which they did in the earth. And the Lord caused the waters of the river Gihon to overwhelm them, and he destroyed and consumed them, and he destroyed the third part of the earth, and notwithstanding this, the sons of men did not turn from their evil ways, and their hands were yet extended to do evil in the sight of the Lord. Jared 2:2-6

And Adam knew Eve his wife and she bare yet nine sons.
And in the fifth week of the fifth jubilee [225-31 A.M.] Seth took Azûrâ his sister to be his wife, and in the fourth (year of the sixth week) [235 A.M.] she bare him Enos.
He began to call on the name of the Lord on the earth.
And in the seventh jubilee in the third week [309-15 A.M.] Enos took Nôâm his sister to be his wife, and she bare him a son in the third year of the fifth week, and he called his name Kenan.
And at the close of the eighth jubilee [325, 386-3992 A.M.] Kenan took Mûalêlêth his sister to be his wife, and she bare him a son in the ninth jubilee, in the first week in the third year of this week, [395 A.M] and he called his name Mahalalel.
And in the second week of the tenth jubilee [449-55 A.M.] Mahalalel took unto him to wife DinaH, the daughter of Barakiel the daughter of his father's brother, and she bare him a son in the third week in the sixth year, [461 A.M.] and he called his name Jared, for in his days the angels of the Lord descended on the earth, those who are named the Watchers, that they should instruct the children of men, and that they should do judgment and uprightness on the earth.
And in the eleventh jubilee [512-18 A.M.] Jared took to himself a wife, and her name was Baraka, the daughter of Râsûjâl, a daughter of his father's brother, in the fourth week of this jubilee, [522 A.M.] and she bare him a son in the fifth week, in the fourth year of the jubilee, and he called his name Enoch.
And he was the first among men that are born on earth who learnt writing and knowledge and wisdom and who wrote down the signs of heaven according to the order of their months in a book, that men might know the seasons of the years according to the order of their separate months.
And he was the first to write a testimony and he testified to the sons of men among the generations of the earth, and recounted the weeks of the jubilees, and made known to them the days of the years, and set in order the months and recounted the Sabbaths of the years as we made (them), known to him.
And what was and what will be he saw in a vision of his sleep, as it will happen to the children of men throughout their generations until the day of judgment; he saw and understood everything, and wrote his testimony, and placed the testimony on earth for all the children of men and for their generations.
And in the twelfth jubilee, [582-88] in the seventh week thereof, he took to himself a wife, and her name was Edna, the daughter of Danel, the daughter of his father's brother, and in the sixth year in this week [587 A.M.] she bare him a son and he called his name Methuselah.
And he was moreover with the angels of God these six jubilees of years, and they showed him everything which is on earth and in the heavens, the rule of the sun, and he wrote down everything.
And he testified to the Watchers, who had sinned with the daughters of men; for these had begun to unite themselves, so as to be defiled, with the daughters of men, and Enoch testified against (them) all. Jubilees 4:1-13

Note: We see a trend starting to develop here that will become the trend throughout time. First we have a human (Enos) who is obviously apostate, whether it was through the influence of the Watchers or not we can't know.

Then we have the watchers descending upon the earth, some Holy Watchers, and other evil watchers. The good watchers would instruct man in righteousness, but the evil watchers instruct mankind in evil as described in Enoch.

Then we have Enoch as the preacher and evangelist to the world.

Then we have Enoch as the judger of angels who is later called into heaven.