Luke 17:26 Cross References

Luke 17:26

26: "When the Son of Man returns, the world will be like the people were in Noah's day.

It was by faith that Noah built an ark to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about something that had never happened before. By his faith he condemned the rest of the world and was made right in God's sight.

"When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah's day.
In those days before the Flood, the people were enjoying banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat.
People didn't realize what was going to happen until the Flood came and swept them all away. That is the way it will be when the Son of Man comes.

and he went aboard the boat to escape--he and his wife and his sons and their wives.
With them were all the various kinds of animals--those approved for eating and sacrifice and those that were not--along with all the birds and other small animals.
They came into the boat in pairs, male and female, just as God had commanded Noah.
One week later, the flood came and covered the earth.
When Noah was 600 years old, on the seventeenth day of the second month, the underground waters burst forth on the earth, and the rain fell in mighty torrents from the sky.

And God did not spare the ancient world--except for Noah and his family of seven. Noah warned the world of God's righteous judgment. Then God destroyed the whole world of ungodly people with a vast flood.

Later he talked again about this with his disciples. "The time is coming when you will long to share in the days of the Son of Man, but you won't be able to," he said.

"Will you continue on the old paths where evil people have walked?
They were snatched away in the prime of life, and the foundations of their lives were washed away forever.
For they said to God, `Leave us alone! What can the Almighty do for us?'
But they forgot that he had filled their homes with good things, so I will have nothing to do with that kind of thinking.

Now the LORD observed the extent of the people's wickedness, and he saw that all their thoughts were consistently and totally evil.

So he went and preached to the spirits in prison--
those who disobeyed God long ago when God waited patiently while Noah was building his boat. Only eight people were saved from drowning in that terrible flood.

For when the Son of Man returns, you will know it beyond all doubt. It will be as evident as the lightning that flashes across the sky.

And the LORD said, "I will completely wipe out this human race that I have created. Yes, and I will destroy all the animals and birds, too. I am sorry I ever made them."

I tell you, he will grant justice to them quickly! But when I, the Son of Man, return, how many will I find who have faith?"

Home