Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
Mt. 24 ... Jesus said ... But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 38For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, 39And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
What was it like in the days of Noah?
It is described for us in Genesis 6.
What brought the end?
One specific thing brought the end.
Genesis 6 ... The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
The earth was filled with violence.
God defined "violence" for me as follows: The pursuit of self-gratification without regard for what your action will do to other people.
It is basically not caring for anyone but your self and your desire.
Several months ago, a woman came among us as the church. She seemed to care a great deal about God and justice. Then she revealed she was committing fornication. She had 2 small children.
I think this is the most extreme example of violence. A mother caring about herself and committing fornication without regard for her two small children. And even if she arranged for children to be away from home at the time she was committing fornication, the fornication itself is an act of extreme disconcern against her own children. For she didn't care enough about her children to live a decent, godly life.
I had a business relationship with a man who professed to be a Christian. His wife had left him for a woman. He had 2 teenaged children. He seemed to love them greatly. But he was committing fornication. This is an example of violence.
When you care about your children or the church you abstain from some of your own lusts because you know it would harm other people if you do that.
Violence is pursuit of your own desires without regard for others.
Paul described the end times as "perilous" ... II Tim. 3 ... He said "men would be lovers of their own selves."
We see this all the time. People, without regard for others, block the aisles of grocery store as they talk on their cell phones. People leave their baskets blocking check out areas. They say, "Have a nice day." and you know they have no regard at all for your day. They are hypocrites.
So what does this do? It hardens us and makes us cynical When this is the case, their lack of care affects us.
For reasons such as this, Jesus explained: And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. Mt. 24:12.
We become hardened because of their iniquity so we end up not caring and we become cold and insensitive. We become like them for this is what they are.
All this is part of the end-time violence.
The only way I know to "endure" is to commit each act to God in prayer, praying that we not become "hardened".
When you fell no pain, you are dead. This is the only way to feel no pain, to be dead. I don't want to become hardened and dead. Turning to God for help when each situation happens is our only help but it is a help that works!