I will be using the King James Bible as our lens. Genesis 6:5, “And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” Can we compare the corruption of the earth back then with the corruption of the world today? Noah and his family were saved because he was a just man. In Noah’s day, violence, unrighteousness, and corruption prevailed. In Sodom, righteousness was missing.
Genesis 6:5, doesn’t merely describe outward corruption; it indicts the inner life of man. The “imagination of the thoughts” speaks to the moral and spiritual decay at the deepest level. It was not just violence, Genesis 6:11, but a total saturation of evil in thought and intent.
The parallels between Noah’s day and our own are striking. Genesis 6:11, violence filled the earth; today, global unrest, terrorism, mass shootings, and wars. Back then, thoughts were only evil continually; today, Pervasive immorality, digital depravity, and ideological rebellion. Genesis 6:12, corruption before God, today, institutional decay, exploitation, spiritual apostasy. In Noah’s day, few righteous were found; today, only a remnant of believers exists amidst widespread compromise.
Jesus Himself draws this parallel: Matthew 24:37, “But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.” This is an eschatological warning. The moral climate of Noah’s day is a prophetic mirror of these last days. Abraham pleads for Sodom:
Genesis 18:32, “Peradventure ten shall be found there.” But ten righteous could not be found. The city was consumed not only by sexual immorality,
Jude 7, “Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.”
Also, for their pride, idleness, and neglect of the poor. Ezekiel 16:49, “Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fullness of bread (food), and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.” And so, their destruction came when righteousness was absent.
Compare this with many cities here in America and abroad. Places where righteousness is mocked, truth is relative, and sin is celebrated. The pattern appears to be repeating. God’s Warning and the Coming Judgment. The flood, the fire of Sodom, and the prophetic warnings of Revelation all point to one truth: God’s judgment is not arbitrary; it is a response to sustained, unrepentant corruption.
2 Peter 3:9, “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise... but is longsuffering... not willing that any should perish.”
Yet the day of the Lord will come. And just as Noah was “a just man and perfect in his generations” (Genesis 6:9), so too must we be found blameless, walking in righteousness, not by works, but by faith and obedience.
A final thought: violence, corruption, and unrighteousness are not just societal problems; they are spiritual signals. The days of Noah and Sodom were characterized by moral decay, not merely isolated sin. Today, we observe the same saturation, global, systemic, and widely celebrated.
But just as Noah found grace, and Lot was delivered, so too will the faithful remnant be preserved. The question is not whether judgment is coming, it’s how have you prepared yourself?
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Moral complacency: The Bible speaks not only to those who sin, but also to those who approve of sin, even if they themselves abstain.
Paul’s words in Romans 1 are especially sobering: Romans 1:32, “Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.”
The verse condemns not only those who sin but also those who endorse and celebrate it. The message is clear: moral complicity itself is a form of rebellion against God’s righteousness.
1 Corinthians 13:6, “Rejoice not in iniquity, but rejoice in the truth:”
Isaiah 5:20, “Woe unto them who call evil good and good evil.” This prophetic warning addresses cultural confusion and moral inversion directly.
Galatians 1:10, “Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God?” Seeking cultural approval at the expense of biblical truth is a trap for many believers.
Ezekiel 3:18, “When I say unto the wicked, thou shall surely die; and you give him not warning, not speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life, the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity: but his blood will I require at your hand.” The LORD holds His watchmen accountable not just for their own actions, but for failing to warn others of sin.
We are now living in a culture that prizes tolerance over truth. And how many professing Christians fall into the trap of affirming what God condemns, at times out of fear, peer pressure, or a misguided sense of compassion? But Scripture calls this compromise spiritual cowardice, not love.
Does the Lord Jesus welcome sinners? Of course he does. But He also called them to repentance. Mark 1:15, “Repent ye, and believe the gospel.” He forgave the woman caught in adultery, but told her, John 8:11, “Go and sin no more.”
Paul exhorts believers to 1 Corinthians 16:13, “Watch ye, stand fast in the faith,” and 1 Peter 2:9, tells us we “are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar (special) people.” We are to be distinct, holy, and unafraid to be countercultural.
Moral complacency: The Bible speaks not only to those who sin, but also to those who approve of sin, even if they themselves abstain.
Paul’s words in Romans 1 are especially sobering: Romans 1:32, “Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.”
The verse condemns not only those who sin but also those who endorse and celebrate it. The message is clear: moral complicity itself is a form of rebellion against God’s righteousness.
1 Corinthians 13:6, “Rejoice not in iniquity, but rejoice in the truth:”
Isaiah 5:20, “Woe unto them who call evil good and good evil.” This prophetic warning addresses cultural confusion and moral inversion directly.
Galatians 1:10, “Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God?” Seeking cultural approval at the expense of biblical truth is a trap for many believers.
Ezekiel 3:18, “When I say unto the wicked, thou shall surely die; and you give him not warning, not speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life, the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity: but his blood will I require at your hand.” The LORD holds His watchmen accountable not just for their own actions, but for failing to warn others of sin.
We are now living in a culture that prizes tolerance over truth. And how many professing Christians fall into the trap of affirming what God condemns, at times out of fear, peer pressure, or a misguided sense of compassion? But Scripture calls this compromise spiritual cowardice, not love.
Does the Lord Jesus welcome sinners? Of course he does. But He also called them to repentance. Mark 1:15, “Repent ye, and believe the gospel.” He forgave the woman caught in adultery, but told her, John 8:11, “Go and sin no more.”
Paul exhorts believers to 1 Corinthians 16:13, “Watch ye, stand fast in the faith,” and 1 Peter 2:9, tells us we “are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar (special) people.” We are to be distinct, holy, and unafraid to be countercultural.
