Pastor Ed Hamilton delivers a powerful message titled “It’s A Big Deal” that explores the parallels between current world events and biblical prophecy. Drawing from Genesis 6 and contemporary examples, Hamilton emphasizes the pervasiveness of violence and corruption in our world, likening it to the days of Noah. He delves into the nature of sin, its consuming and controlling power, and its continual presence in human hearts. The sermon also touches on the fulfillment of Bible prophecy, the evil presence of sin, and how history tends to repeat itself. Hamilton concludes by reminding the congregation that while evil may seem to prevail, God’s plans stand firm forever, offering hope and perspective in turbulent times.
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Genesis 6:11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with
violence.
Genesis 6:12 So God looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for all flesh
had corrupted their way on the earth.
Genesis 6:13 And God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the
earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Psalm 11:5 The Lord tests the righteous, but the wicked and the one who loves
violence His soul hates.
Proverbs 13:2 ” … The soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence.
Rachel Goldberg-Polin said at the funeral eulogy for her son Hersh on Sept. 1, 2024
“I have had a lot of time during the past 332 days to think about my sweet boy
Hersh. And one thing I keep thinking about is how, out of all the mothers in the
whole entire world, God chose to give Hersh to me. What must have I done in a
past life to deserve such a beautiful gift? It must’ve been glorious.
Hersh and I once watched some documentaries a couple of years ago together
about young people who had died and he commented:
‘How come everyone
who dies young is always said to be the funniest, the smartest, the greatest,
the handsomest? Why doesn’t anyone ever say ‘I liked Max, but you know
what, he was pretty stupid, his sense of humor was off, and he had bad breath’.’
I am honest, and I’d say, it’s not that Hersh was perfect, but he was the perfect
son for me, and I am so grateful to God and I want to thank God, right now, in
front of all of you, for giving me this magnificent present of my Hersh. For 23 years,
I was privileged to have the most stunning honor to be Hersh’s mama. I’ll take it
and say thank you. I just wish it had been for longer.
Hersh, for all these months, I’ve been in such torment and worried about you for
every millisecond of every single day. It was such a specific type of misery that
I never experienced before. I tried hard to surpass the missing you part because
that, I was convinced, would break me. So I spent 330 days terrified, scared,
worrying, and frightened. It closed my throat and my soul throbbed with 3rd degree
burns.
Amidst the inexplicable agony, terror, anguish, desperation, and fear, we became
absolutely certain that you were coming home to us alive, when it was not to be.
Now I no longer have to worry about you, I know you are no longer in danger.
But now my worry shifts to, … How do we live the rest of our lives without you?
I pray that your death will be a turning point in this horrible situation in which
we are all entangled.
You each and every single one of you did every single thing right to survive 329 days
in what I’m pretty sure can only be described as hell. I send each of the families
my deepest sympathies for what we are all going through and for the sickening
feeling that we all could not save them. I think we all did every single thing we could.
And Hersh there is one last thing I need you to do for us. Now I need you to help us
stay strong and I need you to help us survive.”
Matthew 2:18 “A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping, and great
mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted, because they
are no more.”
John 8:44 He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because
there is no truth in him …
I. IT’S A BIG DEAL SEEING BIBLE PROPHECY FULFILLED.
Genesis 6:11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with
violence.
Genesis 6:12 So God looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for all flesh
had corrupted their way on the earth.
Genesis 6:13 And God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the
earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Psalm 11:5 The Lord tests the righteous, but the wicked and the one who loves
violence His soul hates.
Proverbs 13:2 ” … The soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence.
The Hebrew word Hamas is defined as “violence, violently dealing in taking away,
ruthlessness, fierceness, cruel hatred, to lay waste, to think up devise mistreatment
to wrongfully imagine.
Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith said (quote)
October 7th…became the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust…
The world watched then, it knew, and the world did nothing. We will not stand by
and do nothing again. Not today, not tomorrow, not ever. How fitting it is that in
Spanish the word “hamas” has an entirely different meaning. It means: “never again.”
II. IT’S A BIG DEAL UNDERSTANDING SIN’S EVIL PRESENCE.
Genesis 6:5 Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth,
and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
1. SIN IS CONSUMING.
Genesis 6:5 “… EVERY intent… ”
Our mind is depraved and reprobate
The Bible says we are blind, we have eyes but we don’t see
The Bible says we are deaf, we have ears but we don’t hear
Our ears are deaf to God’s voice and truth,
What comes out of our mouths is as foul as a rotting corpse;
Our mouths are full of cursing and bitternes
We open our mouths and we pollute the air.
Our tongues are filled with lies.
Snake venom drips from our lips.
The Bible says our hearts are desperately wicked, we have the hands of the wicked
and our feet are swift to shed innocent blood.
2. SIN IS CONTROLLING.
Genesis 6:5 ” ….Every intent of the thoughts of his heart was ONLY evil …”
3. SIN IS CONTINUAL.
Genesis 6:5 ” … the thoughts of his heart was only evil CONTINUALLY.
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
III. IT’S A BIG DEAL KNOWING HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF.
Matthew 24:37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son
of Man be.
Matthew 24:38 For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking,
marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,
Matthew 24:39 and did not know until the flood came and took them all away,
so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
What are the marks of the “days of Noah?”
1) The world did not get better then so it is not going to get better now
2 Timothy 3:13 But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving
2) People were living as if it was business as usual then and now.
3) A world filled with violence then and now.
4) The minority of believers like Noah were standing alone against the majority of
the unbelieving world then and now..
5) The world was and still is completely unprepared for the coming judgment.
Psalm 33:11 “The plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of His heart
through all generations”.
