Gen 7:14 | KingComments | STEP | On the same day that the flood begins, Noah with his house and the animals enter the ark. Only Noah and his house, which are “a few, that is, eight persons”, enter the ark ( ), no one else. The LORD closes the door behind him. Everyone who is outside at that moment is lost beyond redemption (cf. ). The devastating judgments of the future will not come until God has provided for the safety of His people ( ; ). When the devout men are taken away, the judgments are not far away, for they are taken away before evil ( ). This also applies to the church which will be raptured before the great tribulation comes upon all the earth ( ). We have seen this in the picture of Enoch, who was taken away before the judgment of the flood ( ).

‏ Genesis 7:14

All Go into the Ark – The LORD Closes the Door

On the same day that the flood begins, Noah with his house and the animals enter the ark. Only Noah and his house, which are “a few, that is, eight persons”, enter the ark (1Pet 3:20b), no one else. The LORD closes the door behind him. Everyone who is outside at that moment is lost beyond redemption (cf. Mt 25:10-13).

The devastating judgments of the future will not come until God has provided for the safety of His people (Rev 7:3; Gen 19:22). When the devout men are taken away, the judgments are not far away, for they are taken away before evil (Isa 57:1). This also applies to the church which will be raptured before the great tribulation comes upon all the earth (Rev 3:10). We have seen this in the picture of Enoch, who was taken away before the judgment of the flood (Gen 5:24).