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WHAT IS LIKENED TO THE "ARK" OF SALVATION TODAY?

	There are three important points to consider:
(1)	The ark of Noah was undergoing construction and preparation long before the flood.
(2)	When the floodwaters came, only those who were obedient to God and closely associating themselves with Noah the preacher of righteousness were saved.
(3)	Physical salvation of Noah and his family corresponds to spiritual salvation in the last days before the arrival of the Spirit of the Lord's Judgement. This is the way we must understand the manifestation of the imminent *"flood"* of righteousness.

According to scripture: "The instrument of final destruction" is "justice in full flood", "wasting with sickness, yet overflowing with righteousness; for the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, will bring final destruction upon all the earth." (Isaiah 10:22,23 NEB & footnote).

After the apostle Peter informs us of the patience of God during the days of Noah while the ark was being constructed, in which only eight souls were carried safely through the deluge, he goes on to say: "That which corresponds to this is also now saving you, namely, baptism, (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the request made to God for a good conscience,) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ." (1 Peter 3:21). So we must take care how we fulfil our vow of dedication to God, a vow symbolized by water baptism, that we may maintain a "good conscience". The Divine warning given to Noah for the construction of the life saving ark may be likened to the life saving warnings of the "Little Scroll". (Heb 11:7. Rev 10:8-11).

WHO WILL BE "WASTING WITH SICKNESS",
YET "OVERFLOWING WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS"?
Upon those who did associate with the last Spirit-begotten sons of spiritual "Israel" on earth, but who subsequently abandoned them, what is determined is "justice in full flood". This Spirit "fire" from God will cause a "wasting disease" within them because they rejected the opportunity to be closely associated with this saved remnant, and disobeyed the warnings they gave in the last days before the end of the present system of things. (Isaiah 10:16,17). They were given knowledge of the righteousness of God through the Spirit teachings and warnings received from Spirit anointed sons of God. (Isaiah 33:10-14).

The Spirit of the Lord's Judgement will befall all "fat ones" of the "Assyrian" destined for Spirit "burning". (See Page 1/9/87). Sectarian apostates who received knowledge of the Will of God in Holy teachings administered to them through the faithful anointed remnant of God will waste away with sickness when the instrument of final destruction is administered directly to them: "Justice in full flood". This is because they concealed their self-destructive spirit condition and rejected correction. According to Revelation 11:1-3, apostates must have associated with members of the anointed "temple" class in Christ's congregations to have learned of their righteous teachings before "trampling" on them. And so they are judged clear out of life, having proved to have made sinfulness their deliberate choice. The corrective teachings and warnings of the "Little Scroll" are the basis for Judgement upon the "Assyrian" and upon members of the apostate "man of lawlessness" currently occupying the spiritual "land" of God. (2 Thess 2:3 12).

2/11/95.