MOST people have heard of Noah and his ark. But why did God, the God of Moses and Israel, my God, whose only Son Jesus Christ, willingly became incarnate through the Blessed Virgin Mary, and died on the cross to redeem man from the consequences of sin, so that we may have eternal life with Them in paradise, ask Noah to build an ark? The remnants of this ark are said to be found recently in Mt. Ararat in Turkey.
You would have to start with Adam, the first man. God created Adam from clay, in His own image, and with God’s breath He gave life to Adam. Adam was going around in Eden by himself minding his own business and playing with the animals but the angels who were also there in Eden were not friendly with Adam. For one thing, Adam did not have wings so he could not fly around with the angels. So, the angels were always making fun of Adam because he was wingless. Adam was ostracized by the angels because he was different. Adam applied for membership in the country club but was rejected because Adam was a member of an “inferior race.” Adam got thirsty and wanted to drink some water from the lake but a large neon sign was flashing on top of the lake “ANGELS ONLY; HUMAN NOT ALLOWED!”
Adam wanted to buy a tract home in Eden but Century One would not sell him one because the title to the house had a restriction against selling houses to a human. He went to the local bar and ordered a “manna beer” but the bartender pointed to a sign that said “We do not serve human.” So, Adam thought that he should hook up with a female angel but was summarily brushed off by them. The shortest female angel was 8-foot-nine inches tall, whereas Adam was only 5-foot-eight. “Get lost Shorty, find somebody your own size, Shrimp,” was the standard brush off that Adam got from female angels.
So God saw that Adam was lonely. You may have believed that all humans were borne from women. Not so. While Adam slept, God took one of his ribs and created Eve out of it. So, Eve was the only human in this world that was borne from a man. No doubt the US Supreme Court found this circumstance that at least one man gave birth to a human, Eve, to justify their ruling in favor of same sex marriage last month effectively redefining the concept of family back to the time when Adam gave birth to Eve.
Adam then ate of the fruit which gave him and Eve, knowledge of good and evil and that was the fall of man. God banished them from Eden. At that time, Adam was already 400 years old, and Eve was one-year-old. It was the very first May and December romance.
In Eden, it was buffets galore for free. No free lunch outside Eden. Adam became a farmer while Eve stayed home and took care of their kids, Cain and Abel. Cain and Abel had their own children, and Adam and Eve continued to have other children until Adam died at the age of 930. Thus, when Adam died, his children had begotten children who had begotten children who had begotten children. Their family reunion had as many people as a Michael Jackson concert!
By the time that Noah lived, it is estimated that the human population had reached 120,000. Some of the angels also were attracted to human females and intermarried with them, producing giants who were at least 8-feet tall. Move over Shaq and Yao Ming.
But because humans were no longer innocent, their hearts were mostly wicked prone to fornication, adultery, rape, murder, deceit, slander, robbery and other sins. God became displeased with humans and decided to get rid of them with a great flood, except for Noah who was righteous and pleasing to God.
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