(Clearwisdom.net) Why is the story of Noah's Ark so famous? Even in today's China - a Communist country ruled by atheism with no Christian religious tradition, where everyone pursues only self-interest, fights for fame and money, and where morals collapse and religion declines, the story of Noah's Ark remains well known. Why?

There is always a reason behind anything that happens. Nothing exists without a reason.

Let us look at what is recorded in the Bible:

"Man was branded with original sin; God cursed the earth; man had to go through troubled hard-work to feed themselves. Therefore, hatred and wickedness increased daily. Man killed, fought and looted relentlessly. Violence and sins in the world reached new heights.

GOD saw everything, it repented the God that he had made earthly man, and it grieved him in his heart. God said, "I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air"

But, He was reluctant to destroy everything he made. He hoped that man and beast in the new generation would be more obedient, remorseful and would rehabilitate, to create an ideal world.

Among people of great sins, Noah had grace in the eyes of God. God considered him a righteous man who followed his conscience. His three sons also didn't go astray under their father's strict education. Noah also frequently advised people around him to stop doing wicked deeds and abandon the wicked life, but people did not heed his advice. They continue their wanton behavior, and insist upon wicked deeds and indulgence.

Based on the above record, it is easy for us to come up with the following conclusions: (1) The flood was caused by the wickedness and degradation of mankind. (2) Compassionate and good people will be excluded from disasters. (3) Heaven has the good virtue of saving lives, wishing man to repent and rehabilitate. (4) Compassionate people will definitely advise others, while bad people often don't repent.

As a result, we can learn that the story of Naoh's Ark is so famous because it is a lesson for mankind. The purpose of this story is to alert mankind to prevent moral collapse. Otherwise, punishment from heaven will ensue

We should not ignore warnings from compassionate people. Otherwise, disasters might occur right in front of one's eyes! But humankind is still continuing to decline. The time has now come for the warnings to be heeded.

Take a look at today's society. How are hatred, wickedness, killing, fighting, looting, worldwide violence and sins comparing to previous eras in history? Perhaps things nowadays are even worse. Today, even a whole nation openly and widely commits crimes, and disseminates lies that spread globally. That could not have happened in the past. In today's society it is common to give up morals and justice for personal benefits. In such a benefit-driven and indulgence-pursuing world, evil deeds will not stop at killing, fighting, looting and violence. Where can a "pure land" still be found?

Based on the story of Noah's Ark, we come to learn that today's mankind has stepped into a very dangerous situation. The story of Noah's Ark, passed down from thousands of years ago, has godly advice for mankind. What a pity that today's mankind has not been able to truly believe in God. God warned, "all disbelieving it, continuing the wanton behavior and insisting upon wicked deeds and indulgence." People even deny that it is dangerous to degenerate. They disbelieve in morals, disbelieve in rules from heaven, disbelieve in retribution and disbelieve in the existence of God, making mankind's morals decline out of control. A man of wisdom has said that humankind is going toward moral degeneration and ignorance. This is why there are more and more natural and manmade disasters.

There is only one choice for humankind to escape from the danger. That is, the human mind must return to righteousness and morals must rise. But, how are we going to make this happen? Can religion do it? We saw that it is not possible. Can politics do it? The answer is no. Can science do it? What we saw is the opposite. The fact that humankind's morals are declining so rapidly shows that nothing in today's society that plays a leading role can restore humankind's morals. Is it hopeless? No, it is not.

There is one thing in today's society that can restore humankind's morals - Falun Dafa. Why has the disaster not yet arrived when humankind's morals have declined so severely? It is because gods are providing humankind opportunities, allowing people to give up evil deeds and do good deeds, change their evil side and assimilate to the righteous side. This is the only hope for today's humankind. Exactly how many people can be saved? All gods are looking forward to it.

The significance implied in the story of Noah's Ark is being carried out and will come true little by little.

Times have changed, people have changed, but truth won't change, and rules won't change.

Posting date: 5/6/2006
Original article date: 5/6/2006
Category: Open Forum
Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2006/3/9/122402.html

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