AS IN THE DAYS OF NOAH
What Matthew 24 Reveals About the Days Before Yeshua’s Return
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Main Scriptures: Matthew 24:36–44; Genesis 6–7; Luke 17:26–30
“But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”
— Matthew 24:37, KJV
Yeshua pointed to the days of Noah to help His disciples understand the world before His return. People would continue their daily routines while judgment approached. Wickedness would spread, warnings would be disregarded, and many would be unprepared.
Yet Noah’s account is also a message of hope. Yahweh saw the corruption of the world, knew those who trusted Him, and provided a way of deliverance.
The lesson is to believe Yahweh’s warnings, turn from wickedness, and faithfully obey Him while there is opportunity.
1. What Did Yeshua Say About Noah’s Days?
Read Matthew 24:37–39.
Yeshua described people eating, drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage until Noah entered the ark. They did not recognize what was coming until the Flood arrived and took them away.
Eating and marrying are ordinary activities. Yeshua’s warning was about people continuing life without responding to the approaching judgment.
They made plans for tomorrow while ignoring their accountability to their Creator.
Related scriptures:
- Luke 17:26–30: Yeshua compares His revelation to both Noah’s days and Lot’s days. Ordinary activities continued until judgment arrived.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:2–6: Sudden destruction overtakes the unprepared, but believers are instructed to watch and remain sober.
- 2 Peter 3:3–7: Scoffers dismiss the promise of His coming, overlooking the judgment of the ancient world.
For us: Daily responsibilities must never crowd out repentance, prayer, obedience, and preparation for Yeshua’s return.
2. The Earth Was Filled With Wickedness and Violence
Read Genesis 6:5, 11–13.
Genesis describes the moral condition of Noah’s world:
“The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.”
— Genesis 6:11, KJV
Yahweh saw more than outward wrongdoing. He saw the intentions of human hearts. Evil had become deeply rooted, and violence filled the earth.
Matthew 24 likewise describes wars, betrayal, hatred, deception, and increasing lawlessness.
“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.”
— Matthew 24:12, KJV
When people reject Yahweh’s instruction, relationships suffer. Cruelty becomes easier to justify. Truth becomes inconvenient. Love grows cold.
Related scriptures:
- 2 Timothy 3:1–5: The last days include selfishness, pride, disobedience, lack of natural affection, brutality, and an outward appearance of religion without its power.
- Isaiah 5:20: A warning against calling evil good and good evil.
- James 4:1–4: Conflict grows out of uncontrolled desires and friendship with the world.
- Ezekiel 9:4: Yahweh distinguishes those who grieve over the wickedness around them.
For us: We must guard our own hearts against the hatred, dishonesty, and indifference surrounding us.
3. Noah Believed Yahweh and Acted
Read Genesis 6:8–9, 22.
Noah found favor in Yahweh’s sight. He walked with Him and did what he was commanded.
Hebrews 11:7 explains that Noah acted by faith when warned about things not yet seen. He prepared the ark, and his household was preserved.
Noah’s faith produced obedience.
Related scriptures:
- 2 Peter 2:5: Noah is called a preacher of righteousness.
- James 2:17–22: Living faith expresses itself through action.
- Matthew 7:24–27: The wise person hears Yeshua’s words and does them.
- Revelation 14:12: The saints are described by endurance, keeping Yahweh’s commandments, and faith in Yeshua.
Scripture does not tell us every detail of Noah’s preaching or how his neighbors responded. It does plainly show that he believed the warning and obeyed.
For us: Knowing prophecy is valuable when it leads us to live faithfully.
4. Yeshua Warned First About Religious Deception
Read Matthew 24:4–5, 11, 23–26.
When the disciples asked about His coming and the end of the age, Yeshua began with a warning:
“Take heed that no man deceive you.”
— Matthew 24:4, KJV
He warned of false messiahs, false prophets, and impressive signs intended to mislead.
Religious language, popularity, confidence, and extraordinary claims do not establish that a teacher speaks for Yahweh.
Related scriptures:
- Deuteronomy 13:1–4: Even a sign does not justify following someone who leads people away from Yahweh.
- Isaiah 8:20: Teachings must be measured against Yahweh’s revealed instruction.
- Matthew 7:15–23: False prophets are known by their fruit; religious claims do not excuse lawlessness.
- Acts 17:11: The Bereans examined the Scriptures to test what they heard.
- 1 John 4:1: Believers must test spiritual claims because false prophets exist. (like Gerald Flurry of the Philadelphia Church of God)
For us: Test every message—including claims about prophecy—by Scripture and its context.
5. What Does Matthew 24 Say Is Coming?
Yeshua describes a sequence that includes troubles, persecution, proclamation of the Kingdom, great tribulation, heavenly signs, and His visible return.
What Yeshua describes | Scripture |
Religious deception | Matthew 24:4–5, 11 |
Wars, famines, and earthquakes—the beginning of sorrows | Matthew 24:6–8 |
Persecution, betrayal, hatred, and growing lawlessness | Matthew 24:9–12 |
The need to endure | Matthew 24:13 |
The gospel of the Kingdom proclaimed to all nations | Matthew 24:14 |
The abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel | Matthew 24:15–20 |
Great tribulation | Matthew 24:21–22 |
False messiahs and false prophets | Matthew 24:23–26 |
Heavenly signs immediately after the tribulation | Matthew 24:29 |
The visible coming of the Son of Man | Matthew 24:27, 30 |
The gathering of His elect with a great trumpet | Matthew 24:31 |
Notice that Yeshua says wars and reports of wars do not mean the end has immediately arrived (Matthew 24:6). Trouble alone does not establish a date.
Daniel and Revelation also describe a limited period using “a time, times, and half a time,” forty-two months, and 1,260 days. See Daniel 7:25; 12:7; Revelation 11:2–3; 12:6, 14; 13:5. These passages require careful comparison because they describe different participants and events within that prophetic period.
For us: Understand the warnings without allowing speculation to replace faithful living.
6. Yeshua’s Return Will Be Visible
Read Matthew 24:27–31.
Yeshua compares His coming to lightning visible across the sky. He describes heavenly signs, mourning among the peoples of the earth, and His coming with power and great glory.
He places the gathering of His elect after the tribulation described in the passage.
Related scriptures:
- Acts 1:9–11: Yeshua will return as the disciples saw Him go into heaven.
- Revelation 1:7: Every eye will see Him.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17: His descent is accompanied by a shout, an archangel’s voice, and Yahweh’s trumpet; the dead in Messiah rise.
- 1 Corinthians 15:51–52: The dead are raised incorruptible at the last trumpet.
Our hope is Yeshua’s return, the resurrection, and the establishment of Yahweh’s Kingdom.
7. “One Shall Be Taken, and the Other Left”
Read Matthew 24:39–42.
This statement must be read alongside the comparison Yeshua has just made.
In Noah’s account, the Flood “took them all away.” Those swept away experienced judgment; Noah and his household were preserved.
Yeshua then speaks of one person being taken and another left. Luke 17:26–37 places similar language beside the judgments of Noah’s and Lot’s days.
The Noah comparison gives strong reason to read this as a warning of judgment. The wording should not be isolated and treated as proof of a secret escape before tribulation.
The unmistakable command is: Watch, because you do not know when your Master will come.
8. The Door Did Not Remain Open Forever
Read Genesis 7:16.
After Noah entered the ark, Yahweh shut him in.
The opportunity to enter did not continue indefinitely. Yeshua uses Noah’s account to urge readiness before judgment arrives.
Related scriptures:
- Isaiah 55:6–7: Seek Yahweh while He may be found; forsake wicked ways and return to Him.
- Hebrews 3:7–15: Do not harden your heart when you hear His voice.
- 2 Peter 3:9: Yahweh is patient, desiring repentance.
- Romans 2:4–6: His kindness should lead us to repentance; persistent rebellion brings judgment.
For us: Yahweh’s patience is an opportunity to repent today.
9. How Should We Prepare?
Yeshua answers this through the faithful servant in Matthew 24:45–51. The servant is blessed when his master finds him carrying out his responsibilities.
Preparation includes:
- Repentance: Turn from sin and return to Yahweh. — Acts 3:19
- Prayer and watchfulness: Remain spiritually alert. — Luke 21:34–36
- Obedience: Put Yeshua’s words into practice. — Matthew 7:24–25
- Endurance: Remain faithful through hardship. — Matthew 24:13
- Love: Refuse to let increasing wickedness make your heart cold. — Matthew 24:12; John 13:34–35
- Encouraging others: Strengthen one another as the Day approaches. — Hebrews 10:23–25
- Sharing the Kingdom message: Bear witness to the hope Yeshua proclaimed. — Matthew 24:14
We are also commanded to avoid date-setting.
10. Beyond Judgment Comes Restoration
The account of Noah ends with a preserved family stepping into a changed world. Scripture’s larger promise reaches forward to the end of wickedness and the restoration of creation.
Related scriptures:
- Daniel 7:27: The Kingdom is given to the saints of the Most High.
- Isaiah 2:2–4: The nations learn Yahweh’s ways, and warfare ends.
- Acts 3:19–21: Scripture anticipates the restoration of all things.
- Romans 8:19–23: Creation awaits deliverance from corruption.
- Revelation 21:1–4: Death, sorrow, crying, and pain pass away.
The suffering of this age will not continue forever. Yahweh sees the violence, the grief, and the broken families. His purpose reaches beyond judgment to a world of righteousness and peace.
As in the days of Noah, the world may carry on without listening. Let us be among those who hear Yahweh, believe Him, and faithfully do what He says.
“Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.”
— Matthew 24:44, KJV
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