Noah's Ark: An Invitation to Faith — Page 57
NOAH'S ARK example of a human government, which is of no value in comparison to the Kingdom of God. Then how great and powerful is the Kingdom of God. If the divine law was to become so oppressive that every adulterer were to be struck by lightning, and every thief were to be afflicted by a disease whereby his hands would become rotten and fall away, and every rebellious one who denies God and His religion were to die of the plague, then before the passing of a week, the whole world would put on the garment of righteousness and virtue. Thus, the Kingdom of God is surely established on earth, but heavenly law has bestowed this much freedom that evildoers are not immediately seized with punishment. Nevertheless, punishments are meted out as well: earthquakes occur; lightning strikes; volcanoes erupt violently and claim thousands of lives; vessels sink; hundreds of lives are lost in railway accidents; storms rage; houses are reduced to rubble; some are bitten by snakes; wild beasts tear apart others; epidemics break out; and not one, but thousands of doors of destruction are open, which God's law of nature has established in order to punish offenders. Then how can it be said that God's Kingdom has not been established on earth? There is no doubt that His Kingdom definitely reigns supreme. Every wrongdoer has shackles around their wrists and chains around their feet, but divine wisdom has softened its law to a degree that these shackles and chains do not manifest their constraints immediately. However, if man persists in his 57