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in marriage, until the day in which Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all." The generation of Noah was charac terized by the indulgence of the lustful self. Dis sipation and drunkenness in Luke 21:34 refer to the indulgence of the lustful self in the excess of the enjoyment of eating and drinking. The Lord's word concerning dissipation, drunkenness, and anxieties of life may be considered the conclud ing word of His message about these things re corded in chapters twelve, fourteen, and sixteen through eighteen.
Those who indulge their lust in eating and drinking and who are weighed down with the anxieties of life will become stupefied by their enjoyment and anxiety. Suddenly, unexpectedly, "that day" will come upon them as a snare, as a net cast over them. This snare will come upon all those dwelling on the face of all the earth.
As an elderly man, I can testify that the trend, or the tide, among mankind has changed a great deal over the years. Dissipation, drunkenness, and the anxiety of life have never been as pre vailing as they are today. On the one hand, peo ple are struggling for enjoyment; on the other hand, they are suffering from anxiety. Dissipa tion, drunkenness, and anxiety lead to different