In the New Testament, Jesus gave a warning. He said, as it was in the days of Noah,

so shall be in the days of the coming to the son of man. Author Jeff Kinley, Good to have you here.

Thank you, Gary. Good to be with you.

Your book, as it was, in the days of Noah, I find it a very special book for several

reasons, but most of all because it just pulled me along when I read it and you have a great

writing style. Thank you very much. I really, when I set out to write the book, that was part of my

goal is to put this story

and its significance for today in a language that really anybody could grasp, whether it was

their first time reading it or whether they were very familiar with the story.

I'm going to do something, which I rarely, if ever do, I'm going to read a little passage

from the very opening of your book, The Days

of Noah. And the reason I'm doing this is just so you can hear how Jeff writes, because

this is the important thing. And he writes this, a flood is coming. God is going to destroy

the earth, including you, unless you repent.

This was the core of Noah's message. Simple, to the point, no beating around the bush.

The preacher's sermon was plain, straightforward, and even uses an object lesson to illustrate the message's main point, the building

of a very big boat. Noah's audiovisual sermon lasted 120 years. And then the flood came

and destroyed them all. Wow. And I'm ready for a good read now. I've got my drink at my elbow

and I've got a little something to munch on, some peanuts, and I'm ready to read about the days

of Noah. And all kidding aside, Jesus did sound a warning. The world had become a very tumultuous and sinful place in the days

of Noah.

Right. And let's talk about what happened and put this in the context before we go on through

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