Sparks: "Bon Voyage"

This under-rated group from California never had worldwide fame but they did produce some great and thoughtful songs. This one sounds to me like the Mael brothers were writing about the great flood at Noah's time. Listen for yourself here:

In the song, the protagonists wishes he could come along. I'm sure that if somebody did believe the preaching of Noah, that person would be welcomed aboard the ark.

Peter made mention of salvation preached to those in the prison of unbelief. As we read in 1 Peter 3:19 and 20 (BBE), "By whom he went to the spirits in prison, preaching to those Who, in the days of Noah, went against God's orders; but God in his mercy kept back the punishment, while Noah got ready the ark, in which a small number, that is to say eight persons, got salvation through water:" Remember that this is an analogy and not a proof text of Christ going to hell.

Salvation is offered to all but only a few accept it. As Christ noted in Matthew 22:14 (BBE) "For out of all to whom the good news has come, only a small number will get salvation."

I know that some Christians balk at predestination but it's scriptural. As we read in Ephesians 1:3 and 4 (BBE), "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us every blessing of the Spirit in the heavens in Christ: Even as he made selection of us in him from the first, so that we might be holy and free from all evil before him in love:"

Though predestination is real, it doesn't excuse us from proclaiming the gospel. As Paul wrote in Romans 10:14 and 15 (BBE), "But how will they give worship to him in whom they have no faith? and how will they have faith in him of whom they have not had news? and how will they have news without a preacher? And how will there be preachers if they are not sent? As it is said, How beautiful are the feet of those who give the glad news of good things."

And if Christ doesn't come for his chosen by Monday, I'll hopefully post about bad cities and one wonderful place.