''And as it was in thedays of Noah . . .,''Jesus said, that is theworld the writer believeswe are fast approachingand for which we mustprepare ourselves. Thehero, Japheth, is anordinary person, whofeels as if he is less thanordinary. He learns themeanings of failure andfrustration and beingforced to do things heotherwise would not do.Spiritual giants are notto be found here butpeople who often foundthemselves overwhelmedby temptations that theycould have overcome butsometimes did not. 3