IN GOD'S TIME They were so immersed in the material that they no longer had understanding or attention to the spiritual and the eternal. The final characteristic of the days of Noah and Lot was a materialism. How much materialism is there in the world today? I would say that Western civilization is virtually awash in it, and that in no way excludes the church. There are many professing Christians who are as materialistic in their hearts as unbelievers.
