Man is beginning to fulfill God's original intention, fill the earth and subdue it. Genesis 6 has brought about discussion, questioning who the "sons of God" are, with many looking at them as some sort of angelic being. However, if we look at the nature of the text, all of God's judgment is focused on humanity, with no consequences being given to any sort of angel. Therefore, these are humans, marrying and procreating, filling the earth with humans as God intended.
The situation has changed from the creation; sin has entered the world and corrupted humanity. The humans who are being born are infected with sin, and their actions reflect this infection. God, patient and gracious as He is, does not destroy humanity, but He does put a time frame on this mercy. "My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years." Many have taken this verse statement to mean that no human will ever live longer than 120 years, only problem with this is that after this statement there were people who lived longer than 120 years, look at the length of Abraham's life. Here, God is saying that judgment will be postponed 120 years; man has more than a century to turn to God.
God is gracious, patient, and merciful, but there is only a window of opportunity to accept these attributes of His nature. There is a set amount of time for man to receive the mercy of God, turning to Him and accepting His grace. God will patiently endure man's shortcomings, but not indefinitely. In Genesis 6, humanity was given 120 years, each of us has been given a set amount of time, but unlike the flood generation, we don't know how long we have.
Let us turn to God while we are able, because one day it will be too late.
Fight the lion, 1 Peter 5.1-11
TO GOD ALONE BE THE GLORY!
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