Part II
The second example that Jesus gives of the Second Coming and the end of this present universe, is what happened to Lot.
“28 Likewise, even as it happened in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; 29 but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulfur from the sky, and destroyed them all.” Lk 17:28-29 WEB
Jesus is saying that the end of the world will be as it was when Sodom and Gomorrah fell when an inter-planatary downpour of fire and sulfur consumed them. Did they know? No! They were busy. Society was extremely degenerate there. But despite that they were busy with drinking, buying, selling, planting, building. Busy until they were completely consumed with fire from heaven. They were in dark about what was, to coin a phrase, coming down.
But “righteous Lot” (2Pe 2:7-8) the nephew Abraham, was not in the dark. He knew. With a sewer all around him, he was trying to live right. He knew.
“12 The men said to Lot, “Do you have anybody else here? … 13 for we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is grown great before Yahweh. Yahweh has sent us to destroy it.” 14 Lot went out,and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters, and said, “Get up! Get out of this place, for Yahweh will destroy the city.” But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be joking.” Gen 19:12-14 WEB
Lot knew. And he was given special consideration.
“15 When the morning arose, then the angels hurried Lot, saying, “Arise, take your wife, and your two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the iniquity of the city.” 16 But he lingered; and the men laid hold on his hand, and on the hand of his wife, and on the hand of his two daughters, Yahweh being merciful to him; and they took him out, and set him outside of the city.” Gen 19:15-16 WEB
Sodom and Gomorrah did not know.But Lot knew.Maybe not the day or the hour, but he knew. And Jesus says,
“It will be the same way in the day that the Son of Man is revealed.” Lk 17:30 WEB
Some have the Light. Listen carefully to the words of the apostle Paul.
“3For when they are saying, “Peace and safety,” then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman; and they will in no way escape. 4 But you, brothers, aren’t in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief.5 You are all children of light, and children of the day. We don’t belong to the night, nor to darkness, 6 so then let’s not sleep, as the rest do, but let’s watch and be sober.” 2Thes 5:3-9 WEB
Oh! You don’t believe that? How interesting!
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