AS IT WAS IN THE DAYS OF LOT (Part 6)

AS IT WAS IN THE DAYS OF LOT (Part 6)

Kenute P. Curry

HOMOSEXUAL DEPRAVITY

Lot went out to the men of Sodom and asked them not to do this evil thing. He said “Look! I have two daughters who are virgins. I will give them to you and you can do anything you want with them.” Lot’s suggestion was appalling and outrageous. That he would risk the lives of his two daughters shows that while he was right with God (2 Peter 2:7-8), he had become content with some sins and weak faith rather than leaving Sodom. But God was gracious to him because he was righteous, by faith, before God. The men then tell Lot to move out of the way, or they will do worse things to him than them. Quite possibly the angels were beautiful, but the townsmen were too ignorant and godless to discern the difference between godly radiance and human attractiveness. They started pushing Lot back and were ready to break down the door. He was in danger of being pulled in pieces by this outrageous mob. The two men who were staying with Lot opened the door, pulled Lot inside, and then closed the door. They struck the men outside of the house with blindness, so that they wore themselves out trying to find the door. Homosexual deviation carries an uncontrollable lust that defies restraint. Even when blinded they tried to fulfill their lust.

The two men told Lot that if he has any other relatives in the city to take them out of this place now. The LORD has heard of all the evil that is here, and he has sent them to destroy it. Lot then went out and spoke with his sons-in-law who had married his daughters, and told them to get out of Sodom, because the LORD was going to destroy the city. They think that Lot is joking. The angelic guests had completed their search and were about to bring down the judgment of God on the city. In mercy, they offered an escape to Lot’s immediate family. There were not sufficient righteous persons in the city for it to be spared (Genesis 19:13; 18:24–33). It was no time to trifle when destruction was just at the door. Now or never they must make their escape!