And he made them a feast and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. He utterly destroyed them, along with the other cities and villages of the plain, wiping out all the people and every bit of vegetation. For which of those works do you stone Me?” The Jews answered Him, saying, “For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make Yourself God.”  —John 10:30-33. The discerning individual will look further into God’s Word to comprehend what Jesus meant. Are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.” There were other sins in addition to sexual ones. R He left us an example so that no one would ever be confused about this issue. Now before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both old and young, all the people from every quarter, surrounded the house. And one said, “Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?” So David sent messengers and took her, and she came to him, and he lay with her. Three men come to Abraham in the plains of Mamre. God agrees to spare the cities if 10 righteous people can be found (18:23–32). ‣ And he left there and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan, and crowds gathered to him again. When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” He answered them, “What did Moses command you?” They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to send her away.” And Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. The quotation from Luke 10:12 records the same event but from Luke's Gospel. Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. What Jesus Did! Revelation's Two Witnesses will be killed at their end of their ministry. You shall not walk in their statutes. You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; if a person does them, he shall live by them: I am the Lord. The reason that this is important is that many today are claiming that Jesus never said anything negative about two gay men living in a loving, heterosexual relationship. B Since it is about heterosexual sex … When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth and said, “O Lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant. So the LORD went His way as soon as He had finished speaking with Abraham; and Abraham returned to his place. Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul. For we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before the face of the LORD, and the LORD (Jesus) has sent us to destroy it.”  —Genesis 19:13. With Sodom and Gomorrah, we have internal commentary on the story elsewhere in scripture. Then he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. She is like the ships of the merchant; she brings her food from afar. And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing. When he appeared in human form, he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross.…”. And he left there and went to the region of Judea and … Abraham was then visited by the preincarnate Christ who was accompanied by two “angels” (19:1) In Genesis 18, the Lord shared His plans to destroy these cities due to their sins: "Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave" ( Genesis 18:20 ). Die Bedeutung der Namen ist nicht gesichert, ebenso wenig die genaue Lage der Städte. ‣ So the LORD said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.”  —Genesis 18:26. O It was the LORD Jesus who went with the two angels to see Abraham in Genesis 18. To ensure that not one person would be lost, Jesus came into the world as was born as a human being. Jesus is coming SOON! He is perfect and complete in every way. Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Luke 17:29 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful. It says nothing about loving gay relationships, and actually condemns the sort of violence sometimes done to gays and lesbians. Jesus took the form of a servant, and completed the sacrifice required for all of man’s sin. ... To keep you from the forbidden woman, from the adulteress with her smooth words. We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. Jesus is on His way to Sodom and Gomorrah to see if the evil that has been taking place there, is really happening. These have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations; I also will choose harsh treatment for them and bring their fears upon them, because when I called, no one answered, when I spoke, they did not listen; but they did what was evil in my eyes and chose that in which I did not delight.”, Let not the foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord say, “The Lord will surely separate me from his people”; and let not the eunuch say, “Behold, I am a dry tree.”. The whole land burned out with brimstone and salt, nothing sown and nothing growing, where no plant can sprout, an overthrow like that of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, which the Lord overthrew in his anger and wrath—, The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. They were haughty and did detestable things before me. Bring them out to us that we may have sex with them.” So Lot went out to them through the doorway, shut the door behind him, and said, “Please, my brethren, do not do so wickedly! M And there were also male cult prostitutes in the land. The New Testament Greek translation of Jesus as Lord, was understood by those who translated the Greek text into English, as the same person referred to in the Old Testament as Yahweh, or Jehovah, the LORD. Later, Peter in his second epistle, described this event amongst others that were a part of God’s judgement for sin. Say to them: “As I live,” says the Lord GOD, “I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. —2 Peter 2:4-9. He is coming with two angels who will destroy Sodom and Gomorrah in a short time. Lot, that righteous man, was troubled with what was occurring within the city. So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. And on the fourth day they arose early in the morning, and he prepared to go, but the girl's father said to his son-in-law, “Strengthen your heart with a morsel of bread, and after that you may go.” ... For their vine comes from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah; their grapes are grapes of poison; their clusters are bitter; Then the Lord said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave, I will go down to see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that has come to me. Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. The content of this Website is protected by International Copyright Law. The stories of wickedness that warranted the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah are found to be true as the angels arrive inside the gates of these cities. Abraham’s insistence to the LORD was clear; If the men of Sodom and Gomorrah are wicked, then judgment should come. Here, Jesus makes it clear that He was on the earth during the time that Abraham was alive, speaking to him. The Talmud explains that as well: 11. The idea behind this name is that the Lord will become whatever you need. He is the Creator of all that exists and He made the universe by simply speaking. 8 Yes, Lot was a righteous man who was tormented in his soul by the wickedness he saw and heard day after day. As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring cities, declares the Lord, so no man shall dwell there, and no son of man shall sojourn in her. Turn, turn from your evil ways! —Genesis 19:24-25. Z. The only problem was, Jesus is God; the I AM, but these men did not believe Jesus. And they called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? OpenBible.info Abraham pleads for the lives of any righteous people living there, especially the lives of his nephew, Lot, and his family. Visit the Bible online to search for words if you don’t know the specific passage your’re looking for. Notice in V25 Jesus … His intelligence and knowledge are unlimited. In the following comment we see just how complex this issue has become as Homosexual men gain degrees in Theology and then set out to reinterpret the text of the Hebrew scriptures for their own agenda: to validate  the sexual relationships of same-sex men and women. In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim, ... Abram settled in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled among the cities of the valley and moved his tent as far as Sodom. ‣ Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. Jesus can apparently see her sincere heart of repentance and tells her that He will also not condemn her; but to make certain that she does not commit adultery again. : Luke 10:7-16: This is parallel passage to the verses from Matthew. But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house. It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the king's house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful. The most common explanation is that the “man” is a “christophany,” that is, an appearance of the Second Person of the Trinity in human form, before the Incarnation. Sodom and Gomorrah were cities mentioned in Genesis, notorious for their flagrant sin. All those who inhabit His kingdom will bow their knees in submission to Jesus’ authority—if not willingly, by force (Philippians 2:10-11). ‣ Further evidence of this fact is observed by the Apostle Paul when he speaks of Jesus as “God” while taking the form of a man to become a bondservant and dying for the sins the world. Jesus uses the Greek neuter pronoun “hen,” signifying a unity of nature or equality. 7 But God also rescued Lot out of Sodom because he was a righteous man who was sick of the shameful immorality of the wicked people around him. So they ate and drank and spent the night there. —Genesis 18:6-8. But David remained at Jerusalem. E Jesus is the one who is the primary character that is bringing this judgement and destruction to these two cities. U In the Genesis account, God reveals to Abraham that Sodom and Gomorrah are to be destroyed for their grave sins (18:20). In reality, God is always far more patient with us than we would ever be with anyone, ourselves. Sodom (hebräisch סדום) und Gomorra (hebräisch עמורה; andere Schreibweisen: Gomorrha, englisch Gomorrah) sind zwei in der Bibel genannte Städte, die den Mittelpunkt einer Erzählung bilden. As the time arrives for the men of these cities to meet their judgment, we see that Jesus, the LORD is the one who personally inflicts judgement upon Sodom and Gomorrah and they all perish. They believed that Jesus was just a man, while He claimed to be God. Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire. Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, ... Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”, But on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all—. For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. As we read the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, with the knowledge that this judgement came directly by the pre-incarnate Jesus, there is no doubt regarding His view on homosexual or lesbian relationships. We are told that "the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly" (Genesis 13:13). Although this man has gained a Ph.D in Theology and ancient biblical languages, he does not know that it was Jesus who came to Sodom to destroy the city for their sexual perversion. Then Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?” And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ” Exodus 3:13-14, I AM is the name that Jesus called Himself by when He spoke to the Pharisees, describing His existence before Abraham: “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.” ~John 8:56-59, This means that in the book of Exodus, it was Jesus who is the voice from the burning bush which spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai. And he overthrew those cities, and all the valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, I am the Lord your God. The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. Answer: In speaking to His disciples about a coming time of great destruction, Jesus mentioned what happened to Lot’s wife and the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. If, however, there are at least ten who are righteous, then those ten should be spared from God’s judgment. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.” Matthew 10:15–6; see also Luke 10:11–2. ‣ Then you may rise up early and go on your way.” They said, “No; we will spend the night in the town square.” But he pressed them strongly; so they turned aside to him and entered his house. [2] “I and the Father” preserves the separate individuality of the two Persons in the Godhead; the neuter pronoun “one” (hen) asserts unity of nature or equality. For He made Jesus who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. Jesus references Sodom and Gomorrah in the Gospels, with great sadness, when he said that Chorazin and Bethsiada, would go the same way as Sodom and Gomorrah and cease to exist. And don’t forget Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns, which were filled with immorality and every kind of sexual perversion. After each man, from the oldest to the youngest, drop the stones that were in their hands and walk away; Jesus tells the woman that there is no one remaining to condemn her. ‣ We know that this is true because of the clear language of Jesus in John chapter 8, where He calls Himself “I AM, and the name “LORD” that is given to the man who is with the two angels that comes to Abraham’s home. I and My Father are one.”Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him. … In response to this realization, Abraham begins to question the Lord regarding what will happen when He arrives at Sodom and Gomorrah. And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, and his armor, and even his sword and his bow and his belt. He punished them for inhospitality or promiscuity.” What would you say? Then he said, “Let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak but once more: Suppose ten should be found there?” And He said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of ten.”  —Genesis 18:32. So Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the Negeb. The angels have seen enough. As the LORD tells Abraham what He is about to do, Abraham thinks of his nephew, Lot, who lives in Sodom. L K But for Adam there was not found a helper fit for him. —Exodus 3:1-2, Then Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?” And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”  —Exodus 3:13-14, The words I AM are the eternal name for God, as established by the Old Testament. Has no one condemned you?” She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.” John 8:9-11. The purpose of this visit to Abraham and Sarah, is to confirm the earlier promise of the Lord to give this aging couple a son that will come from their own bodies. You shall follow my rules and keep my statutes and walk in them. Jesus didn’t come to promote sin, He came to save us from sin. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. ... And he left there and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan, and crowds gathered to him again. Jesus used the tradition of the fellowship meal to explain that the Church consists of sinners who are saved by Grace, not because of their meritorious behavior (Matt. Now when Jesus had finished these sayings, he went away from Galilee and entered the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. — Luke 10:12. Finally He identifies Himself as the Great I AM, of the Old Testament. There are those who are clean in their own eyes but are not washed of their filth. 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