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SODOMITES: HATERS OF GOD
by Pastor Jeromy John Visser
(Introduction:)
Brethren,
this morning’s topic called Sodomites: Haters of God will be an
in-depth study into the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. While covering
Genesis chapters thirteen, eighteen and nineteen in their entirety, I’ll also
be providing many New Testament passages that plainly teach that homosexuality
and “going after strange flesh” are considered grievous sins in the eyes of
Almighty Yahweh. There are numerous false prophets who love to attack the King
James Version of the Bible by perpetuating the myth that honorable king
James was somehow a homosexual father of eight children. To shatter this false
teaching I’ll be using only the Authorized 1611 text in today’s sermon so
nobody can say that it’s a ‘pro-homosexual’ translation and in the process
prove that there’s no such thing as a ‘queer Christian church.’
As
a heathen city, Sodom was located in the plain of the Jordan (Genesis 13:10) and
it was the southeastern limit of the Canaanites (Genesis 10:19). Webster’s
1828 Dictionary defines the word sodomite as “An inhabitant of
Sodom or one guilty of sodomy” so we’ll examine this modern-day term and the
ancient people of the same name who were completely destroyed by Yahweh for
their blatant iniquity. Homosexuals are considered to be ‘reprobates’ in the
eyes of Almighty God and this study is essential because it deals directly with
certain racial seedlines. By examining the destruction of Sodom we can also see
how both Abraham and Lot made it into the “faith
hall of fame”
as found in Hebrews 11 and gear ourselves to do the same. Jesus Christ commanded
all Christians to “remember Lot's wife”
making these accounts vital to understanding end-time prophecy.
Let's
start reading right at the beginning of Genesis 13; “Abram went up out of
Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. And he went on his
journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been
at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai; Unto the place of the altar, which he
had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of Yahweh. And
Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents (Genesis
13:1-5).”
Abram
was very rich in cattle, silver and in gold because he continually called
on the name of Yahweh. While Jesus and a majority of scripture openly condemn
the rich, we should notice that those who Yahweh chooses as His elect could be
blessed in a varity of ways including monetarily. Most major cities in America
are well known for overpriced schemes (think about ‘the prodigal son’) and
compared to Las Vegas,
dreary Sodom is debatably the world's original ‘sin city.’ The most
abominable acts known to man are committed in cities but we keep this verse in
mind; “Shall there be evil in a city, and Yahweh hath not done it (Amos 3:6)?”
Our God is omnipotent (Revelation 19:6) and all things but He also
chooses his favorites so let's battle for the Israel birthright.
Let's
continue; “The land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together:
for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together. And there
was a strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle and the herdsmen of Lot's
cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land. And Abram
said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and
between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen; for we be brethren. Is not the whole land
before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left
hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I
will go to the left (Genesis 13:6-9).”
Both
Lot and Abram were seemingly blessed to the point of over-abundance but they
must split into separate factions because Canaanites and Perizzites were making
it more difficult for their cattle to graze. Notice the strong racial bond
between the men even though they must separate from one another for sake of
space and sanity? I hope by now most of you have read both Let Brotherly Love Continue
and Let Sisterly Love Continue at the CPM
website, this type of love is an essential aspect of Salvation, especially
loving ones own racial brother. Still, Abram and Lot must choose their sides.
Here's
what happens; “Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan,
that it was well watered every where, before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and
Gomorrah, even as the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest
unto Zoar. Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east:
and they separated themselves the one from the other. Abram dwelled in the land
of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent
toward Sodom. But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before Yahweh
exceedingly (Genesis 13:10-13).”
Lot
chooses to dwell in “the cities of the plain” while Abraham stays in the
land of Canaan. Interesting of note is the fact that Lot initially pitched his
tent ‘towards’ Sodom but as this remarkable Bible chronicle unfolds we can
see him slowly being pulled southward into Sodom itself (Genesis 13:12, 14:3,
14:12). This ‘horseleech’ aspect of sin certainly aligns with Peter’s
teaching that Lot slowly became “vexed with the filthy conversation of the
wicked (II Peter 2:7)” helping to prove that “A little leaven leaveneth the
whole lump (Galatians 5:9).” As Christians we’re to “abstain from all
appearance of evil (I Thessalonians 5:22)” and had Lot made an attempt to do
this he might have saved himself some future heartache but he’s much younger
and more gullible than Abram.
Because
Abe was honest; “Yahweh said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from
him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward,
and southward, and eastward, and westward: For all the land which thou seest, to
thee will I give it, and to thy seed forever. And I will make thy seed as the
dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall
thy seed also be numbered. Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and
in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee. Then Abram removed his tent,
and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an
altar unto Yahweh (Genesis 13:14-18).”
This
is the very covenant to the chosen people and while blameless Abram was building
an alter to Yahweh, faithful Lot is eventually taken captive by Chedorlaomer and
soon rescued by father Abe and his blessed people (Genesis 14:1-16). We must
always listen to every word that comes from God (Matthew 4:4) and not lean to
our own devices like Lot did. The promised seed comes through Isaac as we will
soon read for ourselves so we should always take heed of our own decisions.
Abraham's
visitation from God is found in Genesis 18; “Yahweh appeared unto him [Abe] in
the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; And he
lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw
them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the
ground, And said, My Lord, if now I have found favor in thy sight, pass not
away, I pray thee, from thy servant: Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched,
and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: And I will fetch a
morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for
therefore are ye come to your servant (Genesis 18:1-5).”
The
text says that Yahweh appeared to Abraham on the plains of Mamre as “three
men.” We should notice that father Abraham ran to meet these “messengers”
and quickly bowed to the ground saying “My Lord.” Later in this same account
only two angels depart towards the city of Sodom leaving the third “God
manifest in the flesh (I Timothy 3:16)” with Abraham to discuss the downfall
of Sodom. For those who doubt this appearance is God Himself, a few verses from
now He says “I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life;
and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son” and I’ve already proven that God
alone is the giver of life in Suffer
Little Children.
“They
said, So do, as thou hast said. And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah,
and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make
cakes upon the hearth. And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender
and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it. And he took
butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and
he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat. And they said unto him, Where
is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. And he said, I will
certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy
wife shall have a son (Genesis 18:5-10).”
This
could be considered an offering made to God Himself and the end result is a
promise of future male seed through Abraham.
Isaac is this same promised child being born when Abraham reached one
hundred years of age about one year later, this means that as of this exact
point Sarah was granted conception and given a blessed seedline. The covenant is
essential, it's also conditional and while Lot wasn't an evil man he is an
apparent opposite of father Abraham. Strangely, due to the age of her
husband and herself, Sarah giggles in amusement at the long-desired aspect of
being granted a son.
Here's
the proof; “Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him. Now Abraham
and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah
after the manner of women. Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After
I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? And Yahweh said
unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a
child, which am old? Is any thing too hard for Yahweh? At the time appointed I
will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a
son. Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said,
Nay; but thou didst laugh (Genesis 18:10-15).”
This
promise of eventual seedline is referring to blameless Isaac whose name means
“laughter and mockery (H3327).” God assures Sarah that nothing is impossible
and He rewards the faithful but the flesh causes denial. Of course this promised
seed does come and through Isaac comes Jacob/Israel and the covenant nations, or
God's chosen people. These verses are placed in the manner they are to drive
home the point that God Himself visited Abraham and chose the seedline through
which Jesus Christ would eventually come. While Sarah seemingly had her
reservations about the idea of childbirth in her old age, Abraham never doubted
Yahweh and leaned to His Will in all things and this is the very reason
of his choosing by God.
After this event; “The men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. And Yahweh said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of Yahweh, to do justice and judgment; that Yahweh may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him (Genesis 18:16-19).”
God
never withholds Truth from His faithful followers and in this day and age we
have the eternal Word that promises us correct paths. Yahweh reiterates the
covenant by saying “Abraham
shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth
shall be blessed in him” proving that he was the chosen seedline as opposed to
Lot. I lay most of this as simple groundwork because we're about to scrutinize
the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah in graphic detail. We should pay attention
to the fact that because Abraham was faithful he is also given added
knowledge and through this fact he is able to make intercessory prayer for Lot
who resides in Sodom at this time.
Here's
the reason why Sodom must be destroyed; “Yahweh said, Because the cry of Sodom
and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; I will go down
now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which
is come unto me; and if not, I will know. And the men turned their faces from
thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before Yahweh (Genesis
18:20-22).”
What
exactly were these sins that were ‘very grievous’ to Yahweh? The answer in
found in Jude 1:7; “Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like
manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh,
are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.” There
are two specific sins mentioned that lead to Sodom’s downfall and they are
listed as “fornication” and “going after strange (foreign)
flesh.” Surely we can see these behaviors in today's age with many false
churches even opening their arms towards homosexuals that God has forever cursed
and even more promoting unbiblical race-mixing behind the pulpit.
Here's
Abe's appeal to God before the rain of fire; “Abraham drew near, and said,
Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? Peradventure there be
fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place
for the fifty righteous that are therein? That be far from thee to do after this
manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be
as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do
right (Genesis 18:23-25)?”
The
residents of Sodom are equated to serpentile heathens throughout scripture like
this passage found in Deuteronomy 32:31-33; “Their rock is not as our Rock,
even our enemies themselves being judges. For their vine is of the vine of
Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their
clusters are bitter: Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of
asps.” Still, it should be noted that Abraham’s intercessory prayer is what
leads to Lot’s eventual removal from Sodom because so we must also never
neglect this aspect of the Christian walk. Had this prayer never been made it is
unlikely that Yahweh would've even spared the vexed Lot and his two virgin
daughters.
Still,
we should notice that; “Yahweh said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within
the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. And Abraham answered
and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but
dust and ashes: Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt
thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty
and five, I will not destroy it. And he spoke unto him yet again, and said,
Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for
forty's sake (Genesis 18:26-29).”
Forty
is the number of ‘probation’ and another reason for Sodom’s downfall is
found in II Peter 2:6-9; “[God] turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into
ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that
after should live ungodly; And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy
conversation of the wicked: (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in
seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful
deeds;) The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to
reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished.” Like the death of
Pharaoh, the rain of fire sent upon Sodom and Gomorrah are examples to
show forth the glory of Yahweh because wickedness is the opposite of
righoutessness and through its destruction the upright are praised. For more
information about Pharaoh and his hard-heartedness, be sure to read or listen to
Thou Shalt Make Thee No Molten gods available at
CPM online.
Abe
continues on; “He said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will
speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not
do it, if I find thirty there. And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to
speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he
said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake. And he said, Oh let not the Lord
be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found
there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake. And Yahweh went his
way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto
his place (Genesis 18:30-33).”
God
is merciful and willing to spare the city for even ten people of value but as
most already know the city of Sodom has gone down in the annuals of history as
the most wicked and perverted place of all. When asked for ‘signs’ of
Christ’s future coming He pointed out both ‘the days of Noah’ and Sodom
like in Luke 17:28-33; “Likewise also as it was in the
days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted,
they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and
brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even
thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. In
that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let
him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise
not return back. Remember Lot's wife. Whosoever
shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life
shall preserve it. Sounds quite a bit like the days we're living in,
doesn't it?
Now,
let's continue reading in Genesis 19; “There came two angels to Sodom at even;
and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and
he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; And he said, Behold now, my
lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and
wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said,
Nay; but we will abide in the street all night. And he pressed upon them
greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made
them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat (Genesis
19:1-3).”
Here
we plainly see that only two men, who are considered angels, enter into
the gates Sodom because “Yahweh went his way” after His dealings with
Abraham. These two angels soon bring about God’s wrath on the unsuspecting
city meaning that there were obviously not even ten people of worth to turn away
Yahweh’s wrath. Only Lot and his two daughters make it through the night and
later his daughters act foolishly due to the influence of this perverted city.
Lot almost seems repentant and reflective of the covenant upon seeing these two
‘death angels’ and his hospitality turns to outright protection. Lot
initially sat at the gate of the wicked city but when he sees these men he urges
them to enter into the house.
Homosexuals
and perverts can never be satisfied it seems; “Before they lay down,
the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old
and young, all the people from every quarter: And they called unto Lot, and said
unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out
unto us, that we may know them. And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut
the door after him, And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly. Behold
now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring
them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these
men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof (Genesis
19:4-8).”
This
is an essential part of the account that should not be sugarcoated. The wicked
men of Sodom desired the two ‘men’ so that they could “know” them and
this Hebrew term yâda‛ means sexual intercourse. Isaiah 3:9
says; “The show of their [Judah’s] countenance doth witness against them;
and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for
they have rewarded evil unto themselves.” These were unashamed homosexuals who
desired sexual dealings with the very angels of God, much like in ‘the days of
Noah’ as Christ warns. Today the term ‘flaming faggot’ is a like
equivalent but ‘queer’ is more generally used.
“They
said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and
he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And
they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door. But
the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to
the door. And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with
blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the
door. And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides a son-in-law, and
thy sons, and thy daughters? and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them
out of this place: For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is
waxen great before the face of Yahweh; and Yahweh hath sent us to destroy it
(Genesis 19:9-13).”
Even
with the ‘offer’ of Lot’s virgin daughters, these deranged perverts only
desired deviant sex with the newcomer angels so these immoral inhabitants of
Sodom are struck with blindness. The dual messengers were merely sent to bring
Lot out of the city so they could do the destructive Will of Yahweh. Both angels
say “we will destroy this place” and “Yahweh hath sent us to destroy it”
establishing the fact that these serpentile residents of Sodom were not even
possible of hearing truth (John 17:17).
Jesus
Christ teaches; “Whosoever shall not receive you, nor
hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of
your feet. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more
tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for
that city. Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the
midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves
(Matthew 10:14-16).” Considering that the Messiah equates the end of time to
the days of Sodom we should take notice that homosexuals are not able to come to
the Truth of God’s Word as Paul confirms in the latter part of the first
chapter of Romans. How common is it in today's age to see pro-homosexual agendas
in such places as public schools, seminaries, the media and other abominations?
Here's
where Lot attempts to save his own people but seems crazy to the world; “Lot
went out, and spoke unto his sons-in-law, which married his daughters, and said,
Up, get you out of this place; for Yahweh will destroy this city. But he seemed
as one that mocked unto his sons-in-law. And when the morning arose, then the
angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which
are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. And while he
lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and
upon the hand of his two daughters; Yahweh being merciful unto him: and they
brought him forth, and set him without the city (Genesis 19:14-16).”
We
should notice that these messengers used a bit of force to remove Lot and his
family from the wicked city of Sodom. Amos 4:11 teaches; “I [Yahweh] have
overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a
firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith
Yahweh.” Such people who would not ‘return’ to Yahweh and His Laws were
Lot’s own in-laws who considered him to be a “mocker” much like Noah.
Upon removal of Lot, his wife and two daughters from the city of Sodom, Yahweh's
answer to Abraham’s intercessory prayer is completed through these two
‘angels.’
Here's
what the angels say; “It came to pass, when they had brought them forth
abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay
thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. And Lot
said unto them, Oh, not so, my
Lord: Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast
magnified thy mercy, which thou hast showed unto me in saving my life; and I
cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die: Behold now,
this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape
thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live. And he said unto him,
See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow
this city, for the which thou hast spoken. Haste thee, escape thither; for I
cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city
was called Zoar (Genesis 19:17-22).”
“Look
not behind thee” and “Flee Sodom.” These are clear-cut commandments spoken
by Yahweh through His angels and can be attributed to all manner of wickedness.
Once a Christian abstains from past wickedness they should never look back nor
be desirous of the wicked (Proverbs 1:10). Many apostate churches now teach such
non-biblical nonsense like homosexuals are welcome in the Kingdom of God or that
they should even be considered as human -- let's not fall into that trap.
Here's
where Yahweh, the man of war (Exodus 15:3), sends His heavenly fire upon Sodom
and the other cities; “The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into
Zoar [little]. Then Yahweh rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and
fire from Yahweh out of heaven; And he overthrew those cities, and all the
plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the
ground. But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of
salt. And Abraham got up early in the morning to the place where he stood before
Yahweh: And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the
plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a
furnace (Genesis 19:23-28).”
Brimstone
is sulfur according to the dictionary and Sodom was overthrown ‘in a
moment’ as we read in Lamentations 4:6-7; “For the punishment of the
iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin
of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her. Her
Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy
in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire.” The ruins of Sodom
today are covered in sulfur and an honest self-study will produce interesting
proofs that these were not just allegorical ‘walled cities’ for the sake of
scripture but instead authentic places of existence
and examples
of our pending demise.
Here's
mention of Abe's answered prayer; “It came to pass, when God destroyed the
cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst
of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt. And Lot
went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him;
for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two
daughters. And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there
is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:
Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may
preserve seed of our father. And they made their father drink wine that night:
and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when
she lay down, nor when she arose (Genesis 19:29-33).”
The
seedline is essential and when Paul was teaching about the chosen seed (or
remnant people) he remembers; “As Isaiah said before, Except the Lord of
Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodom, and been made like unto
Gomorrah.” Paul references the words of Isaiah the prophet much like Jesus so
beware of ‘New Testament Only’ churches that teach against the Old
Testament. Here’s the passage he quotes; “Except Yahweh of hosts had left
unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have
been like unto Gomorrah. Hear the word of Yahweh, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear
unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah (Isaiah 1:9-10).” As we can see
these two cities became synonymous with wickedness in a symbolic sense as even
Isaiah attributes those who can’t hear the Word of God as ‘spiritual
residents (Ezekiel 16:46-56).’
Now,
let's finish the chapter; “It came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn
said unto the younger, Behold, I lay last night with my father: let us make him
drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may
preserve seed of our father. And they made their father drink wine that night
also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay
down, nor when she arose. Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by
their father. And the firstborn bore a son, and called his name Moab: the same
is the father of the Moabites unto this day. And the younger, she also bore a
son, and called his name Ben-ammi: the same is the father of the children of
Ammon unto this day (Genesis 19:34-38).”
The
thing to notice in this account is that Yahweh wasn’t impressed with the
behavior of Lot’ daughters and both bring forth abominable tribes as a result.
Both Moab and Ammon are sentenced to be a ‘permanent misery’ by God as
Zephaniah 2:9-11 plainly states; “Therefore as I live, saith Yahweh of hosts,
the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as
Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual
desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my
people shall possess them. This shall they have for their pride, because they
have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of Yahweh of hosts.
Yahweh will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth;
and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the
heathen.” Many snakes still use Lot's misfortune as a direct attack against
God and His eternal morality as found in the Law.
Even
though Sodom was entirely destroyed and the only real survivor was “just
Lot” due to the burning of his wife and transgressions of his daughters, the
term sodomite quickly became a proverbial
term for wicked homosexuals and ‘harlots.’ Yahweh straightforwardly gives
Israel an eternal Law against homosexuals of any kind; “There shall be no
whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel
(Deuteronomy 23:17)” and the word remains symbolic of this great evil
throughout remaining scripture (I Kings 14:24, 15:12, 22:46 and II Kings 23:7).
Beware of those who say that king James was pro-homosexual, this teaching can not
be found in his appointed Bible.
According
to Strong’s
Exhaustive Concordance, the English word sodomite as found in
Deuteronomy 23:17 is taken from the Hebrew word qâdêsh
(pronounced kaw-dashe') and it literally means “a male devotee by prostitution
to licentious idolatry (#H6945).” The Hebrew word transliterated into English
as ‘whore’ as found in Deuteronomy
23:17 is qedêshâh (pronounced ked-ay-shaw') that means
“a female prostitute (H6948) and it’s actually the
feminine version of the same word qâdêsh. In Job 36:14
we find this verse; “They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean (qâdêsh).”
Without a doubt, homosexual perverts are among the most unclean abominations in
the eyes of Yahweh. Through this same term comes the derogatory term ‘dog’
taken from the lewd sex position that unhygienic male perverts engage in, more
specifically Ashtoreth
temple homosexuals. For example, in the very next verse the command continues;
“Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the
house of Yahweh thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto
Yahweh thy God (Deuteronomy
23:18).” Again, this term dog means “a male prostitute (#H3611)” and is a
blatantly anti-homosexual word both then and now.
We read in II Kings 23:7;
“He [Josiah] brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of
Yahweh, where the women wove hangings for the grove.” These ‘groves’ are
false idols known as Ashtoreth or ‘the queen of heaven.’ The Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Commentary says, “These are not solid houses, but tents, called elsewhere
Succoth-benoth or ‘the booths of the young women’ who were devoted to the
service of Asherah, for which they made embroidered hangings, and in which they
gave themselves to unbridled revelry and lust. Or the hangings might be for
Asherah itself, as it is a popular superstition in the East to hang pieces of
cloth on trees.
You might remember in my
sermon Thou Shalt Not Suffer A Witch To Live
I mentioned that modern-day witches sometimes ‘hang pieces of cloth on
trees’ for their false gods such as in the case of Charles
Manson and his murdering crew who hung “witchy things” in the trees
after murdering several people including actress Sharon
Tate. If you followed that rousing sermon then you might also be interested
in the recent reply from Tate’s “born-again” abductor Susan
Atkins (aka: Sadie Mae Glutz) available to read in our
forums where in proper fashion she continues to justify her grisly murder.
(Intention:)
My intention with this study
is to shed more light on current events that are taking place before our very
eyes because there is a strong homosexual movement in the world and their
serpentile targets are set towards our youth. Isaiah 13:19 teaches; “Babylon,
the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when
God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah” even further making this account part of
end-time prophecy. Let’s all do our part to listen to Yahweh’s commandments.
We must also never
forget this true-life teaching of Jeremiah;
“I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem a horrible thing: they commit
adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that
none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and
the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah (Jeremiah 23:14).” Like in the days of old
we have many false prophets in the land who don’t separate between the
clean and unclean (Ezekiel 22:26) and many even preach that Jesus Christ never
condemned queers, only by saying He isn’t God can they even attempt such acts.
Take
comfort in the fact that the Bible teaches these days must come before the
return of our Savior. That is reason alone not to allow queers to affect us in
life but at the same time we must always be a voice of reason even if we are the
minority of Christian believers. Many false prophets teach that we must blindly
submit to ‘the laws of the land’ but what happens if the Bible becomes
outlawed? Sure, there will actually be many hypocritical ‘Christians’ who
once again allow Uncle Scam to dictate their morals, much like they fight
against the Ten Commandments. These reptiles are simply not Christian.
Amen.
[ Date:
Sunday, October 2nd, 2005 ]
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