Did you know Sodom and Gomorrah Revisited: Escaping the Wrath of God

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In Luke 17:28-30 Jesus made an amazing statement by saying, as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built,
but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.
Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.
In this passage, Jesus is drawing a parallel between the time of Lot from the Old Testament book of Genesis, and the future event of His own return.
It was the same as happened in the days of Lot": This refers to the days of Abraham's nephew, Lot, who lived in the city of Sodom.
During this time, the people of Sodom were deeply wicked and immoral.
The Bible describes their sins, including arrogance, greed, and sexual immorality.
They were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building":
This line describes the ordinary, everyday activities of the people of Sodom.
They were going about their lives, engaging in mundane activities, seemingly oblivious to the spiritual significance of their actions. The same as our present day.
On the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all:
This is a reference to the dramatic and catastrophic event of Sodom's destruction and God judgement.

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