Escaping the Day of Destruction; Luke 17:31-37

Delivered during the Sunday Morning Worship Service, 11/3/2024. Jesus wraps up His eschatological discussion of the "days of the Son of Man" with a sequence of warnings to His disciples to "flee the wrath to come" by leaving the things of the world behind and hearkening to His call to radical discipleship. Using the imagery of the Eschaton, Jesus' eye is on the present and the danger to our souls of placing so much value on the "goods in our houses" that we are caught unawares on the "day the Son of Man is revealed". We will return to the principles of grace and judgment in the days of Lot and Noah and the graphic images of the dangers of "looking back" and longing for the possessions and seductions of this world rather than "seeking first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness". Ultimately we will recognize the oft-repeated and urgent call to follow Jesus with our whole hearts and thereby escape the day of destruction!