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As It Was In the Days of Noah - Luke 17:26

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Gina:
Well, Alex, thanks for that.  I imagine Jesus singled out Lot and Noah and Sodom for a reason.  I imagined that was the reason.   Oh well!  I guess there must be another reason that Jesus singled them out.

cjwood:
perhaps Jesus singled out noah and lot (who came out of sodom), because God destroyed the peoples in those areas, due to their over abundant sins and lack of repentance.  not necessarily because of any kind of sexual sin per se, but because of the condition of the hearts of mankind at those times, which were evil experiences for His ultimate plan and purpose.

claudia

Gina:
Yes, but just as Alex pointed out, there is nothing new under the sun.  There are other countries and places where they have had abundant sins (Egypt) and lack of repentance (Egypt).  I'm sure there sins were not worse then Egypt's sins.  Even Jesus said that as bad as they were, they would have repented if the works He did in one certain place were done there.  So that's not it.

cjwood:
perhaps Jesus referred back to noah and lot/sodom, showing again the parable of the many (peoples concerned chiefly with the every day things of life) and the few (noah/lot concerned with the things of God).  and the phenomenal physical destruction by God of the areas where noah and lot lived, once noah and lot had been removed from those areas, showing God's righteous judgment.  and, just like in the days of noah and lot when people were busy, busy, busy getting married or being given in marriage, buying, selling, planting, eating, drinking, etc, etc, that mankind as a whole, will be caught by surprise when the Son of Man returns. 

just perhaps.

claudia

p.s.  i just don't see the Scriptures referenced as meaning gay/lesbian marrying or being given in marriage, as opposed to man/woman marriages.

Gina:
Thanks Claudia.  Thing is people have been busy throughout other times in history, and being busy isn't a sin -- that's not why Sodom was destroyed.   There was something going on in those days that was a total abomination and unique to any other time in history (is the conclusion that I personally come to) in the eyes of God such that God had to literally wipe them off the face of the earth.  It may not be the gay marriage issue but more that the people were mixing with those outside their faith?  I don't know.  Still searching for clues. 

Thanks for your responses though! :)

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