<TITLE>20. Par 70-73</TITLE>L-70 Jesus said in Saint Luke, "As it was in the days of Sodom, so shall it be in the coming of the Son of man." You know that. Let's watch Sodom: Abraham, type of the church. Remember there's always three classes of people. That's believers, make-believers, and unbelievers. It's in every crowd. Here they come.
Abraham had come a long time, and seen great wonders before God, great signs. Now, he represents the church elected. God gave Abraham the covenant without any strings tied to it, saved him in His grace--or by His grace, unconditionally: Abraham and his seed. See?
You don't seek God; God seeks you. You said, "I sought and sought." No, no. It was God seeking you. Just you wouldn't turn loose; that's all. See? That's all. God seeks man, not man seeking God. The very nature of man showed in the garden of Eden. When he sinned, instead of coming out and confessing it, he run. It wasn't Adam running through the garden hollering," God, God, where are You?"
It was God saying, "Adam, Adam, where art thou?" See? Same thing today. See? It's God seeking man. "No man can come unless My Father draws him first." See?

L-71 Now, here they were. Now, Abraham had seen great things before God. Now, Abraham had a relative, a nephew, which was Lot. And Lot had took his choice, down living like the world in Sodom. You know the story? There was the Sodomites: unbelievers. There was lukewarm believers, Lot and his family. Here was Abraham and his family, positionally setting here. The time had come for the fire to fall. What happened? Listen close now in closing.
One day there was three Angels came up before the camp of Abraham. One of them was God Himself. Abraham called Him, "Elohim," which is God, my Lord, capital L-O-R-D, self-existing One. Came up... Two of them went down into Sodom, and preached the Gospel, and tried to draw them out. All that believes that say "Amen." We believe that. Lot came out.

L-72 Remember how strict His words was? Even the Angel said, "Don't even look back." And Lot's wife turned to look back, 'cause her children and grandchildren were burning up in the judgments of God. She turned, and she stands there yet today. You got to obey.
You say, "Oh, it don't make no difference what..." It does make a difference. 'Cause a woman just disbelieved a little bit of the Word, caused every sickness, heartache, death, and everything else, was Eve.
And Jesus said, "Remember Lot's wife." She had a lot more to look back for than what we have. Her children and grandchildren were burning up in the fires of God's judgment, and she... That mother just turned to look back. Only she was commanded not to do it by that Angel, and she turned back anyhow. And she stands today a pillar of salt, a disgrace, all through the years.

L-73 Notice, now, these Angels came, and two of Them went down and preached to Lot and to his family. They didn't do much of a miracle. They did a few miracles, just like blinding the eyes when they come to get them. And preaching the Gospel blinds the eyes of the unbeliever. But they were preaching," Come out of here. Get out of Sodom."
But listen, the One that was talking to Abraham didn't say "Come out of Sodom," 'cause he and his group, it wasn't in Sodom. That's the church elected. Now, remember Jesus said, "As it was in that day so shall it be in the coming of the Son of man." Now, listen close.


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