<TITLE>17. Par 194-204</TITLE>L-194 Now the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. Geographically, that's the way it runs. Civilization has traveled with the sun, so has the Gospel. Remember, the Gospel started back in Europe; crossed over the seas, into--into Germany; from Germany, into England; from England, across the channel to the United States on the East Coast, and done went to the West. Now, if it goes any farther, it comes back East again. We're at the end.

L-195   Now there's been a day, when that Son rose back there in the beginning, the S-o-n of God came on the earth. Now, He's promised again in the evening time. Now, we've had a dismal day. We've had great meetings. We've healed the sick. We've had great times. And we have made organizations, and schools, and hospitals, and seminaries, which is all right, just a dismal day. But He promised, "Just before the night comes, it shall be Light."

L-196 Now, Jesus said, in Saint Luke the 17th chapter, He said, "As it was in the days of Sodom." Now listen close. I'm closing. "As it was in the days of Sodom, so shall it be at the Coming of the Son of man." Now, we all know that. Now, He read the same Bible, in Genesis, that we read.

L-197   And watch the setting in Sodom. Now, in Sodom, there was three classes of people. There's always three classes of people: that's believers, make-believers, and unbelievers.

L-198 Now, here was Abraham, his name had been changed from Abram to Abraham, which meant, "father of nations." And he couldn't have a baby as long as his name was Abram. It had to be changed to Abraham, for ham does mean "father of nations," now notice, "father to the nations."

L-199 Now notice, the scene has never been set, in all the world, like it is right now. Now we see everything exactly in the line of Sodom. If you don't believe it, take off your shades from your eyes, and walk out and look on the street each day. Look, the newspapers, wherever you wish to. It's a Sodom, exactly. See?
And there was Lot, down in Sodom.

L-200 But here was Abraham, was the elected, the one with the promise, he--he wasn't in Sodom. He didn't go down there. He was called out.

L-201   Now, there is three groups of people. There was a genuine believer; and there was a lukewarm, which any teacher will tell you that Lot represented the nominal church which was in Sodom; and there was the Sodomite then. Now notice. Just before the... They were...

L-202 Abraham and Lot was looking for a promised, miraculous son. Is that right? Is that what the Church is looking for today? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.] A return of this Son, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, we're looking for Him to come.

L-203 Now look at the position. Everybody will admit she's in a Sodom condition. I passed over California, here the other day, and got a hold of a magazine, or a paper, read where, "Homosexuals had increased sixty percent, in the last year." See? Oh, my! It's pitiful. See? It's just because women has throwed themselves away. That's right. And just on the street, naked. And it's just--it's just a shame. But the Bible said they'd be that way. And even to men, it's just they're--they're--they're changed. See? And it's going to get worse. In another, another, if the world would stand another fifty years, the whole world would be totally insane. Look at the sanity from forty, from twenty years ago, till this time. See?

L-204   Now look at the setting. Here is Abraham, the elected, called out here now. And there is Lot down in Sodom. And three Angels came up. Two Angels went down in, to talk to Lot, and they preached the Word, and tried to get Lot out of there. Is that right? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.] But this One that stayed behind with Abraham, He didn't try to get Abraham out of anything, 'cause he was already out. See? He was out.


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