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By John W. White
We are living in the last days.
Matthew 24:5-7 “For
many shall come in my name, saying, I
am Christ; and shall deceive many.
6. And ye shall hear of wars
and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all
these things must come to pass, but
the end is not yet. 7. For nation shall rise
against nation, and
kingdom against kingdom: and there
shall be famines, and
pestilences, and
earthquakes, in divers places.” As we see the end of this age coming
to a close and the Lord’s coming is at hand, we need to
Mark 13:33
“Take ye heed, watch and
pray: for ye know not when the time is.” As it was in the days of Noah and
Lot so shall it be at the end of this age.
Luke 17:28-29
“Likewise also as it was in the
days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they
planted, they builded; 29. But the
same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven,
and destroyed them all.”
Matthew 24:37-38 “But
as the days of Noe were, so
shall also the coming of the Son
of man be. 38. For as in the days
that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving
in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,”
noah:
Genesis 6:5
“... the wickedness of man was
great in the earth, ...
every imagination of the thoughts of his heart
was only evil continually.”
Genesis 6:11
“The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was
filled with violence.”
lot: Genesis 13:13
“But the men of Sodom were wicked
and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.”
Genesis 18:20
“And the LORD said, Because the cry of
Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because
their sin is very grievous.” The
sin of Sodom and Gomorrah is described in more detail in
2 Peter 2:10 “But chiefly them
that walk after the
flesh in the
lust of uncleanness, and
despise government [the authority that has been ordained by God].
Presumptuous [lawlessness]
are they,
self-willed [self-pleasing, i.e. arrogant], they are not
afraid to speak evil of dignities.” 2
Peter 2:14 “Having
eyes full of adultery, and that
cannot cease from sin;
beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised
with covetous practices; cursed children:” The men of Sodom and
Gomorrah were totally consumed with sexual sins. They were so bold as to seek
to have sex with angels. Jude
1:7-8 “Even as Sodom and
Gomorrah, and the cities about them
in like manner, giving themselves over
to fornication, and going after
strange flesh [angels], are set
forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. 8. Likewise also these
filthy dreamers defile the
flesh, despise dominion, and
speak evil of dignities.”
Lot is a witness of those who are just but who are
not living by faith. Lot’s name is not found in faith’s hall of fame Hebrews
11. 2 Peter 2:7-9 “And delivered just
[di>kaiov, just, meet, right]
Lot, vexed with the filthy
conversation of the wicked: 8. (For
that righteous [di>kaiov]
man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing,
vexed his righteous soul
from day to day with their
unlawful deeds;)
9. The Lord knoweth how to deliver the
godly out of temptations, and to
reserve the unjust unto the day of
judgment to be punished.”
Genesis 12:8
“...he [Abram] builded an altar
unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.”
Genesis 19:1
“...Lot sat in the gate of
Sodom...”
Genesis 19:15 “...
hastened Lot, ... take thy wife....”
Genesis 19:30 “And
Lot .. dwelt in a cave....”
just:
Zacharias and Elisabeth were just.
Luke 1:6 “And they were both
righteous [di>kaiov] before
God, walking in all the commandments
and ordinances of the Lord blameless.”
Matthew 5:41 “And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him
twain.” Just Lot was willing to go one mile but not two miles. To be just is
to do that which is our duty to do and to be judged an unprofitable servant
willing to do only what is required.
Luke 17:10 “So likewise ye, when ye shall have
done all those things which
are commanded you, say, We are
unprofitable servants: we have
done that which was
our duty to do.”
godly:
[to
revere, adore :devout, religious,
worship] An example of a godly man is in
Acts 10:1 “A
devout [godly] man, [Cornelius] and one that feared God
with all his house, which gave much
alms to the people, and prayed to
God alway.” Acts 10:22
“And they said, Cornelius the centurion,
a just man, and one that
feareth God,...”
Acts 10:4 “...Thy
prayers and thine
alms are come up for a
memorial before God.” Contrary to the teaching of many, Cornelius was
already a saved man according to Isaiah
56:6-7 “Also the sons of the
stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name
of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from
polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; 7. Even them will I bring to my holy mountain...”
vexed:
[basani>zw: pain, toil, torment, toss] The sins of Sodom and
Gomorrah greatly troubled Lot.
builded an altar:
Lot
did not have a witness of building altars or calling upon the Lord. Lot is an
example of a me too believer. Initiative in spiritual things was missing.
gate:
Lot
was into the politics of the city
of Sodom. Mark 4:19 “And the cares of this
world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things
entering in, choke the word, and it
becometh unfruitful.”
wife:
There is no mention of Lot’s wife until in Genesis 19:15. Apparently
Lot took his wife from one of the cities of the plains, possibly
Sodom. Abraham made it clear that Isaac was to have a wife from among his own
people. Genesis 24:4
“But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred,
and take a wife unto
my son Isaac.” This was not the
conviction of Lot.
dwelt in a cave:
Genesis 19:30 “And Lot went up out of Zoar, ... for he
feared to dwell in Zoar: and he
dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.”
Genesis 13:5 “And Lot
... had
flocks, and herds, and
tents.” After leaving Sodom Lot was
poor and afraid and living in a dark cave in the earth. Why didn’t he try to
find Abraham and get some help.
Lot’s wife is a witness of those who are saved but
not just and not living by faith.
In the process of leaving Sodom Lot’s wife probably was thinking of her
daughters and sons-in-law still in Sodom. Her family may have been still
living there. This may have been what caused her to look back toward Sodom.
Genesis 19:26 “But
his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of
salt.” Lot’s wife lost her life for looking back and we are not to forget that
judgment. Luke 17:32-33 “Remember
Lot’s wife.
33.
Whosoever shall
seek to save his life
shall lose it; and whosoever shall
lose his life shall preserve it.”
Remember who is to takes priority in our lives, the Lord.
Matthew 10:37-39 “He that ...
loveth son or daughter more than me
is not worthy of me.
38. And he that taketh not his
cross, and followeth after me, is
not worthy of me.
39. He that findeth his life
shall lose it: and he that loseth his
life for my sake shall find it.”
Luke 14:26-27 “If any
man come to me, and hate not his ...
children, ..., yea, and his own life also,
he cannot be my disciple.
27. And whosoever doth not bear his
cross, and come after me, cannot be
my disciple.” Lot’s wife is picture of those who are saved but never die
to self and become committed disciples of the Lord. The Holy Spirit associated
all these verses about dying to self and discipleship to the judgment of Lot’s
wife. Luke 9:62 “... Jesus
said ..., No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for
the kingdom of God.” (Fit for positions of honor.) Lot’s wife is not
named. Revelation 3:5 “He that
overcometh, the same shall be
clothed in white raiment; and I will
not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.”
The name of Lot’s wife was not confessed anywhere in the Word of God. She is
an example of the many believers that do not live victorious lives in the
Lord, and are willing to live with defiled garments.
Revelation 3:4 “...few
names ... in Sardis which have
not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for
they are worthy.” The no namers are the
many that are saved who do not care
if their garments are dirty.
Lot’s two daughters were saved as well as their
mother because they escaped the judgment of Sodom. Lot’s daughters were also
nameless just as their mother. Lot and his family lived among the Canaanites
and they were influenced by their “Doings.”
Leviticus 18:7 “The
nakedness of thy father,..
shalt thou not uncover ...”
Leviticus 18:3 “..after the doings
of the land of Canaan ...” Leviticus
18:24-25 “Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: ... the land is
defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it...” Lot’s two
daughters defiled themselves with the “doings of the land of Canaan” because
the uncovered the nakedness of their father.
Genesis 19:36 “Thus
were both the daughters of Lot
with child by their father.”
Because of the sins of Lot and his family, his heirs were given a double
portion outside the land flowing with milk and honey.
Many do not consider that Abraham lived in the days
of Lot. Abraham was contemporary with Lot.
Hebrews 11:8-10 “By
faith Abraham, when he was called...
obeyed....
9.
By faith he
sojourned in the land of promise,
as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles...”
10. For
he looked for a city which hath
foundations, whose builder and maker is
God.” Abraham was seeking fellowship with the Lord.
Genesis 12:7 “And the
LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land:
and there builded he an altar unto
the LORD, who appeared unto him.” This was the last time that the Lord spake
to Abraham until he separated himself from Lot.
Genesis 13:14 “And
the LORD said unto Abram,
after that Lot was separated from him...” Abraham removed himself further
from Lot in Genesis 13:18
“Then Abram removed his tent, ...and dwelt in the plain of
Mamre... and built there an
altar unto the LORD.” Genesis 15:1
“..the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram:
I am thy shield,
and thy exceeding great reward.
”Genesis 18:1 “... the LORD
appeared unto him...: and he sat in the
tent door..” Abraham was a man of prayer.
Genesis 18:22 “... Abraham
stood yet
before the LORD.”
There may be times when those who are living by
faith need to separate themselves from those who are saved but not living by
faith. 2 Corinthians 6:14-15
“Be ye not unequally yoked together with
unbelievers [a]pistov, not
of faith] (this is
not just the lost but those who are not pleasing God by faith):...
15.... what part hath he that believeth
[pisto>v, of faith]with
an infidel [a]pistov, not of
faith]?” It seems as if Lot had made shipwreck of the faith. In the last
days lawlessness will abound effecting the lost as well as the saved. Paul
warned Timothy 1 Timothy 4:1 “...in
the latter times some shall depart from
the faith...” 1 Timothy 1:19-20
“Holding faith... a good conscience;
which some having put away concerning
faith have made shipwreck;
20. Of whom is
Hymenaeus..” 2 Timothy
2:16-17 “But shun profane
and vain babblings: for they will
increase unto more ungodliness. 17.
And their word will eat as doth a
canker: of whom is Hymenaeus
...” Having fellowship with those who have made shipwreck of the faith can
cause you to become ungodly and to make shipwreck of the faith also.
Genesis 18:2-3 “And he
lift up his eyes and looked, ..., three men stood by him: .... he ran to meet them from the
tent door,.. 3. ..Lord, if now I
have found favour in thy sight, pass not away,...” Lot is a type of those in
the church of Laodicea was “lukewarm” and had “need of nothing” and the “shame
of their nakedness appeared”. The Lord was not able to have fellowship with
Lot nor those in the church of Laodicea so He said in
Revelation 3:20
“...I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open
the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” The
door is where the blood is applied to our walk with the Lord.
Exodus 12:7
“And they shall take of the blood, and strike it
on the two side posts and on the upper
door post of the houses...” 1 John
1:7 “But if we
walk in the light, as he is in the light, we
have fellowship one with another, and the
blood of Jesus Christ his Son
cleanseth us from all sin.” We need to follow the example of Abraham and
stay under the blood. We need to be walking in the light of His word to
maintain our fellowship with the Lord.
Matthew 26:41
“Watch and pray, that ye enter not
into temptation:... the flesh is
weak.” Mark 13:33 “... watch and
pray: for ye know not when the time is.”
Galatians 6:10 “As we have... opportunity, let us do good unto all men,
especially unto them who are of the
household of faith.” 2 Corinthians
13:5 “Examine yourselves,
whether ye be in the faith; prove
your own selves... except ye be reprobates [disapproved]?”
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