(June 17, 2008) The annual gay parade is scheduled to occur on June 26, 2008 in Jerusalem. (J’lem gay parade set for next Thursday) The mayor of Jerusalem petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court to stop the parade from taking place. (Israelis try to block Jerusalem gay parade) According to this article the mayor argued that “Jerusalem is holy to Jews, Christians and Muslims who take seriously the commandments of the Bible, and therefore view the public flaunting of homosexuality to be an abomination.”
When the disciples asked Jesus what would be the signs of the end of this age and His second coming He gave them several to look for. He used two biblical examples of what the time of the end would be like: “26 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. 27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. 28 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. 30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.” (Luke 17:26-30) Though it appears that Jesus’ main point in using these two examples is to show that when He comes again people will not be looking for Him. They will be living their lives without the slightest interest in what God is doing. These two examples are of note on another level. God flooded the world because the human race had become so ungodly and wicked that He could tolerate it no more. Sodom and Gomorrah were flaunting their sexual immorality including homosexuality for all to see. They had no thought of the laws of God in their lives or their city. God rained down destruction on Sodom and His judgment was complete. Although human wickedness has always been a part of man’s sinful nature it rose to new heights in the Twentieth Century. WWI, WWII, Hitler Stalin, Mao Tse-tung, communism, and fascism were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of millions of human beings. Terrorism is killing thousands of innocent humans in the Twentyfirst Century. Was this what is was like in Noah’s day? Homosexuality is being flaunted in most major cities of the world. Governments are legitimizing it as an alternative lifestyle. Sodom and Gomorrah openly displayed their homosexuality in their streets. Is the “gay pride” movement analogous to the behavior in Sodom?
The world is sinking fast economically, governmentally, morally, and most importantly, spiritually. At what point will God no longer tolerate the world’s blatant rebellion against Him?
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