No man on earth has ever completely understood history except the Son of Man, Christ Jesus. You don’t and I certainly do not know near enough about the history of the Bible and history attested to by the Bible. We know very little of Empires other than a few. And what do you understand about centuries of church history?
With History in mind:
So in this brief 3-part series we take a prerequisite look at some events from the timeline of history. More specifically we look the beginnings of the English Bible, the fall of the Roman Catholic church and other historical issues.
Note that I have reversed my original title of eight years ago with the intention of bringing us into focus on Church Doctrine. - RH
History QUIZ:
ANSWERS found in linked post.
Why did the British Empire ban Roger Williams from its colony August 8, 1635 AD?
What does the date of 24 July, 1567 have to do with the Bible?
And in 1525-26, what did William Tyndale do to oppose Papal authority that led to impact the Colonies and all the British Empire?
Two Cities DESTROYED!! 1:47 suggest viewing until end as you read of Abraham negotiating with the LORD to spare some souls of this city of Sodom & also Gomorrah
WHAT JUST HAPPENED!?!
Have you forgotten what happened before?
Did you hear the WARNINGS?
Lot’s wife is not only returned to her new home after being captured by enemy kings, but they move from their tent into the city of Sodom. In addition to tending his sheep, her husband is now an important man of the city.
Abraham, whose pastures were separate from Lot, welcomes three heavenly visitors. With the help of the Lord he had rescued Lot. Therefore, Lot, his wife and daughters and servants were returned to the land near Sodom, where they moved within the walls of the wicked city of the land they entered as sojourners.
Messengers of Mamre
20 Adonai said, “The outcry against S’dom and ‘Amora is so great and their sin so serious that I will now go down and see whether their deeds warrant the outcry that has reached me; if not, I will know.”
22 The men turned away from there and went toward S’dom, but Avraham remained standing before Adonai.
What follows in Mamre is a very personal negotiation between Abraham and G-d.
23 Abraham approached and said, “Will You indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
.. will You indeed sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous who are in it?
.. “Now behold, I have ventured to speak to the Lord, although I am only dust and ashes. Suppose the fifty righteous are lacking five..?
.. forty..?
“Oh may the Lord not be angry.. thirty..?
..twenty-one..? ..ten..?
.. And He said, “I will not destroy it on account of the ten.”
Two angels sojourning to Sodom
The two strangers have traveled from Mamre and entered the gates of Sodom at a time when darkness falls.
When Lot saw them, he stood up to meet them and bowed himself to the ground.
“Here now, my lords, please come over to your servant’s house. Spend the night, wash your feet, get up early, and go on your way.”
“No, we’ll stay in the square.”
3 And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, baking matzah for their supper, which they ate.
A Bible story not preached ‘at church’
The actions of evil intentions which follow are too intense for common preaching to our socially-correct, all-inclusive gatherings of 21st century ‘christian families.’
Even so, we bring with us to church (sometimes) our own children who are heavily influenced by such things in the world of media and by their everyday school friends.
4 Before they lay down, the men of the city—the men of Sodom—surrounded the house..
[MANY MEN, a MOB perhaps drunken with wine and other spirits] 5 and they called to Lot..
6 But Lot went out to them at the doorway, and shut the door behind him, and said,
“Please, my brothers, do not act wickedly.
Who will judge sin?
Lot includes himself in their community of Sodom, calling them brothers. For after their rescue by his uncle he is now esteemed to sit at the gate among Sodom’s leaders.
So Lot now bids his fellow rulers of Sodom, ‘do not act wickedly.‘
He actually offers his two betrothed daughters (of whom we will hear more of later) to satisfy the passions of the mob who would surge past him if possible and into his house.
As now is evident to US, wicked mobs are not easily dissuaded.
This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them.
And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door. 10 But the men [the two angels, messengers of the Lord] put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.
11 And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness..
Flee the Wrath to Come
“Whom else do you have here? .. for we are about to destroy this place,
because their outcry has become so great before the Lord that the Lord has sent us to destroy it.”
Do NOT miss the WARNING!
For it is not entirely about the destruction of SODOM & GOMMORAH, or even a fading recent memory from a century past of two cities: HIROSHIMA & NAGASAKI.
The END of these last days will come upon us suddenly!!
A.D. 2021 may or may not be the time, but no flesh and blood can hide from the wrath which is to come at the fulfillment of time.
