PROLOGUE

Ps 11: 4-6

“The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD’S throne is in heaven;
His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men.
The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked, And the one who loves violence His soul hates.
Upon the wicked He will rain snares;
Fire and brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup.”

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WHAT WAS

Genesis 18:20

“And the LORD said,
“The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great,
and their sin is exceedingly grave.”

Genesis 19:13

“… for we [two angels of the Lord] 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.”

Gen 19:24-25

“Then the LORD rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven,
and He overthrew those cities, and all the valley,
and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.”

Luke 17:29

“… but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven
and destroyed them all.”

WHAT WILL BE

2 Peter 2:6-7

“… He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction by reducing to ashes,
having made them an example to those who would live ungodly lives thereafter
and He rescued righteous Lot …”

2 Peter 3:7

“… the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire,
kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.”

Rev 21:8

“But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers
and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars,
their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

2 Peter 3:10

“But the day of the Lord will come like a thief,
in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed
with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up.”

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EPILOGUE

2 Peter 2:7,9

“… He rescued righteous Lot …”
“… the Lord knows how to rescue the godly …”

Ps 11: 7

“For the LORD is righteous,
He loves righteousness;
The upright will behold His face.”

Acts 2:37-39

“Now when they heard this,
they were pierced to the heart,
and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles,
“Brethren, what shall we do?” Peter said to them,
“Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ
for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
“For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off,
as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.”

FOR THE RECORD

Galatians 1:11

“For I would have you know, brethren,
that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man.”

2 Corinthians 4:3

“And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing …”