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Šresearch€on€the€homosexual/sodomite€agenda€for€the€United€States€of€America€and€the€rest€of€theŠ  "š  Šworld.€€There€is€a€variety€of€filth€out€there€that€is€much€more€wicked€than€we€had€ever€imagined.€Š Œ#Ü! ŠThe€wickedness€of€man€is€great€in€the€earth,€and€every€imagination€of€the€thoughts€of€his€heart€areŠ x$Č" Šonly€evil€continually.€€Much€of€the€reading€that€we€have€done€has€been€revolting€to€the€ChristianŠ d%“ # Šconscious.€€The€words€wicked,€vile,€and€an€abomination€are€not€adequate€to€describe€the€cesspoolŠ P& !$ Šand€sewer€of€depravity€which€mankind€€has€slithered€into€with€Satan.€€The€gathering€of€some€of€theŠ <'Œ"% Šstatistics€for€this€page€required€that€we€read€some€very€vulgar€language€and€statistics€that€are€not€fitŠ ((x#& Šfor€Christian€ears.€€This€is€not€a€topic€to€research€for€a€Christian€that€is€young€in€the€faith.€€How€itŠ )d$' Šmust€have€pained€God€to€have€to€record€in€the€pages€of€Scriptures€the€deeds€of€reprobate€minds.€€TheŠ *P%( Šfocus€of€this€page€is€to€present€what€God€says€about€sodomy€and€other€sexual€perversions.€€WhileŠ ģ*<&) Šconducting€this€research€this€Scripture€came€to€mind:Š Ų+('* Š‡ą8  ąEphesians€5:11-12ŠPŠ Š  Šą8  ą11€And€have€no€fellowship€with€the€unfruitful€works€of€darkness,€but€rather€reproveŠ <ģ Šthem.€12€For€it€is€a€shame€even€to€speak€of€those€things€which€are€done€of€them€inŠ ( Ų Šsecret.Š ÄŠ Š  ŠĢThere€is€much€that€has€been€done€in€secret€to€push€the€sodomite€agenda.€€Much€more€has€been€doneŠ ģ œ Špublicly€recently€to€push€the€sodomite€agenda.€€It€is€a€shame€that€a€Christian€must€talk€about€theŠ Ų ˆ Šwickedness€of€sodomy€and€sexual€perversion.€€The€sodomite€agenda€is€being€pushed€in€our€apostateŠ Ä t Šchurches,€our€public€schools,€our€medical€facilities,€our€work€force,€our€military,€our€government,Š °` Šand€our€entertainment.€€This€is€nothing€new€for€the€Roman€Catholic€cult.€€Her€š šcelibateššpriests€haveŠ œL  Šraped€and€molested€young€boys€for€at€least€nine-hundred€years€now€and€will€continue€to€do€so.€€ThatŠ ˆ8  Šis€a€fruit€of€their€€wicked€doctrine€of€forced€celibacy.€€If€it€were€possible€to€gather€the€statistics,€IŠ t$  Šwonder€how€many€€sodomites€would€tell€you€that€they€had€their€first€sodomite€sexual€experience€atŠ `  Šthe€hands€of€a€Roman€Catholic€priest.€€Interpret€that€statement€in€light€of€the€fact€that€the€threeŠ Lü  Šlargest€studies€of€child€molestation€prove€that€if€a€child€was€molested€by€a€sodomite,€that€fullyŠ 8č  Štwo-thirds€(66.6%)€of€those€children€would€engage€in€homosexuality€as€an€adult.€In€our€society,Š $Ō  Šsodomy€has€exacted€a€terrible€price€in€disease,€sickness,€and€violence.€€The€statistics€will€both€amazeŠ Ą Šand€shock€you.€€Read€on.€€In€Godššs€eyes,€any€sex€outside€the€bounds€of€a€scriptural€marriage€betweenŠ ü¬ Ša€man€and€a€women€is€perverted€sex.€€That€means€that€incest,€fornication,€adultery,€pedophilia,Š č˜ Špornography,€bestiality,€sex€change€operations,€and€sodomy€are€all€perversions€of€Godššs€gift€of€sexŠ Ō„ Što€married€couples.€€Godššs€definition€of€marriage€is€one€man€and€one€woman€tied€together€for€oneŠ Ąp Šlifetime€in€holy€matrimony.€What€does€the€Bible€have€to€say€about€sodomy€and/or€sexual€perversion?Š ¬\ ŠÖ€’’Öą  ąņ ņThis€chapter€does€not€deal€in€depth€with€the€Scriptural€doctrine€of€adultery€andŠ ˜H Šfornication.€€Adultery€is€having€sex€with€someone€other€than€the€one€you€are€married€to.€Š „4 ŠFornication€is€any€sex€outside€the€bounds€of€a€Scriptural€marriage.€€Fornication€can€also€beŠ p  Šused€to€describe€homosexual€acts€in€the€New€Testament.€€The€context€will€determine€what€isŠ \  Šmeant.€€ó óAn€adulterer€or€adulteress€can€also€be€guilty€of€fornication.€Under€Old€Testament€law,€bothŠ Hų Šadultery€and€fornication€were€offenses€worthy€of€death.€Adultery€and€fornication€are€perversions€ofŠ 8 č ŠGodššs€gift€of€sex€to€Scripturally€married€couples.€€The€subject€of€adultery€is€addressed€in€the€BibleŠ $!Ō Šat€least€61€different€times€in€54€verses.€€Fornication€is€addressed€in€the€Bible€at€least€44€differentŠ "Ą Štime€€in€44€verses.€Neither€do€we€deal€with€what€the€Bible€has€to€say€about€whores,€whoring,€harlots,Š ü"¬ Šand€whoremongers.€€These€particular€sins€are€called€out€at€least€91€different€times€in€88€verses.€Š č#˜ ŠAdultery,€fornication,€whoredom,€harlotry,€and€whoremongering€will€all€send€you€to€hell€if€you€doŠ Ō$„  Šnot€put€your€faith€in€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€and€repent€of€your€sin.€€However,€what€follows€deals€withŠ Ą%p! Šwhat€God€has€to€say€about€a€heinous€form€of€sexual€perversion€known€as€homosexuality/sodomy.Š ¬&\" ŠĢÓĒÓņ ņÓ  ÓA€PRESENTATION€ON€WHAT€THEŠ „(4!$ ŠBIBLE€SAYS€ABOUT€SEXUAL€PERVERSIONŠ p) "% Šó óÓt"ÓÓÓĢą  ąAny€one€sin€that€is€not€covered€by€the€blood€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€will€send€sinners€to€hell.€Š H+ų#' ŠGod€hates€all€sin,€but€according€to€the€Bible,€God€has€an€especially€strong€hatred€of€sexualŠ 4,ä$( Šperversion.€€Beastiality,€sodomy€(homosexuality),€and€cross€dressing€(transgender€dressing)€are€theŠ P Šonly€sexual€sins€that€God€specifically€refers€to€as€an€abomination.€Read€Leviticus€18:22-30,Š <ģ ŠLeviticus€20:13,€Deuteronomy€22:5,€and€1€Kings€14:24€to€verify€that€statement.€€An€abomination€isŠ ( Ų Šsomething€that€is€utterly€detestable€to€God.€€Mankindššs€sins€of€bestiality€and€sodomyŠ  Ä Š(homosexuality)€have€brought€down€upon€mankind€the€most€destructive€judgements€of€God€recordedŠ  ° Šin€the€Bible.€€Three€of€these€events€include€the€worldwide€flood€of€Genesis€6,€the€destruction€ofŠ ģ œ ŠSodom€and€Gomorrah€and€more€in€Genesis€19,€and€the€destruction€of€65,000€Jews€in€Judges€chaptersŠ Ų ˆ Š19-21.€€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€stated€in€Luke€19:27€that€there€was€another€destruction€coming€for€theŠ Ä t Švery€same€reasons.€€This€passage€will€be€discussed€later€on€in€conjunction€with€Genesis€6,€€2€PeterŠ °` Š2-3,€and€the€book€of€Jude.€€The€ten€tribes€in€the€north€(Israel)€were€always€under€judgement€of€GodŠ œL  Šbecause€of€their€idolatry€and€the€abominations€associated€with€it.€€God€cursed€those€tribes€becauseŠ ˆ8  Šof€their€wickedness.€€They€went€into€captivity€much€sooner€than€did€Judah.€€Judah€was€also€wicked,Š t$  Šbut€nearly€as€bad€as€Israel€was.€There€are€three€kings€in€the€history€of€Judah€that€prove€that€anytimeŠ `  Šthe€kings€broke€down€the€idols€and€removed€sodomy€out€of€the€land€that€they€came€under€the€mightyŠ Lü  Šhand€of€God€and€his€blessing.€€Because€Asa,€Jehoshaphat,€and€Josiah€did€that€which€was€right€in€theŠ 8č  Šeyes€of€the€Lord€great€revival€was€experienced.€€throughout€the€land.€€We€are€convinced€that€this€wasŠ $Ō  Šso€for€the€reign€of€Hezekiah€also,€but€we€could€not€find€any€specific€references€to€sodomy€during€theŠ Ą Šperiod€of€great€revival€and€restoration€under€Hezekiah.€€Š ü¬ Šą  ąIn€the€King€James€Bible,€there€are€at€least€twenty€(22)€separate€Scriptures€that€deal€with€theŠ č˜ Šsins€of€sodomy€and/or€sexual€perversion€including€cross€dressing.€These€Scriptures€include€GenesisŠ Ō„ Š19,€Exodus€22:19,€Leviticus€18:22,€Leviticus€18:23,€Leviticus€20:13,€Leviticus€20:15-16,Š Ąp ŠDeuteronomy€22:5,€€Deuteronomy€23:17,€Deuteronomy€27:21,€Judges€19:22-30,€1€Kings€14:24,€1Š ¬\ ŠKings€15:12,€1€Kings€22:46,€2€Kings€23:7,€Luke€17:29,€Romans€1:18-28,€1€Corinthians€6:9,Š ˜H ŠColossians€3:5,€1€Timothy€1:10,€Genesis€6,€2€Peter€2:6,€and€Jude€7.€€Leviticus€chapter€18€identifiesŠ „4 Šspecific€sexual€sins€including€incest,€adultery,€human€sacrifice,€sodomy€(homosexuality),€andŠ p  Šbestiality€(humans€having€sex€with€animals).€€Leviticus€chapter€20€establishes€the€punishment€forŠ \  Šsexual€perversions€of€men€and€women€identified€in€Leviticus€18.€€Man€likes€to€use€the€terms€gays,Š Hų Šlesbians,€transgenders,€cross€dressers,€and€homosexuals€to€describe€these€reprobates.€€God€refers€toŠ 4 ä Šall€these€groups€as€sodomites.€€In€Godššs€eyes,€the€activities€of€these€groups€are€not€alternativeŠ  !Š Šlifestyles.€€God€calls€these€actions€sin€and€those€who€participate€in€them€he€calls€sinners.€€In€fact,Š  "¼ ŠGod€refers€to€these€actions€as€an€abomination.€€God€sent€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€to€the€cross€to€die€forŠ ų"Ø Šsinners€and€that€includes€sodomites.€Š ä#” Šą  ąMany€sodomites€in€attempting€to€justify€their€sinful€lifestyle€will€tell€you€that€they€were€bornŠ Š$€  Šsodomites.€€Many€want€you€to€think€that€it€is€a€genetic€disorder.€€Nothing€could€be€further€from€theŠ ¼%l! Štruth.€€Sodomy€is€not€a€genetic€disorder,€but€it€is€SIN.€€Sodomy€is€as€much€a€sin€as€murder,€adultery,Š Ø&X" Šstealing,€rape,€drinking€alcohol,€assault,€and€etc.€€There€is€no€biological€link€to€sodomy.€€ManyŠ ”'D # Šso-called€scientists€have€tried€to€establish€a€link€and€have€failed€miserably.€€These€scientists€have€putŠ €(0!$ Šforth€š šprofane€and€vain€babblings,€and€oppositions€of€science€falsely€so€calledšš.€€It€is€blasphemy€toŠ l)"% Šaccuse€God€of€allowing€someone€to€be€born€a€sodomite€when€God€has€called€sodomy€both€a€sin€andŠ X*#& Šan€abomination.€€If€men€and€women€are€born€sodomites,€then€God€has€caused€them€to€sin.€That€isŠ D+ō#' Šblasphemy!€€Buying€into€the€idea€that€homosexuality€is€an€inborn€trait,€and€therefore€innocent€andŠ 0,ą$( Šdefensible,€would€be€like€stating€that€murder,€stealing,€assault,€and€drinking€alcohol€are€caused€byŠ P Šbirth€defects.€€That€would€lead€to€total€anarchy.€€Homosexuality€is€not€a€civil€right.€€It€is€sin€just€likeŠ <ģ Šmurder€and€stealing.€€Homosexuality€will€send€you€to€hell€just€like€murder€and€stealing€will.€€WouldŠ ( Ų Šyou€argue€that€someone€has€the€right€to€commit€murder?Š  Ä Šą  ąThere€is€never€any€good€mentioned€in€connection€with€Sodom.€€The€word€Sodom€occurs€48Š  ° Štimes€in€the€King€James€Bible.€€Sodom€is€first€mentioned€in€Genesis€10:19€in€connection€with€itsŠ ģ œ Šbeing€a€city€of€Hamššs€son€Canaan.€Remember€from€Genesis€9:25€that€a€curse€had€already€beenŠ Ų ˆ Špronounced€upon€Canaan€because€of€Ham€(Canaanššs€father)€looking€upon€Noahššs€nakednessŠ Ä t Š(Genesis€9:22).€€Canaan€must€have€had€some€part€in€this€event€for€the€curse€to€have€been€pronouncedŠ °` Šupon€him.€€We€know€from€Genesis€13:13€that€š šthe€men€of€Sodom€were€wicked€and€sinners€beforeŠ œL  Šthe€LORD€exceedinglyšš.€€We€also€know€from€Genesis€18:20€that€the€sin€of€Sodom€and€GomorrahŠ ˆ8  Šwas€š švery€grievousšš€before€the€Lord.€€From€Abrahamššs€plea€to€God€in€Genesis€18:23-33,€we€knowŠ t$  Šthat€there€were€not€even€ten€people€within€the€city€of€Sodom€that€were€not€given€over€to€the€sexualŠ `  Šperversion€of€the€city€of€Sodom.€€From€that€point€on,€we€know€that€the€city€of€Sodom€wasŠ Lü  Šexceedingly€wicked.€€It€was€so€wicked€that€the€sin€associated€with€it€became€known€as€sodomy.€Š 8č  ŠNow€let€us€read€the€story€in€Genesis€19€of€the€destruction€of€Sodom€and€Gomorrah€as€well€as€AdmahŠ $Ō  Šand€Zeboim€(Deuteronomy€29:23)Š Ą ŠĢą8  ąGenesis€19Šč˜Š Š  Šą8  ą1€And€there€came€two€angels€to€Sodom€at€even;€and€Lot€sat€in€the€gate€of€Sodom:Š Ō„ Šand€Lot€seeing€them€rose€up€to€meet€them;€and€he€bowed€himself€with€his€faceŠ Ąp Štoward€the€ground;€2€And€he€said,€Behold€now,€my€lords,€turn€in,€I€pray€you,€intoŠ ¬\ Šyour€servantššs€house,€and€tarry€all€night,€and€wash€your€feet,€and€ye€shall€rise€upŠ ˜H Šearly,€and€go€on€your€ways.€And€they€said,€Nay;€but€we€will€abide€in€the€street€allŠ „4 Šnight.€3€And€he€pressed€upon€them€greatly;€and€they€turned€in€unto€him,€and€enteredŠ p  Šinto€his€house;€and€he€made€them€a€feast,€and€did€bake€unleavened€bread,€and€theyŠ \  Šdid€eat.€4€But€before€they€lay€down,€the€men€of€the€city,€even€the€men€of€Sodom,Š Hų Šcompassed€the€house€round,€both€old€and€young,€all€the€people€from€every€quarter:Š 4 ä Š5€And€they€called€unto€Lot,€and€said€unto€him,€Where€are€the€men€which€came€in€toŠ  !Š Šthee€this€night?€bring€them€out€unto€us,€that€we€may€know€them.€6€And€Lot€went€outŠ  "¼ Šat€the€door€unto€them,€and€shut€the€door€after€him,€7€And€said,€I€pray€you,€brethren,Š ų"Ø Šdo€not€so€wickedly.€8€Behold€now,€I€have€two€daughters€which€have€not€known€man;Š ä#” Šlet€me,€I€pray€you,€bring€them€out€unto€you,€and€do€ye€to€them€as€is€good€in€yourŠ Š$€  Šeyes:€only€unto€these€men€do€nothing;€for€therefore€came€they€under€the€shadow€ofŠ ¼%l! Šmy€roof.€9€And€they€said,€Stand€back.€And€they€said€again,€This€one€fellow€came€inŠ Ø&X" Što€sojourn,€and€he€will€needs€be€a€judge:€now€will€we€deal€worse€with€thee,€than€withŠ ”'D # Šthem.€And€they€pressed€sore€upon€the€man,€even€Lot,€and€came€near€to€break€theŠ €(0!$ Šdoor.€10€But€the€men€put€forth€their€hand,€and€pulled€Lot€into€the€house€to€them,€andŠ l)"% Šshut€to€the€door.€11€And€they€smote€the€men€that€were€at€the€door€of€the€house€withŠ X*#& Šblindness,€both€small€and€great:€so€that€they€wearied€themselves€to€find€the€door.€12Š D+ō#' ŠAnd€the€men€said€unto€Lot,€Hast€thou€here€any€besides?€son€in€law,€and€thy€sons,€andŠ 0,ą$( Šthy€daughters,€and€whatsoever€thou€hast€in€the€city,€bring€them€out€of€this€place:€13Š P ŠFor€we€will€destroy€this€place,€because€the€cry€of€them€is€waxen€great€before€the€faceŠ <ģ Šof€the€LORD;€and€the€LORD€hath€sent€us€to€destroy€it.€14€And€Lot€went€out,€andŠ ( Ų Šspake€unto€his€sons€in€law,€which€married€his€daughters,€and€said,€Up,€get€you€outŠ  Ä Šof€this€place;€for€the€LORD€will€destroy€this€city.€But€he€seemed€as€one€that€mockedŠ  ° Šunto€his€sons€in€law.€15€And€when€the€morning€arose,€then€the€angels€hastened€Lot,Š ģ œ Šsaying,€Arise,€take€thy€wife,€and€thy€two€daughters,€which€are€here;€lest€thou€beŠ Ų ˆ Šconsumed€in€the€iniquity€of€the€city.€16€And€while€he€lingered,€the€men€laid€holdŠ Ä t Šupon€his€hand,€and€upon€the€hand€of€his€wife,€and€upon€the€hand€of€his€twoŠ °` Šdaughters;€the€LORD€being€merciful€unto€him:€and€they€brought€him€forth,€and€setŠ œL  Šhim€without€the€city.€17€And€it€came€to€pass,€when€they€had€brought€them€forthŠ ˆ8  Šabroad,€that€he€said,€Escape€for€thy€life;€look€not€behind€thee,€neither€stay€thou€in€allŠ t$  Šthe€plain;€escape€to€the€mountain,€lest€thou€be€consumed.€18€And€Lot€said€unto€them,Š `  ŠOh,€not€so,€my€Lord:€19€Behold€now,€thy€servant€hath€found€grace€in€thy€sight,€andŠ Lü  Šthou€hast€magnified€thy€mercy,€which€thou€hast€shewed€unto€me€in€saving€my€life;Š 8č  Šand€I€cannot€escape€to€the€mountain,€lest€some€evil€take€me,€and€I€die:€20€BeholdŠ $Ō  Šnow,€this€city€is€near€to€flee€unto,€and€it€is€a€little€one:€Oh,€let€me€escape€thither,€(isŠ Ą Šit€not€a€little€one?)€and€my€soul€shall€live.€21€And€he€said€unto€him,€See,€I€haveŠ ü¬ Šaccepted€thee€concerning€this€thing€also,€that€I€will€not€overthrow€this€city,€for€theŠ č˜ Šwhich€thou€hast€spoken.€22€Haste€thee,€escape€thither;€for€I€cannot€do€any€thing€tillŠ Ō„ Šthou€be€come€thither.€Therefore€the€name€of€the€city€was€called€Zoar.€23€The€sun€wasŠ Ąp Šrisen€upon€the€earth€when€Lot€entered€into€Zoar.€24€Then€the€LORD€rained€uponŠ ¬\ ŠSodom€and€upon€Gomorrah€brimstone€and€fire€from€the€LORD€out€of€heaven;€25Š ˜H ŠAnd€he€overthrew€those€cities,€and€all€the€plain,€and€all€the€inhabitants€of€the€cities,Š „4 Šand€that€which€grew€upon€the€ground.€26€But€his€wife€looked€back€from€behind€him,Š p  Šand€she€became€a€pillar€of€salt.€27€And€Abraham€gat€up€early€in€the€morning€to€theŠ \  Šplace€where€he€stood€before€the€LORD:€28€And€he€looked€toward€Sodom€andŠ Hų ŠGomorrah,€and€toward€all€the€land€of€the€plain,€and€beheld,€and,€lo,€the€smoke€of€theŠ 4 ä Šcountry€went€up€as€the€smoke€of€a€furnace.€29€And€it€came€to€pass,€when€GodŠ  !Š Šdestroyed€the€cities€of€the€plain,€that€God€remembered€Abraham,€and€sent€Lot€out€ofŠ  "¼ Šthe€midst€of€the€overthrow,€when€he€overthrew€the€cities€in€the€which€Lot€dwelt.€30Š ų"Ø ŠAnd€Lot€went€up€out€of€Zoar,€and€dwelt€in€the€mountain,€and€his€two€daughters€withŠ ä#” Šhim;€for€he€feared€to€dwell€in€Zoar:€and€he€dwelt€in€a€cave,€he€and€his€two€daughters.Š Š$€  Š31€And€the€firstborn€said€unto€the€younger,€Our€father€is€old,€and€there€is€not€a€manŠ ¼%l! Šin€the€earth€to€come€in€unto€us€after€the€manner€of€all€the€earth:€32€Come,€let€us€makeŠ Ø&X" Šour€father€drink€wine,€and€we€will€lie€with€him,€that€we€may€preserve€seed€of€ourŠ ”'D # Šfather.€33€And€they€made€their€father€drink€wine€that€night:€and€the€firstborn€went€in,Š €(0!$ Šand€lay€with€her€father;€and€he€perceived€not€when€she€lay€down,€nor€when€she€arose.Š l)"% Š34€And€it€came€to€pass€on€the€morrow,€that€the€firstborn€said€unto€the€younger,Š X*#& ŠBehold,€I€lay€yesternight€with€my€father:€let€us€make€him€drink€wine€this€night€also;Š D+ō#' Šand€go€thou€in,€and€lie€with€him,€that€we€may€preserve€seed€of€our€father.€35€AndŠ 0,ą$( Šthey€made€their€father€drink€wine€that€night€also:€and€the€younger€arose,€and€lay€withŠ P Šhim;€and€he€perceived€not€when€she€lay€down,€nor€when€she€arose.€36€Thus€wereŠ <ģ Šboth€the€daughters€of€Lot€with€child€by€their€father.€37€And€the€firstborn€bare€a€son,Š ( Ų Šand€called€his€name€Moab:€the€same€is€the€father€of€the€Moabites€unto€this€day.€38Š  Ä ŠAnd€the€younger,€she€also€bare€a€son,€and€called€his€name€Benammi:€the€same€is€theŠ  ° Šfather€of€the€children€of€Ammon€unto€this€day.Šģ œŠ Š  ŠĢą  ąGenesis€chapter€19€presents€one€of€the€most€sordid€events€recorded€in€Scripture.€€Verses€4Š Ä t Šthrough€7€describe€a€city€that€is€almost€totally€given€over€to€sexual€perversion.€€The€phrase€š šthat€weŠ °` Šmay€know€themšš€in€verse€5€and€the€phrase€š šdo€not€so€wickedlyšš€in€verse€7€means€that€they€wantedŠ œL  Što€know€them€sexually.€€Notice€from€verse€9€that€the€men€of€Sodom€€were€going€to€break€the€doorŠ ˆ8  Šdown€so€that€they€could€forcefully€sodomize€Lotššs€two€guests€(angels)€that€they€referred€to€as€men.€Š t$  ŠNotice€some€other€details€in€this€passage:Š `  ŠĢą8  ą1.ą0` Š Š ąLot€was€willing€to€sacrifice€at€least€two€of€his€virgin€daughters€to€theŠ 8č  Šsodomites€outside€his€door€(verse€8).€Š$Ō ` Š ` Š  Šą8  ą2.€€ą0` Š Š ąLot€also€had€at€least€two€other€daughters€in€the€city€of€Sodom€because€LotŠ Ą Šš šseemed€as€one€that€mocked€unto€his€sons€in€lawšš€(verse€14).Šü¬` Š ` Š  Šą8  ą3.€€ą0` Š Š ąLot€and€his€family€so€lingered€in€the€city€that€the€two€angels€š šlaid€hold€uponššŠ č˜ Šthe€hands€of€him€and€his€family€and€set€them€forcefully€outside€the€city€(verseŠ Ō„ Š16).€€€ŠĄp` Š ` Š  Šą8  ą4.€€ą0` Š Š ąLotššs€two€virgin€daughters€made€their€father€drunk€and€conceived€two€sonsŠ ¬\ Šby€their€father€Lot€(verses€31-38).€€As€Christians,€it€is€hard€for€us€to€evenŠ ˜H Šimagine€how€a€man€could€subject€his€family€to€the€sexually€perverted€horrorsŠ „4 Šof€Sodom,€lose€more€than€half€of€his€family€to€the€horrors€of€sexualŠ p  Šperversion,€see€the€city€of€Sodomššs€destruction€because€of€those€horrors,€andŠ \  Šstill€yet€conceive€two€children€by€his€own€daughters€following€thatŠ Hų Šdestruction.€€The€offspring€of€these€two€incestuous€relationships,€theŠ 4 ä ŠMoabites€and€Ammonites,€became€a€perpetual€thorn€in€the€side€of€GodššsŠ  !Š Špeople.€€Israel€was€constantly€at€war€with€them.€Š "¼` Š ` Š  Šą8  ą5.€€ą0` Š Š ąThe€sexual€perversion€of€Sodom,€Gomorrah,€Admah,€and€Zeboim€resulted€inŠ ų"Ø Šthe€total€destruction€of€everything€and€everybody€in€those€cities€(verses€24-25Š ä#” Šand€Deuteronomy€29:23).ŠŠ$€ ` Š ` Š  ŠĢą  ąThe€next€sexual€perversion€that€God€deals€with€is€that€of€beastiality.€€God€says€in€ExodusŠ Ø&X" Š22:19:Š ”'D # ŠĢą8  ąExodus€22:19Šl)"%Š Š  Šą8  ąWhosoever€lieth€with€a€beast€shall€surely€be€put€to€death.ŠX*#&Š Š  ŠĢBeastiality€is€men€and€women€having€sex€with€animals.€€That€is€what€the€phrase€š šWhosoever€liethŠ 0,ą$( Šwith€a€beast€meansšš.€€The€penalty€for€this€sin€was€death.Š P Šą  ąIn€Leviticus€18€God€establishes€€laws€for€governing€sexual€relations.€€Leviticus€20€establishesŠ <ģ ŠGodššs€penalties€for€violation€of€his€laws€governing€sexual€relations.€€The€Bible€uses€the€termŠ ( Ų Šš šuncovering€nakednessšš€to€refer€to€having€sexual€relations.€€In€the€Bible,€seeing€someoneššsŠ  Ä Šnakedness€means€to€violate€a€personššs€privacy€(Some€would€disagree€with€that€statement).€€Hence,Š  ° Što€look€upon€someoneššs€nakedness€€is€not€having€sexual€relations€with€them.€€Therefore,€the€sin€ofŠ ģ œ ŠHam€in€Genesis€9:22€did€not€involve€sexual€relations€with€his€father€Noah.€€However,€it€was€a€sinŠ Ų ˆ Što€look€upon€Noahššs€nakedness.€€€€Looking€upon€someoneššs€nakedness€was€a€sin€that€could€lead€toŠ Ä t Šactual€sexual€relations€and/or€unclean€thoughts.€€Pornography€is€looking€upon€someoneššs€nakedness.Š °` ŠAnother€problem€with€Ham€is€that€he€broadcast€what€he€had€seen.€€Another€question€that€arises€isŠ œL  Šwhy€was€ham€in€his€fatherššs€tent€to€start€with?€€Some€would€disagree€here€and€say€that€Canaanššs€andŠ ˆ8  ŠHamššs€sin€was€that€of€sodomy.€It€may€be€that€this€is€a€very€strong€statement€as€to€why€God€expectsŠ t$  Šmen€and€women€to€keep€their€nakedness€covered.€€Here,€it€resulted€in€a€curse.€€From€the€scripturesŠ `  Šthat€follow€we€will€also€see€that€witchcraft,€sorcery,€and€wizardry€were€associated€with€sexualŠ Lü  Šperversion€and€the€worship€of€pagan€gods.€€Now€let€us€look€at€Leviticus€chapters€18€and€20.Š 8č  ŠĢą8  ąLeviticus€18:6-30ŠĄŠ Š  Šą8  ą6€None€of€you€shall€approach€to€any€that€is€near€of€kin€to€him,€to€uncover€theirŠ ü¬ Šnakedness:€I€am€the€LORD.€7€The€nakedness€of€thy€father,€or€the€nakedness€of€thyŠ č˜ Šmother,€shalt€thou€not€uncover:€she€is€thy€mother;€thou€shalt€not€uncover€herŠ Ō„ Šnakedness.€8€The€nakedness€of€thy€fatherššs€wife€shalt€thou€not€uncover:€it€is€thyŠ Ąp Šfatherššs€nakedness.€9€The€nakedness€of€thy€sister,€the€daughter€of€thy€father,€orŠ ¬\ Šdaughter€of€thy€mother,€whether€she€be€born€at€home,€or€born€abroad,€even€theirŠ ˜H Šnakedness€thou€shalt€not€uncover.€10€The€nakedness€of€thy€sonššs€daughter,€or€of€thyŠ „4 Šdaughterššs€daughter,€even€their€nakedness€thou€shalt€not€uncover:€for€theirs€is€thineŠ p  Šown€nakedness.€11€The€nakedness€of€thy€fatherššs€wifeššs€daughter,€begotten€of€thyŠ \  Šfather,€she€is€thy€sister,€thou€shalt€not€uncover€her€nakedness.€12€Thou€shalt€notŠ Hų Šuncover€the€nakedness€of€thy€fatherššs€sister:€she€is€thy€fatherššs€near€kinswoman.€13Š 4 ä ŠThou€shalt€not€uncover€the€nakedness€of€thy€motherššs€sister:€for€she€is€thy€motherššsŠ  !Š Šnear€kinswoman.€14€Thou€shalt€not€uncover€the€nakedness€of€thy€fatherššs€brother,Š  "¼ Šthou€shalt€not€approach€to€his€wife:€she€is€thine€aunt.€15€Thou€shalt€not€uncover€theŠ ų"Ø Šnakedness€of€thy€daughter€in€law:€she€is€thy€sonššs€wife;€thou€shalt€not€uncover€herŠ ä#” Šnakedness.€16€Thou€shalt€not€uncover€the€nakedness€of€thy€brotherššs€wife:€it€is€thyŠ Š$€  Šbrotherššs€nakedness.€17€Thou€shalt€not€uncover€the€nakedness€of€a€woman€and€herŠ ¼%l! Šdaughter,€neither€shalt€thou€take€her€sonššs€daughter,€or€her€daughterššs€daughter,€toŠ Ø&X" Šuncover€her€nakedness;€for€they€are€her€near€kinswomen:€it€is€wickedness.€18€NeitherŠ ”'D # Šshalt€thou€take€a€wife€to€her€sister,€to€vex€her,€to€uncover€her€nakedness,€beside€theŠ €(0!$ Šother€in€her€life€time.€19€Also€thou€shalt€not€approach€unto€a€woman€to€uncover€herŠ l)"% Šnakedness,€as€long€as€she€is€put€apart€for€her€uncleanness.€20€Moreover€thou€shalt€notŠ X*#& Šlie€carnally€with€thy€neighbourššs€wife,€to€defile€thyself€with€her.€21€And€thou€shaltŠ D+ō#' Šnot€let€any€of€thy€seed€pass€through€the€fire€to€Molech,€neither€shalt€thou€profane€theŠ 0,ą$( Šname€of€thy€God:€I€am€the€LORD.€22€Thou€shalt€not€lie€with€mankind,€as€withŠ P Šwomankind:€it€is€abomination.€23€Neither€shalt€thou€lie€with€any€beast€to€defileŠ <ģ Šthyself€therewith:€neither€shall€any€woman€stand€before€a€beast€to€lie€down€thereto:Š ( Ų Šit€is€confusion.€24€Defile€not€ye€yourselves€in€any€of€these€things:€for€in€all€these€theŠ  Ä Šnations€are€defiled€which€I€cast€out€before€you:€25€And€the€land€is€defiled:€thereforeŠ  ° ŠI€do€visit€the€iniquity€thereof€upon€it,€and€the€land€itself€vomiteth€out€her€inhabitants.Š ģ œ Š26€Ye€shall€therefore€keep€my€statutes€and€my€judgments,€and€shall€not€commit€anyŠ Ų ˆ Šof€these€abominations;€neither€any€of€your€own€nation,€nor€any€stranger€thatŠ Ä t Šsojourneth€among€you:€27€(For€all€these€abominations€have€the€men€of€the€land€done,Š °` Šwhich€were€before€you,€and€the€land€is€defiled;)€28€That€the€land€spue€not€you€outŠ œL  Šalso,€when€ye€defile€it,€as€it€spued€out€the€nations€that€were€before€you.€29€ForŠ ˆ8  Šwhosoever€shall€commit€any€of€these€abominations,€even€the€souls€that€commit€themŠ t$  Šshall€be€cut€off€from€among€their€people.€30€Therefore€shall€ye€keep€mine€ordinance,Š `  Šthat€ye€commit€not€any€one€of€these€abominable€customs,€which€were€committedŠ Lü  Šbefore€you,€and€that€ye€defile€not€yourselves€therein:€I€am€the€LORD€your€God.Š8č Š Š  ŠĢą8  ąLeviticus€20:1-21,€27ŠĄŠ Š  Šą8  ą1€And€the€LORD€spake€unto€Moses,€saying,€2€Again,€thou€shalt€say€to€the€childrenŠ ü¬ Šof€Israel,€Whosoever€he€be€of€the€children€of€Israel,€or€of€the€strangers€that€sojournŠ č˜ Šin€Israel,€that€giveth€any€of€his€seed€unto€Molech;€he€shall€surely€be€put€to€death:€theŠ Ō„ Špeople€of€the€land€shall€stone€him€with€stones.€3€And€I€will€set€my€face€against€thatŠ Ąp Šman,€and€will€cut€him€off€from€among€his€people;€because€he€hath€given€of€his€seedŠ ¬\ Šunto€Molech,€to€defile€my€sanctuary,€and€to€profane€my€holy€name.€4€And€if€theŠ ˜H Špeople€of€the€land€do€any€ways€hide€their€eyes€from€the€man,€when€he€giveth€of€hisŠ „4 Šseed€unto€Molech,€and€kill€him€not:€5€Then€I€will€set€my€face€against€that€man,€andŠ p  Šagainst€his€family,€and€will€cut€him€off,€and€all€that€go€a€whoring€after€him,€toŠ \  Šcommit€whoredom€with€Molech,€from€among€their€people.€6€And€the€soul€thatŠ Hų Šturneth€after€such€as€have€familiar€spirits,€and€after€wizards,€to€go€a€whoring€afterŠ 4 ä Šthem,€I€will€even€set€my€face€against€that€soul,€and€will€cut€him€off€from€among€hisŠ  !Š Špeople.€7€Sanctify€yourselves€therefore,€and€be€ye€holy:€for€I€am€the€LORD€your€God.Š  "¼ Š8€And€ye€shall€keep€my€statutes,€and€do€them:€I€am€the€LORD€which€sanctify€you.Š ų"Ø Š9€For€every€one€that€curseth€his€father€or€his€mother€shall€be€surely€put€to€death:€heŠ ä#” Šhath€cursed€his€father€or€his€mother;€his€blood€shall€be€upon€him.€10€And€the€manŠ Š$€  Šthat€committeth€adultery€with€another€manššs€wife,€even€he€that€committeth€adulteryŠ ¼%l! Šwith€his€neighbourššs€wife,€the€adulterer€and€the€adulteress€shall€surely€be€put€toŠ Ø&X" Šdeath.€11€And€the€man€that€lieth€with€his€fatherššs€wife€hath€uncovered€his€fatherššsŠ ”'D # Šnakedness:€both€of€them€shall€surely€be€put€to€death;€their€blood€shall€be€upon€them.Š €(0!$ Š12€And€if€a€man€lie€with€his€daughter€in€law,€both€of€them€shall€surely€be€put€toŠ l)"% Šdeath:€they€have€wrought€confusion;€their€blood€shall€be€upon€them.€13€If€a€man€alsoŠ X*#& Šlie€with€mankind,€as€he€lieth€with€a€woman,€both€of€them€have€committed€anŠ D+ō#' Šabomination:€they€shall€surely€be€put€to€death;€their€blood€shall€be€upon€them.€14Š 0,ą$( ŠAnd€if€a€man€take€a€wife€and€her€mother,€it€is€wickedness:€they€shall€be€burnt€withŠ P Šfire,€both€he€and€they;€that€there€be€no€wickedness€among€you.€15€And€if€a€man€lieŠ <ģ Šwith€a€beast,€he€shall€surely€be€put€to€death:€and€ye€shall€slay€the€beast.€16€And€if€aŠ ( Ų Šwoman€approach€unto€any€beast,€and€lie€down€thereto,€thou€shalt€kill€the€woman,€andŠ  Ä Šthe€beast:€they€shall€surely€be€put€to€death;€their€blood€shall€be€upon€them.€17€AndŠ  ° Šif€a€man€shall€take€his€sister,€his€fatherššs€daughter,€or€his€motherššs€daughter,€and€seeŠ ģ œ Šher€nakedness,€and€she€see€his€nakedness;€it€is€a€wicked€thing;€and€they€shall€be€cutŠ Ų ˆ Šoff€in€the€sight€of€their€people:€he€hath€uncovered€his€sisterššs€nakedness;€he€shall€bearŠ Ä t Šhis€iniquity.€18€And€if€a€man€shall€lie€with€a€woman€having€her€sickness,€and€shallŠ °` Šuncover€her€nakedness;€he€hath€discovered€her€fountain,€and€she€hath€uncovered€theŠ œL  Šfountain€of€her€blood:€and€both€of€them€shall€be€cut€off€from€among€their€people.€19Š ˆ8  ŠAnd€thou€shalt€not€uncover€the€nakedness€of€thy€motherššs€sister,€nor€of€thy€fatherššsŠ t$  Šsister:€for€he€uncovereth€his€near€kin:€they€shall€bear€their€iniquity.€20€And€if€a€manŠ `  Šshall€lie€with€his€uncleššs€wife,€he€hath€uncovered€his€uncleššs€nakedness:€they€shallŠ Lü  Šbear€their€sin;€they€shall€die€childless.€21€And€if€a€man€shall€take€his€brotherššs€wife,Š 8č  Šit€is€an€unclean€thing:€he€hath€uncovered€his€brotherššs€nakedness;€they€shall€beŠ $Ō  Šchildless.ŠĄŠ Š  ŠĢą8  ąLeviticus€20:27Šč˜Š Š  Šą8  ą27€A€man€also€or€woman€that€hath€a€familiar€spirit,€or€that€is€a€wizard,€shall€surelyŠ Ō„ Šbe€put€to€death:€they€shall€stone€them€with€stones:€their€blood€shall€be€upon€them.ŠĄpŠ Š  ŠĢA€study€of€Leviticus€18€(the€rule)€€and€Leviticus€€20€(the€penalty)€reveals€the€following€about€GodššsŠ ˜H Šrules€for€human€sexual€conduct:Š „4 ŠĢą8  ą1.ą0` Š Š ąGod€forbids€sex€between€a€father€and€daughter€or€a€son€and€mother.€€TheŠ \  Špenalty€was€death€(Leviticus€18:7,€Leviticus€20:11).ŠHų` Š ` Š  Šą8  ą2.ą0` Š Š ąGod€forbids€sex€between€a€son€and€a€fatherššs€wife.€€The€penalty€was€death.€Š 4 ä Š(Leviticus€18:7,€Leviticus€20:11).Š !Š` Š ` Š  Šą8  ą3.ą0` Š Š ąGod€forbids€sex€between€brothers€and€sisters.€€He€shall€be€cut€off€(cast€out)inŠ  "¼ Šthe€sight€of€his€people€(Leviticus€18:9,€11;€Leviticus€20:17).Šų"Ø` Š ` Š  Šą8  ą4.ą0` Š Š ąGod€forbids€sex€between€a€grandfather€and€his€granddaughters€(LeviticusŠ ä#” Š18:10).ŠŠ$€ ` Š ` Š  Šą8  ą5.ą0` Š Š ąGod€forbids€men€to€have€sex€with€their€aunts€or€their€aunts-in-law.€€TheŠ ¼%l! Špenalty€was€dying€childless€(Leviticus€18:12-14,€Leviticus€20:19).ŠØ&X"` Š ` Š  Šą8  ą6.ą0` Š Š ąGod€forbids€sex€between€a€father-in-law€and€a€daughter-in-law.€€The€penaltyŠ ”'D # Šwas€death€(Leviticus€18:15,€Leviticus€20:12).Š€(0!$` Š ` Š  Šą8  ą7.ą0` Š Š ąGod€forbids€six€with€a€manššs€sister-in-law€except€in€the€role€as€kinsmanŠ l)"% Šredeemer.€€The€penalty€was€that€they€were€to€be€childless€(Leviticus€18:16,Š X*#& ŠLeviticus€20:21,€Deuteronomy€25:5).ŠD+ō#'` Š ` Š  Šą8  ą8.ą0` Š Š ąGod€forbids€sex€between€a€man€and€the€daughter€of€that€manššs€wife€or€theŠ 0,ą$( Šwifeššs€granddaughters.€€This€would€be€the€case€if€a€man€married€a€womanŠ P Šwho€already€had€children.€€In€such€a€case€the€man,€his€wife,€and€the€daughterŠ <ģ Šwere€to€be€put€to€death.€€This€obviously€applied€if€all€three€were€willingŠ ( Ų Šparticipants.€(Leviticus€18:17,€Leviticus€20:14).Š Ä` Š ` Š  Šą8  ą9.ą0` Š Š ąGod€forbids€sex€between€a€man€and€his€wifeššs€sister€while€the€wife€is€stillŠ  ° Šalive€(Leviticus€18:18).Šģ œ` Š ` Š  Šą8  ą10.ą0` Š Š ąGod€forbids€sex€during€a€womanššs€menstrual€cycle.€€Both€were€cut€off€fromŠ Ų ˆ Šamong€the€people€(Leviticus€18:19,€Leviticus€20:18).ŠÄ t` Š ` Š  Šą8  ą11.ą0` Š Š ąGod€forbids€sex€between€married€and€unmarried€people€(adultery).€€TheŠ °` Špenalty€for€both€was€death€(Leviticus€18:20,€Leviticus€20:10).ŠœL ` Š ` Š  Šą8  ą12.ą0` Š Š ąGod€forbids€sex€for€the€purpose€of€sacrificing€the€seed€(the€infant)€to€MolochŠ ˆ8  Š(an€idol).€The€penalty€was€death€(Leviticus€18:21,€Leviticus€20:1-5).Št$ ` Š ` Š  Šą8  ą13.ą0` Š Š ąGod€forbids€sex€between€a€man€and€a€man€or€sex€between€a€woman€and€aŠ `  Šwoman.€The€penalty€was€death€for€both€(Leviticus€18:22,€Leviticus€20:13)ŠLü ` Š ` Š  Šą8  ą14.ą0` Š Š ąGod€forbids€mankind€having€sex€with€animals.€€The€penalty€was€death€forŠ 8č  Šboth€the€animal€and€the€person€(Leviticus€18:23,€Leviticus€20:15-16,€ExodusŠ $Ō  Š22:19).ŠĄ` Š ` Š  Šą8  ą15.ą0` Š Š ąCommunication€with€familiar€spirits€and€the€practice€of€witchcraft,€sorcery,Š ü¬ Šand€wizardry€were€used€in€combination€with€sexual€perversion€andŠ č˜ Špromiscuity€in€the€worship€of€pagan€gods.€€The€vilest€part€of€this€debaucheryŠ Ō„ Šwas€sodomy.€€By€definition€communication€with€a€false€god€wasŠ Ąp Šcommunicating€with€familiar€spirits.€€The€penalty€for€this€sin€was€death.Š ¬\ Š(Leviticus€20:6,€Leviticus€20:7,€Deuteronomy€18:9-12)Š˜H` Š ` Š  Š€Ģą  ąMany€times€sodomites€will€jump€on€what€they€falsely€and€wickedly€perceive€to€be€theŠ p  Šinjustice€of€God€in€requiring€the€death€penalty€for€men€having€sex€with€men€and€women€having€sexŠ \  Šwith€women.€€They€only€see€what€they€want€to€see.€€See€again€the€discussion€just€completed.€€GodŠ Hų Šalso€required€the€death€penalty€for€the€following€offenses:€touching€mount€Sinai€(Exodus€19:12);Š 4 ä Šmurder€(Genesis€9:5-6;€Leviticus€24:17,€21;€Numbers€35:16,€17-18,21,€30-31);€smiting€or€cursingŠ  !Š Šoneššs€mother€or€father€(Exodus€21:15,€17;€Leviticus€20:9);€stealing€and€selling€a€man€(Exodus€21:16,Š  "¼ ŠDeuteronomy€24:7);€having€sex€with€animals€(Exodus€22:19;€Leviticus€20:15-16);€working€duringŠ ų"Ø Šor€defiling€the€Sabbath€(Exodus€31:14-15,€Numbers€15:35);€strangers€coming€nigh€the€tabernacleŠ ä#” Š(Numbers€1:51,€Numbers€3:10,€Numbers€3:38,€Numbers€18:7);€false€prophesying€(DeuteronomyŠ Š$€  Š13:5,€Deuteronomy€18:20);€practicing€idolatry€(Leviticus€20:2,€Deuteronomy€17:1-7);€adulteryŠ ¼%l! Š(Leviticus€20:10);€€practicing€witchcraft€and€dealing€with€familiar€spirits€and€wizards€(Exodus€22:18,Š Ø&X" ŠLeviticus€20:27);€rebellion€against€the€priest€and€the€judge€(Deuteronomy€17:12);€rape€(DeuteronomyŠ ”'D # Š22:25);€blaspheming€the€name€of€the€Lord€and€cursing€(Leviticus€24:14-16,23);€a€son€rebellingŠ €(0!$ Šagainst€his€mother€and€father€(Deuteronomy€€21:18-21);€fornication,€or,€sex€outside€marriageŠ l)"% Š(Deuteronomy€22:21);€and€finally€a€man€having€voluntary€sex€with€a€virgin€that€is€engaged€toŠ X*#& Šanother€man€(Deuteronomy€22:23)€€All€this€proves€that€the€wages,€or€the€penalty,€for€sin€is€deathŠ D+ō#' Š(Romans€6:23).€€If€you€want€deliverance€from€the€wages€of€sin€turn€from€your€sin€(repent)€and€putŠ 0,ą$( Šyour€faith€and€trust€in€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€.€Š P Šą  ąMany€times€the€infant€children€of€those€who€were€involved€in€the€sexual€perversion€thatŠ <ģ Šoccurred€in€the€worship€of€pagan€gods€were€sacrificed€unto€those€pagan€gods.€€These€infants€wereŠ ( Ų Šburnt€to€death.€€Many€times€the€end€of€sexual€perversion€is€inflicting€pain€upon€others€and€self.€€ItŠ  Ä Šis€a€product€of€a€mind€that€is€totally€given€over€to€Satan.€€It€is€also€a€perfect€picture€of€the€depravityŠ  ° Šof€man.Š ģ œ Šą  ąThe€next€sexual€issue€that€God€deals€with€is€the€abomination€of€cross€dressing.€€God€says€inŠ Ų ˆ ŠDeuteronomy€22:5:Š Ä t ŠĢą8  ąDeuteronomy€22:5ŠœL Š Š  Šą8  ąThe€woman€shall€not€wear€that€which€pertaineth€unto€a€man,€neither€shall€a€man€putŠ ˆ8  Šon€a€womanššs€garment:€for€all€that€do€so€are€abomination€unto€the€LORD€thy€God.Št$ Š Š  ŠĢOne€of€the€marks€of€a€sodomite€is€a€man€that€will€dress€like€a€woman€and€a€woman€that€will€dressŠ Lü  Šlike€a€man.€€This€is€a€Biblical€standard€that€Satan€has€been€tearing€down€for€decades€in€the€televisionŠ 8č  Šand€movie€cesspools€and€the€sodomite€dominated€fashion€design€industry.€€It€started€in€the€televisionŠ $Ō  Šindustry€by€dressing€men€up€as€women€and€then€poking€fun€at€them€and€laughing€about€it.€€We€willŠ Ą Šguarantee€you€that€God€is€not€amused€by€it.€€He€calls€it€an€abomination.€€Sodomy€and€cross€dressingŠ ü¬ Šare€an€abomination€unto€God.€€God€does€not€want€his€children€to€dress€in€a€manner€that€does€notŠ č˜ Šclearly€identify€them€as€either€male€or€female.€€God€does€not€want€the€world€to€mistake€his€childrenŠ Ō„ Šfor€sodomites.Š Ąp Šą  ąIn€the€very€next€chapter€of€Deuteronomy€God€deals€again€with€the€issue€of€sodomy.€€He€says:Š ¬\ Šą8  ąŠ Š Š  Šą8  ąDeuteronomy€23:17Š„4Š Š  Šą8  ą17€There€shall€be€no€whore€of€the€daughters€of€Israel,€nor€a€sodomite€of€the€sons€ofŠ p  ŠIsrael.Š\ Š Š  ŠĢFor€those€of€you€who€do€not€have€a€1611€King€James€Bible€that€has€kept€the€marginal€notes€andŠ 4 ä Šcross€references€you€will€not€be€able€to€verify€this€statement.€€The€1611€King€James€Bible€€and€mostŠ  !Š Šcenter€column€reference€editions€of€Cambridge€King€James€Bibles€have€the€original€King€JamesŠ  "¼ Štranslatorsšš€marginal€notes€and€cross€references€in€them.€€The€marginal€note€on€the€word€š šwhoreššŠ ų"Ø Šin€verse€17€is€š šsodomitessšš.€€In€other€words€the€whore€that€is€the€subject€of€Deuteronomy€23:17,€isŠ ä#” Ša€female€sodomite€that€prostitutes€herself€to€other€females.Š Š$€  Šą  ąGod€again€deals€with€sexual€perversion€in€Deuteronomy€27€where€we€read:Š ¼%l! Š€Ģą8  ąDeuteronomy€27:20-23Š”'D #Š Š  Šą8  ą20€Cursed€be€he€that€lieth€with€his€fatherššs€wife;€because€he€uncovereth€his€fatherššsŠ €(0!$ Šskirt.€And€all€the€people€shall€say,€Amen.€21€Cursed€be€he€that€lieth€with€any€mannerŠ l)"% Šof€beast.€And€all€the€people€shall€say,€Amen.€22€Cursed€be€he€that€lieth€with€hisŠ X*#& Šsister,€the€daughter€of€his€father,€or€the€daughter€of€his€mother.€And€all€the€peopleŠ D+ō#' Šshall€say,€Amen.€23€Cursed€be€he€that€lieth€with€his€mother€in€law.€And€all€the€peopleŠ 0,ą$( Šshall€say,€Amen.ŠPŠ Š  ŠĢThese€verses€in€Deuteronomy€27€again€deal€with€incest€(verses€20€and€22),€bestiality€(verse€21),€andŠ ( Ų Šadultery€(verse€23).€€God€pronounced€a€curse€upon€all€those€that€took€part€in€these€abominations.Š  Ä Šą  ąThe€events€in€Judges€19€stand€right€up€next€to€the€events€in€Genesis€19€as€events€that€will€liveŠ  ° Šin€Biblical€infamy.€€Both€of€these€events€brought€a€very€painful€judgement€upon€those€involved€inŠ ģ œ Šthem€that€would€have€to€be€classified€with€the€greatest€man€caused€tragedies€in€world€history.€€BothŠ Ų ˆ Šof€these€were€driven€by€Godššs€judgement€on€sodomy.€€Let€us€take€a€look€at€Judges€chapter€19:Š Ä t ŠĢą8  ąJudges€19:22-30ŠœL Š Š  Šą8  ą22€Now€as€they€were€making€their€hearts€merry,€behold,€the€men€of€the€city,€certainŠ ˆ8  Šsons€of€Belial,€beset€the€house€round€about,€and€beat€at€the€door,€and€spake€to€theŠ t$  Šmaster€of€the€house,€the€old€man,€saying,€Bring€forth€the€man€that€came€into€thineŠ `  Šhouse,€that€we€may€know€him.€23€And€the€man,€the€master€of€the€house,€went€outŠ Lü  Šunto€them,€and€said€unto€them,€Nay,€my€brethren,€nay,€I€pray€you,€do€not€soŠ 8č  Šwickedly;€seeing€that€this€man€is€come€into€mine€house,€do€not€this€folly.€24€Behold,Š $Ō  Šhere€is€my€daughter€a€maiden,€and€his€concubine;€them€I€will€bring€out€now,€andŠ Ą Šhumble€ye€them,€and€do€with€them€what€seemeth€good€unto€you:€but€unto€this€manŠ ü¬ Šdo€not€so€vile€a€thing.€25€But€the€men€would€not€hearken€to€him:€so€the€man€took€hisŠ č˜ Šconcubine,€and€brought€her€forth€unto€them;€and€they€knew€her,€and€abused€her€allŠ Ō„ Šthe€night€until€the€morning:€and€when€the€day€began€to€spring,€they€let€her€go.€26Š Ąp ŠThen€came€the€woman€in€the€dawning€of€the€day,€and€fell€down€at€the€door€of€theŠ ¬\ Šmanššs€house€where€her€lord€was,€till€it€was€light.€27€And€her€lord€rose€up€in€theŠ ˜H Šmorning,€and€opened€the€doors€of€the€house,€and€went€out€to€go€his€way:€and,€behold,Š „4 Šthe€woman€his€concubine€was€fallen€down€at€the€door€of€the€house,€and€her€handsŠ p  Šwere€upon€the€threshold.€28€And€he€said€unto€her,€Up,€and€let€us€be€going.€But€noneŠ \  Šanswered.€Then€the€man€took€her€up€upon€an€ass,€and€the€man€rose€up,€and€gat€himŠ Hų Šunto€his€place.€29€And€when€he€was€come€into€his€house,€he€took€a€knife,€and€laidŠ 4 ä Šhold€on€his€concubine,€and€divided€her,€together€with€her€bones,€into€twelve€pieces,Š  !Š Šand€sent€her€into€all€the€coasts€of€Israel.€30€And€it€was€so,€that€all€that€saw€it€said,Š  "¼ ŠThere€was€no€such€deed€done€nor€seen€from€the€day€that€the€children€of€Israel€cameŠ ų"Ø Šup€out€of€the€land€of€Egypt€unto€this€day:€consider€of€it,€take€advice,€and€speak€yourŠ ä#” Šminds.ŠŠ$€ Š Š  ŠĢOnce€again€we€see€those€fateful€expressions€š šthat€we€may€know€himšš€and€š šdo€not€so€wickedlyšš€(SeeŠ Ø&X" Šagain€Genesis€19:5-6).€€These€sodomite€men€were€not€interested€in€the€women.€€They€wanted€to€haveŠ ”'D # Šsex€with€the€man.€€Once€again€we€have€a€man€offering€up€two€innocent€women€to€appease€the€violentŠ €(0!$ Šsodomites€at€the€door€(See€again€Genesis€19:8).€€The€sodomites€were€given€the€visitorššs€concubineŠ l)"% Šand€they€sexually€abused€her€to€death.€€We€are€not€quite€sure€why€the€Levite€cut€his€dead€concubineŠ X*#& Šup€into€twelve€pieces,€but€we€know€that€it€was€a€vile€act€in€itself.€€We€know€from€Judges€19:30€thatŠ D+ō#' Šthis€was€a€unique€event€in€the€history€of€Israel€since€the€Exodus€from€Egypt.€€€The€events€in€JudgesŠ 0,ą$( Šchapter€19€became€so€well€known€that€there€was€€a€proverb€in€Israel€that€stated:ššas€in€the€days€ofŠ P ŠGibeahšš.€€It€was€quoted€in€Hosea€9:9€and€10:9.€€This€one€horrific€incident€of€sodomy€was€the€strawŠ <ģ Šthat€broke€the€camelššs€back.€€It€resulted€in€judgement€that€brought€civil€war€in€Israel€because€the€tribeŠ ( Ų Šof€Benjamin€refused€to€surrender€the€sodomites€who€were€responsible€for€the€death€of€the€concubineŠ  Ä Š(Judges€20:12-15).€€The€carnage€that€resulted€caused€40,000€deaths€in€Israel€(Judges€20:21,€25)€andŠ  ° Š25,000€deaths€in€the€tribe€of€Benjamin€(Judges€20:46).€€This€amounted€to€94%€of€the€men€in€the€tribeŠ ģ œ Šof€Benjamin€and€10%€of€the€men€in€the€tribes€of€Israel.€€This€amounts€to€65,000€deaths€not€includingŠ Ų ˆ Šthose€in€Jabeshgilead.€€The€root€cause€of€this€whole€incident€was€sodomy.Š Ä t Šą  ąFirst€Kings€14€is€the€first€place€in€the€recorded€history€of€the€kings€of€Israel€where€God€dealtŠ °` Šwith€a€national€issue€of€sodomy.€€Do€you€remember€all€the€way€back€to€the€sordid€events€at€the€endŠ œL  Šof€Genesis€19€where€Lot€conceived€sons€of€his€own€daughters€following€the€destruction€of€Sodom?€Š ˆ8  ŠSome€of€the€fruit€of€that€wickedness€shows€up€here.€€Notice€that€Rehoboamššs€mother€was€anŠ t$  ŠAmmonitess.Š `  ŠĢą8  ą1€Kings€14:21-26Š8č Š Š  Šą8  ą21€And€Rehoboam€the€son€of€Solomon€reigned€in€Judah.€Rehoboam€was€forty€andŠ $Ō  Šone€years€old€when€he€began€to€reign,€and€he€reigned€seventeen€years€in€Jerusalem,Š Ą Šthe€city€which€the€LORD€did€choose€out€of€all€the€tribes€of€Israel,€to€put€his€nameŠ ü¬ Šthere.€And€his€motherššs€name€was€Naamah€an€Ammonitess.€22€And€Judah€did€evilŠ č˜ Šin€the€sight€of€the€LORD,€and€they€provoked€him€to€jealousy€with€their€sins€whichŠ Ō„ Šthey€had€committed,€above€all€that€their€fathers€had€done.€23€For€they€also€built€themŠ Ąp Šhigh€places,€and€images,€and€groves,€on€every€high€hill,€and€under€every€green€tree.Š ¬\ Š24€And€there€were€also€sodomites€in€the€land:€and€they€did€according€to€all€theŠ ˜H Šabominations€of€the€nations€which€the€LORD€cast€out€before€the€children€of€Israel.Š „4 Š25€And€it€came€to€pass€in€the€fifth€year€of€king€Rehoboam,€that€Shishak€king€ofŠ p  ŠEgypt€came€up€against€Jerusalem:€26€And€he€took€away€the€treasures€of€the€house€ofŠ \  Šthe€LORD,€and€the€treasures€of€the€kingššs€house;€he€even€took€away€all:€and€he€tookŠ Hų Šaway€all€the€shields€of€gold€which€Solomon€had€made.Š4 äŠ Š  ŠĢBecause€of€the€idolatry€and€the€sodomy€connected€to€it,€God€brought€judgement€upon€the€nation€ofŠ  "¼ ŠJudah.€€King€Shishak€of€Egypt€invaded€Judah€and€sacked€Jerusalem€and€took€away€all€the€gold€andŠ ų"Ø Štreasures€from€both€the€kingššs€house€and€the€house€of€the€Lord€(verses€25-26).Š ä#” Šą  ąThe€next€three€incidents€dealing€with€sodomy€in€the€nation€of€Judah€take€on€somewhat€of€aŠ Š$€  Špositive€note€in€that€they€show€that€God€rewards€obedience€to€his€commandments€to€remove€sodomyŠ ¼%l! Šout€of€the€land.€€These€were€some€of€the€best€times€in€the€history€of€the€nation€of€Judah.€€TheyŠ Ø&X" Šinvolve€the€good€kings€Asa,€Jehoshaphat,€and€Josiah.€€The€total€of€their€reigns€covers€97€years.€€IŠ ”'D # ŠKings€15:12€makes€this€statement:Š €(0!$ ŠĢą8  ą1€Kings€15:12ŠX*#&Š Š  Šą8  ą12€And€he€took€away€the€sodomites€out€of€the€land,€and€removed€all€the€idols€that€hisŠ D+ō#' Šfathers€had€made.Š0,ą$(Š Š  Š‡This€was€a€statement€about€King€Asa.€€There€was€a€period€of€peace€for€the€first€ten€years€of€the€reignŠ P Šof€Asa€followed€by€a€great€military€victory€over€Zerah€the€Ethiopian.€€This€was€one€of€greatestŠ <ģ Šmilitary€campaigns€in€the€history€of€the€world.€Asaššs€army€was€outnumbered€by€almost€2€to€1€andŠ ( Ų ŠGod€gave€him€one€of€the€greatest€military€victories€in€the€history€of€the€world.€€Zerahššs€army€thatŠ  Ä Šcame€against€Asa€was€one-million€strong€(2€Chronicles€14:9).€€Asaššs€army€numbered€580,000€(2Š  ° ŠChronicles€14:8).€€Asa€was€a€king€of€Judah.€€Asa€reigned€for€41€years.€The€following€ScripturesŠ ģ œ Šcover€the€reign€of€Asa:€1€Kings€15,€1€Kings€16,€2€Chronicles€14,€2€Chronicles€15,€2€Chronicles€16.Š Ų ˆ ŠĢThe€following€statement€was€made€about€Jehoshaphat,€king€of€Judah:Š °` Š€Ģą8  ą1€Kings€22:46Šˆ8 Š Š  Šą8  ą46€And€the€remnant€of€the€sodomites,€which€remained€in€the€days€of€his€father€Asa,Š t$  Šhe€took€out€of€the€land.Š` Š Š  ŠĢWe€know€from€verse€46€above€that€Jehoshaphat€was€the€son€of€Asa€(See€also€1€Kings€15:24).€Š 8č  ŠJehoshaphat€reigned€25€years.€€According€to€1€Kings€22:43,€2€Chronicles€17:3-4,€and€2€ChroniclesŠ $Ō  Š20:32,€€Jehoshaphat€was€a€Godly€king€that€did€that€which€was€right€in€the€eyes€of€the€Lord.€€AnotherŠ Ą Šsignificant€statement€was€that€in€1€Kings€22:46€where€it€is€stated€that€he€took€the€sodomites€out€ofŠ ü¬ Šthe€land.€€He€also€sent€priests,€Levites,€and€teachers€throughout€Judah€teaching€and€proclaiming€theŠ č˜ Šword€of€God.€€According€to€2€Chronicles€17:14-18,€he€fielded€an€army€of€1,160,000€men.€€That€wasŠ Ō„ Ša€huge€army€for€its€day.€€God€put€Jehoshaphat€above€most€of€the€of€the€rest€of€the€kings€of€Israel€andŠ Ąp ŠJudah.€€He€ranked€among€the€top€six€of€the€greatest€kings€in€Israel€and€Judah.€€This€group€includedŠ ¬\ ŠDavid,€Solomon,€Hezekiah,€Asa€(his€father),€Jehoshaphat,€and€Josiah.€€All€this€happened€becauseŠ ˜H Šhe€did€that€which€was€right€in€the€eyes€of€the€Lord€and€took€away€the€sodomites€out€of€the€land.€€ToŠ „4 Šread€the€rest€of€the€story€of€Jehoshaphatššs€reign€read€1€Kings€22,€2€Chronicles€17,€2€Chronicles€18,Š p  Š2€Chronicles€19,€and€2€Chronicles€20.Š \  ŠĢą  ąThe€following€statement€was€made€about€Josiah,€king€of€Judah:Š 4 ä ŠĢą8  ą2€Kings€23:7Š "¼Š Š  Šą8  ą7€And€he€brake€down€the€houses€of€the€sodomites,€that€were€by€the€house€of€theŠ ų"Ø ŠLORD,€where€the€women€wove€hangings€for€the€grove.Šä#”Š Š  ŠĢJosiah€reigned€for€31€years€in€Judah.€€Perhaps€the€greatest€short€term€revival€in€the€history€of€IsraelŠ ¼%l! Šand€Judah€took€place€during€the€reign€of€Josiah.€€We€know€from€the€Scriptures€that€the€singleŠ Ø&X" Šgreatest€Passover€in€the€history€of€Israel€and€Judah€took€place€during€the€reign€of€Josiah€(2€KingsŠ ”'D # Š23:22).€€€Josiah€tore€down€the€houses€of€the€sodomites,€put€the€workers€with€familiar€spirits€andŠ €(0!$ Šwizards€out€of€the€land,€and€destroyed€the€images,€idols,€and€abominations€that€were€found€in€Judah.Š l)"% ŠJosiah€also€purged€and€rebuilt€the€house€of€the€Lord.€€It€is€significant€that€this€great€revival€only€tookŠ X*#& Šplace€after€he€dealt€with€the€idolatry€in€the€land€and€tore€down€the€houses€of€the€sodomites€that€wereŠ D+ō#' Šright€next€door€to€the€house€of€the€Lord.€€Another€amazing€thing€in€the€events€surrounding€the€reignŠ 0,ą$( Šof€Josiah€is€that€the€prophecy€given€369€years€before€in€1€Kings€13:1-2€was€fulfilled€to€the€letter€inŠ P Š2€Kings€23:17-18.Š <ģ Šą  ąThis€is€the€last€mention€of€the€sodomites€specifically€in€the€Old€Testament€though€theirŠ ( Ų Šactions€were€dealt€with€many€times€in€the€prophets€and€in€the€books€of€the€kings€(Samuel,€Kings,Š  Ä Šand€Chronicles)€when€speaking€of€the€abominations€of€the€heathen.Š  ° Šą  ąThe€clearest€statement€against€homosexuality€and/or€sodomy€in€the€New€Testament€is€fromŠ ģ œ ŠRomans€chapter€1.€€It€is€very€clear€in€the€text€that€homosexuality€and€sodomy€end€in€being€turnedŠ Ų ˆ Šover€to€a€reprobate€mind.Š Ä t ŠĢą8  ąRomans€1:18-32ŠœL Š Š  Šą8  ą18€For€the€wrath€of€God€is€revealed€from€heaven€against€all€ungodliness€andŠ ˆ8  Šunrighteousness€of€men,€who€hold€the€truth€in€unrighteousness;€19€Because€thatŠ t$  Šwhich€may€be€known€of€God€is€manifest€in€them;€for€God€hath€shewed€it€unto€them.Š `  Š20€For€the€invisible€things€of€him€from€the€creation€of€the€world€are€clearly€seen,Š Lü  Šbeing€understood€by€the€things€that€are€made,€even€his€eternal€power€and€Godhead;Š 8č  Šso€that€they€are€without€excuse:€21€Because€that,€when€they€knew€God,€they€glorifiedŠ $Ō  Šhim€not€as€God,€neither€were€thankful;€but€became€vain€in€their€imaginations,€andŠ Ą Štheir€foolish€heart€was€darkened.€22€Professing€themselves€to€be€wise,€they€becameŠ ü¬ Šfools,€23€And€changed€the€glory€of€the€uncorruptible€God€into€an€image€made€likeŠ č˜ Što€corruptible€man,€and€to€birds,€and€fourfooted€beasts,€and€creeping€things.€24Š Ō„ ŠWherefore€God€also€gave€them€up€to€uncleanness€through€the€lusts€of€their€ownŠ Ąp Šhearts,€to€dishonour€their€own€bodies€between€themselves:€25€Who€changed€the€truthŠ ¬\ Šof€God€into€a€lie,€and€worshipped€and€served€the€creature€more€than€the€Creator,€whoŠ ˜H Šis€blessed€for€ever.€Amen.€26€For€this€cause€God€gave€them€up€unto€vile€affections:Š „4 Šfor€even€their€women€did€change€the€natural€use€into€that€which€is€against€nature:€27Š p  ŠAnd€likewise€also€the€men,€leaving€the€natural€use€of€the€woman,€burned€in€their€lustŠ \  Šone€toward€another;€men€with€men€working€that€which€is€unseemly,€and€receivingŠ Hų Šin€themselves€that€recompence€of€their€error€which€was€meet.€28€And€even€as€theyŠ 4 ä Šdid€not€like€to€retain€God€in€their€knowledge,€God€gave€them€over€to€a€reprobateŠ  !Š Šmind,€to€do€those€things€which€are€not€convenient;€29€Being€filled€with€allŠ  "¼ Šunrighteousness,€fornication,€wickedness,€covetousness,€maliciousness;€full€of€envy,Š ų"Ø Šmurder,€debate,€deceit,€malignity;€whisperers,€30€Backbiters,€haters€of€God,Š ä#” Šdespiteful,€proud,€boasters,€inventors€of€evil€things,€disobedient€to€parents,€31Š Š$€  ŠWithout€understanding,€covenantbreakers,€without€natural€affection,€implacable,Š ¼%l! Šunmerciful:€32€Who€knowing€the€judgment€of€God,€that€they€which€commit€suchŠ Ø&X" Šthings€are€worthy€of€death,€not€only€do€the€same,€but€have€pleasure€in€them€that€doŠ ”'D # Šthem.Š€(0!$Š Š  ŠĢIn€this€passage€from€Romans€chapter€1€God€is€very€specific€in€his€condemnation€of€unnatural€sexualŠ X*#& Šacts€(sodomy).€€From€the€progression€in€Romans€1,€you€can€see€that€men€and€women€fall€into€theseŠ D+ō#' Šunnatural€sexual€acts€because€they€have€rejected€God€(verses€18-22).€€Notice€in€verse€21€that€theirŠ 0,ą$( Šhearts€became€darkened.€€After€their€hearts€were€darkened,€they€became€fools€and€started€worshipingŠ P Šthemselves€(corruptible€man).€€In€verse€24,€the€progression€into€sodomy€is€completed€when€theyŠ <ģ Šdishonor€their€own€bodies€between€themselves.€€In€verse€25,€they€started€worshiping€and€servingŠ ( Ų Štheir€unnatural€sexual€desires€until€God€gives€them€up€to€their€vile€affections€(sodomy)€in€verse€26.€Š  Ä ŠAgain€in€verse€26,€the€women€are€shown€to€be€having€sexual€relationships€with€other€women.€€MenŠ  ° Šare€shown€to€be€having€sexual€relationships€with€men€in€verse€27.€€Note€that€it€was€a€four€stageŠ ģ œ Šprogression€into€the€sodomite€lifestyle:Š Ų ˆ ŠĢą8  ą1.€The€men€left€or€rejected€God;Š°`Š Š  Šą8  ą2.€The€men€left€the€natural€use€of€the€woman;ŠœL Š Š  Šą8  ą3.€Men€burned€in€their€lust€for€other€men;Šˆ8 Š Š  Šą8  ą4.€Men€were€lying€with€men€sexually.Št$ Š Š  ŠĢą  ąNote€that€the€word€natural€is€used€3€different€times€in€this€passage€and€the€word€nature€isŠ Lü  Šused€once.€€It€is€not€natural€that€men€would€have€sex€with€men€and€women€would€have€sex€withŠ 8č  Šwomen.€€God€himself€said€in€verse€26€that€same€sex€relationships€are€AGAINST€nature.€€Verse€27Š $Ō  Šalso€says€that€God€is€just€in€turning€them€over€to€a€reprobate€mind€in€verse€28.€€It€says€that€theyŠ Ą Šreceive€€recompence€of€their€error€which€is€meet.€That€word€meet€means€proper€and€right.€€In€verseŠ ü¬ Š28,€the€phrase€š što€do€those€things€that€are€not€convenientšš€also€refers€to€unnatural€acts€of€sex.€Š č˜ Šą  ąWhat€does€the€term€reprobate€mind€mean?€€A€short€definition€would€be€that€it€is€a€searedŠ Ō„ Šconscious€that€is€unable€to€respond€to€God.€Paul€uses€the€term€reprobate€several€times.€€It€is€onceŠ Ąp Šagain€associated€with€the€term€without€natural€affection€in€1€Timothy€3:1-9.€€In€Titus€1:15-16,€theŠ ¬\ Šterm€reprobate€is€associated€with€an€abomination€and€a€defiled€(seared)€mind€and€conscience.€€WhenŠ ˜H Ša€man€or€a€woman€gets€turned€over€to€a€reprobate€mind€they€cannot€be€saved€because€they€haveŠ „4 Šrejected€God.€€Because€they€have€rejected€God,€God€has€rejected€them.€€€The€term€reprobate€is€usedŠ p  Šin€Jeremiah€6:30€in€relation€to€those€that€God€has€rejected.€Notice€that€when€an€individual€getsŠ \  Šturned€over€to€a€reprobate€mind€that€the€progression€into€sin€gets€deeper€and€deeper€(verses€29-31).€Š Hų ŠThe€word€implacable€in€verse€31€means€that€an€individual€that€has€been€turned€over€to€a€reprobateŠ 4 ä Šmind€cannot€be€persuaded€that€what€they€are€doing€is€wrong.€€The€dictionary€definition€of€implacableŠ  !Š Šis€š šincapable€of€being€appeased€or€changedšš.€€In€a€sense,€it€summarizes€a€reprobate€mind.€€We€seeŠ  "¼ Šin€verse€31€that€the€sodomites€are€without€natural€affection€and€unmerciful.€€That€is€why€ChristiansŠ ų"Ø Šand€Jews€have€suffered€many€š šhate€crimesšš€at€the€hands€of€sodomites.€Many€of€the€Nazis€wereŠ ä#” Šsodomites.€€As€a€group,€the€sodomites€are€the€most€violent€people€in€the€world.€€It€is€because€theyŠ Š$€  Šare€unmerciful€and€without€natural€affection.€€Romans€1:32€shows€that€the€end€of€the€sodomiteŠ ¼%l! Šlifestyle€is€the€judgement€of€God€and€death.Š Ø&X" ŠĢą  ąPaul€once€again€deals€with€sexual€perversion€in€1€Corinthians€6:9€where€he€says:Š €(0!$ ŠĢą8  ą1€Corinthians€6:9ŠX*#&Š Š  Šą8  ą9€Know€ye€not€that€the€unrighteous€shall€not€inherit€the€kingdom€of€God?€Be€notŠ D+ō#' Šdeceived:€neither€fornicators,€nor€idolaters,€nor€adulterers,€nor€effeminate,€norŠ 0,ą$( Šabusers€of€themselves€with€mankind,ŠPŠ Š  ŠĢI€want€to€remind€you€again€that€the€Bible€looks€upon€any€sex€outside€of€a€marriage€between€one€manŠ ( Ų Šand€one€woman€as€being€a€perversion€of€Godššs€gift€of€sex.€€In€verse€9€above,€four€sexual€sins€areŠ  Ä Šidentified.€€Two€of€these€sins,€men€being€effeminate€and€men€being€abusers€of€themselves€with€otherŠ  ° Šmen,€are€talking€about€homosexuality€(sodomy).Š ģ œ ŠĢColossians€3:5-6€says:Š Ä t ŠĢą8  ąColossians€3:5-6ŠœL Š Š  Šą8  ą5€Mortify€therefore€your€members€which€are€upon€the€earth;€fornication,€uncleanness,Š ˆ8  Šinordinate€affection,€evil€concupiscence,€and€covetousness,€which€is€idolatry:€6€ForŠ t$  Šwhich€thingsšš€sake€the€wrath€of€God€cometh€on€the€children€of€disobedience:Š` Š Š  ŠĢInordinate€affection€is€defined€as€depraved€and€vile€passion.€€It€is€once€again€a€reference€to€sexualŠ 8č  Šperversion.€€Inordinate€affection€is€identified€as€one€of€those€sins€that€bring€the€judgement€of€GodŠ $Ō  Šon€those€who€are€guilty€of€them.Š Ą ŠĢ1€Timothy€1:9-10€says:Š č˜ ŠĢą8  ą1€Timothy€1:9-10ŠĄpŠ Š  Šą8  ą9€Knowing€this,€that€the€law€is€not€made€for€a€righteous€man,€but€for€the€lawless€andŠ ¬\ Šdisobedient,€for€the€ungodly€and€for€sinners,€for€unholy€and€profane,€for€murderersŠ ˜H Šof€fathers€and€murderers€of€mothers,€for€manslayers,€10€For€whoremongers,€for€themŠ „4 Šthat€defile€themselves€with€mankind,€for€menstealers,€for€liars,€for€perjured€persons,Š p  Šand€if€there€be€any€other€thing€that€is€contrary€to€sound€doctrine.Š\ Š Š  ŠĢCondemnation€of€acts€of€sexual€perversion€are€a€constant€theme€of€the€Holy€Ghost€inspired€writingsŠ 4 ä Šof€the€Apostle€Paul.€€Here€in€one€of€the€final€books€that€he€wrote€he€once€again€condemns€those€thatŠ  !Š Šdefile€themselves€with€mankind.€€€€Š  "¼ Šą  ąThe€first€mention€of€sodomy€in€the€New€Testament€comes€from€the€lips€of€our€Lord€andŠ ų"Ø ŠSaviour€Jesus€Christ.€€In€Luke€17,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€makes€a€connection€between€the€way€it€willŠ ä#” Šbe€when€he€returns€and€the€way€it€was€in€the€days€of€Noah€(Genesis€6)€and€the€days€of€Lot€(GenesisŠ Š$€  Š19).€€The€most€significant€statement€in€Scripture€concerning€sodomy€and€its€connection€toŠ ¼%l! Šdestruction€is€made€by€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€in€Luke€where€we€see:Š Ø&X" ŠĢą8  ąLuke€17:26-29Š€(0!$Š Š  Šą8  ą26€And€as€it€was€in€the€days€of€Noe,€so€shall€it€be€also€in€the€days€of€the€Son€of€man.Š l)"% Š27€They€did€eat,€they€drank,€they€married€wives,€they€were€given€in€marriage,€untilŠ X*#& Šthe€day€that€Noe€entered€into€the€ark,€and€the€flood€came,€and€destroyed€them€all.€28Š D+ō#' ŠLikewise€also€as€it€was€in€the€days€of€Lot;€they€did€eat,€they€drank,€they€bought,€theyŠ 0,ą$( Šsold,€they€planted,€they€builded;€29€But€the€same€day€that€Lot€went€out€of€Sodom€itŠ P Šrained€fire€and€brimstone€from€heaven,€and€destroyed€them€all.Š<ģŠ Š  ŠĢIn€this€Scripture,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€connects€the€destruction€of€the€world€by€the€flood€with€theŠ  Ä Šdestruction€of€Sodom€and€Gomorrah€by€fire€and€brimstone.€€Sodom€and€Gomorrah€were€destroyedŠ  ° Šbecause€it€was€totally€given€over€to€sodomy.€€Reread€Genesis€19.€€We€know€from€the€comparisonŠ ģ œ Šmade€by€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€that€Sodom€and€Gomorrah€were€destroyed€for€the€same€reasons€thatŠ Ų ˆ Šthe€world€was€destroyed€by€water€in€Genesis€6€and€7.€€Sodomy€was€the€cause€of€both€events€ofŠ Ä t Šdestruction.€€From€Genesis€chapter€6€we€read:Š °` ŠĢą8  ąGenesis€6:5,€11-12Šˆ8 Š Š  Šą8  ą5€And€GOD€saw€that€the€wickedness€of€man€was€great€in€the€earth,€and€that€everyŠ t$  Šimagination€of€the€thoughts€of€his€heart€was€only€evil€continually.€€11€The€earth€alsoŠ `  Šwas€corrupt€before€God,€and€the€earth€was€filled€with€violence.€€12€And€God€lookedŠ Lü  Šupon€the€earth,€and,€behold,€it€was€corrupt;€for€all€flesh€had€corrupted€his€way€uponŠ 8č  Šthe€earth.Š$Ō Š Š  ŠĢHow€do€we€corrupt€the€flesh?€€We€do€it€by€having€perverted€sex€outside€the€Scriptural€bounds€ofŠ ü¬ Šmarriage€between€one€man€and€one€woman.€€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€said€that€when€he€returned€itŠ č˜ Šwould€be€as€it€were€in€the€days€of€Noah€and€Lot.€€In€other€words,€the€world€we€be€totally€consumedŠ Ō„ Šwith€perverted€sex€and€sodomy.€€The€day€of€his€return€must€be€close€since€sexual€perversion€is€anŠ Ąp Šindicator€of€it.€€€Š ¬\ Šą  ąBoth€Peter€and€Jude€made€the€same€connection€with€sodomy€and€the€coming€judgement€andŠ ˜H Šdestruction.€€Both€mentioned€the€destruction€of€the€flood€and€the€destruction€of€Sodom€andŠ „4 ŠGomorrah.€€Both€2€Peter€and€Jude€are€written€in€the€context€of€rebuke€to€an€unbelieving€and€apostateŠ p  Šchurch.€€These€two€books€are€very€clear€that€not€only€will€the€end€times€church€be€apostate,€but€thatŠ \  Šit€will€be€consumed€with€unrestrained€sexual€activity€and€sexual€perversion.Š Hų ŠĢą8  ą2€Peter€2:4-8Š !ŠŠ Š  Šą8  ą4€For€if€God€spared€not€the€angels€that€sinned,€but€cast€them€down€to€hell,€andŠ  "¼ Šdelivered€them€into€chains€of€darkness,€to€be€reserved€unto€judgment;€5€And€sparedŠ ų"Ø Šnot€the€old€world,€but€saved€Noah€the€eighth€person,€a€preacher€of€righteousness,Š ä#” Šbringing€in€the€flood€upon€the€world€of€the€ungodly;€6€And€turning€the€cities€ofŠ Š$€  ŠSodom€and€Gomorrha€into€ashes€condemned€them€with€an€overthrow,€making€themŠ ¼%l! Šan€ensample€unto€those€that€after€should€live€ungodly;€7€And€delivered€just€Lot,Š Ø&X" Švexed€with€the€filthy€conversation€of€the€wicked:€8€(For€that€righteous€man€dwellingŠ ”'D # Šamong€them,€in€seeing€and€hearing,€vexed€his€righteous€soul€from€day€to€day€withŠ €(0!$ Štheir€unlawful€deeds;)Šl)"%Š Š  Šą8  ąŠ Š Š  Šą8  ą2€Peter€3:3-6ŠD+ō#'Š Š  Šą8  ą3€Knowing€this€first,€that€there€shall€come€in€the€last€days€scoffers,€walking€after€theirŠ 0,ą$( Šown€lusts,€4€And€saying,€Where€is€the€promise€of€his€coming?€for€since€the€fathersŠ P Šfell€asleep,€all€things€continue€as€they€were€from€the€beginning€of€the€creation.€5€ForŠ <ģ Šthis€they€willingly€are€ignorant€of,€that€by€the€word€of€God€the€heavens€were€of€old,Š ( Ų Šand€the€earth€standing€out€of€the€water€and€in€the€water:€6€Whereby€the€world€thatŠ  Ä Šthen€was,€being€overflowed€with€water,€perished:Š °Š Š  Šą8  ąŠ Š Š  Šą8  ąJude€4-8,€14-19ŠŲ ˆŠ Š  Šą8  ą4€For€there€are€certain€men€crept€in€unawares,€who€were€before€of€old€ordained€toŠ Ä t Šthis€condemnation,€ungodly€men,€turning€the€grace€of€our€God€into€lasciviousness,Š °` Šand€denying€the€only€Lord€God,€and€our€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€5€I€will€therefore€put€youŠ œL  Šin€remembrance,€though€ye€once€knew€this,€how€that€the€Lord,€having€saved€theŠ ˆ8  Špeople€out€of€the€land€of€Egypt,€afterward€destroyed€them€that€believed€not.€€6€AndŠ t$  Šthe€angels€which€kept€not€their€first€estate,€but€left€their€own€habitation,€he€hathŠ `  Šreserved€in€everlasting€chains€under€darkness€unto€the€judgment€of€the€great€day.€7Š Lü  ŠEven€as€Sodom€and€Gomorrha,€and€the€cities€about€them€in€like€manner,€givingŠ 8č  Šthemselves€over€to€fornication,€and€going€after€strange€flesh,€are€set€forth€for€anŠ $Ō  Šexample,€suffering€the€vengeance€of€eternal€fire.€8€Likewise€also€these€filthyŠ Ą Šdreamers€defile€the€flesh,€despise€dominion,€and€speak€evil€of€dignities.€€14€AndŠ ü¬ ŠEnoch€also,€the€seventh€from€Adam,€prophesied€of€these,€saying,€Behold,€the€LordŠ č˜ Šcometh€with€ten€thousands€of€his€saints,€15€To€execute€judgment€upon€all,€and€toŠ Ō„ Šconvince€all€that€are€ungodly€among€them€of€all€their€ungodly€deeds€which€they€haveŠ Ąp Šungodly€committed,€and€of€all€their€hard€speeches€which€ungodly€sinners€haveŠ ¬\ Šspoken€against€him.€16€These€are€murmurers,€complainers,€walking€after€their€ownŠ ˜H Šlusts;€and€their€mouth€speaketh€great€swelling€words,€having€menššs€persons€inŠ „4 Šadmiration€because€of€advantage.17€But,€beloved,€remember€ye€the€words€whichŠ p  Šwere€spoken€before€of€the€apostles€of€our€Lord€Jesus€Christ;€18€How€that€they€toldŠ \  Šyou€there€should€be€mockers€in€the€last€time,€who€should€walk€after€their€ownŠ Hų Šungodly€lusts.€19€These€be€they€who€separate€themselves,€sensual,€having€not€theŠ 4 ä ŠSpirit.Š !ŠŠ Š  ŠĢą  ąBoth€Jude€and€Peter€were€dealing€with,€and€prophesying€of,€the€apostasy,€heresy,€mockersŠ ų"Ø Šand€scoffers,€and€the€sexual€perversion€in€the€end€times€church.€€According€to€Jude,€the€end€timesŠ ä#” Šchurch€will€be€full€of€unbelieving,€sodomite,€church€members.€€Jude€describes€these€church€membersŠ Š$€  Šas€filthy€dreamers€that€defile€the€flesh€(verse€8).€€After€referring€to€the€sodomites€of€the€flood€andŠ ¼%l! Šof€Sodom€and€Gomorrah,€Jude€said:€š šThese€be€they€who€separate€themselves,€sensual,€having€notŠ Ø&X" Šthe€Spiritšš€(verse€19).€Today€we€have€denominations€that€were€specifically€organized€for€sodomites.€Š ”'D # ŠThe€Metropolitan€Community€Church€is€one€such€denomination.€€We€have€denominations€such€asŠ €(0!$ Šthe€Roman€Catholics,€the€Evangelical€Lutheran€Church€in€America€(ELCA),€the€United€Church€ofŠ l)"% ŠChrist,€the€Presbyterian€Church€USA,€the€United€Methodist€Church,€the€Episcopal€Church,€and€someŠ X*#& ŠBaptist€Churches€that€are€ordaining€male€and€female€sodomites€to€the€ministry.€€Most€of€these€areŠ D+ō#' Šalso€performing€same€sex€marriages€where€the€partners€and€the€church€€enter€into€a€marriageŠ 0,ą$( Šcovenant€with€the€Devil€for€the€destruction€of€their€souls.€Any€church€that€would€conduct€a€same€sexŠ P Šmarriage€ceremony€is€a€part€of€the€Bride€of€Satan.€€She€is€described€in€Revelation€17.€€The€buildingŠ <ģ Šin€which€any€same€sex€marriage€ceremony€takes€place€is€the€Synagogue€of€Satan.Š ( Ų Šą  ąThe€reason€for€the€destruction€of€the€flood€and€the€destruction€of€Sodom€and€Gomorrah€wereŠ  Ä Šunbelief,€mockery,€and€sexual€perversion.€€The€reason€for€destruction€of€the€world€in€our€age€willŠ  ° Šbe€unbelief,€mockery,€mistreatment€of€Israel,€persecution€of€the€Lordššs€true€church,€and€sexualŠ ģ œ Šperversion.€The€toleration€of€sodomy€has€always€been€associated€with€abominable€pagan€religions.€Š Ų ˆ ŠWhere€sodomy€and€child€molestation€exists,€there€is€false€religion€present.€€Anytime€a€child€isŠ Ä t Šmolested€the€offender€should€be€prosecuted€to€the€fullest€extent€of€the€law.€€Where€it€can€be€provedŠ °` Šbeyond€a€shadow€of€a€doubt,€if€it€involves€the€rape€or€sodomy€of€a€child,€the€offending€party€shouldŠ œL  Šbe€executed.€€I€do€not€care€if€it€is€an€apostate€Baptist€such€as€Bob€Grey€or€a€child€molesting,€sodomiteŠ ˆ8  ŠRoman€Catholic€priest€or€nun.€With€the€death€penalty,€there€are€no€repeat€offenders€with€more€deadŠ t$  Šchildren€left€behind€to€be€buried.€Š `  Šą  ąThe€Bible€ends€the€book€of€Revelation€with€several€passages€that€deal€with€the€judgementŠ Lü  Šof€all€sin€€including€sexual€perversion€and€sodomy.€€Revelation€21:8,€Revelation€21:27,€RevelationŠ 8č  Š22:11,€and€Revelation€22:15€deal€specifically€with€those€that€are€excluded€from€heaven.€€If€you€areŠ $Ō  Šexcluded€from€heaven€you€are€included€in€hell.Š Ą ŠĢą8  ąRevelation€21:8Šč˜Š Š  Šą8  ą8€But€the€fearful,€and€unbelieving,€and€the€abominable,€and€murderers,€andŠ Ō„ Šwhoremongers,€and€sorcerers,€and€idolaters,€and€all€liars,€shall€have€their€part€in€theŠ Ąp Šlake€which€burneth€with€fire€and€brimstone:€which€is€the€second€death.Š¬\Š Š  Šą8  ąŠ Š Š  Šą8  ąRevelation€21:27Š„4Š Š  Šą8  ą27€And€there€shall€in€no€wise€enter€into€it€any€thing€that€defileth,€neither€whatsoeverŠ p  Šworketh€abomination,€or€maketh€a€lie:€but€they€which€are€written€in€the€Lambššs€bookŠ \  Šof€life.ŠHųŠ Š  Šą8  ąŠ Š Š  Šą8  ąRevelation€22:11Š !ŠŠ Š  Šą8  ą11€He€that€is€unjust,€let€him€be€unjust€still:€and€he€which€is€filthy,€let€him€be€filthyŠ  "¼ Šstill:€and€he€that€is€righteous,€let€him€be€righteous€still:€and€he€that€is€holy,€let€him€beŠ ų"Ø Šholy€still.Šä#”Š Š  Šą8  ąŠ Š Š  Šą8  ąRevelation€22:15Š¼%l!Š Š  Šą8  ą15€For€without€are€dogs,€and€sorcerers,€and€whoremongers,€and€murderers,€andŠ Ø&X" Šidolaters,€and€whosoever€loveth€and€maketh€a€lie.Š”'D #Š Š  ŠĢAnd€so€the€Bible€concludes€in€these€four€verses€in€Revelation€with€yet€another€warning€to€those€whoŠ l)"% Šwould€involve€themselves€with€sexual€perversion.€The€closing€chapters€of€our€Bible€are€clear.€If€youŠ X*#& Šare€in€a€life€of€sexual€perversion,€you€will€either€repent€or€burn€for€an€eternity€in€the€Lake€Of€Fire.Š D+ō#' ŠÓł"Ó