ii peter 3:10 but the day of the lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will...
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II Peter 3:10II Peter 3:10
But the day of the Lord will come But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which as a thief in the night, in which
the heavens will pass away with a the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it earth and the works that are in it
will be burned up.will be burned up.
Remember Lot’s Remember Lot’s Wife!Wife!Luke 17:32Luke 17:32
The coming of the The coming of the Kingdom of GodKingdom of God
Luke 17:20-35Luke 17:20-35
Sodom & Gomorrah Sodom & Gomorrah DestroyedDestroyed
Genesis 19Genesis 19
Remember Remember Lot’s WifeLot’s Wife
She Perished Although...
She Was The Wife Of A Righteous Man
She Was Righteous
She Was Warned To Flee
Her Sin Seemed Small
She Was Separated From Sodom.
Remember Lot’s Remember Lot’s Wife!Wife!
Remember What?Remember What?Religious privilege will not save youReligious privilege will not save you
A righteous spouse…A righteous spouse…
Righteous parents…Righteous parents…
Righteous relatives…Righteous relatives…
Going to the right church…Going to the right church…
Remember Lot’s Remember Lot’s Wife!Wife!
Remember What?Remember What?She didn’t take the warning seriously. She didn’t take the warning seriously. Do we?Do we?
Jesus has warned us…Jesus has warned us…
Matthew 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, Matthew 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 25: 46 “Then they will go away to Matthew 25: 46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”eternal life.”
((the sheep & the goats…the sheep & the goats…))
Remember Lot’s Remember Lot’s Wife!Wife!
Remember What?Remember What?She committed but one sin?She committed but one sin?Sins of weaknessSins of weakness
Sins of ignoranceSins of ignorance
Sins of intentionSins of intention
Maybe that one sin was a lack of faith?Maybe that one sin was a lack of faith?
Matthew 9:29 “According to your faith Matthew 9:29 “According to your faith let it be done to you”let it be done to you”
Remember Lot’s Remember Lot’s Wife!Wife!
Remember What?Remember What?She didn’t believe it was realShe didn’t believe it was real
The warningThe warning
The punishmentThe punishment
The Word of GodThe Word of God
How do we compare to Lot’s wife?How do we compare to Lot’s wife?
Remember Lot’s Remember Lot’s Wife!Wife!
Remember What?Remember What?Salvation is a personal matter that one Salvation is a personal matter that one must attend to for themselves…must attend to for themselves…
Luke 13:24 “Make every effort to enter Luke 13:24 “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.”able to.”
Hebrews 10:39 “But we do not belong to Hebrews 10:39 “But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.”but to those who have faith and are saved.”
Remember Lot’s Remember Lot’s Wife!Wife!
Remember What?Remember What?Remember what Jesus said, Remember what Jesus said,
““Whoever tries to keep his life will lose Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.”preserve it.”
The application for me is this, we have to The application for me is this, we have to let go of the past in order to have a let go of the past in order to have a future with God in heaven.future with God in heaven.
Our past reeks of sin, why would we Our past reeks of sin, why would we want to hold on to it?want to hold on to it?
The BIG BANG is real!
It not the Beginning, it’s the End…
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.