Most of the conservative Christians Think that they know the whole story of Sodom! According to most Christians, the story goes-
Sodom was a whole city of Homosexuals and they wanted to have sex with the men that came unto Lot's house. For this reason God destroyed Sodom with Brimstone and fire because of homosexuality.
OR DID HE?
Lest take another look at this story.
Firstly, we see that the people who came to lots House were not human, But heavenly beings or Angels.
Genesis 19:1 "there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom:".
how can we talk bout homosexuality, when they were not male, But angels.
And the men of Sodom, wanted to have sex with Angels. Sex with any heavenly beings including angels is indeed sinful!
Jude 1:7 "Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire."
Strangle flesh means Not of the same class or level! two men are of course of the same level and class.
Secondly the men of Sodom wanted non-consensual sex.
Genesis 19:4,5 "But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter: And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them."
This was not sex, But attempted gang RAPE! In those time, heterosexual men would rape foreigners as sign of Power and domination. (kinda like prison rape)
This, in no way describes long-life committed same-sex relationships.
After lot refused to hand over the ANGELS to the men of Sodom, they threatened him with VIOLENCE.
Genesis 19:9 "And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them."
Dealing worse clearly means a harsher punishment, Not friendly sex.
Thirdly, the attempted RAPE of the ANGELS took place after God had already Decided to destroy the city in Genesis 19.
So it couldn't have been because of the story that God destroyed Sodom. If we really want to know the story of Sodom, God gives us the answer in Ezekiel 16:48,49
Ezekiel 16:48,49 "As I live, saith the Lord GOD, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters. Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy."
So The sin of Sodom was Pride, Gluttony, sloth and greed! this verse gives no mention of homosexuality.
Hence, due to the Three Biblical facts, we can conclude by saying that "SODOM was not destroyed due to HOMOSEXUALITY".
The attempted rape isn't an example of life-long same sex love.
Hence The story of Sodom Is NOT a prohibition on Homosexuality by God!
Sodom was a whole city of Homosexuals and they wanted to have sex with the men that came unto Lot's house. For this reason God destroyed Sodom with Brimstone and fire because of homosexuality.
OR DID HE?
Lest take another look at this story.
Firstly, we see that the people who came to lots House were not human, But heavenly beings or Angels.
Genesis 19:1 "there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom:".
how can we talk bout homosexuality, when they were not male, But angels.
And the men of Sodom, wanted to have sex with Angels. Sex with any heavenly beings including angels is indeed sinful!
Jude 1:7 "Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire."
Strangle flesh means Not of the same class or level! two men are of course of the same level and class.
Secondly the men of Sodom wanted non-consensual sex.
Genesis 19:4,5 "But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter: And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them."
This was not sex, But attempted gang RAPE! In those time, heterosexual men would rape foreigners as sign of Power and domination. (kinda like prison rape)
This, in no way describes long-life committed same-sex relationships.
After lot refused to hand over the ANGELS to the men of Sodom, they threatened him with VIOLENCE.
Genesis 19:9 "And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them."
Dealing worse clearly means a harsher punishment, Not friendly sex.
Thirdly, the attempted RAPE of the ANGELS took place after God had already Decided to destroy the city in Genesis 19.
So it couldn't have been because of the story that God destroyed Sodom. If we really want to know the story of Sodom, God gives us the answer in Ezekiel 16:48,49
Ezekiel 16:48,49 "As I live, saith the Lord GOD, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters. Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy."
So The sin of Sodom was Pride, Gluttony, sloth and greed! this verse gives no mention of homosexuality.
Hence, due to the Three Biblical facts, we can conclude by saying that "SODOM was not destroyed due to HOMOSEXUALITY".
The attempted rape isn't an example of life-long same sex love.
Hence The story of Sodom Is NOT a prohibition on Homosexuality by God!
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