For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment; and did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood on the world of the ungodly; and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, making them an example to those who afterward would live ungodly. (2 Peter 2:4-6)

An Example For The Ungodly

God has never left His creation without examples of His goodness and wrath. Many examples in scripture show the loving mercy of a kind and benevolent Father. There are also many examples given in scripture that serve as an example and warning to the wrath of God. These stories must not go unheeded as they define the nature of a God who demands obedience in righteousness. It shows the divine consequences of sin. There is no latitude in the mind of God for wickedness. Compassion and mercy are only given to those who believe and obey the will of the Father. When the hearts of the people turn to evil, God will bring harsh judgment and punishment.

Sodom and Gomorrah are Biblical examples of the mercy and wrath of the Lord God. Great mercy was given to these cities when Abraham pleaded to spare the cities if enough righteous souls were found. God was willing to withdraw His wrath if there were at least ten righteous people, but He found none. Only Lot, his wife, and two daughters were spared. God rained down brimstone and fire, killing every inhabitant of the cities and the plain. No one was spared, and no one survived. Abraham looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of the plain and saw the smoke of the land going up like the smoke of a furnace. He knew the Lord had kept His word; tragically, there were not ten righteous people to save the cities.

The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah was great before the Lord. Sin permeated the city. When the two angels visited the city, Lot took them into his home as an act of benevolence and protection. It was unsafe to be outside at night in the city. When the men of the city, young and old, learned that strangers had come into the city, they demanded of Lot to bring them out. The Sodomites planned on raping the two men. Lot refused. He offered his two virgin daughters instead for the men to ravage. The men of the city refused, wanting to violate the strangers. Only by divine intervention did Lot and his family escape.

Homosexuality is a vile sin as much as adultery and fornication. The hearts of the people of Sodom and Gomorrah were like those in the days of Noah, where the intent of the thoughts of their hearts was only continually evil. There were no redeeming qualities to save the people. The cities became examples throughout scripture of man’s depravity and God’s wrath. Peter noted in his epistle God did not spare rebellious angels. He did not spare the world of Noah, killing every human on the planet save the eight in the ark. God turned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemning them to destruction, as an example to those who would live ungodly. The examples are clear and demonstrative.

Most people do not believe a loving God would cast anyone into an eternal Hell of fire and brimstone. They are wrong. The examples of the rebellious angels, the world in the days of Noah, and God’s wrath upon Sodom and Gomorrah stand as stark testimonies to the impending wrath of God against all ungodliness. These examples show God’s wrath against those who refuse to obey Him. There is a Hell. It is real, and it is filled with horror. If you do not obey the will of the Father, you will spend an eternal night of terror from the presence of the Lord. Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked. If you live ungodly, you will die horribly. Ask Abraham what he saw the day God brought His wrath to Sodom and Gomorrah.