That's what was going on in Lot's day; and it's very, very similar to what's going on today. The core of this, is the rejection of God, and absolute values - right and wrong. Jesus said: I am the truth; but today people say: that's really, really, judgemental - and it's intolerant.
It is, because He said: “I'm the only way into heaven”, but the world of today says: no, there's lots of religions that can lead you to heaven. No, no, sorry, there isn't. You may not like my truth, but it's the truth. That say that I can have my truth, and you have your truth, and every truth is equal truth. That's what they're trying to say; but it's not true! That's absolutely deception!
Something is either true; or it's not true. Something is either a metre long; or it's not a metre long. There's a standard you could put up… that's not a metre long! If I say that's a metre long, but you say no, that's not a metre long, then one of us is not right. If I say one of us is not right… oh you're intolerant! You're a metre-rule hater! Can you understand? This is what's happening now. We don't want metre-rules, because we want to be able to have our own measures.
Isaiah 5:20 – “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter”.
The core of this new tolerance is that all truth is relative. It's a total intolerance of any alternative opinion, and expression of opinion; you either embrace their values, or you're a hater… and we've got to do something about haters! First, lets pass some laws, that will make it legal for us to do something about them. Then when we've got the laws changed… now we'll hunt them down! That's the strategy that's working through the west - to change the legal system, to change this and that. There's a positioning then, where all disagreement can be shut down, and can be dealt with.
That's what happened in Lot’s day - they said: stand back! You came in to stay here, and now you're acting like a judge. We're going to do worse to you than… Notice they're no longer addressing the issue. He said: what you're doing is wicked - and He wasn't talking about the homosexuality. He was talking about breaking the covenant of hospitality - that if you're under my roof, I must protect you, and look after you.
He said: you're about to break what is our commonly accepted ‘good’. This is good! What you're doing is wicked! They said: who are you, to judge us? We're going to do worse to you. In other words, having judged him, now they can attack him, and cause him to suffer. No wonder then, at that point, the angels intervened. They blinded the people, so they couldn't find the door; and they took him out.
Noah was warned, and because he responded to God's warning, he gave his life to preparing something that would result in his family being saved. The wisdom from that is, as God warns us of coming End Times, wise people will hear that, and begin to think about how they can build their family, and prepare them for a changed global life.
Same with Lot, and here's the thing with Lot… Lot and his two daughters had to be dragged out of the city!
Genesis 19:14 – “Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters. He said, "Hurry and get out of this place, because the LORD is about to destroy the city!" But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.”
He obviously had more daughters, at least four. But to his sons-in-laws, it was a big joke. The city's going to be destroyed – that’s ridiculous! Your dad has lost it!
The sons-in-laws, and the daughters, and their children, all died in the city! Now, why did they think it was a big joke, what he had to say? Because he hadn't stood up for what was right, all along. He hadn't raised his family to fear the Lord, and in the ways of God, and so they had been corrupted by the city. They just agreed with the values of the city. Any thought, that what they were doing was wrong, and that there would be consequences, just didn't enter their mind.