Two Crossroads at End Times

In Luke's Gospel, in chapter 17, the Pharisees demand that Christ tell them the time when the kingdom of God should come. Well, we know, friends, that the exact time of His second coming is unknown, but we also have some road posts here mentioned by our Lord Jesus which speak of the world conditions which must be met before His return. What are these? I believe we have the answer in chapter 17 of Luke's Gospel in verses 26 through 30.

Let's take a look at this striking passage of scripture now. Here now is the word of God and may His spirit attend the reading of His holy word. And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of Man.

Let me pause here, friends, to ask, what were the days of the antediluvians like? We see the answer in Genesis 6.11 which describes the conditions of the world then. The earth also was corrupt before God and the earth was filled with violence. We live in a violent society today where blood runs down our streets and our cities from senseless murders and sudden deaths.

So this is the first crossroad at the end times. Its violence shall be rampant in the world. This is our day, friends.

Also Jesus said of this time, they did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark and the flood came and destroyed them all. The people were full of carnality and worldliness, busily occupied with the things of this world. I bet there was a wedding or two on the day that the flood came and swept away both bride and groom until the entire wedding party was drowned.

Most folks today drown themselves with booze and pills and sensual pleasures. So the first crossroad is violence shall be rampant in the world. Well, let's take a look at the second road sign.

Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot. Let me pause here, friends, to have you turn to Genesis chapter 19 and verses 4 and 5. But before they laid 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. I live across the street from a gay bar and any time of day or night you can see old homosexuals walk in there and young homosexuals come out of there.

They often come out together after they've made a new friend. Well, these homosexuals in Sodom coined the word Sodomite, which we are in delicate company, friends, so I won't go into detail of these sexual perverts which in society today we promote and honor them for their lifestyle. So the second crossroad is sexual perversion shall be prominent in the world.

Let me ask you, friend, have you ever seen a time like this when the nations of the world have embraced and legalized and promoted homosexuals like they do today? This is a serious situation, when these crossroads meet, where the world is filled with violence and sexual perversion. It's hard to live in a messed-up world like this sin-sick, sin-diseased and sin-loving world, all aboard a sinking ship that will soon be destroyed. These two biblical crossroads have met and are day, friends, and I believe Christ can appear any moment.

I can almost hear that midnight cry. The faint sounds of that trumpet blast will soon ring in our ears as Christ returns, not to be a gentle messiah but a sentencing judge, my Bible says. The Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire, taking vengeance on them that know not God and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power.

If we are not living in the end times, friends, then biscuits and gravy don't go together.