Destruction comes against the enemy of the Lord like what came to Sodom and Gomorrah.

Zephaniah 2:8

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 “I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the insults of the people of Ammon, with which they have reproached My people, and made arrogant threats against their borders.” Zephaniah 2:8

The global culture hurls a ton of insults, threats, and reproach against those who live for the teachings of the Holy Bible. Especially in recent weeks, even the State of Israel has been trashed as antisemitism has sharply rose globally. As I type this, there are forceful and even violent protests against the State of Israel and individual Jewish people have been harmed in the USA and elsewhere for their support of the Israeli government. Likewise, the global culture trashes Christianity as being hateful, bigoted, not loving, not democratic etc. for not embracing the cultural and global changes they embrace. For example, they demand the right to kill the unborn, demand the promotion of the LGBQT+ lifestyles, demand the nullification of marriage as God defined it, etc.

The global culture is living by the thing which gives them what to think, feel, do, say, and believe. It enables the image of the beast to live and speak through them as they are groomed to the mark of the beast by what they say and do. The anti-Christian culture is formed by enflaming feelings, thoughts, behaviors and beliefs which would not ordinarily be there. The government of the beast, operating through the United Nations, are achieving the global goals through the masses in every city around the world who welcome the thing which has power over their physiology. They make a reproach of the existence of God the Creator, insult the need for the remission of sin through Jesus Christ, and make a mockery of the presence of the Holy Spirit.

The global culture of the beast threatens anyone who stands at the border where entry is made into the presence of the Spirit to make us the temple of the Holy Spirit. Their threats are designed to ensure that the border is kept closed except to the thing which enters into thoughts, feelings, words, and behaviors. By their insults, reproach, and threats the masses in every city around the world conform to the will of the global government of the beast.

“Therefore, as I live,” Says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Surely Moab shall be like Sodom, and the people of Ammon like Gomorrah—overrun with weeds and saltpits, and a permanent ruin.” Zephaniah 2:9a

We already live in a world like Sodom and Gomorrah, which is promoted as being “democratic” to form the global culture under the government of the beast. Sexual immorality of all sorts dominate in every city around the world as does the lifestyles of the LGBQT+ community. Casual sex is even taught in the schools as being an acceptable way of life as is the right to kill the unborn. We who live in the Holiness of Jesus Christ are oppressed and tortured by their spiritual corruption. Even so, we will be free at the coming of our Lord Jesus.

The reference to “weeds” can refer to the human spirit being filled with spiritual corruption and wickedness and cities around the world are overrun by those weeds. As the weeds of spiritual corruption grows, the goodness of God is rejected, the remission of sin through Jesus Christ is rejected, and the Holy Spirit is rejected. They detest the life of Holiness.

The thing forming what people think, feel, do, and say replaces the human conscience which causes the traits of psychopathy to flourish in every city around the world. The respect for human life has declined as people are egocentric in their disregard for the feelings and desires of others. There is a total lack of remorse and empathy for others, and they feel no need for the remission of sin through Jesus Christ. Lawlessness abounds and fills the world up to the day that Jesus returns. The spirit and soul are turned to weeds and a salt pit.

The reference to “salt pits” refer to the human spirit and soul being void of the Water of Life (Jesus Christ) where there are no blossoms of the fruit of Holiness. As it stands today, the world is in permanent spiritual ruin as the global culture of the beast has been established.

…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; 

and delivered righteous Lot, who was oppressed by the filthy conduct of the wicked (for that righteous man, dwelling among them, tormented his righteous soul from day to day by seeing and hearing their lawless deeds)— 

 the Lord knows how to deliver the Godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment, and especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. 

They are presumptuous, self-willed. They are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries, whereas angels, who are greater in power and might, do not bring a reviling accusation against them before the Lord.

2 Peter 2:6-11

“The residue of My people shall plunder them, and the remnant of My people shall possess them.” This they shall have for their pride, because they have reproached and made arrogant threats against the people of the Lord of hosts.” Zephaniah 2:9b-10

In the same way that Sodom and Gomorrah were left in ruins, and only Lot and his two daughters were saved, this world will be destroyed and only the few who are faithful to our Lord Jesus Christ will inherit the eternal city of the New Jerusalem. We hold to the testimony of Jesus to be a light of God’s mercy, grace, life, and Salvation to a world filled with psychopathy. The inheritance of eternal life is the pride of we who live for Jesus Christ. Although Lot’s wife initially fled Sodom and Gomorrah with him and his daughters, she turned back yearning to live in spiritual corruption. She turned into a pillar of salt. Once we start living for the testimony of Jesus, we mustn’t return to the ways within the global culture of the beast. “But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.” Luke 9:62

“…the Lord knows how to deliver the Godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment.”

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:1