Playlist: Jerusalem, Type of Sodom (topic)
Sodom and Egypt
Sermonette by John W. RitenbaughIn Revelation 11:8, the great city where our Lord was crucified is spiritually called Sodom and Egypt, identifying it as Jerusalem. Spiritually, in the mind of God, Jerusalem is associated with the vileness of Sodom, particularly in terms of sexual immorality, and with Egypt, representing slavery and a type of the world. This …
Debased Sodom
Sermon by James C. StoertzEzekiel presents Jerusalem as a type of Sodom through an allegory of three sisters representing nations. Jerusalem appears as an abandoned infant rescued and elevated to royalty by God, yet she grows thankless, proud, and haughty. She turns her back on her Savior and engages in sexual deviance, the initial step toward a debased …
Lot's Day and Our Day
Sermonette byThe West is obsessed with materialism and guaranteed security, as many institutions protect—even encourage—mediocrity, incompetency, and malfeasance.
The Capital of the World
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)New York is the current "Capital of the world" while Jerusalem is the imminent new capital of the world. The choice we have is present glitz or future glory.
God Has the Last Word
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)We need to realize the seriousness of the times, waking ourselves out of our zombie-like slumber, casting off the works of darkness.
Liberal Lunacy (Part One)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Progressive humanists are neither satisfied with God's standards nor common sense, but strive to replace them with something they deem to be 'better.'
A Truly Threatening Time
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Progressive judicial powers have succeeded in taking away the civil rights of Christians, who can no longer practice their beliefs in the public square.
God's Rest (Part 4)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughCoveting—lust—is a fountainhead of many other sins. Desiring things is not wrong, but desiring someone else's things promotes overtly sinful behavior.
New Covenant Priesthood (Part Eight)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughPride leads to destruction, tricking us into thinking we deserve better than we have. Paradoxically, pride is a mark of inferiority, causing overcompensation.
The Doctrine of Israel (Part Four): God's Indictment
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughEven though Jacob's offspring have had a special relationship with God, their carnal nature led them to test God's patience, growing more corrupt than even Sodom.
Lamentations (Part Three)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughPersonified Jerusalem, whom God depicts as a grieving widow, blames others for her troubles while overlooking her own sins as the real cause of her sorrow.