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Is scripture condoning homosexual behavior with the following spoken of by Christ himself?

Luke 17:34 KJV Bible
I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.


To discover the purpose of this verse one must first understand the night Christ is referring to. Therefore, we must look at the section in it’s entirety to understand what point Jesus is trying to make. Let’s expand our view a bit:

26"Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. 27People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
28"It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. 29But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
30"It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed. 31On that day no one who is on the roof of his house, with his goods inside, should go down to get them. Likewise, no one in the field should go back for anything. 32Remember Lot's wife! 33Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it. 34I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. 35Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left."[d]
37"Where, Lord?" they asked.
He replied, "Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather."

Notice verses 26-27, in which Jesus reminds His listeners that the populations of the world continued about their lives until “the day Noah entered the ark.” That means the people of the world were comfortable, secure, and ‘safe’. “Then the flood came and destroyed them all.” People were caught unaware, in the midst of their regular lives and activities. Presumably, some people were caught in the midst of their sinning!

What is spoken of next? Jesus reminds us that it was the same in the day of Lot, pointing out that people were “eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.” But fire and sulfur poured out of the heavens and they were all destroyed! Why is Jesus reminding the listeners and future readers of these two events in particular?

“It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed.” This is a warning! The day Jesus is referring to is a day of destruction, of judgment. Just as the flood destroyed, and the fire destroyed, so shall the “day of the Son of Man” considered the Second Advent. (The Second Advent is the second coming of Christ spoken of in Revelations.)

Note the final scripture utilizing the imagery of vultures gathering! This refers to a Time which will fulfill scripture throughout the Bible that speaks of a coming destruction that will make dead bodies to feed the fowl of heaven. (Matthew 24:27-28, Luke 17:34-37, Rev. 19:17-21, and Ezek. 39:17-21.) While other scriptures speak of His people being caught up in the air, commonly referred to as the ‘rapture’ of the saints; these verses actually speak of an impending and final destruction!

Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary puts this into a very clear perspective; “In like manner, when Jesus Christ shall come to judge the world, sinners will be found altogether regardless; for in like manner the sinners of every age go on securely in their evil ways, and remember not their latter end. But wherever the wicked are, who are marked for eternal ruin, they shall be found by the judgments of God.” Even as Jesus spoke of not one knowing the time of His second coming, mankind is continuing on a path of eventual destruction.

This verse in no means suggests that Christ accepted homosexuality; He merely used it to exemplify the state of the world and the people therein when He will return! No where in scripture is homosexuality condoned! The consideration of this verse as saying God allows homosexuality so widely makes clear the state of the world.

One quick note to fellow believers, open God’s word. Never take what someone says blindly merely because they quoted a Bible verse. Read it for yourself, consider the entirety of the text versus a selected verse alone; and allow the Holy Spirit to guide you in forming your view.