Ten Righteous Persons

Before God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, he informed Abraham of his plans. Abraham being a very kind hearted soul, asks God if he will destroy the righteous with the wicked. But how many righteous people would it take to stay God's hand. Abraham starts out with what most consider a reasonable number. But why does he stop at Ten?

Ten righteous men compared to the entire population of Sodom and Gomorrah. What do you think the percentage comes to? 10% would give 100 people. 5% would yield a population of 200. 1% would make 1000 people. But since we do not know the percentage, we can only realize that for the sake of the few righteous people, God's hand would have been stayed.

But even this low percentage could not be found in Sodom and Gomorrah. But here is the interesting twist. What percentage of righteous people was in the Land of Canaan for God to wait until the Israelites come up out of Egypt? What percentage of righteous people are in your home town? What percentage is in your Country? Can you have the proper number of righteous people to stay God's hand from complete destruction?

For the sake of the few righteous people, God has not returned. This is the real twist. If the percentage of righteous people declines, the Lord's Day is close at hand. You can look at your country ask yourself, How close is the Day of the Lord? Thank you.

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