A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.  Matthew 16:4

As the crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.  Luke 11:29 NIV

But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation craves for a sign; and yet no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet;  Matthew 12:39

http://lovestthoume.com/FeedMySheep/UntowardGeneration.html

http://www.sermonindex.net/modules/articles/index.php?view=article&aid=20547

Let us for a moment remember the circumstances and try to see through the eyes of Lot as he beheld the unrepentant wickedness of his friends in Sodom and Gomorrah.  The Bible says that Lot was a righteous man, yet the angels were sent to sternly warn him of God’s coming judgment and that he must flee to save the lives of his family.  What on earth could have caused Lot to remain, living in fellowship with pure wickedness?  Do any of us believe that a righteous man could remain in the midst of wickedness and not be polluted, poisoned or effected?  We want to be tolerant, we want to stay our judgment, hoping and praying that this world will find repentance and belief, but if we are also to remain in the wise counsel of God we must remain apart from that social tolerance and cohabitation with wickedness.  Are we standing in Lot’s sandals right now?

The sermon’s links above, given by Greg Gordon are scathing are they not?  Yet, they tell the truth of nations, generations and societal erosion leading to our current circumstance where wickedness deliberately seeks to corrupt or contort all innocence.  The innocent are under attack by powers and principalities of wickedness.  Youth, cannot escape salacious images while simply walking the halls of education.  The pure are bombarded by the persistent cries of “tolerance” of every sinful act, while the simple pious acts of the pure are disallowed.  We sit in our comfortable seats of hypocrisy not realizing that our cohabitation with the world has counted among the wicked in census.  How is it possible, even in the slightest manner that we have become new creatures yet continue to commit the same sins that led us to repent in our first encounters with Christ?

Are we that wicked generation demanding a sign from God, calling us to purity?  We shall not receive a sign, we only receive the words of prophets repeating Christ’s call to readiness of saints.  Simple Question; why did Jesus repeat parables of readiness, demanding that “believer’s” have oil in the lamps unless there is an implied negative judgment for those who fail to listen to His multiple warnings?  He was not telling these parables to unbelievers because He had already established that He used parables so that only those with ears to hear would understand.  These warnings are for believers who know the truth but failed to obey that truth.  My greatest fear for the Church is the same fear I have felt myself hearing those words from the Lord Jesus, “Depart from me you doers of iniquity, I know you not”.

Brothers and Sisters, we will not be given a sign, we all agree that we live in the “time of Noah” or the “time of Lot” as Jesus indicated would occur in the last days.  If you feel safe and secure in your church walls yet you and your church families fail to do the work to prepare for harvest, then you should awake for the Kingdom of God is upon us.  If you pass judgment on those around you then go home to commit wickedness and unrighteous acts in the eyes of God, then you should fear His wrath, for it is upon this wicked generation.  If you are surrounded by wickedness, seeking to corrupt your children in its unholy desire to corrupt the innocent then flee for God’s judgment imminently follows.  Do not expect that angels shall be sent to warn you of God’s impending wrath, for we shall not be given any other sign then the one of Jonah.  Repent or face the wrath of God.

Holy Father, awake our hearts and minds to the truth of our era.  Lead hearts to You with Your Holy Voice so that they might be saved a day and time of Your imminent wrath.  Father let us not tolerate the corruption and corrosive voice of inclusive wickedness, preached by this wicked generation.  Snatch us from the field of Your coming judgment.  Awake Church, Body of Christ, Bride to the Bridegroom of Heaven, Christ Jesus, soon to return for the faithful.  If you do not feel called to do the work that has been prepared for us since the beginning of time then you should be concerned for your eternal spirit, for “Many are called but few are chosen”.  Matthew 22:14    In Jesus, Holy Name I thank you Lord for drawing us to a salvation we could not find on our own.