INTRODUCTION
The above statement Gen. 19:26 were said by the angels who visited Lot at Sodom/Gomorah to warn him of the imminent catastrophy that will soon befell the city. It's a timely warning. This warning applies to us too because we are in the end time. The second coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ is fast approaching.
FURTHER EXPLANATION
What are we to flee from?
1) Greediness: Gen 13:1(Lot).
2) Worldliness: Gen. 19:26, 1Tim 5:6(Lot).
3) Fear of Man: Mat 26:70-75(Peter).
4) Pride: Isaiah 14:12-14(Satan).
5) Adulatory/False worship: Exodus 20:6 (The children of Israel and we Christian of today).
6) Love of wealth and affluence Mathew 26:14-16, Acts of Apostles 1:15-20 (Judas Iscariot).
7) Love of pleasure Joshua 7:20-26 (Achan).
8) Spiritual blindness 2 kings 6:17 (Gehas).
9) Looking back/backsliding/Apostasy: Luke 17:32 (Lot's wife).
10) Having low esteem about ourselves/Looking down upon ourselves: Gen. 19:18-20 (Lot).
CONCLUSION
To conclude, God is warning us to shun all these vices/works of the flesh, we can not continue in sin and expect grace to abound and you can't be an overcomer except you accept the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior and continue in faith, remember judgment will come on sinners Rev. 20:11-15, Daniel 12:2, John 3:16-18.
Rev'd P.A.Adeleke.