God sends two angels—called “messengers”—to check out the city and see how bad things have gotten. Lot, Abraham’s nephew, greets the angel-men, welcomes them into his family’s house, feeds them, and offers to put ’em up for the night. So far, it’s a lovely story, right? The messengers warn Lot that he needs to bounce; God’s about to drop the hammer and shit’s about to jump off. I paraphrase from the Hebrew. But then a large mob gathers outside the house, shouting at Lot and the others, demanding to know who the two strangers are. “Where are the men which came in to thee this night? Bring them
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