“Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.”
The angel urges Lot to flee quickly: Hurry, flee there. The angel cannot do anything until Lot arrives in Zoar. The statement that the angel cannot begin the judgment until Lot is safe is a remarkable declaration of how seriously God takes the protection of the remnant. The judgment of the entire region of the plain waits for Lot's safety. 2 Peter 3:9 states that God is patient, not wanting anyone to perish — the patience in verse 22 is that patience made concrete: not one drop of the judgment falls until the one being rescued is secure. The application: the timing of God's judgment accommodates the safety of his people. This should produce not presumption but gratitude.
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