"Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?" - Jeremiah 23:29

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

The Wrath of God and the Song of Moses and of Christ

In Revelation 14:9-10, and 13 we see that the wrath of God is for those who “worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand.” We also see that these shall “be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angles, and in the presence of the Lamb.” Then we hear a voice from Heaven saying “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth…that they may rest from their labours and there works do follow them.”

It should be said that the Lord does not delight in the death of the wicked, but the Lord God is Righteous and Holy and must therefore be Just and Judge Righteously. Think of all the prophets he has sent to warn the inhabitants of the earth and all that he has made possible for us in the death of his only Begotten Son Jesus Christ. These things show God‘s great Love and is a witness to the fact that he desires us rather to repent and believe than to face judgment and damnation. (See Ezekiel 18:30-32, 33:10-13, Deuteronomy 30:19, and John 3:16-21)

In Revelation 15: 1-3 we read that seven angels have the seven last plagues which are the wrath of God. We also see that the victorious saints are on a sea of glass and fire singing the song of Moses and of Christ saying;

Great and Marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints, who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only are holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.”

In Revelation 16:1-2 and 6 we see that the wrath of God is poured out on the earth, but that it is only for those who worshipped the beast and received his mark. Also that his wrath is for judgment on those who have shed the blood of the saints and the prophets.

It can be clearly seen that the wrath of God is not for the saints and prophets, but for the deceived, for those children of disobedience. For we are saved from the wrath of God by Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. But those who do not love the truth and take pleasure in unrighteousness shall be deceived and shall worship the beast and be damned to suffer the wrath of God. (See 1 Thessalonians 1:10, 5:9, Colossians 3:6, Ephesians 5:6, Romans 5:9, 2 Thessalonians 2, 2 Thessalonians 1:5-12).

Let us be worthy, washed by the blood of the Lamb that we may sing the song of Moses and of Christ. Amen. (Romans 5:9, Ephesians 2:13, Colossians 1:20, Hebrews 9:12, 10:19, Matthew 10:37-38, Luke 3:8, 21:36, Colossians 1:10, 2 Thessalonians 1:5-12, 1 Thessalonians 1:10, 2:12).

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