For the sake of love, Jesus wants the nations to hear about the positive and negative things that are coming before they come. Jesus wants the nations to understand the revival that is sure to come to the Church and the judgments that are sure to come upon the Antichrist's empire. As quoted in Isaiah 13:11-13 (N.I.V) "I will punish the world for its evil, the wicked for their sins. I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty and will humble the pride of the ruthless. I will make man scarcer than pure gold, more rare than the gold of Ophir. Therefore I will make the heavens tremble; and the earth will shake from its place at the wrath of the Lord Almighty, in the day of his burning anger." Because God is just, He insists that the rebellious be warned before judgement occurs to give them opportunity to repent.
In fact, God's judgments are expressions of His love and comes to remove all that hinders love. In other words, Gods judgments are released to deliver His children from wicked oppressors. However, because of His unfailing love, God still offers mercy to the oppressors. "When God's judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness." Isaiah 26:9 We must rightly interpret His judgments in order to trust His leadership so that we may mature in love for Him. "In that day men will look to their Maker and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel. "For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope-the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good." Titus 2:11
Written By: Judy Jones c/o Trinity International
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