Good Morning Friends,
God’s patience finally runs out and He pours
out His wrath on those who do not follow Him. It’s interesting to see their
response to what is happening to them. “They cursed the name of God, who had
control over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify him.” (Revelation
16:9)
That same response is noted a second time in
Revelation 16. “Men cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and their
sores, but they refused to repent of what they had done.” (Revelation 16:11)
Revelation does not picture a scene of mass
repentance among those who face the wrath of God. Despite the punishment they
are feeling, most do not repent. There is only hatred and a refusal to turn to
God for help.
In a final act of arrogance, the dragon
fights back at God. “And they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather
them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.” (Revelation 16:14) He
gathers all of powers of the earth to do
battle.
Hatred, a refusal to turn to God, arrogance
and defiance, these are responses that are seen to God’s wrath. In those responses
God’s wrath is shown just. If He had been willing to wait longer for people to
turn to Him it would have been to no affect.
There will come a day when the hearts of men
will be so hard that nothing God could do would turn them back to Him. That’s the
day that will reveal God’s wrath and usher in the end of the world.
As long as there is hope that men will turn
to God, He patiently waits. When hope is gone, His wrath will come!
His, by Grace,
Steve
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