*What did the Apostle Paul mean when he told Christians,
"For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to
obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ." 1
Thessalonians 5:9
*What did John the baptist mean when he said, "who
hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come."
Matt 3:7
*What did God mean when He said, "For I know the
thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts
of peace, and not of evil,
to give you an expected end" Jer
29:11
"He that believeth on the Son
(Jesus) hath everlasting life (What does the believer have to
look to): and he that believeth not the Son
shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on
him" -John 3:36
Question: Will God allow the righteous to suffer the
same judgment as the wicked???
Answer: Has He ever?
Proof: Psalm 125:3 "For the rod of the
wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest
the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity."
More proof: Hebrews 11:7 "By faith Noah,
being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved
with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house;
by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the
righteousness which is by faith." The ark represents Jesus,
represents safety; "The name of the Lord is a strong tower:
the righteous runneth into it, and is safe"
-Prov 18:10 Not one drop of the wrath of God fell
upon the righteous!!!
Even more proof: 2 Peter 2:7-8 "And delivered
just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: (For
that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing,
vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful
deeds;) The Lord knoweth how to deliver
the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the
unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:"
Who will be punished:
A. The righteous
B. The unjust, ungodly, sinful and wicked men
C. The righteous and the ungodly together
What
is the purpose of the 7 year tribulation?
I believe understanding this topic alone will clear up the
"PRE", "MID", and "POST"
tribulation doctrines and narrow it down alone
to what the Bible teaches; where our faith, hope, and love should
come to trust!
Let me state first, that all who will live godly in Christ
Jesus shall suffer persecutions,
afflictions, trials and tribulations (in any generation; John
16:33; Acts 14:22); but the appointed time of the 7 year
tribulation, the tribulation of those days as Jesus refers to it
in Matthew 24:29; is to execute vengeance upon the world and
nature of the ungodly; for it will be such a time that the world
has never seen, or ever will again (Matt 24:21). Evil men and
seducers shall wax worse and worse deceiving and being deceived.
Take heed, let no man deceive you, in saying that the
resurrection is past already or we must needs go through the
tribulation in Revelation, so that by either "overthrow the
FAITH of some" (2Tim 2:18) This is the blessed hope!
*What is The Wrath of GOD?
*Why
will GOD pour out His Wrath?
*Who
is His Wrath appointed for?
Matt 3:7
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and
Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of
vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath
to come? (Is there anyone able to escape the
wrath to come? Who shall be able to stand?)
Luke 3:7
Then said he to the multitude that came
forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath
warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
(Is there anyone able to escape the wrath to come?
Who shall be able to stand?)
Luke 21:22-23
22
For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which
are written may be fulfilled.
23
But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give
suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the
land, and wrath upon this people.
John 3:36
He that believeth on the Son hath
everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see
life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. (Does
the Wrath of God abide upon the believer or the unbeliever?)
Rom 1:18
For the wrath of God is revealed from
heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men,
who hold the truth in unrighteousness; (Against
godliness and righteousness OR ungodliness and unrighteousness)
Rom 2:3-11
3
And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such
things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment
of God?
4
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and
longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee
to repentance?
5
But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto
thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation
of the righteous judgment of God; (The wickedness of
man will be vengenced by God’s righteous indignation)
6
Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
7
To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for
glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: (believers)
8
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the
truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
9
Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, (unbelievers)
of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
10
But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh
good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
11
For there is no respect of persons with God.
Rom 9:21-23
21
Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make
one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
22
What if God, willing to shew His wrath, and to make His
power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels
of wrath fitted to destruction: (The allotted time of
the tribulation, is God’s Holy wrath that has been stored up
from every generation, now being poured out upon this one last
generation to pursue the purification of sin and rebellion.
When Jesus comes back after the tribulation and sets up His
kingdom on earth during His millinel reign, you see a change, a
purification process)
23
And that He might make known the riches of His glory on the
vessels of mercy, which He had afore prepared unto glory,
Eph 2:3-8
3
Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the
lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of
the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath,
even as others.
4
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he
loved us,
5
Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with
Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
6
And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in
heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
7
That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of
his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
8
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of
yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Eph 5:6
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for
because of these things cometh the wrath of
God upon the children of disobedience. (Upon the children
of OBEDIENCE or DISOBEDIENCE?)
Col 3:6
For which things' sake the wrath of
God cometh on the children of disobedience: (Upon the children
of OBEDIENCE or DISOBEDIENCE?)
1Thes 1:10
And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he
raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from
the wrath to come. (What Wrath to
come??? Are we delivered from it, or is there a certain looking
forward to judgment and fiery indigation??? We are not only
saved from the damnation of hell, but also from the wrath to
come, the vengence of God Almighty, the allotted
tribulaton!!!)
1Thes 2:16
Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that
they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath
is come upon them to the uttermost. (Why is wrath come
upon them?)
1Thes 5:9-11
9
For God hath not appointed us to wrath,
but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, (Self
exaplanatory)
10
Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live
together with Him.
11
Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one
another, even as also ye do. (Yes, there is comfort in the
Blessed hope of the believer)
Rev 6:15-17
15
And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the
rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty
men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid
themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; (Where’s
the righteous)
16
And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from
the face of Him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath
of the Lamb:
17
For the great day of His wrath is come;
and who shall be able to stand?
Rev 11:15-18
15
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in
heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the
kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign for
ever and ever.
16
And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their
seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,
17
Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and
wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great
power, and hast reigned.
18
And the nations were angry, and thy wrath
is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be
judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants
the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name,
small and great; (There’s two separate things going on
between the two types of people)and shouldest destroy them
which destroy the earth.
Rev 14:9-11
9
And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If
any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in
his forehead, or in his hand,
10
The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God,
which is poured out without mixture into the cup of His
indignation; (the purest judgment and damnaton) and he
shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the
holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
11
And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever:
and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and
his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
Rev 14:18-20
18
And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over
fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle,
saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of
the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
19
And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered
the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of
the wrath of God.
20
And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came
out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space
of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
Rev 15:1
And I saw another sign in heaven, great and
marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in
them is filled up the wrath of God.
Rev 15:4-8
4
Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for
thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before
thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
5
And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the
tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:
6
And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven
plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their
breasts girded with golden girdles.
7
And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden
vials full of the wrath of God, who
liveth for ever and ever.
8
And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and
from His power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till
the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.
Rev 16:1-21
CHAPTER 16
1
And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven
angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath
of God upon the earth.
2
And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the
earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men
which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped
his image.
3
And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and
it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died
in the sea.
4
And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers
and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
5
And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art
righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because
thou hast judged thus.
6
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and
thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
7
And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God
Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
8
And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and
power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
9
And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name
of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they
repented not to give Him glory.
10
And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of
the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed
their tongues for pain,
11
And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains
and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
12
And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great
river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way
of the kings of the east might be prepared.
13
And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth
of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the
mouth of the false prophet.
14
For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go
forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to
gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
15
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and
keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16
And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew
tongue Armageddon.
17
And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air;
and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from
the throne, saying, It is done.
18
And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there
was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon
the earth, (Interesting statement eluding to the wrath
stored up since the foundation of the world) so mighty an
earthquake, and so great.
19
And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities
of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before
God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of
His wrath.
20
And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
21
And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone
about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God
because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was
exceeding great.
Rev 19:15-16
16
And He hath on His vesture and on His thigh a name written, KING
OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
SUMMARY
Throughout every generation the wrath of God on the sin,
wickedness, and rebellion of man is being stored into vials in
Heaven (referred to as the cup of His indignation-Rev 14:10), and
when filled up to it's limit, the time will have come when God,
by obligation (Rev 6:10) will pour out His righteous wrath upon
the world, who knowing the judgment of God, that they which
commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but
have pleasure in them that do them (Rom 1:32), neither have they
repented of their evil deeds (Rev 9:20; 9:21; 16:9; 16:11), but
curse and blaspheme God even the more? "Because He hath
appointed a day, in the which He will judge the world in
righteousness by that man whom He hath ordained; whereof He hath given
assurance unto all men, in that He hath raised Him
from the dead." (Acts 17:31) Even so we also, will He raise
up before the judgment falls if our faith, hope & love is
found in Jesus alone!!!
PROOF
Luke 21:36 "Watch ye therefore"
(look for that blessed hope,) "and pray always"(
be sober, be vigilant, be diligent,) "that ye
may be accounted worthy"(1 Jn 3:2-3Beloved, now
are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear
what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we
shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is. And every man
that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as He is pure.
Jesus knows who's living for Him; who's looking; who's
ready!)"to escape"
(Rapture, caught up, snatched away, seized) "all
these things that shall come to pass"(tribulation
(wrath of God),) "and to stand before the Son
of man" Rev 6:17 (For the great day of His
wrath is come: and who shall be able to stand?)
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