This is not an in depth study as the subject of God’s wrath is huge,but the information provided from the word of God should make it clear to all, that God’s wrath is to be feared and to be avoided.
In 2 Timothy 3:16-17 we read “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
Trying to stress the importance of the word of God is quite a task.
The common accusation made about the bible is that it was written by man and therefore (it’s assumed) to be full of contradictions. Well it was certainly written by men,under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit of God and there are no contradictions.
See also 2 Peter 1:19-21
The word became flesh
In John 1:1-5 we read “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.”
Genesis 1 already tells us God is our creator and now here in John we see God is called the word.
In John 1:14 there is an amazing revelation, that is, the word became flesh.God, became a man, the man Jesus Christ, the son of God.
See also Colossians 1:15-17.
In the book of revelation (apocalupto in Greek) we read in Revelation 19:11-14 That the very one who is “the word of God” is He who will execute the wrath of God. Jesus Christ is the word of God. He is not only the person of God in the flesh, but is the written word (logos) see also 1Timothy 3:16-17
Furthermore Jesus himself quoted scripture often saying “It is written” He knew that God’s word is truth (John 17:17) and that scripture itself was/is to be fulfilled according to Gods purpose, will and in His time. Read what Jesus says in John 17:11-21.
When God spoke to His prophets you will see the phrase “The word of the Lord came to” for example Gen 15:1-4, Zechariah 4:1-14.
Prophets are spokesmen for God and their words (if from God) must be taken as true. Scripture even defines how to prove if the prophet is true.
Deuteronomy 13:1-18; 18:15-22. See also Hebrews 1:1-14
Faith in Jesus Christ by the word.
By the hearing of the word of God is how people come to faith in Jesus Christ Romans 10:17, Hebrews 1:1-2
So in answering the question “why do Christians always use the bible as their authority”?
It’s because by doing so they are testifying to God’s word being true, real and alive. See Hebrews 4:12, Rev 19:9-10
So with that being said we must now see what is written about the wrath of God.
God’s wrath?
Wrath is the result of God’s righteous judgment upon all who live in opposition to Him. Rom 2:5-10
God’s wrath is described as being fierce, raging, violent, burning anger. So fire is the description and depiction of the intencity of God's anger.
Some examples
Isaiah 2:12-17; Isaiah 13:4-13; 34:1-8; 63:1-6; 34:1-8
Here a some very helpful videos
Link to video PT 1
Link to video PT 2
Not wishing to go off subject too far but we should consider some things about God.
God is fire
The word of God defines God as being a fire. This has more than one meaning.
For example:
God is a consuming fire. Deuteronomy 4:24, Hebrews 12:29, Malachi 4:1-3
“Therefore I have poured out My indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; and I have recompensed their deeds on their own heads,” says the Lord GOD. Ezekiel 22:31
God is a refiners fire.
Malachi 3:1-4, Zechariah 13:9, Psalm 66:10, Matthew 3:11
The fact is, God is Holy and those who are His are to be Holy. God uses trials to refine His people as mentioned in 1Peter 1:1-9. When Jesus is at work in the believer a baptism of fire is also at work (Matthew 3:11)
So to consume is to eliminate and refine is to cleanse, to remove impurities.
God’s fire of vengeance, is His judgment upon those who have troubled and persecuted those who are His. 2Thess 1:3-10, 2Thess 2:7-8
There is also "The Eternal Fire" this happens after what is called the great white throne judgment of God. Matt 25:46, Jude 1:7, Rev 20:11-15 ( see the LINK HERE on the eternal fire)
Who will receive the wrath of God?
All ungodliness and unrighteousness of men Romans 1:18-19
He(anyone) who does not believe in Jesus Christ the son of God. John 3:36
Those who in unrighteousness, suppress the truth, who know God is the creator yet
worship the things God created instead of Him. Romans 1:20-23 (this is idolatry)
Any who are in opposition to God.
Examples of Gods wrath throughout history
God informed/informs His prophets of what would/will happen to his people and the nations of the world if they continued in idolatry and rejection of Him.
For example in Zephaniah 1:12-18, Isaiah 13:9-11, Jeremiah 50
Sodom & Gomorrah
The sun had risen upon the earth when Lot entered Zoar. Then the LORD rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the LORD out of the heavens. So He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground. (Genesis 19:23–25)
When will the wrath of God be poured out again?
Behold, the day of the LORD comes, Cruel, with both wrath and fierce anger, To lay the land desolate; And He will destroy its sinners from it. Isaiah 13:9-11
“The day of the Lord” is when the wrath of God comes upon the earth and it’s inhabitants.
In Revelation 6:12-17 we read.
“I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! “For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
Events before the day of the Lord
There will be a series of events coming , leading up to “The day of the Lord”.
It’s called the tribulation or great tribulation.
A beast kingdom will rule the earth and the man of sin (by the working of the devil- satan) will be it’s ruler. Matt 24, Revelation 5;6;12:12; 13, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-10.
During this time the mark of the beast will happen Rev 13. There is a warning about those who take the mark of the beast Rev 14:9-11.
The mark of the beast
Revelation 12:12 we are told about the devil being cast out of heaven to the earth. He will be very anger and only have a short time. In that short time he has on earth he will inhabit a man called the son of perdition (man of lawlessness-sin) 2Thess 2
Then God’s wrath will start and progressively get worse leading to the final pouring out of of wrath called the 7 last plagues. These will devastate the earth and everyone living at that time.
A third of mankind killed
A series of trumpets will blast as the wrath of God begins and “men will seek death but won't find it”. Rev 9:5-6
Then a 1/3 of mankind will be killed by 4 angels see Revelation 9:13-15.
People from all backgrounds would rather have the mountains and rocks fall on them than face Gods wrath. Revelation 6:15-16
The 7 bowls of God's wrath
The 7 bowls of God's wrath are poured out by 7 angels
Take a look at Revelation 16:1-21 see the detail of each of the 7 bowls of God's wrath.
Rev 16:2 "So the first went and poured out his bowl upon the earth, and a foul and loathsome sore came upon the men who had the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image.
Rev 16:3 Then the second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it became blood as of a dead man; and every living creature in the sea died.
Rev 16:4-7 Then the third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood. And I heard the angel of the waters saying: “You are righteous, O Lord, The One who is and who was and who is to be, Because You have judged these things. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, And You have given them blood to drink. For it is their just due.” And I heard another from the altar saying, “Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments.”
Rev 16:8-9 Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and power was given to him to scorch men with fire. And men were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they did not repent and give Him glory.
Rev 16:10-11 Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom became full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues because of the pain. They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and did not repent of their deeds.
Rev16:12-16 Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared. And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. “Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.” And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon.
Rev16:17-21 Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, “It is done!” And there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the earth. Now the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And great Babylon was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath. Then every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. And great hail from heaven fell upon men, each hailstone about the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, since that plague was exceedingly great.
"And they did not repent and give Him glory"
What a terrible time it will be, yet we read that those "scorched with great heat blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they did not repent and give Him glory."
Will you be one of them?
How can anyone escape the wrath to come?
Just a reminder of who should expect the wrath of God.
Romans 1:18-19, Romans 2:1-11, Revelation 14:9-11
In Mattew 3 and verse 7 we read the words of John the baptist. He said to the religeous people of that day “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Repentance towards God and believing in Christ
In Colossians 1 we discover what God’s amazing work has done for all who believe in Jesus Christ. In Col 1:12-14 we learn that God qualifies us. Before a person put’s their faith in Jesus Christ they are sinners (just like everyone else) lost in darkness un-forgiven, condemned to death, heaping up God’s wrath, sentence to the lake of fire.
Believers in Christ are made right with God, through the forgiveness of their sins, made possible by the shedding of the blood of Jesus who died for their sins and for the sins of the whole world. See also Eph 1
NOTE: Col 1:12-14 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
Jesus delivers believers in Him from the wrath to come 1 Thess 1:9-10
Repentance means a person must have a change of mind towards God. At the moment they reject that God even exists and if there is a god it has to be in their making (how they imagine god to be) so they are walking in opposition to God’s way and must turn toward Him. Jesus Christ we read is the only way, the truth and the life and that no one comes to God the father except through Him. John 14:6
Believing in Jesus Christ means you understand who He is and what He has done to save you. Being saved is a transformation, redemption and a deliverance.
You may believe you are a good person and will be Ok when you die. Please click here to see if that is so.
God’s escape plan (the resurrection and rapture of the elect/saints)
Those who are Christs are not appointed to wrath 1Thess 5:9, 1 Thess 1:9-10
In Matt 24:29-31 we read that Jesus comes to resurrect and gather His people (both dead and alive) to meet Him in the air (clouds) before God’s wrath comes. Rev 6:12-17
The coming of the Lord to be king
At the announcement of a 7th trumpet (Rev 10:7; 11:15) Jesus Christ will come to rule the earth from the city of David (Jerusalem) the prophet spoke about this hundreds of years before Christ was born. Isaiah 9:6-7, 1Timothy 6:15
He will come with His army from heaven to defeat the nations who are gathered against His people in Jerusalem. And He will defeat the beast kingdom and the false prophet (the second beast) Zechariah 14, Revelation 15; 18; 19.
The 1000 year reign before the 2nd death judgment
In Revelation 20
We read that the Devil and Satan (One of the same) will be bound) and Jesus Christ will establish God’s kingdom on earth for 1000 years.
Then there will be the resurrection of the unsaved dead. Rev 20:5referred to as the second death. Rev 20:11-15
So there is a first resurrection (for those written in the book of life,who belonging to God, His saints/elect) and there is a second resurrection of the dead who are unsaved and who are condemned and will perish. The two resurrections are seperated by 1000 years.
See also Daniel 12:1-4 , John 5:21-29
The earth is reserved for fire
God created the heavens, the earth and everything in/on them. The scriptures tells us that God had to completely destroy those living on the earth in the days of Noah see the account in Genesis 6; 7; 8. And everything had to start again form just 8 people.
In 2Peter 3:5-7 we read "For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water, by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water. But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men."
Side Note: From the sin of Adam to the world wide flood Noah’s day it was 1656 AM. The Flood began approximately 4,359 years ago. Link here fore more info https://answersingenesis.org/bible-timeline/timeline-for-the-flood/
God’s new heaven and new earth
In Revelation 21 we read that there will be a new heaven and a new earth (without sea)The thing is, man doesn’t get to reset the earth and make it the perfect place to live, God does. He is the creator and He is the Lord God both now and forevermore.
That should be reassuring and sufficient.
For all those (in the climate change cult) who are worrying about how we are going to survive and what can be done to make this earth free from contamination and be made new. Leave it up to God.
Final warning repent towards God and believe in Jesus Christ who died to save you from death deliver from His wrath and to give you eternal life. John 3:16.
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