will
burst out in wrath,
a driving wind swirling down
on the heads of the wicked.
The fierce anger of the Lord will not turn back
until he fully accomplishes
the purposes of his heart.
In days to come
you will understand this. Jeremiah 30:23-24
a driving wind swirling down
on the heads of the wicked.
The fierce anger of the Lord will not turn back
until he fully accomplishes
the purposes of his heart.
In days to come
you will understand this. Jeremiah 30:23-24
The
Bible says we will understand God’s wrath one day, when we see Him face-to-face
and experience His holiness firsthand. We will also understand our sinfulness
as most people in the Bible do when they see God (Moses,
Isaiah). They experience His holiness, fall to pieces and see why
God is so mad at them.
He's mad at our proclivity to choose sin in every situation and
that choice pulls them away from a relationship with Him.
Right
now, we rationalize our sins – we blame earth, our parents, temptation, the
devil – but it’s our choices. We must own them and not try to push the
blame on others.
Those
in hell most likely understand why they are there because too have experienced
the holiness of God and see their sinfulness for what it is.
But
at that time of judgment, while we understand the wrath of God, we will also
understand the grace and mercy of God too in a way we can’t quite understand
here on earth.