Counsel #2 — Wrath Of God
Picture: Counsel #2 — Wrath Of GodCFL 68.1
God’s attributes include both mercy and justice. It is God’s glory to be merciful, full of kindness, longsuffering, goodness, and truth, but it is also His glory to be just by punishing theunrepentant sinners.CFL 68.2
God has always given humanity warning of coming judgments and provided a way of escape through faith in His message for their time. But there must come a time for God to end sin and the suffering it brings.While God’s mercy bears long with the rebellious, there is a divinely determined limit, after which God executes judgement as He did to Pharaoh (see Exodus 7-11).CFL 68.3
“He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak. According to their deeds, accordingly He will repay, fury to His adversaries, recompense to His enemies.” Isaiah 599:17b,18a NKJVCFL 68.4
“The Lord God of Israel is to execute judgment upon the gods of this world as upon the gods of Egypt. With fire and flood, plagues and earthquakes, He will spoil the whole land. Then His redeemed people will exalt His name and make it glorious in the earth.” Ellen White in Last Day Events, p. 240CFL 68.5
Reflect: How do God’s twin attributes of mercy and justice contribute to His glory?CFL 68.6
