“And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast, say Come and see” (Revelation 6:7).
TEXT — Revelation 6:5-8
The 20th Century preacher, Charles Spurgeon once wondered about “ What can be too severe a penalty for those who reject the incarnate God, and refuse to obey the command of His mercy?” He provided the answer: “They deserve to be flooded with wrath and they shall be; for all who rebel against the Saviour, ‘wrath has come upon them to the uttermost’. God’s indignation is no trifle. The anger of a holy, just, omnipotent and infinite Being is above all things to be dreaded; even a drop of it consumes, but to have it poured upon us is inconceivably dreadful”
In reality, human history records a litany of wars, natural disasters, famines, and all, but the future holds some far more intense and catastrophic events, which are completely unique. It is an unprecedented, horrendous judgment that will flow from the throne seat of the Lamb in waves and pervade the entire world. All the indulgences, impunities, Christ-rejection and human-rebellion will face accountability. It is the onset of the seven-year great tribulation, the beginning of the end or the beginning of the Lamb’s final undiluted wrath on sinful humanity. This is the pattern of divine wrath on all nations and peoples who reject the Christ and His offer for remission and reconciliation with God.
The picture of the great tribulation is particularly terrifying just a sit is tearful. It presents not only a disturbance of the relations of nations, the rising of nation against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, but also internecine collisions, benefiting no one. The dreadful epoch will also produce bloody commotions all over the face of the earth, characterised by famine, wars, pestilences, destitution and death of vegetation and massive depopulation.
What is the path of wisdom in the light of these frightening and fearful apocalypse? The Apostle Peter implores believers: “What manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness… and seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot and blameless.” Sinners and backsliders should immediately and earnestly turn to the Lord in repentance and receive grace to be sons and daughters of God.
Thought for the day
The sword of Damocles of the Lord dangles; all can run from it but none can hide.
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
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