Why is God’s wrath going to be revealed? What are the righteous decrees of God? How could the truth be suppressed today? Do you feel like that your life is in some kind of windstorm?
Romans 1:16-22… For I am not ashamed of the good news; it is, in fact, God’s power for salvation to everyone having faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek; 17 for in it God’s righteousness is being revealed by reason of faith and toward faith, just as it is written: “But the righteous one—by means of faith he will live.” 18 For God’s wrath is being revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who are suppressing the truth in an unrighteous way, 19 because what may be known about God is manifest among them, for God made it manifest to them. 20 For his invisible [qualities] are clearly seen from the world’s creation onward, because they are perceived by the things made, even his eternal power and Godship, so that they are inexcusable; 21 because, although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God nor did they thank him, but they became empty-headed in their reasonings and their unintelligent heart became darkened. 22 Although asserting they were wise, they became Foolish…
Suppressing the truth about God Is accounted as a ungodliness, unrighteousness, for God’s wrath is coming against such people.
Strong’s concordance #G2722 (katech) is the Greek word rendered as suppressing, restrains or holding back, as if to hold a ship back from sailing away.
So, the apostle Paul was saying these ungodly men are restraining people from knowing what the truth about God is all about. It is in fact the good news about the releasing from the authority of darkness and being transferred into the kingdom of the son of God’s love.
Is this some kind of mistake that these people are making, or are they unaware, could there be something more to it, something more sinister? Paul next explains as we read on.
Romans 1:28-32… And just as they did not approve of holding God in accurate knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mental state, to do the things not fitting, 29 filled as they were with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, badness, being full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malicious disposition, being whisperers, 30 backbiters, haters of God, insolent, haughty, self-assuming, inventors of injurious things, disobedient to parents, 31 without understanding, false to agreements, having no natural affection, merciless. 32 Although these know full well the righteous decree of God, that those practicing such things are deserving of death, they not only keep on doing them but also consent with those practicing them.
Do you consent with these people who practice what is unlawful according to God? This should be a wake-up call to us, we could be accounted as unrighteous if we associate with people who disregard God’s laws. These very people are insisting they are wise, but God has made them act foolish.
Can you imagine not glorifying God nor even thanking him? How will God’s wrath come and when will it be revealed?
Revelation 6:15-17… And the kings of the earth and the top-ranking ones and the military commanders and the rich and the strong ones and every slave and [every] free person hid themselves in the caves and in the rock-masses of the mountains. 16 And they keep saying to the mountains and to the rock-masses: “Fall over us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb, 17 because the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
This passage of Scripture indicates that everyone will know that the time for God’s wrath has come. Are there any other scriptures that prophesy about God’s wrath?
Isaiah 63:1-6… Who is this one coming from Edom, the one with garments of glowing colors from Bozrah, this one who is honorable in his clothing, marching in the abundance of his power? “I, the One speaking in righteousness, the One abounding [in power] to save.” 2 Why is it that your clothing is red, and your garments are like those of one treading in the winepress? 3 “The wine trough I have trodden by myself, while there was no man with me from the peoples. And I kept treading them in my anger, and I kept trampling them down in my rage. And their spurting blood kept spattering upon my garments, and all my clothing I have polluted. 4 For the day of vengeance is in my heart, and the very year of my repurchased ones has come. 5 And I kept looking, but there was no helper; and I began to show myself astonished, but there was no one offering support. So, my arm furnished me salvation, and my rage was what supported me. 6 And I kept stamping down peoples in my anger, and I proceeded to make them drunk with my rage and to bring down to the earth their spurting blood.”
Who is this Scripture describing? What other Scriptures talk about treading the winepress of God’s anger?
Revelation 19:11-16… And I saw the heaven opened, and look! a white horse. And the one seated upon it is called Faithful and True, and he judges and carries on war in righteousness. 12 His eyes are a fiery flame, and upon his head are many diadems. He has a name written that no one knows but he himself, 13 and he is arrayed with an outer garment sprinkled with blood, and the name he is called is The Word of God. 14 Also, the armies that were in heaven were following him on white horses, and they were clothed in white, clean, fine linen. 15 And out of his mouth there protrudes a sharp long sword, that he may strike the nations with it, and he will shepherd them with a rod of iron. He treads too the winepress of the anger of the wrath of God the Almighty. 16 And upon his outer garment, even upon his thigh, he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.
You who are wise come up close and gather around you learned ones. You who seek to know the beginnings of the universe. You who ask where do we come from? You seek to know the beginning of time!
Scoop down and pick up some of the good soil. Then squeeze it together as tight as you can so as to transfer some of your power into it. Open your hand now and breathe life into it. Now give it a name that you may communicate with it. Now set it free by tossing it into the air. What becomes of it?
Yet that is what I have done for mankind. Do you think that you do not need me? You think you have no need of God, do you? Come meet me and I shall set you straight for your ways are lower than my ways and my thoughts are higher than your thoughts. Come and I shall teach you about the things that you cannot even dream of for I am with the true God.
Amen, yes come Lord Jesus in God’s Name do come!
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