The Great Day Of God's Wrath # 7

 The Great Day Of God's Wrath # 7

All that cursed brood of Rome, with all its hellish crew, will not be able to stand in this great day of God's wrath - but will be consumed like fuel, and devoured as fully dry stubble! "Why are you scheming against the Lord? He will destroy you with one blow; He won't need to strike twice! His enemies, tangled like thorn bushes and staggering like drunks, will be burned up like dry stubble!" (Nahum 1:9-10). So that all who have assisted antichrist against Christ, against his government, against His gospel, against His Spirit, against His worship, against His ministers, against AHis members, and against His glorious cause - I say, they will not be able to stand in this great day of God's wrath - but "cry to the rocks and the mountains to fall on them, and to hide them from the face of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb@" (Revelation 6:16).

Fourthly, such as have only a form of godliness, but deny its power, will not be able to stand in this great day of God's wrath!" (2 Timothy 3:5). All idle and slothful professors, who have nothing of God, nor anything of Christ, nor anything of the Spirit, nor anything of the power of the Word in them - who having only a notional or formal profession; such, I say, will not be able to stand in this great day.

Romans 2:17:20. "Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and brag about your relationship to God; if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law; if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the dark, an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth." But mark what God says to such, "Your are so proud of knowing the law, but you dishonor God by breaking it. No wonder the Scriptures say - the Gentiles blaspheme the name of God because of you!" (Romans 2:23-24).

Oh! are there not many among us who profess God in words - but deny Him in works; who have a name to live - but are dead; who have a form of godliness - but not the power; who have and external religion - but not an internal piety! Like those spoken of by Christ, "Not everyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord," will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, "Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in your Name drive out demons and perform many miracles?" Then I will tell them plainly, "I never knew you. Away from Me, you evildoers!" (Matthew 7:21-23).

Fifthly, such as are idle shepherds, and blind guides, will not bre able to stand in that great day of God's wrath - but will "cry to the rocks and mountains to fall on them, and to hide them from the wrath of Him who sits on the throne, and from the face of the Lamb!"

"Prophesy against the shepherds, the leaders of Israel. Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord: What sorrow awaits you shepherds who feed yourselves instead of your flocks. Should not the shepherds feed their sheep? You drink the milk, wear the wool, and butcher the best animals - but you let your flocks starve! You have not taken care of the weak.You have not tended the sick or bound up the injured. You have not gone looking for those who have wandered away and are lost@" (Ezekiel 34:2-4).

"Even the priests and prophets are ungodly, wicked men. I have seen their despicable acts right here in My own Temple, says the Lord. Therefore, the pathsd they take will become slippery. They will be chased through the dark, and there they will fall. For I will bring disaster upon them at the time fixed for their punishment. I, the Lord, have spoken!" (Jeremiah 23:11-12).

"The more priests there are - the more they sin against Me. They have exchanged the glory of God for the shame of idols. When the people bring their sin offerings, the priests get fed. So the priests are glad when the people sin! Like people - like priests. So now I will punish both priests and people for their wicked deeds!" (Hosea 4:7-9).

~William Dyer~

(continued with # 8)