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God Our Avenger

 


When we read about persecution and how it will be the norm, we tend to fixate on the suffering & consolation of Christ; but part of our Lord’s consolation is that He will avenge us. Those who crush Christians, and smite the Saints shall be burned with fire, “And God will provide rest for you who are being persecuted and also for us when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven. He will come with his mighty angels in flaming fire, dealing out retribution [vengeance] to those who do not know God, and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.” (2 Thessalonians 1:7-8). Those who do not know God and refuse to obey our Lord Jesus’ Gospel shall be consumed in fire of judgement. Every persecution, tribulation, and abuse from the unbelievers will be recompensed by God’s Wrath! He will avenge us and strike them down as chaff! Yes He also told us to love our enemies (Matthew 5:43-48), which I believe is preach the gospel of Jesus to them so they may believe (obey) and be spared this retribution that awaits all that do not obey Christ’s Gospel!


The Lord not only sees the abuse we suffer for Him, He consoles us, and shall avenge us! That final part, God’s Vengeance on our behalf is why is says “Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” (Romans 12:19). Our aim is to give our enemies the chance to become our friends; that they obey the Gospel of Jesus and so cease to be our enemies like Paul who persecuted the Church as Saul, he transformed into Apostle of the Gentile Churches. For remember we were all enemies of God once, “For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!” (Romans 5:10). But if our enemies persist in being enemies, not turning to Christ and His Gospel, then wrath is appointed for them for all their evil deeds done against us! 


If you are an enemy of God and his Church, maybe even persecuting Christ and the Church willfully, you are going to burn in God’s wrath at His Coming, or when you die, living in a perpetual flame of hellfire, called The Second Death (Revelation 20:15, 21:8). God had mercy and died on the cross for all your sins and rose from the dead, His name is Jesus Christ, Son of God, and if you repent of your sins, trust in Him as Lord and Savior, you shall come into obedience to His Gospel and not face wrath!, “For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,” (1 Thessalonians 5:8).  


For those of you who already believe and obey the Gospel of Jesus, rejoice! You shall not suffer wrath! You instead abide in Grace and Salvation! Make that something to celebrate in the coming New Year! Amen. 

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