December 22, 2010
Revelation 16
Pastor Farrell Lemings
Our God is a God of great mercy, but He is also just in all of His actions. He has provided the way to salvation, yet judgment is coming for all who reject Him, choose to go their own way and worship the Antichrist. At the end of the Tribulation period, there will be seven acts of judgment poured out on all that have rebelled against God.
Earlier in Revelation, we have seen people refuse to repent on two different occasions in the face of these judgments. The last thing to be noted in Revelation 16 is the hardness of the unsaved, unregenerate heart: “And they cursed God on account of the plague of hail.” (verse 21). It is hard to conceive that human beings would be so rebellious to lift their faces in final defiance to God, even in the face of such disaster. All hopes and dreams will be ended with the ultimate consummation, because people will have chosen to worship the Antichrist.
I believe that the good news for Christ-followers is that we will not endure these seven plagues. We will observe but not experience them, because the Church will have been raptured. Yet it is a stern warning to those who have rejected God, as we get ever closer to Christ’s return.
Praise God for His saving grace and the miracle of salvation that keeps us and protects us from the wrath of a holy, righteous God.
As Grace Covenant’s Lead Pastor, Pastor Farrell’s greatest ministry passion is to “bring honor to God through my life and leadership and help others discover their destiny in Christ.”
