Revelation 15:3-4
And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,
“Great and amazing are your deeds,
O Lord God the Almighty!
Just and true are your ways,
O King of the nations!
Who will not fear, O Lord,
and glorify your name?
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come
and worship you,
for your righteous acts have been revealed.”
Tag: God’s Wrath is Based Upon God’s Justice and is Worthy to be Praised
When we think about praising God in our church services we seldom hear anyone praise God for His wrath. When we think of God’s wrath we think of destruction and pain and sorrow. Yet, in the above passage, John gives us a different way to consider God’s wrath. In chapter 15-17 we are about to see the final wrath of God poured out upon mankind. Man has disobeyed and rejected God. They have not only mocked the Son of God, the Lord of Lords and King of Kings, they openly try to eradicate Christ’s followers. For this the wrath of God is to be poured out upon them. In the midst of this pouring out, we have the above doxology. We have a praise phrase about the fact that God’s wrath is just, try and worthy to be praised. God’s wrath are called “righteous acts.” We are not to fear God’s wrath as believers, nor are we to ignore His wrath. We are to include it in our worship and our praise to Him. All aspects of God’s Character are to be praised ... including His wrath (that will soon be poured out upon mankind).
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