The Wrath of God

 

Salvation (what are we saved from?)

Sin – the penalty, power, presence of sin

– Matt. 1:21; John 1:29; 2 Cor. 5:21; Rom. 6:1-11; Col. 2:13; Eph. 1:7

– symbolically, by the removal of leaven

 

Satan – captivity to, and accusations of Satan

– 1 John 3:8; Rom. 8:1, 33; Col. 1:13; 2 Tim. 2:25

– Pharaoh and his army being drowned

 

Death – the last enemy – separation from God

– Rom. 6:23; 1 Cor. 15:26; Heb. 2:9; John 5:24

– Crossing the Red Sea on dry land

 

God’s wrath – judgment, eternal torment

– John 3:36; Rom. 3:5-6; 1 Cor. 5:7; 1 Thess. 1:10

– Passover lamb appeases the destroyer angel

 

1. God’s wrath is just.

– God’s anger is not like man’s anger.

– God’s anger is the right, controlled, necessary, and measured response to the belittling of His holiness.

– Wrath is not an attribute of God, but a response that is generated because of His attributes.

– God is slow to anger.

– God will someday repay to all, with perfect justice, that which is deserved.

 

2. God’s wrath helps us understand, appreciate and love Him.

– There are attributes of God that cannot be understood rightly without considering His wrath.

– God’s wrath is the best metric we have, to be able to fully grasp His other (more abstract) attributes.

– We cannot fully appreciate the gospel, without considering the wrath of God upon Jesus on the cross.

– We cannot be fully devoted to God without embracing His wrath against sin/evil.

– God’s wrath brings Him glory.

 

3. God’s wrath is being revealed now…and…it is being stored up for a future judgment.

– God’s wrath upon the wicked is already being released.

– Those who are unrepentant are even now “storing up” wrath against themselves. God has set a day when He will