HES ALIVE AND COMING AGAIN RESCUED FROM WRATH

HE’S ALIVE AND COMING AGAIN

RESCUED FROM WRATH � Wrath = hot anger, judgment, punishment � The wrath of God against sin is inevitable. � God’s holy nature demands that He punish sin. � Scripture is filled with both warning and example: Gen 6; 19; John 3. 36 � The coming “Day of the Lord” is characterized by wrath and judgment.

ISAIAH 13. 9 -13 � Behold, the day of the LORD comes, Cruel, with both wrath and fierce anger, To lay the land desolate; And He will destroy its sinners from it. � For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not give their light; The sun will be darkened in its going forth, And the moon will not cause its light to

� “I will punish the world for its evil, And the wicked for their iniquity; I will halt the arrogance of the proud, And will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. � I will make a mortal more rare than fine gold, A man more than the golden wedge of Ophir.

� Therefore I will shake the heavens, And the earth will move out of her place, In the wrath of the LORD of hosts And in the day of His fierce anger.

WHAT CAN BE DONE? � It seems hopeless!!! Rom 1. 18, 28 -2. 3 � But by His Grace, God offers a way of escape!!! � Ezekiel 6. 8, 9 The Flood, Sodom & Gomorrah � God’s eternal plan includes a way of rescue, deliverance, redemption… � His plan involved a Man who would experience wrath in place of others.

WHO WOULD DO THAT? � Jesus experienced the wrath of man… � Jesus experienced the wrath of Satan… � Jesus even experienced the wrath of God… � Isa 53. 5 -7, 10 a; 2 Cor 5. 21 � But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

� All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. � He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. � Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin

CHORUS: This the pow'r of the cross: Christ became sin for us; Took the blame, bore the wrath we stand forgiven at the cross.

� We have no idea how horrible that was. � Mark 14. 32 -35 shocking awareness, sheer terror � Yet He willingly suffered so you and I wouldn’t have to!!!!! � God’s wrath against my sin was poured out on Jesus. 1 Thes 5. 9 -11 � True for all who trust Him as their Savior.

1 THES 5. 9 -11 � For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, � who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him. � Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.

WHAT ABOUT THOSE WHO DON’T BELIEVE? � There is still more wrath to come: Jn 3. 36 � The Time of Tribulation Matt 24. 21 � For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, nor ever shall be. � Includes the wrath of God poured out on this sinful world. Rev 6. 17; 19. 15; Isa 24 � And finally, on every unbeliever at the

WHAT ABOUT YOU? � If you receive the Gift of Salvation by faith in Christ you will never suffer God’s wrath against your sin. � Rom 5. 9; 1 Thes 1. 10; 1 Thes 5. 9 � If you remain in your sin, God’s wrath awaits. � Eph 2. 1 -3; 5. 1 -6