His Burning Anger

Isaiah 13:13

by; Dan Fraley

       Today is Friday 13th, and Isaiah 13:13 comes to mind. All the things we see going on in this world right now tells us Gods judgment is just around the corner.

       .......I will make the heavens tremble. And the earth will shake from its place at the wrath of the Lord Almighty, in the day of His burning anger. (Isaiah 13:13)

       Daniel 7:25; 12:7, tells us about this time, and in the New Testament it speaks of the same time in Revelation 11:2,6 14; 13:5.  These scriptures tell us the length of time this judgment comes against unbelievers so whomever is left will be prepared for the things coming on the earth.  If we read about Antiochus Epiphanes in Jewish history, we will get a clear picture of the false messiah who will bring Gods wrath down on earth.

       How awful that day will be! None will be like it. It will be a time of trouble for Jacob, but he will be saved out of it. In that day I will break the yoke off their necks...They will serve the Lord and David their king. (Jeremiah 30:7f)

       We may rebel against God or choose not to believe at all but our actions in this life will carry grave consequences.  Is it so hard to believe that God loved us so much that He came down from His kingdom and became man offered Himself as a sacrificial replacement for our judgment?  We just celebrated His death and resurrection this Holy Week of Passover, and are reassured of His mighty love for us.  He has given us a path through the grave to eternal life.  Is this not something to look into?  The pleasures of this earth will soon be gone, and we all will stand before the creator of the universe and account for our actions.  I challenge you to talk to the creator of all things and test Him by looking for truth in His Holy Word.  If you do, He will reveal Himself to you through the Holy Spirit.  Do not wait for His judgment to decide your path to righteousness.

       When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness. (Isaiah 26:9)

       Yeshua/Jesus/God, will pour out His "strange work...His alien task" (Isaiah 28:21) on "The day of vengeance" just as He says He will.

       The Lord will carry out His sentence on earth with speed and finality. (Romans 9:28; Isaiah 10:22f)

       For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now-and never to be equaled again. If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. (Matthew 24:21f)

      Go, my people, enter your rooms/wedding chambers and shut the doors behind you. (Rapture?) Hide yourselves for a little while until His wrath has passed by. See, the Lord is coming out of His dwelling to punish the people of the earth for their sins. (Isaiah 26:20f; Psalm 57:1)

       So, after quoting these scriptures, what choice will you make?  Will you; 

        Worship God and His son/spotless sacrificial lamb, receive His salvation and gift of the Holy Spirit, be Rapture to Him, come back with Him for 1,000 years (Rev. 20:4) and remain in His presence for eternity........

or

       Worship the things of this world, Satan and his beast, take his mark of identity, continue in life without hope, die, be forever separated from your loving creator, and remain among the damned for eternity (Rev. 14:9).

       They call to the mountains and the rocks, "fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of their wrath has come and who can stand?" (Revelation 6:16)

       I could go on and quote many more verses of His wrath, but I think I have made the point clear. I will list a few more that you can look up if you so desire.  Isaiah 2:19; Hebrews 10:26-31; Luke 21:25-28;  2Peter 3:3

       And then...........the rest of the story. When the times will have reached their fulfillment...(zec. 14:2)

       The Deliverer comes with His army to Zion, to set up his kingdom. The day will come when we will see the Messiah and serve in His army if we are still alive, if you believe in the rapture.  But if we are dead in Christ, I still have good news.  We will also come with Him in His army.  We will have access to the new Jerusalem, and take from the tree of life freely.

       The Lord thunders at the head of His army. His forces are beyond number, and mighty are those who obey His command. The Day of the Lord is great. It is dreadful. Who can endure it? (Joel 2:11)

       When I was in Jerusalem in 2004, a lady we met at the Christ Church in the old city, took us to an old grave yard on the top of Mount  Zion. It was a short cut to see the "Essen gate" that had just been uncovered. As I walked through this old grave yard overgrown with grape vines, I pushed some vines aside and was surprised at what I had found. It was the grave site of Horatio Spafford, one of my favorite song writers.  He wrote "It is Well With My Soul"  I showed what I hade found to my brother and Christine our new friend and personal guide, and they were as amazed as I was about this treasure.  We pondered at how wonderful it will be for Horatio and his wife when Messiah sets His foot down on the Mount of Olives right across from where we were.  God has truly blessed this man and his wife with the best seat in town to be resurrected on that great Day of the Lord.

       I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of rushing waters, and the land was radiant with His glory. (Ezekiel 43:2)

       The glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all mankind together will see it. (Isaiah 40:5)

       Let the nations be roused. Let them advance into the valley of Jehoshaphat (Kidron), for there I will sit to judge all nations on every side...Multitudes, in the valley of decision! The sun and moon will be darkened, and the stars no longer shine. The Lord will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem. The earth and sky will tremble. But the Lord will be refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel. (Joel 3:12)        God bless you and keep you..................Dan'el