And I heard another from the altar saying, “Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments.”  Revelation 16:7

As we read through the judgements that will come upon the Earth during the great Tribulation, and the final judgement for the wicked will be the eternal Lake of Fire (Revelation 20:14) We must come to the understanding that God’s judgements are true and righteous! Any wrath that is received by God is just!

This is a difficult pill for many to swallow! Many believe we are all relatively “good” people, deserving nothing but the goodness of God, however Jesus himself said “Nobody is good, except God alone” (Mark 10:18) What did The Lord mean by this? Well he is revealing , we are all sinners who have fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23) Jesus is also revealing that He is God in the flesh (John 1:14) The sinless Lamb of God (John 1:29) who is worthy of all praise!

The idea of an eternal Hell is incomprehensible to most, how can a loving God send people to Hell? What else is an eternal God to do with a wicked and rebellious creation? Hell was prepared for the devil and his angels, however many have decided to follow the devil straight to Hell (Matthew 25:41) Who do you follow? Who is your Lord? The reason most can’t conceive of the wrath of God is because they are deceived about their own nature!

Many follow Lucifer and don’t even realize it, when Satan declared “I will make myself like the Most High” (Isaiah 14:14) The world follows the same mantra, I will make myself great! I will live my best life now! Who is your Lord? Where is God in any of this? You will eventually realize you have tried to make yourself like God, you have tried to be your own Lord, but eventually you fall into the pit

Then you will listen to the advice from the serpent of old “Did God really say?” (Genesis 3:1) Just as Eve was deceived in the garden, you have been deceived , you deny the truth of the gospel, you deny the reality of your nature, you deny your Creator and try to make yourself like Him. You have waged war with God and may not even realize it, you partake in the shedding of innocent blood of Babylon, the wages of your sins is death! (Romans 6:23)

But the good news is Jesus Christ made a way , Christ took the wrath for your sin (Isaiah 53:10) and made you a new Creation (2 Corinthians 5:7) We have the victory in Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 15) You have been washed by the blood of The Lamb, you have been made alive in Christ (Ephesians 2)

Once you become Born Again (John 3) the scales have been removed, you realize who you were and the wrath of God is just! Once you are regenerated you will join in with the saints and the angels “Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are your judgements, “ Amen!

In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.  Judges 17:6

Jesus foretold “Strike the Shepherd and the sheep will scatter” (Matthew 26:31) This has been a common theme for Gods people, when the leadership of God’s people is removed or becomes corrupted, the people will scatter, the people will do what is right in their own eyes! Does that sound familiar today?

As we look across the plane of Christianity, many “Churches” are doing what is right in their own eyes, teaching heresies, embracing abominations, they have totally abandoned the rule and reign of our Lord and King Jesus Christ. This was no different for Israel, as soon as Moses disappeared for 40 days, they were building a Golden Calf, it didn’t take long for Gods people to embrace idolatry and paganism

The same issue is happening in today’s Christianity, idolatry and paganism has overtaken the elect once again! People care more about their buildings than they do about worshipping God in Spirit and Truth (John 4:24) People care more about programs than they do about learning the Bible, people care more about being entertained than they do about worshipping The Lord. Everyone does what is right in their own eyes!

The Church today has the same attitude as fallen Israel, “there was no king” therefore we can do whatever we feel is right! The reality is there was always a King, God was always the King of the Heavens and Earth (Psalm 47:2)  even before anyone would recognize Him! Is Jesus Christ your King? Because Christ is the King of all Kings and Lord of all Lords! (Revelation 19:16) Every knee will bow and tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God The Father! (Philippians 2)

Is Jesus Christ really your Lord? Many people will claim and profess that He is, then why don’t you act like Jesus is your Lord? Why don’t you live and submit your life to Christ? Even though many profess to be Christians, they profess Jesus Is Lord, they are doing whatever was right in their own eyes! 

However in the end, Jesus warns many will profess to be Christians, many will profess that Jesus is Lord, however Christ doesn’t even know them! Does Jesus know You? Do you submit to Christ or do you do whatever seems good in your own eyes? That is not legalism, that is not works based salvation, that is truly living as Jesus Christ is your Lord! Amen!