The Bible ends with justice–and mercy

God is Patient, but He Will Judge the Guilty. Joel 3:18.

British comedian Stephen Fry was asked what he would say to God. “Why should I respect a capricious, mean-minded, stupid God who creates a world which is so full of injustice and pain? It’s utterly, utterly evil. Bone cancer in children? What’s that about? God is quite clearly a maniac, utter maniac.” The interviewer thenContinue reading “God is Patient, but He Will Judge the Guilty. Joel 3:18.”

Adam and Eve Sinned. Why Was Punishment Delayed? Genesis 5:5.

Image generated with A.I. God tells Adam and Eve not to eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil “for on the day that you eat from it, you shall surely die” Genesis 2:17. Next thing you know, the two sin. God shows up, pronounces judgment … and they do not die.Continue reading “Adam and Eve Sinned. Why Was Punishment Delayed? Genesis 5:5.”

JESUS IS LOVE AND WRATH. Revelation 19:11-20:12.

This picture generated with A.I. The Old Testament predicts the New. God promised Abram his people would return from Egypt to the Promised Land after 400 years, “because the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure” Genesis 15:16. The pagans were not evil enough to warrant destruction—but would be in time.Continue reading “JESUS IS LOVE AND WRATH. Revelation 19:11-20:12.”

Drunk on Blood. Revelation 17:6.

Yesterday I ran across a video compilation of people who were drunk. They fell down stairs. They tried to fight, but their efforts were ridiculous. A man fell out of a moving boat. A woman in a dress climbed up on the hood of a car and sat there even after the driver began toContinue reading “Drunk on Blood. Revelation 17:6.”

JUSTICE. Revelation 8:3-6.

We crave justice. The gentlest among us is stirred to anger hearing about abuse of children and all the human monsters who torture the defenseless. Who has not heard a news story and hoped bad things would happen to the criminal? Yet, we read Revelation and feel sorry for those who suffer. The book tellsContinue reading “JUSTICE. Revelation 8:3-6.”