Flee from the Wrath to come!

People love scarey movies that frighten them - with monsters and terror. Yet, talk to someone about the Judgment of Almighty God which is about to fall on an unbelieving world, and they don't want to know. This sermon is a shocker. I pray it will stir and awaken souls.

The Bible warns us of coming judgment. Noah warned the people and they just laughed at him. Luke 17:27 says the flood came, and destroyed them all.

Judgment will come, suddenly. Why not be prepared? Find out how you can be saved from God's righteous judgment.

John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. On the one hand is grace. On the other is wrath. Flee from the wrath to come – flee to the arms of grace.

God is Angry. The Wrath of God abideth on him who does not believe. Judgment Day is coming: Revelation 20:15 …whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Psalms 7:11 …God is angry with the wicked every day.

Why is God angry? Many are playing games – they are grown cold, casual and compromising. They are afflicted with a dread infectious disease called apa-thitis. Some churches are more like a nightclub. There’s a flippancy – a lightness, a carelessness. Preachers must speak up and warn. Not like the so-called watchmen like dumb dogs that won’t bark (Isaiah 56:10).

Darkness prevails. Yet many pulpits are silent… 125,000 innocent precious lives of unborn babies are snuffed out every day. The media routinely mocks Christian faith and values. Christian morality cannot be taught in schools, but atheistic immorality can. Divorce is taking about one of every two marriages. The number of children living in broken homes is becoming a majority. Australians are the worst gamblers in the world – South Australians lose $2m per day on the pokies. And the pulpits are silent.

What is God’s anger? His anger is expressed in Hell. He offers life but men choose death. Unsaved sinner, you shall be turned in there. Psalms 9:17 The wicked shall be turned into Hell, and all the nations that forget God.

As long as heaven lasts, Hell will last! Never shall you rest again! There is no hope. No power can rescue you. The arm of God Almighty will turn you into Hell!

I warn you, decent and respectable sinners, you shall be turned into Hell. That dread place of weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth. You will have no light (John 11:10), No life (John 6:53), no hope (Ephesians 2:12), no excuse (John 15:22).

You have an appointment you must keep. Death.

Psalms 11:6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
The Bible tells of Fire and Brimstone in Hell: Great fire, continual fire, unquenchable fire, everlasting fire. The fire of God's anger and wrath will burn fiercely. Mark 9:44 - the worm of your conscience will never die, and the fire of Hell will never go out. The smoke of your torment will ascend up forever and ever.

There is yet hope. If, by faith, you trust yourselves to the Lord Jesus you shall not perish but have eternal life. BUT - if you live and die in unbelief, it will be impossible for you to escape. Soon God's ear will be shut, and the doors of mercy shut against you forever.

Consider the nearness of this punishment of Hell. The sands of your life are running swiftly. How are we to escape God’s anger? Thankfully, God’s anger IS avoidable. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Thess 5:9). We can know …Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come (1 Thess 1:10). Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him (Romans 5:9).

The greatest danger for mankind is not climate change. The great problem is that there is no fear of God before their eyes. Australia has lost the fear of God. Instead they worship the gods of materialism – the Almighty Dollar, the ego-self, the idols of secular societies. Exodus 34:14 For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

Romans 14:12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. He deserves our trust; our faithfulness.

2 Corinthians 5:11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men…

I urge you, Call on His mercy today. Are you ready?

You can actually know joy, blessing, and fulfilment, in fearing God. Psalm 2:11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

As we fear the Lord we can rightly worship our holy God… Psalm 96:9 O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth. Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

By God’s grace, give Him your heart. May we know an all consuming desire to live for Christ. Know His grace today.