NT Judgment of God
June 3rd 2011 12:16
I hear so many people today who have forgotten the righteous judgment of God. A week or so ago I received a cute email with little 'post it' notes of encouragement and such. One of them said, "God does not propose to judge a man before his death, so why do we?" or something to that effect. I really liked it and thought it was Biblical. Well, until I actually went back to the Bible!
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Those verses above are in the NEW TESTAMENT and AFTER the death and resurrection of the Christ. The story comes just after Peter is miraculously delivered from prison. Herod can't find him, has all the guards who were on duty executed and then leaves. But he is angry at the people of that city and ignores them for a time. When he finally comes out in his royal robes and addresses them again they are so glad that they have found the King's favor again that they call him a god. Herod does not correct them and God sends an angel to strike him down. I would call that a judgment of sin. Though Herod, in Luke chapter 23, clearly mocked, ridiculed and allowed the crucifixion of Christ; God did not strike him then. Though Herod had John the baptist beheaded; God did not strike him then. When Herod took the praise of a god, after the resurrection of the Christ; he was struck. God takes His praise seriously!
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There is also a story of Ananias and Saphira, but I will save that for a later note. :0)
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Act 12:21-24 NIV - On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people. They shouted, "This is the voice of a god, not of a man." Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died. But the word of God continued to increase and spread.
Those verses above are in the NEW TESTAMENT and AFTER the death and resurrection of the Christ. The story comes just after Peter is miraculously delivered from prison. Herod can't find him, has all the guards who were on duty executed and then leaves. But he is angry at the people of that city and ignores them for a time. When he finally comes out in his royal robes and addresses them again they are so glad that they have found the King's favor again that they call him a god. Herod does not correct them and God sends an angel to strike him down. I would call that a judgment of sin. Though Herod, in Luke chapter 23, clearly mocked, ridiculed and allowed the crucifixion of Christ; God did not strike him then. Though Herod had John the baptist beheaded; God did not strike him then. When Herod took the praise of a god, after the resurrection of the Christ; he was struck. God takes His praise seriously!
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There is also a story of Ananias and Saphira, but I will save that for a later note. :0)
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