Revelation 16:5-7
5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying: “You are righteous, O Lord, The One who is and who was and who is to be, Because You have judged these things. 6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, And You have given them blood to drink. For it is their just due.” 7 And I heard another from the altar saying, “Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments.”
GOD'S RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT
❇️ The Character of God
✝️ God is fundamentally holy, righteous, loving, compassionate, gracious, and just.
✝️ God's justice is perfect and absolute, grounded in His character and the eternal truths of His word.
Isaiah 61:8 For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them.
❇️ The Consequence of Sin
✝️ BECAUSE GOD IS HOLY, HE HATES SIN
Sin contradicts God’s nature and inherently causes Him to detest sin. Sin causes damage, it is destructive and carries consequences that harm individuals. Sin will not go unpunished and this leads to RETRIBUTION.
Romans 2:6-8 He will render to each one according to his works: to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury. There will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil…
RETRIBUTION - Pain and Suffering - Ruins Health, Wastes Resources, Breaks Relationships
✝️ BECAUSE GOD IS RIGHTEOUS, HE REJECTS SIN
Sin is not merely as a wrongdoing, but it is rebellion against God. Sin contradicts His nature and causes SEPARATION because God cannot coexist with evil.
Habakkuk 1:13 "Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrongdoing. Why then do you tolerate the treacherous? Why are you silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?"
SEPARATION - Loss of God’s presence and communion, and end of spiritual blessings
✝️ BECAUSE GOD IS JUST, JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED
Sin requires an equivalent penalty and will ultimately face accountability, correcting all wrongs permanently, with eternal CONDEMNATION prevailing in His time.
Revelation 20:10 The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
CONDEMNATION - Everlasting Punishment and Conscious Torment
❇️ The Call of Righteousness
But God’s love and mercy invites us to live in alignment with His will through our faith in Jesus Christ for only in His Son we are empowered to hate what God hates and love what He loves.
✝️ CALLED FOR SANCTIFIED LIFE
We are called to mirror God’s nature by turning away from old, selfish desires and to prioritize love and restoration conforming in the likeness of Jesus Christ.
❤️ Retribution turns to RESTORATION
✝️ CALLED FOR REPENTANT HEART
We are called to turn away from sin to honor God, leading to forgiveness, removal of the animosity, and reconciles us to that full union through Jesus Christ.
❤️ Separation turns to RECONCILIATION
✝️ CALLED FOR RENEWED FAITH
We are called to surrender and act in obedience to God, from guilt and shame, our past mistakes are replaced with a new, hopeful future in Jesus Christ.
❤️ Condemnation turns to REDEMPTION
Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Reflection
📍 How do I look at sin? Do I see it as physically and spiritually destructive or do I take it casually?
📍 Do I trust God’s justice knowing and fearing that hidden sins will not stay hidden? Have I surrendered hatred and vengeance?
📍 Do I reflect God’s forgiveness and mercy by practicing prompt repentance evaluating my motives and my heart?
Take Away
❇️ God is holy and calls us to be holy like Him, that is why
👉 OUR GOD DOES NOT JUST CONFRONTS US, BUT RENEWS US
❇️ God is righteous and calls us to repent, that is why
👉 OUR GOD DOES NOT JUST CONVICTS US, BUT REDIRECTS US
❇️ God is just and calls us that in Him we trust, that is why
👉 OUR GOD DOES NOT JUST CORRECTS US, BUT RESTORES US
🙌 1 Corinthians 15:57
BUT THANKS BE TO GOD, WHO GIVES US THE VICTORY THROUGH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST 🙏
Glory to God 🙏🙌
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PASTORA RIVA: JCRC RIYADH
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