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God has not appointed us to wrath
Joshua Munguti
Godly
people (not hypocrites and the world) are not appointed to wrath but to obtain
salvation through Jesus Christ.
“For God has not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation
by our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Thessalonians 5:9
In this
verse, Apostle Paul is talking of God’s wrath not Satan’s wrath. Satan is
always extremely angry with us, Godly people.
God’s
wrath is revealed when He is judging rebellious people, a rebellious nation or
a generation.
And in
the Bible we see God’s final pouring of His
wrath to this rebellious world and the kingdom of darkness in the great
tribulation.
When
God is pouring His wrath, His wrath does not touch the righteous (the Godly);
He has not appointed us to wrath.
God has not appointed us to wrath
Our
Lord Jesus Christ is our Savior from the wrath of God, the father.
“For God has not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation
by our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Thessalonians 5:9
“But God commended his love toward us, in that, while we were
yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his
blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.” Romans
5:8-9
God the
father poured His entire wrath to His own begotten Son, thus when He is pouring
His wrath to rebellious people, nation or generation, those in Jesus Christ are
saved.
On Calvary tree Jesus shouted out loud, “It is
finished” because he had finished drinking the entire cup of His
father’s wrath and paid the entire ransom for me and you; for those who believe
in Him.
“Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to
minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.” Matthew
20:28
Yes!
The price is paid.
“For you are bought with a price.” 1 Corinthians
6:20
“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the
man Christ Jesus. Who gave himself a ransom for all.” 1 Timothy
2:5-6
God
does not do anything without telling the righteous through His servants the
prophets.
“Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he reveals his secret
unto his servants the prophets.” Amos
3:7
Thus,
God will not pour His wrath to rebellious people without informing the
righteous.
And in
the Bible we see God revealing to the righteous when He is about to pour His wrath and we also see
Him, pulling out, saving or protecting Godly people from His wrath.
In
addition we see Him separating the Godly and the ungodly before He pours His
wrath.
Bible examples of Godly people saved from God’s wrath
In the
Bible, we see God saving, protecting, pulling out or separating the Godly
people from the ungodly before He pours His wrath.
Here
are some Biblical examples: –
1. Lot pulled out from Sodom and Gomorrah before their
destruction
Lot and
his family were pulled out before Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed (Genesis
19).
We even
see God hurrying Lot to come out.
“And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot,
saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou
be consumed in the iniquity of the city.” Genesis
19:15
When
Lot was delaying, we see God angels holding their hands and bringing them out
of the city.
“And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and
upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD
being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him outside the
city.” Genesis 19:16
Lot and
his family is a picture of Godly people.
We see
lot and his family pulled out from the cities before God poured His wrath to
Sodom and Gomorrah, the same way He does to the godly today.
God
cannot pour His wrath to the ungodly until all His children (the godly) are out
and in a save place.
We see
God telling Lot,
“Hurry, escape there; for I cannot do anything until you arrive
there.” Genesis 19:22
Peter
says,
“And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes
condemned them to destruction, making them an example unto those who afterwards
would live ungodly. And delivered just Lot, who was oppressed by the filthy
conduct of the wicked.” 2 Peter 2:6-7
“(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and
hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)” 2 Peter
2:8
God
informed Abraham of Sodom and Gomorrah destruction before their day came (Genesis
18); before God does anything He informs His children.
2.
Noah saved from the flood
God
does not do anything without informing the righteous thus God informed Noah of
coming wrath to the world in form of a flood.
“And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me;
for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy
them with the earth.” Genesis 6:13
It is
God who saved Noah from the flood; it is God who directed Noah what to do.
“Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shall thou make in the
ark, and shall pitch it within and without with pitch.” Genesis
6:14
Noah
was righteous; Godly.
Peter
refers Noah as a preacher of righteousness.
“And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person,
a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the
ungodly.” 2 Peter 2:5
Noah is
a picture of the righteous and how God saves them before pouring His wrath to the
ungodly.
The Ark
of Noah is a picture of salvation; Jesus Christ’s salvation.
Noah
and his family inside God’s wrath but being protected inside an ark is a
figurative of Jacob (Israel) inside God’s wrath (the great tribulation) but
protected by Jesus Christ.
There
is a person who God took before the floods.
3.
Enoch caught up before the floods
Enoch
was caught up before the floods.
The
bible says,
“And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.” Genesis
5:24
Enoch
did not die but he was caught up reason the Bible says, “He was
not.”
Why was
Enoch caught up? Because he walked with God
Enoch
is the right picture of the Godly before the great tribulation.
Every
person who walks with God will be caught up (raptured) before the great
tribulation.
Realize
that it is only the house of Jacob (the Jews) and the rebellious world who will
go inside the tribulation period.
The
righteous, those in Jesus Christ, will be caught up before the great
tribulation.
Enoch
represents the church while Noah represents the Israelites.
The
church will be caught up before the great tribulation as Enoch was but the Jews
will sail inside the great tribulation period in an ark like Noah; they will be
protected by God.
“And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that
she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a
time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.” Revelation
12:14
The
woman is Israel; the Jews
4.
Korah destruction
When
God was about to destroy the ungodly Korah and his company, we see Him
separating the godly from the ungodly.
“Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the
tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan
and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him. And he spoke unto the
congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men,
and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.” Numbers
16:24-26
God
wrath came when the earth opened its mouth and consumed them
“And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and
their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the
earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.” Numbers
16:32-33
Many
people are perishing to Korah’s rebellion.
“Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran
greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished to Korah’s
rebellion.”
"Korah and his company rebelled Moses, God’s servant, and said to
him,” Jude 1:11
“You take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are
holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up
yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?” Numbers
16:3
Rebelling
God by rebelling His servants is Korah’s rebellion. You are perishing.
Do not
open your mouth against any God servant without truly knowing the spirit
powering that person.
When
God is pouring His wrath to the ungodly He first separates the ungodly from the
godly.
The way
He did to Korah and his company, so does He do today. The godly people are not
consumed by His wrath.
By
their mouths, many claim to be Christians (godly) but does God know that you’re
godly?
God’s
wrath separates the godly and ungodly. If God pours His wrath to the ungodly
and it touches you, know that you are not in Jesus Christ’s salvation.
Even
when Satan pours his wrath to the godly, Satan wrath cannot kill them because
they are under Jesus Christ. See how Satan poured His wrath to Job but he did
not kill Him.
Satan
has no power over a righteous man’s life.
God’s
wrath is coming to Kenya. South Africa repent, Mexico repent, Caribbean Islands
Repent, Sweden Repent, Spain repent and all other world nations repent for
God’s wrath is now revealed.
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all
ungodliness and unrighteousness of men.” Romans
1:18
Come to
Jesus Christ, be in Jesus Christ for you to escape God’s wrath.
“Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted
worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before
the Son of man.” Luke 21:36
“For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears
are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do
evil.” 1 Peter 3:12
The
great tribulation is about to start and for you to escape God’s final wrath to
the ungodly rebellious world, come into Jesus Christ today.
“The Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and
to reserve the unjust unto the Day of Judgment to be punished.” 2 Peter
2:9
“And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the
dead, even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.” 1 Thessalonians
1:10
Therefore,
because God has not appointed us to wrath the church will not be in the great tribulation.
Jesus
is coming. Rapture is at hand. Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
A
servant of Jesus Christ strictly following Master's instructions. Leading
humanity to Christ Jesus is my joy and happiness. Running to win the race and
get my crown
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