May 14, 2018
I can’t imagine what it was like for John to see vision after vision of God’s coming judgment. It must have been overwhelming. But in Revelation 15:1-8, John receives yet another vision, this one described as great and amazing. The intensity of God’s judgments increase over time. The closer the end of the tribulation period comes, the magnitude of His wrath grows greater. But there will be an end to it all. The judgments of God have a point of climax, when the full wrath of God will be expended upon rebellious mankind, by the hand of God’s own Son, Jesus Christ. One of the things that we must understand when reading this passage is that mankind has been storing up wrath for itself. This has been going on for generations, ever since the fall. The rebellion of mankind against God has been relentless and their determination to resist His will and reject His offer of salvation through His Son has never lessened. God’s wrath is not arbitrary in nature. It is the result of man’s stubborn refusal to acknowledge Him as God. And God has repeatedly warned the people He created that their sin against Him will come with dire consequences. They cannot escape unscathed or go unpunished for their rebellion against Him. And His deeds will be great, amazing, and well-deserved.