Do you believe in the wrath of GOD?

Question

Do you believe last years worst Hurricane, world wid efire and earth quakes all at one time was an example of the wrath of GOD.

This is question I wanted to ask some time ago,

There were fires in and near spain, massive flodding china, earth quakes in the USA and other place at the time + the Hurricanes and I forgot about the 100,000 or so killed by that wave.

The entire thing sure seems like the wrath of god and that would indicate the end for evil per my bible at least.

Answer 1

God is a loving and merciful God - BUT too many churches paint God as a mild push over, flower collector.

God is a wrathful God, a God of vengeance and yet he has mercy on whom he has mercy. Its kind of foolish to say God is merciful but not wrathful. If there is no wrath, then there is no need for mercy.

The Bible clearly states God's character as wrathful and vengeful. But poses no threat to those who love him. When God shows his love and mercy - it is beyond compare and he deeply loves those who loves him.

Churches who teach God is comprised of Love and just a big ol' teddy bear are teaching a false doctrine. If there is nothing to fear, then there is no hell, no grave, no one dies and the world is a great big old Walt Disney land. Guess what! That kind of world does not exist - not here and not now.

Answer 2

No this was not the wrath of God, this was the end result of man's distruction of the earth, and the Bible did foretell of this happening Luke 21:25, 26 2 Timothy 3:1-5 It is now up to us to tell people about God's Kingdom and how it is the only solution to what is now happening in the world. Daniel 2:44 About who is responsible for the world's distress, Proverbs 29:2, and 28:28,
Who is the ruler of the world, and the enemy of God. 2 Corinthians 4:4 1John 5:19, John 12:31 What will happen to faithful mankind [those doing God's will] Romans 2:6 ,7, Revelation 21: 3-5

Answer 3

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Answer 4

While I believe in the wrath of God, I do not know that what we are experiencing in the natural disasters you mention is His wrath.

Some have tried to explain that in the ancient world, these phenomena were blamed on God/the gods, because folks didn't have any other understanding or explanation of them.

But in the modern world, we do. It's called science, which is often villified by religion because it can be used to counter such arguments and offer rational explanations.

Is this to say that they, in no way, could be His wrath? No. But just because they were understood as such in the anceint world did not make is so either (this is not to deny the stories/ scriptures of any particular religion that believes that they were so).

I do not understand the rhetoric of those who believe that Katrina hit New Orleans (and Mississippi) because it was "filled will sinners" and then further their argument by saying that Rita hit Houston because "the sinners" who survived evacuated to that city. I do not understand how people can say that God sent a great tsunami, and continues to smaller ones, and devastating earthquakes into Asia because he is angry at Muslims.

(And as I was writing this, that is exactly what someone did. To you sir/madam: if your argument holds, what of all the people in Mississippi? Just "collateral damage"? And what of all the innocent people? And what of the human ignorance and miserliness in building the levees (or was that just part of God's will ensure this would eventually come to pass)? We could go on and on - but what's the point; you believe what you want to believe, and I believe otherwise.)

To offer the response that I often hear in response to some of my questions: How are we to know what His mind and will are?

Yet, some people take them as signs and, unfortunately, some of them take them and use them to put forth an agenda "in the name of God."

That's just my view.

Answer 5

God does NOT send punishment. Our punishment for our sins is death.
Everything that happens in life happens because God chooses it. It's how we act and call out to Him to help us through it all that matters.
God's wrath will come in the end.Not while we're on Earth .
So no I do not think it's an example of the wrath of God.

Answer 6

Well I would have to say yes. But God did say that he would destroy the world with water. He never said he would destroy the 3rd world countries with it. Yes he will follow and will go through with what he has promised us and the plagues will happen. Think about the AIDS and all the other problems that the world has now. We can't cure what God has promised us. Rev is my favorite book in the bible and I take it very seriously. I don't question God for what may happen to me for doing so.

Answer 7

Yes I do. look at the city it hit. and (no offense to Homosexuals, I love you like my brothers and sisters) southern decadence was scheduled for a couple days after the hurricane hit. Southern Decadence is a Gay rights celebration.

Answer 8

War is the wrath of God. go to:
thermonuclearwarfare.com

Answer 9

Nope. Weather is a natural phenomenon. I do believe in the stupidity of human beings, though.

Answer 10

No, God doesn't cause these things only sin in the Earth.

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