A simple yet astute observation.
A couple things to consider. First the church is not appointed to wrath. God never intends to pour out His terrible wrath on the church. The church has tribulation from the world while it is in the world but is never subject to Gods wrath. Gods wrath is appointed to the unsaved.
Roger
God's wrath comes upon ALL those who are disobedient, those who do wickedness, Those who knowingly and willingly obey satan and commits sins which they know full well are against Christ yet do them anyways.
It is written, you reap what you sow. and also. you shall repay for the wrong witch you have done.
The Hour of temptation is not about the unsaved, but the Saved. When the wrath of God comes upon the Earth, All will be affected, either by self, or the loss of loved ones. There will be a great falling away when people are experiencing the effects of the wrath of God coming upon the Earth, it will be their hour of temptation. God will be punishing them for the sins they have freely committed after they have accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord. Call Him "LORD" yet they knowingly and willingly obey satan and do wicked things which they know are sinful and have not repented of them AND CEASED from them. they will not escape the punishment of God, and when His wrath comes upon the disobedient, He will not spare, nor have respect of persons. All will experience it. Those who are true, will accept it as a punishment for their sins and repent of their wicked deeds. Those who will not accept it as punishment will not repent and they will weep and gnash their teeth, and many will believe the antichrist.
This generation falsely believe, that God does not punish people after they are Saved, they are wrong and know not the Truth, if you are not being punished for your wilful sins NOW, then they are being stored for the hour of temptation to test such a person to see if they will fall away from their faith when they are indeed effected and participate in His Wrath, because of their own sinning they refused to cease from. Many, and I say MANY, will say on that day when they are being effected by the wrath of God, will say "Why me, Lord?" Not knowing, it is because God does not lie, and His Word can't be broken, "YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW" If you sow to the flesh, than pray that you reap corruption NOW in the flesh, and get it over with, because it will be far worse for those who are sowing to the flesh, and will reap their corruption of that flesh at the time of His Wrath. Pray that God will punish you NOW for your sins, that you may be spared in the Hour of Temptation.
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