BIG IDEA: God’s vengeance is all about setting the world right.
Revelation 16 declares something we must all wrestle with…God’s rulings are always true (proper, correct, consistent with truth), just (honorable, equitable, morally right), and deserved (the reward befits the cosmic crime).
“What does this mean for us as recipients of God's just retribution?” Since we’ve been created in God’s image, we naturally yearn for things to be set right even as our sin nature skews what we view as fair or proportionate.
“In what ways are we to imitate God’s justice?” Say for instance someone harms you, a drunk driver kills your loved one, or civilians are denied food and water in a time of war. Such situations ignite desires for vengeance and retribution yet consider how Jesus viewed the law of retaliation in Matthew 5.
In Christ’s view, biblical texts inform to transform! By reflecting God’s nature, character and goals, they invite us to be like Him with the Spirit’s help.
