"The Indignation Of
The Lord Is Upon All Nations"
Isaiah 34:2
Wise is the
man wo lives in the awareness of eternity, knowing
that he possesses an immortal soul and must one day soon appear before the holy
Lord God whose indignation is upon all nations. Here are five facts plainly
revealed in Holy Scripture.
1. There is a day appointed when God
almighty shall judge this world "by that man whom he hath ordained,"
the Lord Jesus Christ (Acts
2. In that great
and terrible day, God will deal with all men upon the basis of strict justice
(Rev. 21:27;
3. The basis of Divine judgment will be
those books which God himself will open and search in that august day (Dan.
7:9-10; Rev. 20:12). All the works of men, all the words of men, all the
thoughts and motives of men's hearts shall be brought into judgment by the book
of creation (Rom. 1:18-20), the book of providence (Rom.2:4-5), the book of
conscience (Rom. 2:14-15), the book of Holy Scripture (John 12:48), the book of
God's remembrance (Mal. 3:16), and the book of life (Rev. 21:27).
4. The only hope for my wretched, sinful
soul in that great day is that someone will stand in my stead before God as my
advocate, who is a suitable substitute and representative, who has met all the
requirements of God's holiness and righteousness and satisfied the demands of
his offended justice, and who is able to answer the very character of God for
me.Blessed be God, there is such a Substitute! There is such an Advocate for
sinners, Jesus Christ, the Righteous. And he is the propitiation for the sins
of his people (I John 2:1-2).
5. If I am found in Christ in that great
day, when God searches the books he will find nothing against me, no sin, no
fault, no blemish, no trace of sin, but only righteousness (Jer. 50:20; 23:6;
33:16). In that great day, my Savior, the Judge of all the earth who must do
right, will take me by the hand and say, "Come ye blessed of my Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world!"
Don Fortner