• Amos 3:1-2
    Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying:
    "You only have I known of all the families of the earth;
    Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities."

     
  • Hebrews 12:6-7
    For whom the LORD loves He chastens,
    And scourges every son whom He receives.' If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten?
     
  • Isaiah 10:5-6
    “ Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger
    And the staff in whose hand is My indignation.
    I will send him against an ungodly nation,
    And against the people of My wrath
    I will give him charge,
    To seize the spoil, to take the prey,
    And to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

     
  • Jeremiah 3:8
    Then I saw that for all the causes for which backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a certificate of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear, but went and played the harlot also.
     
  • Amos 3:6
    If a trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid?
    If there is calamity in a city, will not the LORD have done it?

     
  • Luke 12:48
    But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.
     
  • Hebrews 12:10-11
    For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of His holiness. Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
     
For more scripture references, please see Bible verses for God's Punishment


Resources

The Goodness and Severity of God (Part Two)

'Prophecy Watch' by Charles Whitaker

When God brings destruction, it is just and thus worthy of praise. God's wrath, while burning intensely, does not burn long. His restorative actions follow quickly after His destructive anger. In Isaiah 10:25, God describes the punishment He will bring on Israel, particularly the northern tribes, yet the brief nature of His …


Prepare to Meet Your God! (Part Three)

Article by John W. Ritenbaugh and Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The roar of a lion or the crack of thunder symbolizes the imminent intervention of God in human affairs. In the time when Amos preached, a drought had destabilized Israel's agricultural base, affecting even the most verdant regions like Carmel. Amos proclaims this drought as the result of God's judgment, illustrating that God is …


The Goodness and Severity of God

Sermon by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)

God's punishment, as depicted in the context of the Day of the Lord, is a powerful and transformative force, closely intertwined with restoration and rejoicing. In Isaiah 30:25-26, God brings destruction to mankind's governments and false religions, represented by the fall of high towers and hills, while simultaneously …


The Patterns of God

Sermon by John O. Reid

The Seven Bowls or Vials of God's Wrath represent the culmination of divine judgment upon a disobedient world, as depicted in the sequence of catastrophic events following the sounding of the seventh trumpet. These seven last plagues, comprising the third woe, are poured forth on mankind as a final act of correction. They come …


Is God to Blame?

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

God's punishment is a reality that cannot be ignored when considering the calamities that befall nations. The Bible declares that God is not only aware of all events but also possesses the power, wisdom, and love to either prevent or permit them as part of His sovereign will. Scripture shows God actively involved in earthly …


The Wrath of God

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Love motivates the two intrinsic parts of God's holy character—goodness and severity, as He seeks to rescue humanity from the consequences of sin.


Will God Shorten the Day of the Tribulation?

Sermonette by Clyde Finklea

Zephaniah suggests that 'elect' may refer to a remnant called around the time of Christ's return, which God will give His Spirit and hide from the holocaust.


Prepare to Meet Your God! (Part Seven): The Prophesied Blow Falls

Article by John W. Ritenbaugh and Richard T. Ritenbaugh

By refusing to repent of their apostasy from God's way of life, the Israelites could only expect the coming of God's fearsome punishment. The Lord GOD declared that the city that goes out by a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which goes out by a hundred shall have ten left to the house of Israel. Israel's destruction …



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