We have to affirm the wisdom and justice of God in what he does.

And tragically, if we start down the path of thinking that we are more loving than God is,

we end up with a God who has no judgment at all.

And that's what has happened in too much of the modern church.

And we found ourselves in a mess.

Throughout scripture, a question is raised by God's people. Why do the wicked prosper,

or at least seem to prosper? When persecuted, martyed, or treated cruelly,

we can know that God is just. And regardless of one's station in life, rich or poor,

if they trust in Christ alone for salvation, they will be saved. And if they don't,

the unbeliever will face the holy and righteous justice of God.

This is the Wednesday edition of Renewing Your Mind. And today we're concluding three days in W. Robert

Godfrey's series in the Book of Revelation. So I'd recommend taking the time to walk through all 24 messages when you request the entire series with your donation of any amount at Renewing Your Mind.org.

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How should we think about the justice of God and the future judgment that is coming for all those who don't take refuge in the Lord Jesus Christ?

Here's Dr. Godfrey.

Well, we're continuing to look at this fifth cycle, this very intense cycle of presenting aspects of what final judgment will actually look like.

And it's curious how this develops.

We have the fifth cycle that's very concentrated and intense and brief,

and then a slightly longer reflection on that in the sixth cycle, and then quite an

extended reflection on it in the seventh cycle. So the Lord, in effect, is giving us sort of a

shorthand version here in the fifth cycle, and we've come to the fourth angelic appearance.

It's a vision, John says, verse 14 of chapter 14,

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