Tag: wrath

  • To the Men of the Church in Transition: Reflecting on 1 Timothy 2

    To the Men of the Church in Transition: Reflecting on 1 Timothy 2

    In 1 Timothy, Paul is giving explicit instructions to Timothy—whom he left in Ephesus to instruct and appoint pastors for the churches there. Paul hasn’t really gotten to what to look for in pastors or how to promote them yet. He has emphasized the importance of humility, patience, and love. We can easily get caught…

  • Daily Devotional: Exodus 12:15-32

    Daily Devotional: Exodus 12:15-32

    God sees the blood on the frames of the Israelite doors and passes over them, not allowing the destroyer to go in. I find this wording interesting. From Genesis 4:23 onward, God has said that He will personally kill the firstborn. Yet, here we read about Him sending in or withholding a destroyer–a character some…

  • The Seven Trumpets in Revelation

    The Seven Trumpets in Revelation

    In Chapter 5, verse 1, we saw a book sealed so that no one could open it. We yearned to know the contents of the book. Finally, we get to see what is inside. In today’s passage, Jesus breaks the final seal, and the book falls open to reveal the judge’s just judgment in response…