BarbWire: Happy New Year, God Is Going To Kill You

Here’s a lovely New Year’s Day message from BarbWire columnist Bill Muehlenberg:

Just as biblically certain is the truth that Jesus will be coming a second time, and then the period of grace comes to an end, and instead, a time of hard-core payback will take place. Those who continue to shake their fists at God and spit in his face will discover that grace does not last forever.

Payback is coming. Call it what you will: the wrath of God, divine vindication and retribution, and so on, but this is a time where the enemies of God are judged swiftly and harshly. One simply has to read the book of Revelation to see these truths expressed most forcefully and threateningly.

Of course both angry atheists and carnal Christians do not want to hear such truths. The latter may quote from Jesus sometimes – but usually only from the Gospels. They are averse to talking about the Jesus found in Revelation, with his robes dipped in blood.

Revelation is of course full of such language. No meek and mild Jesus here but a conquering king who will kick butt big time. Time and again we find detailed descriptions of divine retribution and the just judgment of God being poured out on his enemies.

The column goes on the cite all the various gory ways that God is going to murder the fuck out of you. Because he loves you. Also, Happy New Year.

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