Truth Matters 12 30 21: The Wrath of God, God's Judgment, Seven Vials of Smoke, and More

This is Truth Matters! Daily devotion with Dr. Cheryl Davis. Truth Matters is a ministry of the Truth Project whose mission is to empower men and women in the Christian faith to teach Biblical truth in the culture and the marketplace of ideas, using the Bible as a sacred trust of truth in sharing the message of Jesus. Learn more about the ministry of the Truth Project at www.projecttruthmatters.com. Today we're discussing the wrath of God, God's judgment, the seven bowels of smoke, and more.

Hello, I'm Dr. Cheryl Davis and you are listening to Truth Matters. The Holy of Holies is where the mercy seat was. The priests entered yearly to offer a blood sacrifice on the Day of Atonement. The wrath of God will be satisfied for one year historically, but here the angels are seen coming out of the Holy of Holies to execute God's judgment. And I think this shows us that his judgment flows from his holiness and that is difficult to grasp to the world because most think that holiness is good and that judgment is bad, but because of the Lord's holiness he is responsible to judge. He is required to judge because of his holiness. And then at the end we see the seven bowels of smoke in the temple.

These seven bowels happen very quickly like rapid fire action. We see the smoke in the temple in verse 8. It's filled with smoke from the glory of God and his power. Smoke appears where the presence of God is made known. And we've seen that a number of times in the Bible. In Exodus 19, 18 and Isaiah 6, 1-4 and Leviticus 16, 12-13. Let's just read Isaiah 6, 1-4 if you want to go to the other points in your spare time. In Isaiah 6, 1-4 I love this calling of Isaiah. Isaiah 6, 1-4 I love this calling of Isaiah. Isaiah 6, 1-4 I really love this picture here that is created in the calling of Isaiah when he's called to be a prophet. And here we see where the house was filled with smoke and we see the presence of God and we see the voice of God even shake the post of the door in where Isaiah was. So again, this is a very short chapter just to summarize. We are in the prelude and we're finishing the prelude before chapter 16 of the seven bowl judgments, those final seven bowl judgments which are about to occur.

So tune in next time to start those seven bowl judgment as we begin the last events prior to the second coming of Christ. You've been listening to Truth Matters with Dr. Cheryl Davis. Truth Matters is a ministry of The Truth Project, a North Carolina-based ministry dedicated to teaching biblical truth and sound theology to those inside and outside of the church. If you'd like to listen to these messages on demand, go to ProjectTruthMatters.com and click on the podcast link. Dr. Davis is also available to speak to your ministry group or church function. She can be reached by email at CherylDavis at ProjectTruthMatters.com. Or if you'd like to send a letter, the address is Project Truth Matters, Post Office Box 159, St. Paul's, North Carolina 28384. You can hear Truth Matters weekdays on this radio station at 8 20 a.m. and 5 20 p.m. for the full length teaching program on Saturday afternoon at 12 30. Until next time, let's all work together to teach a biblical truth to assist, equip, edify and encourage one another and bring the gospel to the world because truth matters.