Anger of God

The punitive and vindicatory reaction, legitimate and controlled, yet awesomely emphatic, of God the righteous judge to unrighteousness in his human creatures. Up to the present, the expression of God’s anger and wrath has had the purpose of drawing sinners to repentance and conversion, but this will not be the case at the final judgment.

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The nature of God’s anger It is fearsome Na 1:6 See also Jos 7:26; Eze 38:18 It is reluctant and short-lived Ex 34:6 See also Is 54:7–8; Ne 9:16–18 It is consistent with his righteous and merciful character Ps 7:11 See also Hab 3:2 It fulfils God’s purposes Je 23:20 See also Je 30:24 The causes of God’s…