God is 'Terrible'
Posted October 14, 2009
Good day to you again Mike,
I spent quite some time today on the site studying again the sixth seal, covering "....the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?". The Holy spirit brought to my remembrance what a friend told me last week. He said he was "so terrible" to his sister, he made her unhappy and kept her quiet because he opened to her some of the Scripture. I think he was growing frustrated at the rank idolatry he is seeing in his home (of which he himself partook only 'yesterday' so to speak!), and the things the ravaging wolves were doing in the churches, that he told her God does not dwell in temples made with men's hands, and the Lord's money is NO cash as the churches say, and Church tithing is nothing more than men taking away your livelihood for their own gain. I think this really broke his sister's heart to hear such 'Good' News backed up with Scripture...she could not withstand such words. I felt compelled to study the Spiritual reality and significant of the word "TERRIBLE" and terror. The revelations the scripture brought out just coincided with a particular Psalm I noticed you emphasize many times, thus I feel compelled to share this with you.
The "terrible thing" my friend did to his sister surely is after the counsel of God's will...but is the Lord within him terrible? Are God's Elect terrible people I thought, is God's workings terrible? Why is God's Wrath so terrible none can stand?Exo 34:10 And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation: and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the LORD: for it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee.This seems so scary and horrible to the natural man. God who is Love...doing Terrible things? Sounds like He himself is terrible God to Man doesn't it?
Deu 7:21 Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the LORD thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible.HOW is he terrible I asked myself..what does Moses say?
Deu 10:17 For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
Deu 10:21 He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.
Neh 1:5 And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments: (and Neh 9:32)Straightaway, the Spirit brought to my remembrance a talk you gave entitled "All things work for Good" You said something which hit me,"God doesn't think a whole lot of Flesh does He? No big deal to him"
WOO, what a speech!! Such terrible acts and in your words "incredible catastrophes" that has happened throughout the history of Mankind: the flood, civil war, World War 1& 2, Stalin, etc. not to mention the recent 9/11 Terrible Acts, and so on with all the natural and seemingly 'unnatural' causes leading to DEATH and more DEATHS.
Obviously, nothing will be learned if I were to look only outward and not within...except I repent, I WILL likewise perish...left alone, my Flesh will NEVER repent on his own, therefore all these terrible acts will be brought upon my TERRIBLE body of death, causing the outward Man to perish and die daily through great earthquakes, fire and Brimstone, the flood of Baptism upon it and slain by a great sword in the war ongoing within.
Just as the Spirit is terrible to the flesh and the Flesh contrary to the Spirit, so when we were in the Flesh and walked according to the course of this world, the Lord saw us as none other than a bunch of 'terrible' people, natural brute beasts made to be taken and destroyed..Isa 18:2 ...nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!
Isa 13:11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
Dan 7:7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.The true God dwells within his elect, of necessity SPIRITUALLY there must be a witness where His Chosen are also as the terrible ones to the inhabitants of the Earth..using 1Jn 4:17 as a principle.
Jer 20:11 But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors [those walking after the flesh] shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.Thus the Lord is a terrible and mighty One to all our terrible ungodliness and terrible unrighteousness and carnal ways.
Zep 2:11 The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.
Zep 2:12 Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.The day the Lord will be terrible....to all the gods of the Earth...all the heathen bold within...to slay ALL by His sword, is the day of the Lord's wrath, covered in the Sixth seal..
Joe 2:11 And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
Rev 6:17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?Now, a smile came to me when the Spirit brought me to the overall workings of God to all the Children of men.
Psa 47:2 For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.When I saw Psa 66:5, only one chapter came to mind; PSALM 107.
Psa 99:3 Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.
Psa 66: Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! [to what end purpose?] through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
Psa 66:4 All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.
Psa 66:5 Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
Psa 107:8 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men...which wonderful works include these seemingly terrible acts...
Psa 107:25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
Psa 107:26 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.
Psa 107:27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.Some of the most horrible and terrible doctrines I hear on Babylon's TV networks is all worked out because of that terrible swine flesh which the Lord gave the many called to be eating..
Psa 74:14 Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.Some of the most terrible things in our life, as unpopular a doctrine as it appears, is all of the Lord. Even 'those' terribly wicked men that oppresses us in the day of evil, of whom we have all lived. That 'Man' is part of the terrible work of the Lord. Our great deception in the church in the wilderness was a terrible thing which has cast down many strong; also a terrible thing. The Lord owns the cast of all the deceivers and the deceived....
Job 12:16 With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.What a gospel!! God's terrible works toward the children of men is so we should praise him. Now we are increasing in the knowledge of the severity and terror of the Lord, it is of necessity that we stand in fear and faith and be not high-minded.
Rom 11:22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
Eze 32:22 For I have caused my terror in the land of the living: and he shall be laid in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that are slain with the sword even Pharaoh and all his multitude saith the Lord GOD.The outcome all these terrible things the Lord brings upon our flesh is for us to forsake and die to the flesh - THE PROCESS OF SALVATION OF THE SPIRIT. The day of his wrath is, was and will be upon all our ungodliness and NOT ONE FLESH will abide, but THROUGH it are we converted, transfigured and reconciled to God the Father by our Lord Jesus Christ.
It is truly mysterious the way the Lord does work. A simple conversation between my friend being "terrible" to his sister coupled with yesterday's study has now led me to see the spiritual meaning of this word "terrible" and its connection with God's Wrath. What amazing truths are being opened to us again!2Co 5:11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.Without doubt your talk has manifest thoroughly in my conscience. The Love of God in Christ Jesus is nothing but terror, an evil experience and eventually Death to all our Flesh,...
Rom 8:22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now......BUT.......THE CONSUMMATION IS..
Rom 8:28 ...we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.The "all things working together FOR GOOD " most certainly includes his terror and his Wrath. Oh, what wisdom!
Rom 11:33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!Thank you for bearing my little meditation. God Bless and we will speak soon. God Bless you and ALL with you.
Peace and Joy,
A____
Hi A____,
What an incredible revelation!
Thanks for sharing this with me. Now I can share it with the rest of the body of Christ. I was aware of the truth you bring out here, but this study makes it far clearer, especially that verse in Job you quoted:
Job 12:16 With him [is] strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
What a verse of scripture! Where has that verse been all these years? Thanks again. This is a real eye opener for anyone who still doubts that God is "working all things after the counsel of His own will."
Your brother in Christ,Mike