Hi WBC-
I’ve been reading your blog and listening to interviews with members of the WBC for quite a while and I don’t think I have seen the question I have answered yet.
Why is it that God’s wrath hits the people of the world so unevenly?
Africa generally is not a very developed continent. It is ridden with disease, hunger, famines, war, etc., yet in a lot of African nations, homosexuality is illegal or even punishable by death in some.
In Europe on the other hand, there are some of the world’s most safe countries and there hasn’t been a major war for years. Yet in quite a few European countries, they already have homosexual marriage. Also,
countries like Sweden and Norway have the highest ratio of atheists anywhere in the world.
I guess my question really is: Why does God seem to punish the people of Africa way harder than Europe when it would seem that Europeans are more depraved and disobedient?
-Luke
Luke,
Don’t go down the road of calling God unequal.
Ezekiel 18:25 Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal? 26 When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die. 27 Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. 28 Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die. 29 Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?
God knows each nation and country-the hearts of all humans are naked and open before Him-and He knows what words He kindly gave them through His prophets. He knows precisely what light they had and rejected and all His judgments in the earth dealing with His creations are PERFECT! God sees everyone and their ways and He alone decides to heal or not heal, and to have mercy or not have mercy, and to harden or not harden.
Isaiah 57:15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
16 For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.
17 For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.
18 I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.
19 I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him.
20 But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
21 There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
God gives repentance when He will; and He comforts and heals and restores the penitent mournful obedient soul or nation-like Ninevah that repented at Jonah’s preaching.
And again:
Romans 9:
14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. 15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. 16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. 17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth. 18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
These nations are all filthy and all bow down to fags in their own way; they are utterly rebellious, and in God’s time will be turned into hell and dealt with to magnify His name for His glory. Africa had great abundant light and blessing and despised it. This nation should look at their demise and take a lesson. But it won’t. It is ultimatum time with God. Obey or perish. Christ will SOON establish His Kingdom on this earth; He will rule with a rod of iron and every knee will bow and every tongue confess that He is King of Kings and Lord of Lord. For so it is good in God’s sight.
Stop questioning how God deals with His creatures-it’s none of your stinking beeswax! Focus on obedience and mourning for the great sins of the people. God will determine how and when to deal with the nations. He owns the times and the seasons!
Praise His Holy Name!