Those Who Provoke God’s Disposition Must Be Punished

I
God does not partake in the politics of man,
yet He controls the fate
of every country and nation,
He controls this world and the entire universe.
Mankind’s fate and God’s plan
are intimately connected,
and no person, country or nation
can escape God’s sovereignty.
If man wishes to know their own fate,
then they must come before God.
God shall cause those
who follow and worship Him to prosper
and shall bring decline and extinction
upon those who resist and reject Him.
II
Recall the scene in the Bible
when God wrought destruction upon Sodom
and think also of how Lot’s wife
became a pillar of salt.
Think back to how
the people of Nineveh repented
and confessed their sins in sackcloth and ashes.
Recall what end the Jews came to
after they nailed Jesus to the cross
2,000 years ago—
they were expelled from Israel
and fled to countries around the world,
many were killed,
and the entire Jewish nation
was subjected to the unprecedented pain
of their country’s annihilation.
They had nailed God to the cross—
committed a heinous sin—
and provoked God’s disposition.
They were made to pay for what they did
and they were made to bear
all the consequences of their actions,
they were made to bear
all the consequences of their actions.
They condemned God, rejected God,
and so they had but one fate:
to be punished by God.
This was the bitter consequence and disaster
that their rulers brought
upon their country and nation.

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. Appendix 2: God Holds Sovereignty Over the Fate of All Mankind