Day 7 - Sabbath - Saturday - Connect the Testaments : A One-Year Daily Devotional with Bible Reading Plan - Logos
October 16: Mercy and Judgment Ezekiel 32:1–33:33; Revelation 16:1–21 ; Job 37:9–15 “God is judge,” we like to say—especially when someone is struggling with injustice. When we get to the book of Revelation, though, we might struggle to understand God’s judgment. Yet even as John describes God dispensing judgment, he emphasizes God’s righteousness and loving nature. He tells us we should not forget that God is a righteous judge. The Bible is unapologetic and straightforward when speaking about God’s judgment, and this is especially true in Revelation. Here the decision God exacts echoes the plagues that He sent on Pharaoh and Egypt in the book of Exodus—blood, darkness, fiery hail, and locusts. Although Pharaoh was given multiple opportunities to obey God’s request, he still chose his own way. By turning the bodies of water into blood, God spoke what Pharaoh should have realized: “By this, you will know that I am Yahweh” (Exod 7:17). Revelation 16 pronounces God righteous ...