God really hates Satan because of all the souls he has led and is leading straight to hell. From God’s commandments we know that he hates lying, cheating and stealing. God hates pride which was the original sin that caused Lucifer’s fall from heaven. When I read the Bible one of the things that really stand out is to me is how much God hates adultery. I judge how important something is to God by how often it’s mentioned in the Bible and the Bible has many verses warning against the sin of adultery and the dire consequences for those who commit adultery. You can also tell when God really hates something if he calls it an abomination, which is what God calls homosexuality. I’ll never be politically correct on my blog and I’ll never post anything I don’t personally believe. I’m here to call balls and strikes so let me refer you to the plain language of Leviticus 18:22, which states, “You shall not lie with a male as a woman. It is an abomination.” Could God be any clearer? We may have to accept homosexual marriage as the law of the land but as Christians we should not personally condone it or get too comfortable with the idea. As Christians we are in the world but not of this world. Our citizenship is in heaven which is where we belong. We are only visiting here on earth during our “testing time” to see whether we will choose to serve God or Satan.
Pope Francis recently gave his approval to homosexual marriage, which is a travesty. All Popes are full of pride and self importance as they wear royal robes and live a life of luxury in the Vatican palace. People have to bow and kiss their hand and call them “holy father”, a title reserved for God alone. Popes are self appointed vicars of Christ and they claim they’re infallible in matters of faith and Christian doctrine. Popes claim that they know the mind of God better than God does which they say gives them preeminence over what God says and the right to countermand the Word of God. Popes claim only they can forgive sin and decide who goes to heaven and who goes to hell. Can you not see the pride and arrogance of these sinful men who have the temerity to usurp the power of God? The Catholic clergy is the modern day equivalent of the Pharisees of Jesus’ day and he called them a brood of vipers. If you lay out the tenets of the Catholic church and compare them with what the Word of God says you’ll see they are polar opposites on just about every issue important to God. You’ll be able to clearly see that all Popes are leading people away from the truth of God’s Word which puts them squarely on God’s bad side where they’ll face the wrath of God on the last day.
The best way not to get on God’s bad side is to follow this simple rule: love what God loves and hate what God hates. If you run everything you do through this filter you can easily stay in your lane. We don’t have to guess what God loves and what God hates because God tells us clearly in his Word, our Holy Bible. God loves for us to be obedient to His 129 commands contained in the Bible (some are redundant). God loves those who fear him. The biblical meaning of fear is to look upon God with reverence, awe and respect. In short, we are to love God with all our heart. God loves a humble heart in those who reach out to him in daily prayer. God loves a faithful servant who always tries to do what’s right in the eyes of the Lord. God loves it when we repent and ask for forgiveness because God loves to dispense mercy. Most important of all, God loves Israel like a father loves his firstborn son.
Israel is the son who broke God’s heart through disobedience. Israel is currently being punished for their rejection of Christ in what we refer to as the church age which began at Pentecost in 33 AD and will end when Jesus comes in the clouds and raptures the church in the air before taking believers back to heaven. This 2000 year period we are currently living in is also known as the time of the Gentiles and it’s almost over. The rapture could occur at any moment and and when it does come it’ll start the clock ticking on the last seven years of human history which will culminate with the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ who will set foot on the Mount of Olives accompanied by the angels of heaven and all the saints (which is us). This last seven year period in history is known as the tribulation because God will pour out his wrath on sinful mankind during this time. God’s love remains steadfast for Israel, his chosen people, who will go through the tribulation but a remnant will be saved and reconciled to God on the Day of the Lord. Christ will then judge the nations and set up his millennial kingdom.
The Jews knew from prophecy that their King, the promised Messiah, was coming to them. The Jews were expecting their Messiah to be a conquering King coming in glory and power to save them from Roman oppression. When Jesus came as a suffering servant it didn’t fit the Jewish paradigm so Jesus was rejected and sent to his death on the cross. The Jews didn’t understand that Jesus was coming to the earth twice, the first time as a suffering servant and the second time as the King of Kings they were expecting. The Jews were jealous of their God and didn’t want to share him. The Jews didn’t understand that Jesus needed to come the first time to die on the cross as payment for the sins of all men, both Jew and Gentile, and to set up his church, the kingdom of God. When the Jews had Jesus crucified God temporarily cut off his dealings with Israel and then turned to the Gentiles to establish the kingdom of God on earth.
John 1:14 – And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us…full of grace and truth.
Luke 19:10 – For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Mark 10:45 – For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.
Micah 6:8 – He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?