“Dr. Donald Gray Barnhouse once noted that there are four things out of place in the universe:

1. The church, which should be in heaven
2. Israel, which should be living in peace occupying all the land promised to her
3. Satan, who belongs in the lake of fire
4. and Christ, who should be seated on His throne reigning.

All four of these anomalies will be set right when Christ takes the scroll from His Father’s hand.”

-MacArthur, pg. 170

Do you long for that day? I surely do.

In the meantime… we are still in a desperately broken world. If you’re wrestling with the injustice and cruelty of this world, I’d encourage you to take a look back at this post from our “Understanding Pain and Loss” series – When Life Isn’t Fair.

Next week we will begin to look at the specific judgments against sinful mankind described in the book of Revelation. God is just. He is holy. And one day, all will be made right.

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