Happy Judgement
I think there are place and time for sermons like this.
But often enough, Christians forgot that in the bible, judgement may not mean the ugly scene of destructions and annihilation.
Here is an example of a judgement day scene from the bible-
10Say among the nations, ”The LORD reigns!
Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved;
he will judge the peoples with equity.”
11Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
12let the field exult, and everything in it!
Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy
13before the LORD, for he comes,
for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness,
and the peoples in his faithfulness.
There is a great sense of rejoicing when god finally act as the Judge. Because his judgment is not merely punitive, though that certainly is a part of it, but the final judgment is the final act to make things right.
All the questions we ask about justice now (”Where is justice!?”), will culminate in god’s judgment. Although we may not understand the full implication even then, but those questions will be put to rest. There will be equity, justification and vindication. And the groaning Creation will indeed be set free from the bondage of corruption, so much so that “shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy”. Creation will be happy, not defaced (contra buddhist thoughts), Creation will be restored and things made right, not destroyed.
Come, Jesus Christ, come…O happy thoughts!
I am a true-blood Penang "kia" (son of Penang) who love everything about my beautiful home-state, well, almost everything. :)
Formerly I served as the Special Assistant to the Penang State Executive Councillor (State-level ministerial post) in charge of Youth and Sports. I am now pursuing an MA in Philosophy at a local university.
I am also the Executive Secretary of the Network of Social Democracy in Asia (www.socdem.asia) and sit on the committee of the State-sponsored Good Governance and Gender Equality Society (3Gs). Since 2007, I also served in various capacities in the office of the Hon' Madam Chong Eng, a leading Malaysian woman Parliamentarian.
Politically, I had the privilege to help manage four successful political campaigns since 2007 and was involved in planning, campaigning and monitoring of eight state and federal level elections in Malaysia.
I am engaged with the love of my life, Jorin. Both of us worship at the Bukit Mertajam Gospel Centre.
