The Three Angels’ Message is the last message in history. It is a final warning call, sent by God to all the world, to repent of sin and disobedience and return to God before it is forever too late; for just ahead is —

THE TERRIBLE STORM!

DATE OF PUBLICATION: JULY 2003

Here is the Bible/Spirit of Prophecy answer to a very important question:

It will be the worst storm in human history. It is the storm of God’s wrath against sin. The largest and the last. Every special outpouring of God’s judgments upon this world has always been preceded by a special pleading call to repentance and a warning to flee from sin. And our time is no exception—except that, in our time, the last warning against sin that will ever take place is to be given. That warning is the Three Angels’ Message. The Advent people have been assigned the task of giving it. —Yet, at this crucial time, some among us are saying that the warning is in error; for God has no judgment, no wrath, and no punishment of sin as is described in Scripture.

This present study, The Terrible Storm, has been produced to clearly establish, from the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy, that our historic beliefs on this topic are indeed correct. We dare not forsake the Third Angel’s Message for another message. — vf

• Introduction 2

• A brief Spirit of Prophecy summary 3

• Key points to consider 5

THE JUDGMENTS OF GOD IN THE LAST DAYS

• God will interpose - He will punish 7

• God gives men time - but only so much time 8

• We flee from God’s wrath by fleeing from sin 8

• God will punish the transgressors of His law 9

• God executes the judgment, but men make the decisions as to who shall be in it 10

• By their actions now, men are deciding for eternal life or eternal death 10

• Men bring the punishment upon themselves 11

• The example of Sodom, above every other, is the great type of the final destruction of the wicked by their creator 11

• The judgments of God are already upon the earth and will increase because of the wickedness of man 14

• God will send fires and earthquakes as judgments upon the wicked cities 15

• The story of a friend 15

• Calvary was provided to save us from the cloud of vengeance 16

• Christ suffered the sin of the world on our behalf, at the hands of a just God 16

• Because of Calvary, Christ has been appointed to be our Judge. He who died to save us will be the One to execute the judgment 17

• The working out of the great controversy will reveal that God is just in destroying the wicked 18

• When human probation finally closes 18

• Pen pictures of the final cataclysm 23

• The death of the wicked at the Second Coming of Christ 26

• After the millennium is the Executive Judgment 27

THE JUDGMENTS OF GOD IN BIBLE TIMES

• The Flood 32

• The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah 33

• The plagues upon Egypt 33

• Pharaoh and his host destroyed in the Red Sea 34

• Judgments predicted for the Amalekites 34

• The judgments because of the golden calf 34

       • The death of the blasphemer and Sabbathbreaker 35

• The death of Nadab and Abihu 35

• The rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram 35

• 24,000 destroyed at Baal-peor 36

• God’s strange act at Gibeon 36

• The plagues upon the Philistines 36

• The death of 185,000 Assyrians 37

UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES

• Is "wrath" ever used in the New Testament in relation to God? 37

• What is the meaning of 1 Samuel 2:6? 38

• Who is responsible for the judgments? 38

• As a condition of life, man must obey God’s law 38

• Having to take the knife 39

• The last message of mercy 39

• The Judge will execute the Judgment 39

• The sinner who is destroyed will have destroyed himself 40

• The final storm is coming 40

• When the wrath begins 40

• The presence of God Himself is a consuming fire to the wicked 41

• Sodom was destroyed by fire from Heaven 41

• The day of God’s vengeance 41

• God’s strange work 41

• The day of visitation 42

• Retributive judgment 42

• The wages of sin 42

• The final rewards 42

• When mercy ceases 42

• He sends out His fire and destroys 42

• In this time of probation, God has also used fire as a warning judgment 43

• Can Satan bring down fire? 43

• Natural disasters that will come from Satan 44

• The seven last plagues will be a series of judgments from God 45

• From the Close of Probation on down to the final destruction 45

• What specific disasters will cause the death of the wicked between the Close of Probation and the time of the Voice of God? 45

• What will cause the death of the wicked after the sounding of the Voice of God? 45

• What specific disasters will cause the death of the wicked at the Second Coming of Christ? 45

• What will cause the death of the wicked at their final destruction? 46

• The Second Coming of Christ parallels the Final Destruction of the wicked in several ways 46

• God has used His angels to punish the wicked 46

• Using metaphors to set aside truth 47

• Only the correct view solves the problem and reveals the love of God 49

• A special warning call is always given first 50

• The Creator can remove life 50

• Capital punishment in the Bible 51

• Wrath revealed in two ways 51

• Does Satan ever cause disasters? 51

• Is the Bible truthful? 52

• Taking the blame 53

• Is it wrong to punish crime? 54

• Why did God not kill Cain? 55

• Why did God not kill Cain? 55

• Steps down to savagery 55

• What does this error really teach? 55

• It is dangerous to toy with error 55

• A letter we received 55

• Can the Devil be entrusted with hell? 56

• The Catholic view of hell 57

• This error leads men toward universalism 57

ADDITIONAL PASSAGES OF SCRIPTURE

Judgment according to deeds 57

Judgment shall come to the wicked 59

Why judgments come 59

The judgment on the wicked is inevitable 60

Judgments threatened and enacted 60

Some of the most solemn passages in all the Bible 61

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