The Big picture of the Destiny of the World

The wrath of the devil 

 And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, "Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time."
Revelation 12:7-12

The anger of the devil is directed especially against the children and servants of GOD. He uses people to ensnare them and persecute them. The devil's evil plan is to cause us to stumble and fall and deceive us so that we might follow him to his eternal destination which is eternal destruction.

GOD is sovereign and is in overall control. He gives limited authority to the devil for certain periods of time to fulfil His purposes for this world. The devil is wicked and evil and he comes only to steal good things from us, to kill us and to make us follow him to eternal destruction in hell. That is all he can do because his eternal destiny is sealed!

GOD permits the devil to bring adversity to us to a certain extent, but knows how much we can take and gives us a way of escape.

 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
1 Corinthians 10:13

 Through every situation GOD works for the good of His people.

 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
Romans 8:28

 The wrath of man

 So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
James 1:19-20

We can't correct or change people with anger. We must act with love and patience.

We should not fear the wrath of man. 

By faith he (Moses) forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.
Hebrews 11:27

People may be able to kill our body. They cannot kill our soul and they have no authority to send us to hell! Only GOD has that authority over us.

 "Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops. And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father's will. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Matthew 10:27-31

GOD'S chastening

For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls. You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin. And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: "My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him; For whom the Lord loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives." If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons. Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live? For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of His holiness. Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Hebrews 12:3-11

Whatever GOD does to us or permits in our lives is for our good. He has only a good plan for us and that plan is to cause us to be strengthened in our faith through every situation and to be molded into His image so we may attain eternal salvation.

 You have dealt well with Your servant, O Lord, according to Your word. Teach me good judgment and knowledge, For I believe Your commandments. Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Your word.
Psalm 119:65-67

 But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.
Job 23:10

The wrath of GOD 

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he (John) said to them, "Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Matthew 3:7

 For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of entry we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.
1 Thessalonians 1:9-10

Only the LORD JESUS, Who took on Himself GOD'S punishment for all sin of all mankind, is able to deliver us from the wrath of GOD.

 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "The just shall live by faith." For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
Romans 1:16-18

 O Lord, I have heard your speech and was afraid; O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy.
Habakkuk 3:2

 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, and said to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?"
Revelation 6:12-17

Now the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And great Babylon was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath.
Revelation 16:19

 

The Period of the Grace of GOD

This life on earth is minute and shorter than a fraction of a minute compared to eternity!

If you are thinking that when someone closes their eyes in death, that is the end, you are mistaken. 

The end of this life is the beginning of eternity.

This short life is just preparation for our eternal life which would be either life with GOD or destruction in hell. 

Our decision for our eternal destination has to be made before we die. We have to hastily make this decision because none of us know when we will die!

Therefore whatever we may go through here, let us take advantage of the situation to step into GOD'S Kingdom of Light and to seek GOD and to draw close to Him. The pain, sorrow, and persecution  - anything is worth the step towards GOD.

Don't let this valuable period of grace pass lest you suddenly find yourself standing before the judge of all the earth!

We need to remind ourselves and steer our lives frequently to be GOD centered and GOD conscious, selfless, others loving and  Kingdom purposed.