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  1. Today's lesson covers God's justice. As we consider how He will do this in the end, I believe it is important to recall that Jesus said, "vengeance is mine," How will those who have been hurt by others find the most satisfaction in the end? Will it be by seeing their enemies destroyed at the end? Or will it be from a reparation of the break? From mending the emotional wounds that sin and persecution and victimization have brought? Will it be from sitting down to talk to the one who murdered or raped or beat or talked mean against us? Will it be from sitting there with that person and Jesus and hearing their side of the story - how their life had led them to that place, how God then led them to repentance, and how they are sorry for hurting us. Will not the most satisfying outcome for the victim or the persecuted to see a restored and beautiful person in front of them who is fast becoming their new dear friend?! Jesus said for us to love our enemies as our selves. Who holds a closer spot in our hearts than those who have mistreated us unfairly, hence the deep pain people feel at mistreatment. Redemptive disciple is the answer! The vengeance of God that destroys the sin and the break in people that Satan has crafted is the answer. For God so loved the world that He sent his only Son that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish but have eternal life. He doesn't want anyone to perish. Unfortunately some will choose that end of eternal destruction, in love, God knows that they would be miserable in a place without sin, so along with the deadly rot of sin, they will have to be destroyed.

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    • The challenge is to know that your case is the right one even when the enemy paints a bad picture of you in front of your neighbors, your kids, and even your church, you feel like you need to vindicate yourself but we must wait. God has a plan that will put an end to all the insinuations and silence the accuser of the brethren forever. Teach me Lord how to wait!

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    • Devon, that means we will have to totally depend on Christ, and won't it be easier if we are already having a daily relationship with Christ before the suffering comes? I don't believe that the Seventh-day-Adventist who is a baby in Christ will collapse, just because he has not had time to be grounded in his faith as some of us have. We are told that Christ can save to the uttermost those who turn to Him, and those who return are included, as exemplified by many prominent characters in the Bible. I am no theologian, but I do look at myself as a nail on the wall to hold the picture of Jesus. Amen!

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  2. Blessed are those who are persecuted in my names sake for theirs is the kindom of heaven......Matthew 5:10-12 our lord Jesus puts it clear, but be reminded you re not alone, "I am with you always" (Matthew 28:20 NKJV).

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  3. Thank you, Sharon, for that beautiful picture of restored relationships in heaven.

    I believe that's what salvation is all about - to restore our relationship with God, which was broken by sin, and to restore loving relationships with each other to the level that God had planned in the beginning.

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