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Have you ever wondered what God’s wrath is? Probably not. For most of the world, people just assume that God’s wrath operates like everyone else’s wrath. When we humans express wrath or anger, we lash out either in harmful words or even causing physical harm on someone else. When we make people “pay for their crimes”, it is often called “justice.”

This view is also accepted by the majority of Christians who believe God’s “divine justice” is when He is provoked to anger to the point He finally lashes out to make people “pay for their sins.” This can either come by Him directly causing the sinner harm through a plague or sickness, killing them, or even torturing them. Here’s one Christian website that describes “the good news” on how we can escape God’s wrath against us:

“[God is not] too loving to ever condemn anyone to hell… [Therefore] if Jesus Christ didn't bear and satisfy God's wrath on our behalf, we would face it ourselves. The only reason we're not under God's wrath is because Jesus took it upon himself. Our hope that God's wrath is not directed at us rests entirely on Christ's sacrifice on the cross. If Jesus didn't appease God's wrath and fulfill divine justice in himself, we would have no hope. Worse yet, we'd have no gospel, and no good news to share with a world in need.” (Is God Really a God of Wrath?/towerviewkc.com)

According to this article, we would have no good news to share if Christ didn’t absorb and appease God’s wrath against us. In other words, the gospel (good news) that we are to share to the world is: “Good news! If you accept Jesus, He will save you from your heavenly Father who is so angry at you that, in order to fulfill His justice, He will condemn you and torture you in hell!”

Wait, does that sound right?