The following are Bible verses about God’s anger and wrath, as documented in the Holy Scriptures.
1. God’s anger against Balaam (Numbers 22:22, KJ21).
“And God’s anger was kindled because he went, and the angel of the LORD stood in the way as an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.”
2. God’s anger is for a moment (Psalm 30:5, NKJV).
“For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.”
3. God is slow to anger (Psalm 103:8–9, NKJV).
“The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. He will not always strive with us, nor will He keep His anger forever.”
4. The Day of God’s wrath and fierce anger (Isaiah 13:9, NKJV).
“Behold, the day of the LORD comes cruel, with both wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate; and He will destroy its sinners from it.”
5. God’s anger toward His people (Isaiah 26:20, EXB).
“My people, go into rooms [chambers; inner rooms] and shut your doors behind you. “Hide in your rooms for a short time until God’s anger has passed.”
6. The cup of God’s wrath (Jeremiah 25:15–16, NIV).
“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: ‘Take from my hand this cup filled with the wine of my wrath and make all the nations to whom I send you to drink it. When they drink it, they will stagger and go mad because of the sword I will send among them.’”
7. The Lord’s anger over beautiful Jerusalem (Lamentations 2:1, NLT).
“The Lord, in his anger, has cast a dark shadow over beautiful Jerusalem. The fairest of Israel’s cities lies in the dust, thrown down from the heights of heaven. In his day of great anger, the Lord has shown no mercy even to his temple.”
8. God’s anger was accomplished (Ezekiel 5:13, KJ 21).
“Thus shall Mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause My fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted; and they shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken it in My zeal when I have accomplished My fury upon them.”
9. God’s wrath is reserved for His enemies (Nahum 1:2, NKJV).
“God is jealous, and the LORD avenges; the LORD avenges and is furious. The LORD will take vengeance on His adversaries, and He reserves wrath for His enemies.”
10. God is slow to anger (Nahum 1:3, NKJV).
“The LORD is slow to anger and great in power and will not at all acquit the wicked. The LORD has His way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of His feet.”
11. God’s anger is fierce (Nahum 1:6, NKJV).
“Who can stand before His indignation? And who can endure the fierceness of his anger? His fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by Him.”
12. God’s wrath rests upon all who reject Jesus Christ (John 3:16, NIV).
“Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.”
13. The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness (Romans 1:18, NKJV).
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them.”
14. God’s longsuffering with the vessels of wrath (Romans 9:22–24, NKJV)
“What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory, even us who He called, not of the Jews only, but also of the gentiles?
15. God’s wrath on the sons of disobedient (Colossians 3:5-7).
“Therefore put to death your members that are on earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Because of these things, the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them.”
16. God has not appointed us to wrath (1 Thessalonians 5:9, NKJV).
“For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
17. The seven bowls of God’s anger (Revelation 16:1, ERV).
“Then I heard a loud voice from the temple. It said to the seven angels, ‘go and pour out the seven bowls of God’s anger on the earth.’”
18. The wine of God’s wrath on all who receive the mark of the beast (Revelation 14:10, NIV).
“And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a loud voice, ‘if anyone worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, he also will drink the wine of God’s wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.’”
I hope this is helpful. Thank you.
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Dear friend,
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If you are willing to receive Jesus Christ as your savior, that is, to be born again, kindly say the following prayer from the bottom of your heart:
Prayer to become a born-again Christian
“Lord Jesus, I confess that I am a sinner and hereby ask for your forgiveness.
I believe in my heart and confess with my mouth that you are the only begotten Son of the living God.
I believe that you were sent by your Father to the earth to save sinners like me.
I now accept you as my personal Lord and Savior.
Come into my heart and baptize me with the Holy Spirit.
Thank you for saving me.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
Amen!”
Congratulations friend! You are now a born-again Christian!
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Benediction
“The LORD bless you and keep you;
The Lord, make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you;
The LORD lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.”
(Numbers 6:24-26)
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