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Sakura · 09-28-2007, 07:12 AM

Well, my reply does not exactly answer your question, but I just wanted to comment on what you had mentioned about the example of Elijah. I have always really liked that particular Scripture.

Here it is below, quoted from the NIV.

I Kings 19:11-13
The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.”

Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.

When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

See - what I think is neat is that the Lord showed Elijah all those powerful things - but He was not in any of them until the gentle whisper!! So with Elijah it was actually very much a time of reassurance, albeit seeing the preceding potentially frightening things.

Maybe I'll do another reply in regards to what I feel in regards to the example of Jesus turning over the tables so this post won't be so long.

09-28-2007, 07:12 AM	#3
Sakura Rose Trellis Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SE United States Posts: 2,240	Re: So, when God gets angry... Well, my reply does not exactly answer your question, but I just wanted to comment on what you had mentioned about the example of Elijah. I have always really liked that particular Scripture. Here it is below, quoted from the NIV. I Kings 19:11-13 The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” See - what I think is neat is that the Lord showed Elijah all those powerful things - but He was not in any of them until the gentle whisper!! So with Elijah it was actually very much a time of reassurance, albeit seeing the preceding potentially frightening things. Maybe I'll do another reply in regards to what I feel in regards to the example of Jesus turning over the tables so this post won't be so long.

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