Intro:  Discouragement about the world

I.  God loves the world, but… (John 3:16-20)

A.  His desire isn’t to damn or destroy

B.  The price Jesus was willing to pay to save

C.  BUT..Men loved darkness instead of light

D.  God will judge because people choose evil

II.  Should we be discouraged or defeated

A.  The day waits so that some may be saved

B.  How do we fight evil?  With good!

C.  What will be the response?

D.  We must be realistic

III.  The Day of Vengeance

A.  Enough is finally enough

B.  Judgment Day:  A day of reward and destruction

C.  The resurrected body..ashes and stubble?

D.  Does this teach a final, non-eternal judgment?

E.  Our response on that day

1.  Leaping like calves released from the stall

2.  The sun of righteousness with healing in its wings

What discourages you about the world’s future or the people in it?

How does this picture of Judgment Day make you feel?