What that means is that all the awful events of the first 42 months of the Tribulation (seals one through five) are not directly prompted by Godās wrath. We will explore the implications of that next week. But, starting with the sixth seal, the wrath of God begins to be directly poured out. Note with me as we walk through these passages in Revelation that:
God Has Three Types of Wrath
We can see three simple types of Godās wrath in Revelation, and then in the rest of the Scriptures.
First, we can see Godās eternal or ultimate wrath (eternal conscious punishment in hell) in Rev. 14:10, and then in Rev. 20:15.
Secondly, there is what is often warned about, Godās coming future wrath (the bursting of the dam, when God smites the earth in the tribulation) in Rev. 6-19, plus many other parts of the Bible;
Finally, there is also a constant warning of Godās present wrath (the consequences of sin as seen in Romans 1, plus many others).
But starting with Rev. 6:16, watch how God pants with rage poured out (thumos), and then bursts out with long-standing, built-up wrath (orge) in these verses describing:
The Time of the Lordās Wrath