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“Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal,” 2 Kings 23:26.

There are many Christians who today believe that the consequences of the tide of iniquity that is swamping the nations can be averted if we seek for revival and reformation.

Such a notion flies in the face of the warnings and prophecies of God’s Word that clearly predicts that terrible times, ‘perilous times” (2 Timothy 3:1) will come upon the earth, particularly our part of it, at the end of this age. This truth is illustrated by the text which I read this morning as part of today’s scheduled daily readings, set forth in McCheyne’s Bible Reading Calendar.

Clearly it is taught in this text that:

I. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN NO DEGREE OF REFORMATION WILL AVERT JUDGMENT

 “Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath . . .” In other words, despite what Josiah had accomplished in Judah by way of reforms, the judgment of God was not turned away from the kingdom.

1. It must be understood that the reforms of Josiah were likely unparalleled in the history of the kingdom. We have God’s Word for that. The whole chapter endorses this truth. The verse just prior to our text says: “And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.”

Yet such accomplishments did not deflect God from His purpose in Judgment. (more…)

This report from today’s ‘Belfast telegraph’ brings some encouragement to those who grieve at the ‘elevating’ of Mary Lou McDonald and her evil party, Sinn Fein, in the estimate of the Irish Republics electorate, according to recent polls.

To read of others who see the utterly wicked, egotistical and hypocritical views of this woman as she attempts to ‘sanitise’ the evil strategy of terrorism and murder that he party rode to power upon here in Northern Ireland, is most encouraging — late and all in the day as it may be!

This woman and her party, south and north, is but a front for the greatest band of criminals and miscreants that have blighted this island for many a long year!

That she should be given credibility by any section of the population, will prove to be an inextinguishable and heinous stain upon the Irish Republic. (more…)