Revelation 16:7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
Three cycles of seven judgments from the wrath of God are recorded in the Book of Revelation: seven seals, seven trumpets, and seven bowls, each set more terrible than the last. Here, after three bowls of the wrath of God have been poured out, we hear a voice from heaven proclaim: ”True and righteous are thy judgments.” As terrible, frightening, and gruesome as these judgments are, they are still true, just, right, and ultimately good.
Believe it or not, these horrific judgments of the wrath of God upon the sins of the world are given as promises. Judgment is a true and righteous promise. Sin is horrible, ugly, dark, and foul, and every one of our sins rightly deserves the righteous wrath of a holy God. Since it is not easy for us to see the horrific nature of our own sin, God reveals His Judgments on Sin as true and righteous so that we might feel our sin and be led to repentance and faith.
We rejoice in God’s just judgment on sin, for that brings salvation to the sinner. We glory in the cross of Christ for there we see our sin being judged. The judgment on the cross forgives our sin and saves us. And Revelation reveals the Final End of the presence of Sin forever. That’s why judgment is a promise. See your sin laid on Jesus and judged forever.