Based on Deuteronomy 28:15-30 (New King James Version)
“ ‘But it shall come to pass, if you do not obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments and His statutes which I command you today, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you: ‘Cursed shall you be in the city, and cursed shall you be in the country. ‘Cursed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. ‘Cursed shall be the fruit of your body and the produce of your land, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks. ‘Cursed shall you be when you come in, and cursed shall you be when you go out. ‘The Lord will send on you cursing, confusion, and rebuke in all that you set your hand to do, until you are destroyed and until you perish quickly, because of the wickedness of your doings in which you have forsaken Me. The Lord will make the plague cling to you until He has consumed you from the land which you are going to possess. The Lord will strike you with consumption, with fever, with inflammation, with severe burning fever, with the sword, with scorching, and with mildew; they shall pursue you until you perish. And your heavens which are over your head shall be bronze, and the earth which is under you shall be iron. The Lord will change the rain of your land to powder and dust; from the heaven it shall come down on you until you are destroyed. ‘The Lord will cause you to be defeated before your enemies; you shall go out one way against them and flee seven ways before them; and you shall become troublesome to all the kingdoms of the earth. Your carcasses shall be food for all the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and no one shall frighten them away. The Lord will strike you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors, with the scab, and with the itch, from which you cannot be healed. The Lord will strike you with madness and blindness and confusion of heart. And you shall grope at noonday, as a blind man gropes in darkness; you shall not prosper in your ways; you shall be only oppressed and plundered continually, and no one shall save you. ‘You shall betroth a wife, but another man shall lie with her; you shall build a house, but you shall not dwell in it; you shall plant a vineyard, but shall not gather its grapes.’ ”
One of the many undeniable truths in this life is that God's Word always comes to pass, in one way or another. The Lord himself said this: “So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.” Isaiah 55:11. The mistake many believers make in interpreting this verse in Isaiah is that they think it means that if a person hears the Word of God, it will eventually bring about a change in that person, and they will be converted. But we know that absolutely every person, in one way or another, knows who God is, and knows what the cross of Christ means, and has been exposed to the Word of God many times, and yet, many have not been converted and are lost. If their interpretation were correct, evangelizing the world would be very easy. The truth is that the Word of God is fulfilled completely, for blessing and salvation, as well as for curse and destruction, depending on what each person chooses to do with the Truth of God.
Now, why is God's judgment manifesting itself increasingly severe upon the world? Because there is a great difference between the ignorance that once existed in humanity concerning the things of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the access people now have to His Word. God does have mercy on people's ignorance, but such ignorance of the truth has not existed for a long time. Instead of seeking the Lord, humanity has either done the opposite or are attempting to twist or manipulate the things of God to justify their sin. Furthermore, many of the most wicked people maintain their sinful lifestyles while professing to believe in God, claiming that God made them the way they are. This is what the Word says: “For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse.” Romans 1:20. Almost everyone knows who God is. Almost everyone knows who Jesus is and what He did on the cross. And the vast majority know that the Holy Bible is the Word of God. The entire world, in general, has been evangelized, but instead of conversion, as there was more of before, people have now turned more towards darkness, towards the delights and pleasures of this world, and ultimately, towards sin. And so, do we expect things to get better? Does humanity expect God to bless them for their rebellion, for their wickedness, and for supporting the abominations of sin? No, impossible. And God has nothing more to give to prove to the world who He is and the love He has shown. The only signs humanity will continue to see are those that come as part of God's judgment, unless they repent. And this leads us to the next point.
Such is the goodness of God, and the love of God, and His grace, that He continues to call for repentance and conversion, so that, even if the body is lost, the soul of man may be saved, and thus obtain eternal life through the Lord Jesus Christ. These truths are taught to us in His Word: “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:8-9. A person will gain nothing with God if they do not admit their sin, and they must not only acknowledge sin, but also repent with all their heart. It is necessary that they turn from their wicked ways, that they allow God to work in their life to help them change, because we cannot do it alone. But repentance and conversion from sin, the decision itself, belongs to us. This is also what the Word says: “ ‘But if a wicked man turns from all his sins which he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is lawful and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die. None of the transgressions which he has committed shall be remembered against him; because of the righteousness which he has done, he shall live. Do I have any pleasure at all that the wicked should die?’ says the Lord God, ‘and not that he should turn from his ways and live?’ ” Ezekiel 18:21-23. “…‘Thus you say, ‘If our transgressions and our sins lie upon us, and we pine away in them, how can we then live?’ ’ Say to them: ‘As I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why should you die…?’ ” Ezekiel 33:10b-11a. God's mercy is at the door; and if a person genuinely seeks the Lord, they will find it. However, if a person persists in their rebellion and wickedness, they will not see good, but will experience God's judgment both here, and worse, in eternity. This is what determines the outcome: “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.” Galatians 6:7-8. And the Word says this: “Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.” Acts 3:19. So, will you continue to pursue your own will, leading to your own judgment and eternal destruction, or will you repent and turn to the Lord with all your heart before it's too late? Lord bless! John. God bless Israel!