God is oppermagtig oor al die nasies (1)
Were a dog to see an injury offered to his master, equal to the insult which is offered to God in the sacraments, he would instantly bark, and expose his own life to danger, sooner than silently allow his master to be so insulted. Ought we to show less devotedness to God than a brute is wont to show to man? — John Calvin
God is oppermagtig oor al die nasies (1)
Jesaja 13 – 20 is nie ‘n gedeelte wat ons gewoonlik met veel aandag lees nie. Dit is Jesaja se beskrywing van God wat die nasies oordeel. Kan ons nou hierdie gedeelte gebruik om wreedheid te regverdig – een nasie teen die ander? Miroslav Volf, ‘n teoloog uit Kroasië wat onder die Serbiërs deurgeloop het, het met hierdie vraag geworstel. Sy gevolgtrekking: The certainty of God’s just judgment at the end of history is the presupposition for the renunciation of violence in the middle of it.