When Jesus comes in judgment, heaven will shout, “Hallelujah” (v. 1)! But how can we celebrate God’s wrath? Should we rejoice at His judgments? Yes, we should – not with self-righteous taunting, but with sincere gladness over evil’s defeat. We rejoice because “his judgments are true and righteous” (v. 2).

Paul said in 1 Corinthians that “love finds no joy in unrighteousness but rejoices in the truth” (13:6). For now, we long for every person to come to the knowledge of the truth. We pray that everyone would repent while the Lord is patient with the world. But when He declares His final judgments, we will rejoice in the truth of His verdict. We will worship Him, for His righteousness has triumphed.

How might God’s justice motivate us to promote justice in the world?