Isaiah 45.7 - Theodicy in Theophany

Isaiah 45.7 - Theodicy in Theophany

It seems a cruel coincidence to study Revelation 6 when death and destruction has cut deeply into the Philippines. Is God really holy and loving? Scripture is clear that God is sovereign. He has willed the existence of both good and evil, all for His own glory. “I form light and create darkness, I make well-being and create calamity, I am the LORD, who does all these things” (Isaiah 45.7; Proverbs 16.4) Theodicy is the study of the problem of evil – it’s both a philosophical and pastoral struggle. Whatever God's ultimate reasons for evil, far from being unconcerned, we know He came down at the costliest expense imaginable. The only innocent One was put to death on a cross. "I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us" (Romans 8:18) He who knew no evil became evil on our behalf. “By way of Theophany, he, personally and painfully, resolved the problem of evil for eternity. Do we really need to know more than that?” (Scott Oliphint)