Submit to God’s royal son, or he will become angry, and you will be destroyed in the midst of all your activities—for his anger flares up in an instant. But what joy for all who take refuge in him!
His anger flares up in an instant. But this cannot mean that God is short-tempered, for the scriptures declare everywhere that God is longsuffering. Perhaps this verse serves as a counter-balance to an exaggerated understanding of God’s patience. God is patient, to be sure, but his patience will not last indefinitely. The Judge of all the earth shall judge.
