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If you perform a Google search for Mount Vesuvius, you will be met with a variety of pictures of the temperamental volcano. In one picture, the mountain is seen in the far distance, with the ruins of the city of Pompeii in the foreground. Pompeii, along with the city of Herculaneum, was destroyed in a large volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, killing between 10,000 and 25,000 people. In the picture I mentioned earlier, you can even see what looks like burn marks on some of the rubble.
The passage in Jeremiah definitely brings this kind of picture to mind. "I looked on the mountains, and behold, they were quaking, and all the hills moved to and fro…. I looked, and behold, the fruitful land was a desert, and all its cities were laid in ruins before the Lord, before his fierce anger" (vv. 24, 26). I'm not saying this is why these two ancient cities were destroyed, but it definitely should give us pause when thinking about how we view God. Yes, he is a God of infinite love and patience, but his wrath can be just as powerful.
The passage in Jeremiah definitely brings this kind of picture to mind. "I looked on the mountains, and behold, they were quaking, and all the hills moved to and fro…. I looked, and behold, the fruitful land was a desert, and all its cities were laid in ruins before the Lord, before his fierce anger" (vv. 24, 26). I'm not saying this is why these two ancient cities were destroyed, but it definitely should give us pause when thinking about how we view God. Yes, he is a God of infinite love and patience, but his wrath can be just as powerful.
