The Coronavirus and the Bible || Biblical response to the CORONAVIRUS
Channel: Let's Grow in Christ
Date: 2020-04-15

Let's talk about the Coronavirus and the Bible! We have all seen the us news about the covid-19 outbreak recently. I made this raw and unedited video today in order to help you guys think of the scriptures and times in the Bible that relate to what is going on today with the coronavirus and why covid 19 may be happening. This is a biblical response to the coronavirus, not an opinion or prophecy. Does the coronavirus come from the devil, God or is it a part of living in a fallen and sinful world? In John 3:18 Christ stated that the world is already condemned. In Colossians 3:6 it says that the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. The Bible states in Revelation 3:19 that God corrects and disciplines those He loves for the purpose of leading them to repentance. So could the coronavirus be something that God is using to correct His children today? Is the coronavirus the wrath of God and judgment on the unrighteous people who refuse to leave their sins and follow Jesus? 

This pandemic of the coronavirus is scaring many people, this includes Christians that are walking in fear. We have to remember that God's wrath and God's judgment is meant for those who are not right with Him and don't have peace with Him through Christ. Most people are in quarantine and this virus is challenging our Christianity and faith. But what is it that God says about the coronavirus? Are plagues & the coronavirus in the bible? Many believe that these are the end times..

God has been the same since the beginning even though the covenant He has with people is different. The world must realize that God hates sin and that He is not happy about the sinfulness and disobedience of the world. We must take a look at the Bible and see what God's personality is and what makes Him want to get our attention or discipline us as His children. In the Bible we see how God used sickness and disease multiple times for the purpose of warning the people, judging the people and putting the fear of the Lord in them. Why are we so surprised that people who have refused to turn to God and are not in covenant with God, but instead are enemies of God (according to the Bible) are sick and dying? Why are we so surprised to see the destruction and chaos that sin brings about to the world and people? I think that God wants to remind people of who He is and wants to lead them to have a great fear of the Lord so that they may repent. 

Jesus told us that we have the authority to heal the sick, so should we be praying for those who have the coronavirus and are sick? Many say that the Devil is responsible for the coronavirus taking place, but how is the devil responsible for it? Is it because he created sickness or is it because he is actually responsible for the sin that is in the world and sin brings about curses, including sickness and other judgments of God against sinfulness? The Bible says that the wages of sin is death! Why are we so surprised that so many people are sick and dying? In 1 Corinthians 11, we see that many people were getting sick and even dying due to some type of disobedience and actions that displeased God. In Acts 5 Ananias and his wife Sapphira died because of their lying to God, remember this is all New Testament under the New Covenant! We must consider all these things before we claim that the devil is behind the coronavirus or that somehow the government is too. From the Old Testament to the New Testament we see the unrighteous get some sort of repercussion for their rebellion to God. This is not abnormal for God to do or allow is it?

“He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”
‭‭John‬ ‭3:18‬ 

“Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience,”
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3:6‬

“Let no one deceive you with empty words, because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭5:6‬ ‭

“because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭3:12‬ 

“Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.”
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭3:19‬ 

“No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭12:11‬ 

“But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep. For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.”
‭‭I Corinthians‬ ‭11:28-32‬ 

“Then Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and breathed his last. So great fear came upon all those who heard these things.”
‭‭Acts‬ ‭5:5‬