If you have been around the Bible a little, you might have asked the question about the war monger God of the Old Testament and the peaceful God of the New Testament and wondered if we are talking about the same God.
The truth is that God had/has a plan all along. Interestingly enough, in the Old Testament we see the nature of God in the Garden of Eden, and even in the law. He even has these places where people can go to be "safe" from a crime they may have committed (Numbers 35).
In other words, judgement does come - make no mistake, but God is preserving a place for us should we want to make peace. There is a city of refuge we can run to. There is a person that wants to forgive us and welcome us. It is the God in the garden, it is the God of the New Testament.
Anyway, he is there.
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