Jeremiah 24 -25  "What do you see, Jeremiah?"  the Lord said once again.  This time Jeremiah sees 2 baskets of figs.  One basket is full of the best figs on earth.  The other is filled with the worst - rotting and not eatable.  The Lord declares that those who had gone into exile as He had commanded - would end up being the ones blessed with His goodness.

 " And I will give them a heart to know Me, for I am the Lord; and they will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with their whole heart."  ( v7)

But, all the rest, the rotten, the disobedient, will be destroyed.

For 23 years Jeremiah had spoken the Word of the Lord. For 23 years the people would not listen.  They would not turn away from their evil ways.  They would not stop worshiping idols.  70 years of captivity would keep them from the land of Israel.   But, Israel would not be the only nation under judgement... " all the kingdoms of the earth"  would also be made to drink the cup of God's wrath.  "Thus says the Lord of hosts: 'You shall surely drink!'" ( 25:28)

The cup of the Lord's wrath - "Drink, be drunk, vomit, fall, and rise no more because of the sword which I will send among you."  Calamity comes by way of the sword,  but it is from the Lord.
He will" roar from on high."  It will be a mighty roar.  A shout.  A clamor to the ends of the earth. "Because the Lord has a controversy with the nations. He is entering into judgement with all flesh." 
"On that day".. the Lord says, "those slain by the Lord.. shall be from one end of the earth to the other."  The Lord's anger is fierce... like a lion who has left lair and has become a horror.

The book of Revelation describes what the wrath of God entails.. 7 seals, 7 trumpets, and 7 bowls of wrath.  Judgements will come to the whole earth because they will not repent... Death, destruction... plagues worse than those in the days of Moses and Pharaoh... The wrath of God will be completely poured out on this planet.. on that day. Only those who are in Christ Jesus will survive...

The Gospels tell us that Jesus went to the place called Gethsemane.  He was deeply "grieved and distressed", even to the point of death.   His prayer was this, " My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as Thou wilt." ( Matthew 26:39)  Jesus prayed again, twice more,
"My Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink it,  Thy will be done." ( v42)   Jesus did drink the cup of God's wrath, judgement for all sin.. on our behalf.  Because He did.. and because we are in Him, covered by His sacrifice.. we will not drink of God's wrath.  It is that covenant of Love, uniting us with the Lord Jesus, our Savior, that delivers us from the wrath to come.

He has truly given us a "heart to know Him." We are His people and He is our God, because of Jesus. We have life.. because He lives.  We have salvation because He paid the price for us.. He drank the cup for us.  Hallelujah what a Savior!

Father in Heaven, we praise You!  You have done all that You said.  There is coming a day when it will all be finished.. when the final judgements will be poured out upon the earth because of the wickedness found here.  May we stand firm in our Lord Jesus, clothed in His righteousness alone.. faultless to stand before Your throne!  Thank You for a heart that has been shattered by Your Word, replaced by Your Spirit, inscribed with Your Law, and ruled by Your Son.. May I know You and forever be in Your Presence.  I ask this in the Name of my Lord, Jesus Christ.  amen.