Rebellion, against God

The human race is in rebellion against God through its disobedience and unbelief.

Examples of rebellion against God

Psalm 2:2 See also Numbers 20:24, Numbers 27:14; 1 Samuel 15:22–23; Psalm 66:7

The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:

Warnings not to rebel

1 Samuel 12:14–15 See also Numbers 14:9, Numbers 17:10; Psalm 2:10–12; Ezekiel 2:8

If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice, and if you do not rebel against the command of the LORD, and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the LORD your God, then all will be well. But if you disobey the LORD and rebel against His command, then the hand of the LORD will be against you as it was against your fathers.

Indignation expressed over rebellion against God

Psalm 5:10

The fate of the rebellious

Isaiah 66:24 See also Deuteronomy 13:5; Psalm 68:6; Jeremiah 28:16, Jeremiah 29:32; Lamentations 1:18, Lamentations 1:20, Lamentations 3:42; Hosea 13:16

“As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind.”

God is ready to forgive those who rebel against him

Jeremiah 33:8 See also Daniel 9:5–9

And I will cleanse them from all the iniquity they have committed against Me, and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against Me.

The end times will be characterised by open rebellion against God

2 Thessalonians 2:3 See also 1 John 2:18

Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness — the son of destruction — is revealed.