Articles by Desiring God

No Sin Is Worth Hell

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Apr 12, 2026
A reflection on final judgment using Pharaoh’s dream to contrast fleeting earthly plenty with coming spiritual famine. A warning that present prosperity can blind people to future consequences. A call to flee to Christ’s atoning rescue before it is too late. A look ahead to eternal life where sorrow is swallowed by lasting joy.
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INSIGHT

Plenty Can Be Erased By Imminent Judgment

  • Greg Morse uses Pharaoh's dream of seven fat and seven thin cows to show how future calamity can erase past prosperity's meaning.
  • The doubled dream signals a fixed, imminent judgment that will make former plenty forgotten during famine.
ANECDOTE

Joseph Prepared Egypt And Profited From Prophecy

  • Greg Morse recounts Joseph interpreting Pharaoh's dream and preparing Egypt for famine, which saved the nation and profited from the prophecy.
  • Joseph's elevation and preparation turned warning into preservation for Egypt and surrounding peoples.
INSIGHT

Former Joys Offer No Relief In Judgment

  • Earthly pleasures and memories of past prosperity will become meaningless at final judgment, like fat cows devoured by thin ones.
  • Pleasure that once felt protective will crumble and offer no relief to perishing souls under wrath.
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