"Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all it contains; let the field exult, and all that is in it. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the Lord, for He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness" (Psalm 96:11-13).
Notice here that the judgment of God is a cause for joy to the people of God, not a cause for fear. The judgment of God is cause for joy to those who love Him and who walk in an attitude of repentence; they want things in their lives and their world to be brought into God's order. They want the things that are upside down to be revealed, exposed, and turned right-side up. The judgment of God is exactly that: the Lover of our souls setting us upright (and everything in our lives and world) in His presence and love.
