How do we know that God sends judgment through events like the coronavirus?

The sermon highlights that God's purpose in sending events like the coronavirus is judgment due to grievous sins against Him. In Ezekiel 14, God outlines His judgments, making it clear that pestilence and other forms of calamity come as a consequence of sin. This judgment serves to highlight human sinfulness and to call the righteous to repentance and faith in Christ. The preacher references Romans 1, which depicts God's wrath revealed against ungodliness, indicating that such events are a reminder of divine justice and the need for salvation.