The ungodly are not even worthy of rebuke. Therefore, God judges them with water, as He did in the flood of Noah. He judges with fire and sulfur, as He did with Sodom and Gomorrah. Ultimately He judges by casting them into the lake of fire, where the flames burn forever.
In the book of Matthew Chapter 7 verse 23, Jesus said, “Away from me, you evildoers!” And the prophet Isaiah said, “The sinners in Zion are terrified; trembling grips the godless: “Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?” in the book of Isaiah chapter 33 verse 14. Peter also said, “By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.” through the book of 2nd Peter chapter 3 verse 7.
This means that the heavens and the earth are being preserved for the purpose of casting the ungodly into the flames of fire.
Jude Chapter one verse 4 says, “For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.” That means God already sentenced to judge the ungodly long ages ago. Who can change what the God concluded? This means that there is no room for acceptance or compromise.
We must live according to God's Word in lifetime. We should remain godly before Him. Even though the ungodly who has no place to stand end up facing the final judgment which is being thrown into the lake of fire, we must be righteous and godly and stay in the kingdom of God. We should thank for the grace of the Lord who saved us and live godly.We should honor God throughout our lives. We must honor God and abide in His love so that the final suffering will never come to us.
Pastor Seok-Jeon Yoon
Extracted from Yonsei Newspaper #955
