What Will Become of the Wicked?

1. How long will the punishment of the wicked last?

“And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal,” Matthew 25:46.

2. What is the punishment of the wicked declared to be?

“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord,” Romans 6:23.

3. In what way does James speak of the same thing?

“Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished bringeth forth death,” James 1:15.

4. What is said of the soul that sinneth?

“Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die,” Ezekiel 18:4. See also verse 20.

5. What of the man that turneth away from righteousness?

“When a righteousness man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die,” Ezekiel 18:26

6. To what are the wicked compared?

“But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way,” Matthew 13:25.

7. What will finally be done with the tares?

“Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn,” Matthew 13:30.

8. In what way will the wicked be destroyed?

“For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry,” Nahum 1:10.

NOTE: Those of us who at the present, or some time in our lives have lived on the farm, know what it is to burn off the stubble field, or the bunches of weeds or trash that accumulates. We know that after the fire has been kindled, it only takes a very short time until the stubble or trash is in ashes.

9. What day does the prophet Malachi say is coming?

“For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven,” Malachi 4:1.

10. In that day what will the proud, and also the wicked be?

“And all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble,” Malachi 4:1.

11. And what will become of them?

“And the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch,” Malachi 4:1.

12. After they have been burned, then what will they be?

“And ye [the righteous, see verse 2] shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of Hosts,” Malachi 4:3.

13. Since the wages of sin to be death, where will the wicked receive their reward?

“Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner,” Proverbs 11:31.

14. How does this harmonize with the Revelation?

“And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them,” Revelation 20:9.

15. What is this death declared to be?

“And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death,” Revelation 20:14.

16. In what way does Isaiah speak of the punishment of the wicked?

“And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the Lord shall be consumed,” Isaiah 1:28. See also 66:17.

17. What does the Psalmist say of the transgressors?

“But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off,” Psalm 37:38. See also verses 9, 10, 20, 34.

Our purpose in life is usefulness,

And is not confined to us alone; Through our faith and love and truthfulness,

God will grant us a heavenly home.

We all should live in helping others

Redeem the time, and forsaking sin,

Thereby truly love one another,

Through the Holy Ghost their hearts to win.

Our words, our deeds, whether good or bad,

Are all recorded in heaven above;

Have your sins blotted out, thus be glad

You’re saved thru Christ’s redeeming love.

The judgment day is coming to all,

Are you now just what you ought to be?

If not, flee to Christ, on Him now call,

If eternal life you wish to see.

Are you right with God, in all you do?

You must answer this question some day;

These solemn words now appeal to you,

When you meet Jesus what will you say?

_ I.S. Sherwin

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Introduction: Each group member that joins agrees to abide by and defend the guiding principles shared below. We do this in order to make everyone feel welcome, but in particular, to level the playing field. When the playing field is uneven, the road tends to be bumpy and steep. The group was created specifically to create an environment where everyone can be free to

a) Debate spiritual issues of concern,
b) Share own knowledge
c) Learn from others.

We do this fully aware that some of us do not have such opportunities in the churches or congregations they come from. In fact most churches or congregations avoid teaching the Scriptures and worse, some teach wrong doctrines.

In short, here are the core principles by which members are expected to abide, defend and to promote:
1. Members join in their individual and private capacity, i.e. no one may represent their church or assembly.

2. No member may use his/her title to intimidate/bully or impose views on others – the idea is to share knowledge, not to tell others what to know or think.

3. None of the members claim to be experts on religious or any topic discussed on this platform. We aim to share the little we know for the mutual benefit of everyone.

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8. Membership in this group is open to everyone irrespective of the denomination, race, gender, age, nationality, title, etc.

9. Members accept that, from time-to-time, we may need to call one another to order should members digress from the topic or create other problems. This is necessary so that we maintain order and ensure progress in line with the mandate of the group.

10. Members who deliberately undermine the group principles and show no repentance after attempts to correct them maybe sanctioned by the group administrator by way of suspension or permanent expulsion from the group.

11. Given that this is an international platform, members are requested to use and stick to English as language for the purposes of discussions and questions.

12. From Friday evening until Monday evening, the group takes a break from discussing formal topics. In this time, members are free to share none topical issues of common interest, e.g. messages, warnings, information of common interest, etc.

13. No internal issues that are specific to a particular church or congregation may be shared, e.g. members from a particular church or congregation discussing issues that are not of common interest to the group unless it’s an open invite to everyone the group in general. Otherwise, such issues should be handled offline between the individuals involved.

14. Although not desirable for the group, members are free to peacefully exit the group at any point in time when they feel like doing so.

15. The group principles are subject to review from time-to-time through the group administrator.

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