The Destiny of the Wicked

What is the fate of the wicked according to Bible?

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It's common to equate notions of judgment with the fate of the wicked. Even those who will be saved will be judged. That being said, God cares about your salvation; otherwise, he would not have sent Jesus Christ to earth to die in your place. Every day, the Savior works tirelessly to take you out of the evil group.

Wicked and wickeness will eventually cease, but God intends for you to live on forever. Are you curious as to why Satan and his angels are the intended recipients of the wicked's fate, whatever it may be? Now discover in this lesson how God, in his generosity, will extend mercy to the wicked who turn down his offer for grace.

1. 1.WHAT is the wages of sin ?

   Bible⇒ Romans 6 : 23 .

2. 2.How will each case be decided ?

   Bible⇒ Revelation 20 : 11- 13 ; 2 Corinthians 5 : 10 .

3. 3.By what means will God destroy sin finally?

   Bible⇒ 2 Peter 3 : 10 ; Matthew 13 : 40-42.

4. 4.When will this take place?

   Bible⇒ Psalms 11: 6; Revelation 20:9, 15 .

5. 5.How completely will sin and sinners be destroyed ?

   Bible⇒ Malachi 4 : 1, 3 ; Psalms 37 : 10 ; Psalms 37 : 20 ; Nahum 1: 9, 10 .

   The wicked are to be utterly destroyed — consumed away into smoke, brought to ashes. Having inseparably allied themselves with sin, they have forfeited the right to life and an immortal existence, and chosen the way of death and destruction. By their choice they have proved themselves worthless. For this reason they are compared to chaff, briers, thorns, etc. Their destruction will consequently be no real loss. They will themselves have lost their opportunity to obtain eternal life; but by the way in which they used their probationary time they proved themselves unworthy of it. Their destruction will, in fact, be an act of love and mercy on the part of God; for to perpetuate their lives would only be to perpetuate sin, sorrow, suffering, and misery. Terrible, therefore, as this judgment will be, there will, in consequence of it, be nothing of value lost — nothing lost worth saving. The experiment of sin will be over, and God's original plan of peopling the earth with a race of holy, happy beings will be carried out." 2 Peter 3:13."—" Bible Readings for the Home Circle," p. 522.The wicked are to be utterly destroyed — consumed away into smoke, brought to ashes. Having inseparably allied themselves with sin, they have forfeited the right to life and an immortal existence, and chosen the way of death and destruction. By their choice they have proved themselves worthless. For this reason they are compared to chaff, briers, thorns, etc. Their destruction will consequently be no real loss. They will themselves have lost their opportunity to obtain eternal life; but by the way in which they used their probationary time they proved themselves unworthy of it. Their destruction will, in fact, be an act of love and mercy on the part of God; for to perpetuate their lives would only be to perpetuate sin, sorrow, suffering, and misery. Terrible, therefore, as this judgment will be, there will, in consequence of it, be nothing of value lost — nothing lost worth saving. The experiment of sin will be over, and God's original plan of peopling the earth with a race of holy, happy beings will be carried out." 2 Peter 3:13."—" Bible Readings for the Home Circle," p. 522.

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7. 6.What becomes of Satan?

   Bible⇒ Ezekiel 28 : 18, 19 ; 1 Corinthians 15 : 26 ; Revelation 20 : 14.

8. 7. What else will be consumed in the fire that destroys the wicked ?

   Bible⇒ 2 Peter 3 : 10 .

   " This fire is called everlasting ' because of the character of the work it does; just as it is called ' unquenchable ' because it cannot be put out, and not because it will not go out when it has done its work. — Id., p. 520.

9. 8.Will there be degrees of suffering in the destruction of the wicked ?

   Bible ⇉ Luke 12 : 47, 48; Revelation 22 : 12 .

10. 9.Where will both righteous and wicked be rewarded ?

    Bible⇒ Proverbs 11: 31 ; Psalms 37 : 34 .