The Portion of the Wicked
Introduction: There are many terrible things in this life that we could experience that would not be pleasant. For example, I would not ever want to have an eye plucked out, or a hand chopped off. I wouldn’t like at all to be stuck under water knowing I couldn’t come up. I wouldn’t want to be a plane and hear the pilot or a stewardess say that the plane is going down. I can think of all sorts of other bad things that I personally would not want to endure, but as far as I can see the worst thing that could happen to a person is to burn in a fire. I know that it only lasts for a little while and you die, but still that is a horrible way to die. Imagine for a moment if you were on fire and you could not die. How terrible! Such is the lot of all those who have not put their trust for eternity in the finished work of Christ.
- The Portion of Enmity
- The Enemy of God (Romans 5:8-10 [8] But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
[9] Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
[10] For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
See All...; James 4:4Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
See All...) - The Source of His Anger (Psalm 7:11God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.
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- Already Condemned (John 3:18He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
See All...) - The Object of His Wrath (Romans 1:18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
See All...) - Condemned by their own Works (Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
See All...) - Wicked Works (Colossians 1:21And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
See All...) - Good Works (Isaiah 64:6But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
See All...; Matthew 7:21-23 [21] Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. [22] Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? [23] And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
See All...) - No Pardon for the Wicked (Exodus 34:7Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.
See All...) - The Portion of Eternal Damnation
- A Never Ending Death (Mark 9:43-48 [43] And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
[44] Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
[45] And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
[46] Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
[47] And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
[48] Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
See All...) - The Lake of Fire (Isaiah 33:18Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
See All...; Revelation 20:13-15 [13] And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. [14] And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. [15] And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
See All...; Revelation 21:8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
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Conclusion: Are you one of the wicked? You say, "Brother Drew, I am a good person, I just don’t see that Jesus is the only way to Heaven." You are a liar (1 John 5:10He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
See All...) and all liars will have their part in the lake of fire (Revelation 21:8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
See All...). You say, "Brother Drew, when does this condemnation start." Now…you are already condemned you are just awaiting the trial (John 3:18He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
See All...). You say "maybe God will weigh it all out and I’ll make it through." God will by no means clear the guilty. You say, "Brother Drew, how do I make it to heaven then?" You must become innocent, by putting your faith in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ and allow Him to give you His righteous record. He will forgive you all your trespasses and give you an eternal home with Him.