Torture with Fire!

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I saw another angel. This one was flying across the sky and had the eternal good news to announce to the people of every race, tribe, language, and nation on earth. The angel shouted, “Worship and honor God! The time has come for him to judge everyone. Kneel down before the one who created heaven and earth, the oceans, and every stream.”

A second angel followed and said, “The great city of Babylon has fallen! This is the city that made all nations drunk and immoral. Now God is angry, and Babylon has fallen.”

Finally, a third angel came and shouted:

Here is what will happen if you worship the beast and the idol and have the mark of the beast on your hand or forehead. You will have to drink the wine that God gives to everyone who makes him angry. You will feel his mighty anger, and you will be tortured with fire and burning sulfur, while the holy angels and the Lamb look on.

Revelation 14:6-10

I hear it often. "We don't torture anyone. We are better than that!"But are we better than God? These verses clearly say that God will "torture" with fire and burning sulfur those who make Him angry. How can that be? I thought God is love. How can a loving God torture anyone?

There is no simple answer to that question. But the stark reality of eternity is this: Those who are not saved don't simply miss the joys of Heaven. They are also subjected to eternal suffering. The fact that we are born to live forever is a very serious matter. Heaven and Hell are not simply stories in the Bible. Heaven and Hell are real destinations for all men and women who live on this earth and you and I will end up in one or the other!

If you are in a loving relationship with God through the blood of Jesus Christ, then there is nothing to worry about. If you are not, you should be afraid, yes very afraid. The wrath of God is not something to be ignored.

"Lord Jesus, I thank You that You gave Your life that I might live forever with You. Lord, give me opportunity this day to share the "Good News" with someone who doesn't yet know You. And may You be praised forever. Amen."