To those who have and are doing harm because of heresies taught then judgment is coming. God will not stand back waiting either to remove the righteous people first but they are in fact told to continue to be faithful to Him no matter how difficult their circumstances. Judgment is coming and the righteous will be impacted by it but they will not be destroyed.
“For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment; 5 if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others; 6 if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; 7 and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless 8 (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)— 9 if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.” (2 Peter 2 v 4-9)
There’s much to ponder. But today I see:
- That even the exalted beings are judged and so lesser ones even more so, v4.
- If you live in a judged world then you will feel the impact but there is protection for those who live for God, v5.
- God has removed cities completely from the face of the earth and He will do it again, v6.
- If He rescued and called an unrighteous man, ‘righteous’, then He can do that for you and me! (more of that tomorrow) v7-8
Therefore:
The ungodly, the false teachers and false prophets will not escape God’s judgment.
The godly should remain faithful despite the challenges.
God doesn’t harm the righteous when judging the unrighteous.
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