3. What illustrations does the Bible use to describe the fate of those who are impenitent? Psalm 2:9; Hosea 13:3; Job 20:4-8.
NOTE: ‘When men exalt themselves, everything is reversed and in disorder. It is necessary that God’s rightful place in the universe should be recognised; otherwise confusion would always reign. The Gospel is working to this end, and the great day of the Lord will complete the work, by the destruction of those whose high pretensions have made them ignore God. They will simply be left to the full trial of their claims, and as a consequence will “be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind, and as the smoke out of the chimney.” Hosea 13:3. When put to the test of trying to exist separate from God, they will be “found wanting.” Like the idols which they have made, they will simply “pass away,” because when the support of God, which they have despised and rejected, is withdrawn, there is nothing left.’ E. J. Waggoner: Present Truth, January 26, 1899.
4. What is the punishment for sinners? Romans 6:23. Consider John 3:36.
NOTE: ‘Immortality, promised to man on condition of obedience, had been forfeited by transgression. Adam could not transmit to his posterity that which he did not possess; and there could have been no hope for the fallen race had not God, by the sacrifice of His Son, brought immortality within their reach. While “death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned,” Christ “hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.” Romans 5:12; 2 Timothy 1:10. And only through Christ can immortality be obtained. Said Jesus: “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life.” John 3:36.’ Great Controversy, page 533.