What other Scriptures emphasize God's judgment against unrepentant sin like Ezekiel 22:31? Ezekiel 22:31 as a Starting Point “So I have poured out My wrath upon them and consumed them with the fire of My fury. I have brought their conduct down upon their own heads,’ declares the LORD GOD.” God’s response to entrenched rebellion is consistent all through Scripture. The passages below echo the same sobering theme: persistent, unrepentant sin invites certain judgment. --- Foundational Old Testament Pictures • Genesis 6:5–7 – Global flood “Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth… So the LORD said, ‘I will blot out man…’” • Genesis 19:24–25 – Sodom and Gomorrah “Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire… He demolished those cities…” • Leviticus 26:27–28 – Covenant curses “If in spite of this you do not obey Me… then I will walk in fury against you.” • Deuteronomy 32:41–42 – The Song of Moses “When I sharpen My flashing sword… I will take vengeance on My adversaries.” --- Prophetic Warnings to Israel and the Nations • 2 Chronicles 36:16 – “They kept mocking God’s messengers… until the wrath of the LORD rose so high that there was no remedy.” • Psalm 7:11–13 – “God is a righteous judge… If one does not repent, He will sharpen His sword.” • Proverbs 29:1 – “A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.” • Isaiah 13:11 – “I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity.” • Jeremiah 15:6–7 – “You have forsaken Me… so I will stretch out My hand against you and destroy you.” • Nahum 1:2–3 – “The LORD is jealous and avenging… The LORD will not leave the guilty unpunished.” • Zephaniah 1:14–18 – “The great Day of the LORD is near… In the fire of His jealousy the whole earth will be consumed.” • Malachi 3:5 – “I will come to put you on trial… says the LORD Almighty.” --- Direct New Testament Affirmations • Matthew 3:10–12 – “Every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.” • Matthew 11:20–24 – Greater judgment for cities that refused to repent at Jesus’ works. • Luke 13:3, 5 – “Unless you repent, you too will all perish.” • John 3:36 – “Whoever rejects the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.” • Romans 1:18; 2:5–8 – God’s wrath revealed; “storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath.” • Ephesians 5:5–6 – “Because of these things the wrath of God comes on the sons of disobedience.” • Colossians 3:5–6 – “Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.” • Hebrews 10:26–27, 31 – “A fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire… It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” • 2 Peter 2:4–9 – Past judgments (angels, flood, Sodom) guarantee future judgment for the ungodly. • Revelation 20:12–15 – Great White Throne; “If anyone’s name was not found written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.” • Revelation 21:8 – “But to the cowardly, unbelieving, detestable… their place will be in the fiery lake that burns with sulfur.” --- Key Take-Aways • God’s holiness demands justice; unrepentant sin always reaches a reckoning. • The pattern is uniform—from Genesis to Revelation, judgment falls when mercy is spurned. • Repentance is the divinely appointed escape; where it is absent, wrath is certain. |
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