Which other scriptures emphasize the consequences of practicing these sins? \The Sin List in Revelation 22:15\ “But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.” These six descriptors speak of lives characterized by unrepentant sin. Scripture consistently shows that such patterns lead to exclusion from God’s kingdom and eternal judgment. \Sorcery and the Occult\ • Galatians 5:19-21 — “idolatry and sorcery… I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.” • Revelation 21:8 — “the sorcerers… their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.” • Exodus 22:18 — “You must not allow a sorceress to live.” Consequence: loss of inheritance, divine wrath, ultimate separation in the lake of fire. \Sexual Immorality\ • 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 — “neither the sexually immoral… will inherit the kingdom of God.” • Ephesians 5:5-6 — “No immoral… person… has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God… because of such things the wrath of God comes.” • Hebrews 13:4 — “God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.” Consequence: forfeited inheritance, certain judgment, exposure to God’s wrath. \Murder and Violence\ • Revelation 21:8 — “the murderers… their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur.” • 1 John 3:15 — “no murderer has eternal life residing in him.” • Matthew 5:21-22 — anger worthy of “the fire of hell.” Consequence: eternal death, absence of divine life, fiery judgment. \Idolatry\ • 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 — “nor idolaters… will inherit the kingdom of God.” • Galatians 5:19-21 — “idolatry… those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.” • Ephesians 5:5 — greed or idolatry bars “any inheritance in the kingdom.” Consequence: shut out from Christ’s kingdom, subject to wrath. \Lying and Deception\ • Revelation 21:8 — “all liars” share “the lake that burns with fire and sulfur.” • John 8:44 — persistent lying aligns a person with “the father of lies.” • Proverbs 12:22 — “Lying lips are detestable to the LORD.” Consequence: identification with Satan, divine detestation, eternal punishment. \“Dogs” — The Morally Impure and Unclean\ • Philippians 3:2 — “Beware of the dogs,” a label for corrupters of the gospel. • 2 Peter 2:22 — apostates likened to “a dog [that] returns to its vomit.” Consequence: remaining outside New Jerusalem, exposed as unclean and excluded. \Comprehensive New-Testament Warnings\ • 1 Timothy 1:9-10 — law stands “for the lawless… for murderers, the sexually immoral, and those practicing homosexuality, for slave traders, liars, and perjurers.” • Colossians 3:5-6 — “Put to death… sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.” \The Eternal Stakes Summarized\ • Loss of inheritance in the kingdom (1 Corinthians 6; Galatians 5; Ephesians 5) • Exposure to present wrath (Ephesians 5:6; Colossians 3:6) • Final consignment to the lake of fire—the “second death” (Revelation 21:8; 22:15) Scripture leaves no ambiguity: habitual participation in the sins named in Revelation 22:15 ends in exclusion from God’s city and in everlasting judgment. Turning to Christ in repentance and faith is the sole deliverance from these consequences. |
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