Homilist Psalm 11:6 On the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. I. HELL IS NOW ANNIHILATION. Many would wish it were. God's plans and purposes are not to be affected by what men wish. II. HELL IS AN ABODE OF MISERY. 1. Possibly physical suffering. It is called "everlasting fire," outer darkness. 2. Spiritual misery. It is spoken of as, a prison, the blackness of despair. 3. Wretched reflections. "Son, remember. III. HELL IS OF ETERNAL DURATION. "Its worm dieth not, and its fire is not quenched." If hell could change we might justly judge that heaven also might change. IV. HELL IS CONSISTENT WITH DIVINE ATTRIBUTES. Nay, more than that, it is a very necessity of His existence. "Upon the wicked He shall rain snares, for the righteous Lord loveth righteousness." God does not punish men from passion — passion passes away; but He punishes from fixed, unalterable principle. Neither does He punish from pleasure (Ezekiel 18:23). He is essentially benevolent. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. |
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