What other scriptures emphasize God's judgment for unrepentant sin? Foundation: Jeremiah 11:11 Jeremiah 11:11: “Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will bring upon them a disaster from which they cannot escape. Though they cry out to Me, I will not listen to them.’” Early Warnings in the Law • Leviticus 26:14-17 — “If, however, you fail to obey Me… I will set My face against you.” • Deuteronomy 28:15 — “But if you do not obey the LORD your God… all these curses will come upon you and overtake you.” • Numbers 32:23 — “Be sure your sin will find you out.” Historical Illustrations • 2 Kings 17:13-18 — “…they would not listen… So the LORD was very angry with Israel and removed them from His presence.” • 2 Chronicles 36:15-16 — “…until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.” Wisdom & Psalms • Psalm 7:11-13 — “If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword…” • Psalm 9:17 — “The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God.” • Proverbs 29:1 — “A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.” Prophetic Warnings • Isaiah 1:20 — “But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” • Isaiah 13:11 — “I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity.” • Ezekiel 18:30 — “Repent… so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.” • Amos 4:12 — “Prepare to meet your God, O Israel!” • Nahum 1:2-3 — “The LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.” • Zephaniah 1:17 — “I will bring such distress on mankind… because they have sinned against the LORD.” Words of Jesus • Matthew 3:10 — “Every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.” • Matthew 13:41-42 — “They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” • Luke 13:3 — “Unless you repent, you too will all perish.” • John 3:36 — “Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.” Apostolic Teaching • Romans 1:18 — “The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness.” • Romans 2:5 — “You are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath.” • Galatians 6:7-8 — “The one who sows to please his flesh… will reap destruction.” • 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 — “He will punish those who do not know God… They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction.” • Hebrews 10:26-27 — “Only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire remains.” • 2 Peter 2:4-9 — “The Lord knows how… to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment.” Revelation’s Final Word • Revelation 2:21-23 — “I have given her time to repent… I will strike her children dead.” • Revelation 6:15-17 — “Hide us from the face of Him… For the great day of Their wrath has come.” • Revelation 20:12-15 — “Anyone whose name was not found written in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire.” |
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