The Fate Of The Fallen

 

The Fate Of The Fallen
(By Gary Patterson)

"But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.” (Revelation 21:8)

We started 2025 with an act of terrorism. Fourteen people were killed, and dozens injured, when a man plowed into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street, in New Orleans, in a pickup truck. Another incident in Las Vegas, where a soldier committed suicide, blew up his truck, and injured seven people outside the Trump hotel.

Will there be more of this, this year? I would be bold to say YES! In our country, we are bent on killing people. It is a constant evil, that plagues our nation, as well as all over the world. 

These people that have a desire to commit these horrific acts of terror, will face the punishable category, of what I call "the fate of the fallen." If people would read their Bibles, they would see what punishment lies ahead, for people who commit such horrible, criminal acts of violence and death. In our text, we find the fate of those who will experience a horrible eternal existence in what John writes in Revelation as being "the second death."

This "second death" is reserved for those who have not accepted Jesus Christ as Savior. They will be thrown into "the lake of fire," reserved for Satan, and His angels.

Who would want to end up in this horrible environment for eternity? Evidently, there are people that do. But the question comes: Is there help for those who are engulfed in this evil that pervades our world? The answer is YES! Our Savior came to rescue our "fallen world." As the song goes: Jesus Is The Answer For The World Today." (By Andraé Crouch) For those who have developed mental, drug, sexual, relational, economic, violent, etc. issues, Jesus is the answer. He is the answer to those who have fallen into sin, and the evil of this world. And the Hebrew writer has the right answer to "the fallen." Hebrews 3:15 "while it is said: 
“Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.” 

To those outside of Jesus Christ, to those who have "fallen" into a deep dark evil pit. Don't rebell, don't follow through with the evil desires to do damage to others, and yourself. But come towards the voice of Jesus, and let your heart, and your life, be eternally changed. What a change there would be in our world, if people would do exactly that! GP

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