G o d and D e s t r u c t i o n

1.  While God is merciful, he has to destroy evil and evil doers who reject his pardon.  Eze. 18:31; Eze. 33:11.

2.  God destroys evil to preserve the good.  Gen. 6:7-9.

3.  God often destroyed the heathen to protect his people Israel.  Deut. 1:30, 31; Deut. 20:1.

4.  God's destruction of the earth by water was a warning to the wicked afterwards.  2Pet. 3:5, 6.

5.  God will also destroy the devil and his renegade angels.  Mat. 25:41.

6.  God's destruction of the wicked will be a permanent thing. They will cease to exist. Mat. 3:12; Ps. 104:35.

7.  God will destroy this earth and even our immediate heavens.  2Pet. 3:10.

8.  The 'Lake of Fire' is where all wicked will be destroyed and is the earth on fire.  Rev. 20:14, 15.

9.  God has no pleasure in the destruction of the wicked.  Eze. 18:31, 32.

10.  God's destruction will finally lead to a new heaven and a new earth where only righteous will reign. Rev. 21:1-5.