The following personalities ultimately will be incarcerated in the Lake of Fire.

The cowardly.

The unbelieving.

The vile.

The murderers.

The sexually immoral.

Those who practice magic arts.

The idolaters.

All liars.

. . . "Their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death."

There are numerous Christians who are cowards, who are unbelieving, who do vile things such as slandering their fellow believers, who are filled with hate and rage, who are sexually immoral. Some practice magic arts. Some worship money. Many are liars.

In the last days the angels of God will assist the saints as they seek to be delivered from these kinds of attitudes and behaviors. God is ready to help every believer who asks to be delivered.

But none of these behaviors will be permitted in the Kingdom of God. The Lake of Fire retains authority over them. The Christians who refuse to be delivered will finally be cast into the Lake of Fire because they are in rebellion against God. Any Christian of this kind, if he were admitted to the company of the saints in Paradise, would bring discord and pain just as he does today. God will not permit this in His Kingdom of love and peace.

One major aspect of our land of promise is perfect union with Christ.

Another major aspect of our land of promise is the ability, in Christ, to govern our circumstances.

A third major aspect of our land of promise is freedom from the danger of suffering torment from Divine judgment.

Let's see what the next area is that needs to be invaded and conquered.

To Learn to Live by Every Word That Comes From the Mouth of God

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna. . . . (Revelation 2:17—NIV)

God fed His people with manna day by day so they would learn that man is not to live by bread alone but by every Word of God.

Isn't it true that some of the experiences we have challenge us to trust God for the provisions we need? God has a way of bringing us to the place that we cannot help ourselves, we have to depend on Him. We do not always enjoy the feeling of helpless dependence.

We need to grow in this area of our land of promise. We need to come to the place that we rejoice in the daily provision, knowing that God will never fail us. He is absolutely faithful.

Sometimes we are brought to the brink of disaster. But somehow that which we feared did not take place. Or if it did, and we continued to look to the Lord in loving trust, it is not long before we hear that quiet voice assuring us that all will be well. And so it proves.

To be continued.