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  DEUTERONOMY 32:35
  by Chuck Smith
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Summary: We are constantly exposed to the risk of destruction and God's
wrath, and the only reason we have not yet fallen is because God's time
has not yet come.

Topics: "Judgment", "Repentance"
Scripture References: Psalm 73:18

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Chuck Smith emphasizes the imminent danger of destruction for the
wicked, illustrating that they are always at risk of sudden downfall,
akin to walking on thin ice. He explains that while God's power to cast
the wicked into hell is absolute, His delay in doing so is not due to a
lack of justice but rather His mercy. Smith warns that unconverted
individuals are precariously close to judgment, walking over the pit of
hell without realizing their peril. He highlights that God's wrath
against sin is real and will ultimately be manifested, as seen in the
fate of figures like Nebuchadnezzar. The sermon serves as a sobering
reminder of the consequences of sin and the urgency of repentance.

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PSALM 73:18,19

I. DESTRUCTION IMPLIED.

A. Implies always exposed to sudden destruction.

1. Prov. 29:1.

2. Cannot foresee future.

B. Liable to fall of themselves.

1. Walking on ice.

C. Only reason not already fallen God's time not yet come.

II. DESTRUCTION'S DELAY?

A. No want of power in God to cast wicked in hell at any moment.

1. Men cannot be strong when God rises.

B. He can cast them down easily.

1. Who can stand against God?

C. They deserve to be cast into hell, divine Justice does not stand in
way.

D. Already under sentence of condemnation.

1. "He that believeth not is condemned."

E. God not un-mindful of wickedness.

F. No security that no means of death at hand. Unconverted men walk over
pit of

hell on icy plank.

G. God has laid himself under no obligation or promise to keep any
natural man

out of hell for one moment.

III. DESTRUCTION.

The misery you are exposed to is that which God will inflict to show his
wrath

against sin.

A. Nebuchadnezzar to show wrath Rom. 9:22.

B. Everlasting Wrath.

1. Terrible to suffer one moment.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/chuck-smith/deuteronomy-3235/
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