Did you read the ST April 14, 1898 quote? Read the whole article.

Did Jesus die the 2nd death or not? IF you believe He did, then there is your answer. IF you believe He did not, the you need to explain what death He did die. There are only 2 types. Christ tasted death for all. Which death? The righteous and the wicked all die the first death, so is that the death He died? No.

God is not an executioner. Sin killed Christ, sin will kill the wicked in the end. The previous quotes tells us what the fire is and how it will destroy.
Is is written: John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.What are we saved from? From the destruction by God? Or saved from our sins? Is is written: Matthew 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and you shall call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

We are not saved from God, we are saved from our sins.

This subject deals with our eternal destiny. It seem like some of us have left the dimension of faith out of this. Consider these verses and their context:

Interesting?

Blessings,

Green Cochoa.

Amen. And the watching universe will wonder at the patience of God which has waited so long to remove the blot of sin from the universe. All will see God's justice in this act of destruction.

In a sense, this is true salvation--salvation from sin. We will never again after this destruction need to face the evil of sin.

Blessings,

Green Cochoa.

Define "the wrath of God".

Romans 1:18-28
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God has showed it to them.
20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23 And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four footed beasts, and creeping things.
24 Why God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves:
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26 For this cause God gave them up to vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

Deuteronomy 31:17-18
17 Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come on us, because our God is not among us?
18 And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have worked, in that they are turned to other gods.

Although David was inspired and “a man after God’s own heart,” he was not to build the temple of the Lord. God told him why:
1 Chronicles 22:7-8
7 And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house to the name of the LORD my God:
8 But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, You have shed blood abundantly, and have made great wars: you shall not build an house to my name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight.

But we say that's a GOOD THING for God to do in the end, to shed much blood? Really? Sinners will die, but why? The wrath of God.

The last plagues, is this an outpouring of the wrath of God? Yes it is! How does it work? EGW describes the working of the wrath of God like this:

THAT is the wrath of God. When God no longer restrains.

Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God to salvation to every one that believes; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Romans 2:4 the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

True faith rests in the knowledge that God does nothing out of character, nothing arbitrary, and nothing outside of the principles of His law. We can rest and trust Him in the unknown because of what we have learned and know of Him.

We need to be saved from our sins, not God. Satan is the destroyer, God is the restorer.

APL,

Your EGW quote does not depict the wrath of God. It depicts the final scenes in which the fullest extent of sin will be witnessed unchecked by God's restraining hand. It is against this sin that God's wrath will afterward come. That would be found in another quote.

Blessings,

Green Cochoa.

The wrath of God is as Romans 1 depicts - God removing His restraint. This statement verifies the truth that it is the removal of God’s restraining power that releases the powers of individuals and nature into Satan’s hands. They then burst with destructive fury upon the shelterless heads of the wicked. Do not misconstrue this that the Son is sheltering the people from God, and when the restraint is removed, God then acts destruction. No. Jesus and His Father are one. 2 Corinthians 5:19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not imputing their trespasses to them; and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. There could be nothing closer than the unity of the Father and the Son in the work of salvation. God is not seeking to destroy sinners while the Son works to delay the unleashing of the Father’s fury.

Also, as we see that the wrath of God functions through the work of Satan, we are given a clear understanding of what His wrath is and what it is not, for God does not work with Satan to achieve a destructive purpose. Rather, as people reach a point of total rejection of God, in the granting of freedom to choose their path, He has no choice but to give them over to Satan, who is then released to do his own work, to God’s sorrow.






The wicked have sown the seed. The harvest is inevitable. But it is not the work of God. It is the work of people against themselves. They sowed the seed. They reap the harvest.

What is the sentence against transgression of God's law? Death. Read the quotes carefully. God is not the executioner of the sentence against transgression. It does not get much clearer than that.