January 21 -- Today's Reading: Job 15
"The Punishment of the Godless"
This verse is spoken by Eliphaz, one of Job's friends, who is accusing Job of being a wicked person and deserving of his suffering. He is saying that those who live an ungodly and corrupt life will be punished and their families and possessions will be destroyed.
It's important to notice that Job's friends were wrong in their accusations of Job and their understanding of God, Job's suffering was not a result of his wickedness but a test of his faith.
In the New Testament, Jesus speaks about the punishment of the unrighteous in several verses. For example:
In Matthew 25:46, Jesus says "And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal."
In Luke 13:3 Jesus says "I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish."
In Matthew 7:13-14 Jesus says "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."
These verses show that Jesus teaches that those who live unrighteous lives and do not repent will face punishment in the afterlife.
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