Page Content (OCR)
25 Jesus Himself said the wicked among men would PERISH along with Satan and his demons. He declared, "When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory, and all nations will be gathered in front of him; he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, setting the sheep on his right hand and the goats on his left. . . . Then he will say to those on his left [the goats, symbolizing the wicked among men], 'Begone from me, accursed ones, to the eternal fire which has been prepared FOR THE DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS" (Matt.25:31-41, Moffatt). This final age-ending fire will destroy all the wicked, root and branch! Notice! This fire is prepared for -- who? -- "for the devil and his angels"! This great holocaust will be created precisely in order to destroy SATAN and his demonic hordes who followed him in rebellion -- as well as all the incorrigibly wicked among men! and his demons -- will likewise be destroyed.