We Are Not Consumed - Yet
"God is a consuming fire...Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, because His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. I say to myself, the LORD is my portion, therefore I will wait for him...it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD!'" (Hebrews 12:29; Lamentations 3:22-26). Mankind's only hope is in the great love and compassion of the Lord. We have His perfect Law but cannot keep it, bringing condemnation instead of blessing. We do have the assurance in Scripture that although flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, God will still save us as a gift of His grace ... "...I declare unto you...that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God... It is by grace through faith you are saved, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God " (1 Corinthians 15:50; Ephesians 2:8-10 ) Just as all descendants of Adam die, all will be "made alive" ... "...