Job 20: 1 ¡V 29
Nightmares
1 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said: 2 ¡§Therefore my anxious thoughts make me answer, because of the turmoil within me. 3 I have heard the rebuke that reproaches me, and the spirit of my understanding causes me to answer. 4 ¡§Do you not know this of old, since man was placed on earth, 5 that the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment? 6 Though his haughtiness mounts up to the heavens, and his head reaches to the clouds, 7 Yet he will perish forever like his own refuse; Those who have seen him will say, ¡¥Where is he?¡¦ 8 He will fly away like a dream, and not be found; Yes, he will be chased away like a vision of the night. 9 The eye that saw him will see him no more, nor will his place behold him anymore. 10 His children will seek the favor of the poor, and his hands will restore his wealth. 11 His bones are full of his youthful vigor, but it will lie down with him in the dust. 12 ¡§Though evil is sweet in his mouth, and he hides it under his tongue, 13 though he spares it and does not forsake it, but still keeps it in his mouth, 14 yet his food in his stomach turns sour; It becomes cobra venom within him. 15 He swallows down riches and vomits them up again; God casts them out of his belly. 16 He will suck the poison of cobras; The viper¡¦s tongue will slay him. 17 He will not see the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream. 18 He will restore that for which he labored, and will not swallow it down; From the proceeds of business he will get no enjoyment. 19 For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor, he has violently seized a house which he did not build. 20 ¡§Because he knows no quietness in his heart, he will not save anything he desires. 21 Nothing is left for him to eat; Therefore his well-being will not last. 22 In his self-sufficiency he will be in distress; Every hand of misery will come against him. 23 When he is about to fill his stomach, God will cast on him the fury of His wrath, and will rain it on him while he is eating. 24 He will flee from the iron weapon; A bronze bow will pierce him through. 25 It is drawn, and comes out of the body; Yes, the glittering point comes out of his gall. Terrors come upon him; 26 Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. An unfanned fire will consume him; It shall go ill with him who is left in his tent. 27 The heavens will reveal his iniquity, and the earth will rise up against him. 28 The increase of his house will depart, and his goods will flow away in the day of His wrath. 29 This is the portion from God for a wicked man, the heritage appointed to him by God.¡¨
Nightmares ¡V don¡¦t you just hate them? A nightmare is a very distressing dream which usually forces at least partial awakening. The dreamer may feel any number of disturbing emotions in a nightmare, such as anger, guilt, sadness or depression, but the most common feelings are fear and anxiety. Nightmare themes may vary widely from person to person and from time to time for any one person. Probably the most common theme is being chased. Adults are commonly chased by an unknown male figure whereas children are commonly chased by an animal or some fantasy figure.
Just about everyone have them at one time or another. The majority of children have nightmares between the ages of three or four and seven or eight. These nightmares appear to be a part of normal development, and do not generally signal unusual problems. Nightmares are less common in adults, though studies have shown that they too may have nightmares from time to time. About 5-lO% have nightmares once a month or more frequently.
There are a number of possibilities. Some nightmares can be caused by certain drugs or medications or by rapid withdrawal from them, or by physical conditions such as illness and fever. The nightmares of early childhood likely reflect the struggle to learn to deal with normal childhood fears and problems. Many people experience nightmares after they have suffered a traumatic event, such as surgery, the loss of a loved one, an assault or a severe accident. The nightmares of combat veterans fall into this category. The content of these nightmares is typically directly related to the traumatic event and the nightmares often occur over and over. Other people experience nightmares when they are undergoing stress in their waking lives, such as difficulty or change on the job or with a loved one, moving, pregnancy, financial concerns, etc. Finally, some people experience frequent nightmares that seem unrelated to their waking lives. These people tend to be more creative, sensitive, trusting and emotional than average.
The nightmares which repeat a traumatic event reflect a normal psychic healing process, and will diminish in frequency and intensity if recovery is progressing.
Adults' nightmares offer the same opportunity as other dreams for self-exploration and understanding. With practice, the dreamer can often learn to decode the visual and symbolic language of the dream and to see relationships between the dream and waking life. The nightmare by nature is distressing, however, and the dreamer may need to reduce the distress before looking more closely at the meaning of the dream. Some techniques for reducing the distress of the nightmare include writing it down, drawing or painting it, talking in fantasy to the characters, imaging a more pleasant ending, or simply reciting it over several times.
It may be surprising to learn that many people are not really disturbed by their nightmares, even though the experiences themselves are distressing. Research has shown that about half of people who have quite frequent nightmares regard them as fascinating and creative acts of their minds and either view them as very interesting or dismiss them as "just dreams". This illustrates the fact that one's attitude toward nightmares is quite important.
Night terrors are something quite different. Nightmares tend to occur after several hours of sleep, screaming or moving about is very uncommon, the dream is usually elaborate and intense, and the dreamer realizes soon after wakening that he or she has had a dream. Night terrors, on the other hand, occur during the first hour or two of sleep, loud screaming and thrashing about are common, the sleeper is hard to awaken and usually remembers no more than an overwhelming feeling or a single scene, if anything.
Sometimes one like our friend Job feels that his whole life is nothing but a nightmare. When we are overwhelmed we tend to list all our problems as all inclusive. Like the man who went to a Psychologist and said, ¡¥Doc, no one likes me!¡¦ To shock the person into a more reality the counselor responded, ¡¥That statement cannot be true because everyone has not met you yet.¡¦
You should think that after such an excellent confession of faith that Job made in chapter 19 that his three visitors would be satisfied and leave but they seem to have totally missed Job¡¦s remarks. It kind of reminds you of similar different understanding of people exposed to the theophany of our Lord¡¦s rare visits
Let me give you an example and please notice the different responses of those that we involved. We read in the book of Acts chapter 9, ¡§1 Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2 and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. 3 As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. 4 Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, ¡§Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?¡¨ 5 And he said, ¡§Who are You, Lord?¡¨ Then the Lord said, ¡§I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.¡¨ 6 So he, trembling and astonished, said, ¡§Lord, what do You want me to do?¡¨ Then the Lord said to him, ¡§Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.¡¨ 7 And the men who journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice but seeing no one.
One of the ministries a church should foster is ¡¥home fellowship¡¦. Christians should gather at least weekly to worship the Lord at a good bible teaching church. In addition, it is advisable that a weekly home fellowship be included in your weekly schedule. The advantage for believers is that you not only grow closer to other believers but in a home gathering you get to talk and ask questions. With these benefits you also get some problems. You get some individuals who like to dominate the conversations. If you get two or three of these more than outgoing individuals you have some irritating battles.
Can you see the same thing happening here in the book of Job? You have these three visitors who are biting at the bit to give their two cents of advice. So far we saw Eliphaz the Temanite, speak up right away against Job. Then Bildad the Shuhite jumped in with his comments and now Zophar the Naamathite has the floor.
1 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said: 2 ¡§Therefore my anxious thoughts make me answer, because of the turmoil within me. 3 I have heard the rebuke that reproaches me, and the spirit of my understanding causes me to answer.
Zophar¡¦s discourse is long, and all upon one subject, the very same that Bildad was commenting about back in chapter 8 - the certain misery of wicked people and the ruin that awaits them. Zophar responds very passionately, and seems to be quite upset at what Job had said. He along with his fellow accomplices were resolved to condemn Job as being a bad man. Hearing Job¡¦s response got under his skin as Job commented that he was in fact a good man. He takes no notice of what Job had said to move their pity, or to examine his own life, but fastens upon the reproof Job gave them in the close of his defense as we studied in chapter 19. Zophar considers Job¡¦s remarks as a personal reproach, and thinks himself therefore obliged to answer, because Job had bidden them be afraid of the sword of God Almighty.
Have you ever had someone respond to you that he or she has the right to be angry? I frequently hear this question from my counseling clients: ¡§Don¡¦t I have a right to be angry? I have been betrayed (or hurt) and it seems to me that I certainly have a right to be angry in this situation.¡¨ My answer is, ¡§Yes, of course you have the right. But what¡¦s the point? Is your anger working for you to get you what you want?¡¨
We always have the right to feel whatever we feel. We also have the right to express anger when we feel hurt or betrayed. However, the real question is not whether you have the right, but whether or not your anger is working for you.
Anger is perhaps best defined or understood negatively, by comparing and contrasting it with overlapping emotions such as resentment, contempt, irritability, hatred, and loathing.
Resentment, or bitterness, is an unpleasant emotion, often involving anger, arising from a real or perceived injustice. If it involves someone close or trusted, it is typically complicated and intensified by a feeling of betrayal. People are said to express anger but to harbor resentment. Anger is an acute response to a concrete or symbolic threat, and aims to avert or defuse that threat. In contrast, resentment is more chronic or long-term and largely internalized. Even so, resentment can give rise to retaliatory action, sometimes violent but often of a subtler nature than that born of anger.
Contempt is often described as a combination of anger and disgust, and can be either hot or cold. The cardinal feature of contempt is the denial or rejection of a particular claim to respect or standing on the grounds that it is unjustified, often because the person making the claim has violated some norm or expectation and thereby compromised himself. Thus understood, contempt is an attempt at invalidating the claims of its object, and, in so doing, reinforcing those of its subject.
Contempt is directed at those of a lower status, resentment at those of a higher status, and anger at those of a similar status.
Irritability is simply a propensity to anger or annoyance. Hatred is an intense or passionate dislike often arising from anger or fear. Loathing is similar to hatred, but with an emphasis on disgust or intolerance.
Zophar is going in verses 4 through 9 to assert, in general, that the prosperity of a wicked person is short, and his ruin sure
4 ¡§Do you not know this of old, since man was placed on earth, 5 that the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment? 6 Though his haughtiness mounts up to the heavens, and his head reaches to the clouds, 7 Yet he will perish forever like his own refuse; Those who have seen him will say, ¡¥Where is he?¡¦ 8 He will fly away like a dream, and not be found; Yes, he will be chased away like a vision of the night. 9 The eye that saw him will see him no more, nor will his place behold him anymore.
Zophar proceeds to insinuate that because Job was destroyed and ruined he was certainly a wicked man and a hypocrite. He appeals to Job¡¦s own knowledge and conviction. He says to Job, "You got to know this Job. It is a plain as the nose on your face. Ever since man has been placed on this earth the outcome of sinners is short lived. People may act righteously but in the end they will be known for being the hypocrites that they really are.¡¨
Zophar grants that wicked men may for a time prosper, may be secure and easy, and very merry. You may see them in triumph and joy, triumphing and rejoicing in their wealth and power, their grandeur and success, triumphing and rejoicing over their poor honest neighbors whom they persecute and oppress: they feel no evil, they fear none. Job¡¦s friends were resistant to own, at first as we read in chapter 4, that wicked people might prosper at all, until Job proved it plainly in chapter 9 verses 12 and 24, and now Zophar yields to Job¡¦s words; but, he lays it down for a certain truth that they will not prosper long. Their joy is but for a moment, and will quickly end in endless sorrow. Though he be ever so great, and rich, and jovial, the hypocrite will be humbled, and mortified, and made miserable.
Zophar tries to prove Job is a wicked sinner by relating wickedness to God¡¦s punishment. He describes what wicked people get from God - that he should have a diseased body, a troubled conscience, a ruined estate, a beggared family, an infamous name and that he himself should perish under the weight of divine wrath. The great mistake was that Zophar imagined God never varied from His methods.
Zophar goes on to say in verse 6 that the wicked man supposes his prosperity to be very high, as high as you can imagine. It is not his wisdom and virtue, but his worldly wealth or greatness, that he accounts his worldly success. It like the statement ¡V¡¥He¡¦s on top of the world.¡¦ The wicked person¡¦s head reaches to the clouds. He is every way advanced; the world has done the utmost it can for him. He looks down upon all about him with disdain, while they look up to him with admiration, envy, or fear. And, though he cannot but have made himself many enemies before he arrived to this pitch of prosperity, yet he thinks himself as much out of the reach of their attacks as if he were in the clouds.
The pride and success of a ruined wealthy person will make his destruction even greater. Zophar here threatens even the triumphant sinner with. A shameful destruction: He shall perish like his own dung or dunghill, so loathsome is he to God and all good men, and so willing will the world be to part with him. He goes on to say that the wicked person¡¦s destruction will come about when he least expects it. People will ask, ¡¥what ever happened to so and so. Where is he?¡¦
The wicked person¡¦s destruction will not only be swift but it will also be a total destruction. He shall go away like a dream, or vision of the night, and nothing of it remains It will be final: The eye that saw him, and was ready to adore him, shall see him no more, and the place he filled shall no more behold him, having given him an eternal farewell when he went to his own place, as Judas did.
Zophar will not go on to describe the miserable conditions that the wicked person should expect to come his way in this life time.
10 His children will seek the favor of the poor, and his hands will restore his wealth.
Having been put to shame for the sinful acts of their father the children will seek out those who have been hurt by him for favor. This kinds of reminds me of Schindler¡¦s list. In Poland during World War II, Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis. Oskar Schindler, a Nazi party member, used his pull within the party to save the lives of over 1000 Jews by recruiting them to work in his Polish factory. Following the war Schindler moved to South America and attempted to live as a farmer. This he failed at so he came back to Europe and petitioned the people and their families who he had saved to help him. They responded and like this verse grated him favor and care for the rest of his life.
Zophar states that a man begins and accomplishes his evil when he is young and strong. But in the end when he gets old ¡V payday someday.
11 His bones are full of his youthful vigor, but it will lie down with him in the dust.
To overcome his defeat this person who as he thought by his own strength and wisdom gained success will attempt to do it again. However, no matter all his attempts to right himself he will fail and come to the grave as a loser.
12 ¡§Though evil is sweet in his mouth, and he hides it under his tongue, 13 though he spares it and does not forsake it, but still keeps it in his mouth, 14 yet his food in his stomach turns sour; It becomes cobra venom within him. 15 He swallows down riches and vomits them up again; God casts them out of his belly. 16 He will suck the poison of cobras; The viper¡¦s tongue will slay him.
Take a piece of your favorite candy and savor it in your mouth. If you do this you get the point brought out by Zophar. Here he says that the forbidden pleasures of sense are said to be sweet in the wicked man¡¦s mouth. He indulges himself in all the gratifications of the carnal appetite, and takes an inordinate complacency in them, as yielding the most agreeable delights. That is the satisfaction which he hides under his tongue, and rolls there, as the most delicious thing that can be bought. He savors it within his mouth
This example really speaks to us about how we want to hold on to certain sins. His keeping it still in his mouth denotes his obstinately persisting in his sin (he spares it when he should kill and mortify it, and forsakes it not, but holds it fast, and wants to keep it), and also his re-acting of his sin by revolving it and remembering it with pleasure, His hiding it and keeping it under his tongue denotes his industrious concealment of his sinful lust. Being a hypocrite, his life with certain sins is secret, that others may think him one way while he lives a double life.
Like the Rich Young Ruler taught in the Gospels a wicked person¡¦s love of the world and the wealth of it is the root of his downfall. It is in worldly wealth that he places his happiness, and therefore he sets his heart upon it. See here how greedy he is of it: He has swallowed down riches as eagerly as ever a hungry man swallowed down meat; and is still crying, "Give, give.
Such a thing is sin; it is turned into the poison of asps, of which nothing is more fatal, and so it will be to the wicked person. What he sucked so sweetly, and with so much pleasure, will prove to him the poison of asps; so will all unlawful gains be. The fawning tongue will prove to be the viper¡¦s tongue. All the charming graces that are thought to be in sin will, when conscience is awakened, turn into so many raging and painful furies.
17 He will not see the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream. 18 He will restore that for which he labored, and will not swallow it down; From the proceeds of business he will get no enjoyment. 19 For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor, he has violently seized a house which he did not build. 20 ¡§Because he knows no quietness in his heart, he will not save anything he desires. 21 Nothing is left for him to eat; Therefore his well-being will not last. 22 In his self-sufficiency he will be in distress; Every hand of misery will come against him.
Remember the story our Lord Jesus spoke about in the foolish rich man. In the Gospel of Luke chapter 12, ¡§13 Then one from the crowd said to Him, ¡§Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.¡¨ 14 But He said to him, ¡§Man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?¡¨ 15 And He said to them, ¡§Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one¡¦s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.¡¨ 16 Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: ¡§The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. 17 And he thought within himself, saying, ¡¥What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?¡¦ 18 So he said, ¡¥I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, ¡§Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry.¡¨ ¡¦ 20 But God said to him, ¡¥Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?¡¦ 21 ¡§So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.¡¨
We must labor, not to be rich, but to be charitable, that we may have to give, not to spend.
Like the rich man described in Luke¡¦s writing the wicked man promises himself endless enjoyment. This is intimated in the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter. This person went through great pains to accumulate all his wealth: It is that which he labored for, not by honest diligence in a lawful calling, but by an unwearied prosecution of all ways and methods¡Xright or wrong, to be rich.
This person has forsaken the poor, not taken care of them, showed no kindness to them, nor made any provision for them. At first perhaps, for a pretence, he gave some money like the Pharisees, to gain a reputation; but, when he had served his devious purpose by this practice, he left it off, and forsook the poor, whom before he seemed to be concerned for. This is like people today who give a lot of money to a charity. In most cases it is not to help out people but to get a tax write off while at the same time looking like this great humanitarian. It is clear that those who do well, but not from a good principle, though they may abound in it, will not abide in it.
To enrich himself, he has robbed the poor by taking away their houses, which he had no right to, as Ahab took Naboth¡¦s vineyard, not by secret fraud, by forgery, perjury, or some trick in law, but avowedly, and by open violence.
One thing he has forgotten is that the Holy Creator has seen all his evil. The punishment for this wickedness shall be disappointment in all his expectations, and he shall not find any satisfaction in his worldly wealth which he vainly promised himself. He shall be affected physically and mentally. He will not be able to eat any of the delicacies the world offers and at the same time will not have any peace. He will constantly be worrying about his health and the erosion of his wealth.
23 When he is about to fill his stomach, God will cast on him the fury of His wrath, and will rain it on him while he is eating. 24 He will flee from the iron weapon; A bronze bow will pierce him through. 25 It is drawn, and comes out of the body; Yes, the glittering point comes out of his gall. Terrors come upon him; 26 Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. An unfanned fire will consume him; It shall go ill with him who is left in his tent. 27 The heavens will reveal his iniquity, and the earth will rise up against him. 28 The increase of his house will depart, and his goods will flow away in the day of His wrath. 29 This is the portion from God for a wicked man, the heritage appointed to him by God.¡¨
Zophar, having described the many embarrassments and vexations which commonly attend the wicked practices of oppressors and cruel men, here comes to show their utter ruin at last. He goes on to state that all this ruin will be directed from God¡¦s wrath and vengeance. His hand before was against every one, and therefore now every man¡¦s hand will be against him.
This wrath shall be cast upon him when he is about to fill his belly, just going to glut himself with what he has gotten and promising himself abundant satisfaction in it. Then, when he is eating, shall this tempest surprise him, when he is secure and easy, and in apprehension of no danger; as the ruin of Sodom came when they were in the depth of their security and the height of their sensuality. Zophar here reflects on the death of Job¡¦s children when they were eating and drinking.
The ruin will be inevitable, and there will be no possibility of escaping it. Flight argues guilt. He will not humble himself under the judgments of God, nor seek means to make his peace with him. All his care is to escape the vengeance that pursues him, but in vain: if he escapes the sword, yet the bow of steel shall strike him through.
We see describe here how terrible is the period of death to a wicked man! If you check the history books you will find that many people who tried to bad mouth the Bible and the Deity of The Lord Jesus Christ died horrible deaths. The noted French atheist, Voltaire, died a frightening death. Let me quote for you the exact record as published, ¡§When Voltaire felt the stroke that he realized must terminate in death, he was overpowered with remorse. He at once sent for the priest, and wanted to be ¡¥reconciled with the church.¡¦ His infidel flatterers hastened to his chamber to prevent his recantation; but it was only to witness his ignominy and their own. He cursed them to their faces; and, as his distress was increased by their presence, he repeatedly and loudly exclaimed, ¡¥Get out of here! It is you that have brought me to my present condition. Leave me, I say; get away from me! What a wretched glory is this which you have produced to me!¡¦
¡§Hoping to allay his anguish by a written recantation, he had it prepared, signed it, and saw it witnessed. But it was all unavailing. For two months he was tortured with such an agony as led him at times to gnash his teeth in impotent rage against God and man. At other times in plaintive accents, he would plead, ¡¥O, Christ! O, Lord Jesus!¡¦ Then, turning his face, he would cry out, ¡¥I must die-abandoned of God and of men!¡¦
¡§As his end drew near, his condition became so frightful that his infidel associates were afraid to approach his beside. Still they guarded the door that others might not know how awfully an infidel was compelled to die. Even his nurse repeatedly said, ¡¥For all the wealth of Europe I would never see another infidel die.¡¦ It was a scene of horror that lies beyond all exaggeration. Such is the well-attested end of the one who had a natural sovereignty of intellect, excellent education, great wealth, and much earthly honor.¡¨
Reading of such a dying experience is overwhelming, even to us who are secure in salvation. Human emotions are a powerful source and no one can live and die without them.
As you know we have five senses given to us by our Creator. The one most people fear is the lost of sight. Darkness is frightening. Like Voltaire a person who has rejected the free gift from God of His Precious Son Who gave His life for ours is to think about the upcoming darkness that they will experience for eternity.
Have you ever been burnt? If so then you know that it is quite painful. It says in the Book of Jude verse 7, ¡§as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.¡¦
So, a question I want to ask you is this? If hell is total darkness then how can fire also exist?
The dominant color in a flame changes with temperature. The photo of the fireplace fire is a good example of this variation. Near the logs, where most burning is occurring, the fire is white, the hottest color possible for organic material in general, or yellow. Above the yellow region, the color changes to orange, which is cooler, then red, which is cooler still. Above the red region, combustion no longer occurs, and the uncombusted carbon particles are visible as black smoke.
The temperature range from Red to White:
„X Red
„X Just visible: 525 ¢XC (980 ¢XF)
„X Dull: 700 ¢XC (1,300 ¢XF)
„X Cherry, dull: 800 ¢XC (1,500 ¢XF)
„X Cherry, full: 900 ¢XC (1,700 ¢XF)
„X Cherry, clear: 1,000 ¢XC (1,800 ¢XF)
„X Orange
„X Deep: 1,100 ¢XC (2,000 ¢XF)
„X Clear: 1,200 ¢XC (2,200 ¢XF)
„X White
„X Whitish: 1,300 ¢XC (2,400 ¢XF)
„X Bright: 1,400 ¢XC (2,600 ¢XF)
„X Dazzling: 1,500 ¢XC (2,700 ¢XF)
I find it quite interesting in that Indy race cars use methanol fuel. I recently discovered that methanol fires are invisible. That is to say, the flames are colorless and the combustion does not produce smoke. Considering the prevalence of methanol as a solvent in the world of chemistry, you¡¦d think this tidbit of information would have come up in safety training somewhere along the line. So if you see a race car driver jump out of his car and looks like he is dancing, he is actually burning. The peak flame temperature of ethanol is 1,920 degrees Celsius (3,488 degrees Fahrenheit), while the peak flame temperature of methanol is 1,870 degrees Celsius (3,398 degrees Fahrenheit).While I am thinking about it how hot is a nuclear bomb blast? It depends on the material used, or method of detonation. Like Uranium 235, or an H-bomb that uses both fusion and fission. The answer is staggering. It is always between 50 and 150 million degrees Fahrenheit. ANYTHING near ground zero (or zone 1) will be instantly vaporized or petrified, sometimes known as "black body temperature" because some bodies are burnt like crispy charcoal critters and solid as a rock. On the other hand a thermonuclear bomb, once detonated can only have a significant reaction rate only if it has a far higher temperature (as much as ten times higher than the sun) because it has to occur where the air pressure is very low.
On earth a fire can consume a person but not in eternity. Now think about the person in hell that goes through this flame but will never be consumed. It is a scary thought.
In the book of Numbers chapter 14 our Holy Master says, ¡§¡¥The LORD is longsuffering and abundant in mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He by no means clears the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation.' There is a saying that more is caught then taught. So, we see that children of a wicked man will most likely pick up his same evil ways. Then end result for them is ruin as has happened to their parent. Sadly, they will find out that they were not having a nightmare but are actually happening to them.
