If the righteous receive at least the first fulfillments of God’s promises in this life, we should not be surprised to see the wicked beginning to experience divine threats. God is not mocked here or hereafter. For the faithful, the best is yet to be; for the sinner, the worst. Eternal life begins here and now, as does eternal punishment. Let us choose life and righteousness, and enjoy the blessed rewards of divine grace.
31 If the righteous is repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!