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(2 Pet. 1:20–2:9; Mark 13:9–13) The fear of God, just as it leads to the beginning of a holy and godly life, is its most faithful guardian when someone, following its suggestions, makes this beginning. The current Apostle teaches us this, bringing to mind the terrible judgments of God and punishments here still revealed against those who disobey His will. “He did not spare the angels who sinned,” he says (2 Peter 2:4). They were clean and lived in a bright home. But as soon as they sinned, they were cast into the darkness of the underworld. Will he spare you and me if we go against His will?! Wickedness spread under Noah. God brought a flood on them and destroyed them all, except for the eight souls of Noah’s family. I didn't see that there were a lot of them. Will He begin to think about you alone - whether to destroy you or not, when you do not listen to His voice?! – The Lord brought Sodom and Gomorrah down for a long time. Instead of admonition, they hurried to the height of wickedness, because when they did not expect, they were struck by fire, in the image of the eternal fire awaiting the wicked. You will not escape this fire if you follow the same paths. Bring all this to memory, sitting with yourself, especially in the silence and darkness of the night, and thereby kindling the fear of God, fear sin, as if the flame of eternal fire were creeping up on you in it. You might be interested in: