Hmmm... well in a sense, it's not controversial at all; we agree. But in a different sense, we don't, and it apparently is... LOL!
Well, I'll agree that they don't want to, because it's only after a protest of sorts (weak as it is) that they go. But they don't then say, "No way, man, I'm not going"... <chuckles> They don't refuse to go, and they do in fact obey Jesus, reluctant as it may be, when He tells them to depart from Him. Whether something is against one's wishes or not is irrelevant, really; obedience can still occur... like, "Well I don't wanna do it, but okay, yeah, I guess I gotta do it..." We've all done that a time or two... <smile>
The angels gather them up and thrust them into that Lake of fire, Hell and that Lake are the only place people are burned by God.
After they are judged at the Day of judgment, if found guilty, that is the final destination.
The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares
24 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; 25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. 26 But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. 27 So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’
28 He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’
29 But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them.
30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers,
“First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.” ’ ”
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Yes holy angels bind them to be burned in the lake of fire later on, but before the final judgement they are cast into Hell to await the final judgment at their deaths, they are imprisoned in Hell, as so were the fallen angels who sinned before the flood. The wicked dead are no different in destiny than the fallen angels of Satan and the demons, they both go to the same place. The great White Throne judgment where God sits in judgment on them has already been determined as the books of their deeds are opened and they are judged by the things written in the books, and there are none who do righteousness unless they believe what God says, they are like open graves, exposed. I figure God's angels record everything in 'your book'. God involves all His creatures in some kinds of works, else why even have any angels, God could do it all by Himself, but he gives to others tasks in His kingdom both people and angels.
Jesus tells us those who believe in Him will not come under that judgement as they are given eternal life, having passed from DEATH into LIFE. I suppose we who believe will be witnessing the final judgment.
John 5:24
“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed
from death into life.
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As Matthew 25 tells us we are there, as are them. And I think they are already bound to their fate, having been bound by the angels wherever they are, they are bound and gathered and taken to the judgment. To be bound like that implies force is used against them. Notice the people of God are not bound.
The day of judgement is on the Last Day and the resurrection of the dead is also on the Last Day, this is what Jesus and Paul teaches.
Who are you going to believe? Look up the verses if you do not believe what I say!
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The Son of Man Will Judge the Nations
31 “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the [
c]holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides
his sheep from the goats. 33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36 I
was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed
You, or thirsty and give
You drink? 38 When did we see You a stranger and take
You in, or naked and clothe
You? 39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did
it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did
it to Me.’
41 “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; 43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’
44 “Then they also will answer [
d]Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ 45 Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do
it to one of the least of these, you did not do
it to Me.’ 46 And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
