Romans 6:23. God rules over all. Rebels will suffer eternal punishment.

1. GOD RESTRAINS REBELLIOUS A___________. V. 4
   1. There is more to eternity than this C______________. Genesis 1:1.
   2. God focuses on His relationship with Genesis 1:26; John 3:16
   3. S_________ was a crafty serpent, able to speak and tempt. Genesis 3:1 “Satan” means adversary.
   4. God L____ the influence of Satan & evil. Genesis 3; Job 1-2; Luke 22:31
   5. God restrains Satan’s influence on B_____________. I Corinthians 10:13
   6. Satan is not A________ in his war. Ephesians 6:10f; Psalm 23
   7. Some rebellious A__________ are already in hell; others are restrained. II Peter 2:4; Revelation 19-20
2. GOD RESTRAINS REBELLIOUS P_________. “V. 5
   1. Remember the world-wide F________. Genesis 6-8 Peter speaks of God’s judgment of the world as fact. I Peter 3:20; II Pt. 3:6.
   2. Jesus speaks of the Flood. Matthew 24:38-39
   3. Ancient cultures have records & oral traditions of a world-wide flood. (Halley’s Bible Handbook; C 1965; pg.75-80).
   4. Christian Geologists believe the earth’s features verify a world flood.
   5. Sodom & Gomorrah were key C_____. Genesis 14-19. Genesis 19:24-25
   6. V.13-16 – The C__________ motives of Balaam.
   7. N___________ stories of people opposing God, only to be destroyed.
3. GOD WILL D__________ ALL OF HIS ENEMIES. V.9, 17; 3:7
   1. V. 9 God gives every person life to S_________ Him…
   2. Jesus warns: guard against stumbling B_________. Matthew 18:7f
   3. Jesus W________ in Matthew 8:12
   4. Jesus will send His A_________ into this world. Matthew 13:38f
   5. Revelation 20-21 foretells the coming J_____________ Day.
   6. II Peter 3:9-13