31 And that great whore which hath perverted the right ways of the Lord, yea, that great and abominable church, shall tumble to the dust, And great shall be the fall of it.
32 "'For behold, ' saith the prophet, 'that the time cometh speedily that Satan shall have no more power over the hearts of the children of men;
33 For the day soon cometh that all the proud and they which do wickedly shall be as stubble; And the day cometh that they must be burned.
34 'For the time soon cometh that the fullness of the wrath of God shall be poured out upon all the children of men,
35 For He will not suffer that the wicked shall destroy the righteous.
36 'Wherefore, He will preserve the righteous by His power, even if it so be that the fullness of His wrath must come, And the righteous be preserved, even unto the destruction of their enemies by fire;
37 Wherefore, the righteous need not fear '; For thus saith the prophet: ' They shall be saved, even if it so be as by fire.'
38 "Behold my brethren, I say unto you that these things must shortly come, Yea, even blood and fire and vapor of smoke must come;
39 And it must needs be upon the face of this earth;
40 And it cometh unto men according to the flesh, if it so be that they will harden their hearts against the Holy One of Israel.
41 "For behold, the righteous shall not perish;