Let me just add this......I believe those things in the Old Testament do serve as warnings of the judgment to come, yes. But this isn't the day of judgment yet is it? For now we are in the time of God's longsuffering that we are to account as salvation....the age of grace or the church age. We are ambassadors of reconciliation in this age....showing God's MERCY, not meting out His justice.
The day of judgement?
That occurs when we die. That occurs also in what God prophesied , predestined,as that what is written in Revelation.
We are being judged every single day by God.
Don't be deceived.
We are not living in an age of grace,as if that means God will not,does not,show ,pour out, his wrath today.
Our age of grace is God's calling whom he will into his salvation. Opening their heart and mind to hold faith in him and live righteously.
Opponents of the eternal irrevocable gospel of salvation disparage it by claiming such a covenant is a license to sin.
Proving,they don't read nor respect the Bible.
However,the idea that we are living in an age of grace is tantamount to saying the same thing. That we here today,in this age,are not under God's judgement.
When that is simply not true.
This is an age of Grace because it is the age when,after the cross,because of its power,God is calling sinners to his faith and eternal irrevocable salvation.
Age of grace does not mean we all are not accountable for our behaviors. Be we the
redeemed
or sinner.
This is proven when saints and sinners alike are judged after this life.
Sinners judgement is a given.They lived and died in their sins because God made them for to be vessels of wrath. Their names were not in His Book. As he says.
Ours are. And we will be judged as we exemplify the effects his Salvific grace and what it instilled in us in this life.
So,we aren't living outside of
God's notice. Nor his judgement today.
You might consider, what happens to us in life is both God's judgement so to set us aright. And God's rewards when we are doing things right.
And it is all an opportunity to put the teachings from his indwelling spirit into action. To show we are paying,praying,attention.
Not just walking through life assured of our eternal destiny.
That is the meaning of our works are synonymous with our salvation. They don't secure it. Jesus did that irrevocably on the cross.
Rather,work shows we are saved because we now know the things of God. And serve his kingdom in his name as one with him.
“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.” 2 Corinthians 5:10