Loving all that he loves and hating all that he hates. By Charles Spurgeon.

God's people are called to rejoice in his vengeance upon the wicked as it displays his justice. Rejoice over her, O heaven. Rejoice, saints and apostles and prophets, for God has judged her for the way she treated you. Revelation chapter 18 verse 20.

The saints in glory will rejoice in God's perfect justice, including His righteous judgment on the wicked. The redeemed in heaven shall be free from all sin-tainted sentimentality and hence will regard the doom of the ungodly from the standpoint of God's righteous government. The just punishment of the finally rebellious will cause them no anguish. They will praise God for executing justice upon the wicked.

After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting, Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, for true and just are His judgments. He has condemned the great prostitute who corrupted the earth by her adulteries. He has avenged on her the blood of His servants. And again they shouted, Hallelujah! The smoke from her goes up forever and ever. Revelation chapter 18 verses 1 through 3.

Believers in heaven do not rejoice in human suffering itself, but they rejoice in the manifestation of God's perfect justice and holiness. The damnation of the wicked is part of God's righteous rule. And in eternity, the saints will fully align with God's will, loving all that He loves and hating all that He hates.

On earth, our emotions are mixed with sin, sentimentality, and clouded understanding. But in heaven, we will have glorified minds and hearts, perfectly aligned with God's will. When God in His perfect holiness decrees eternal punishment for the wicked, the redeemed will fully agree and delight in His righteous decision.

The eternal punishment of the wicked stands as an everlasting testimony to God's justice, just as the eternal salvation of the godly stands as an everlasting testimony to His mercy. The final judgment is not merely about rebellious sinners receiving their due, but about God being glorified in all of His attributes, His holiness, justice, wrath, and righteousness. God is so holy that He will not spare the guilty. He is so just that He will by no means clear the impenitent. The judge of all the earth must do right. Though hell is dreadful, it is not unjust.