To fear is good if that fear is toward God, and used as a natural emotion. You would not normally go against a person, or go to a place, nor face a certain animal you fear; that would not be wise.
Prov:9-10
10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
Ps:111-10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
Israel's many failures were the result of them having no fear or faith toward God.
Deut:5-29
29 O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!
Scripture say the devil fear and tremble. Why? Because the devil and his demons know they will be tormented forever at the appointed time.
Ja:2-19
19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
Israel didn't fear God coming out of Egypt and many died. They went a whoring after other god's and many died. God's patience wore thin and he decided to allow Israel and the stranger to wander in the wilderness forty years until those twenty and upward died.
No fear of the Lord even after they saw the plagues God put on the Egyptians before Pharaoh let them go.
1Cor10,6-11
6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
11 Now all these things happened unto them for examples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
Deut:9-19
9:19 I feared the anger and wrath of the Lord, for he was angry enough with you to destroy you. But again the Lord listened to me.
Ps:33,8-9
8-9 Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the people of the world revere him. For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
Is:34,1-3
Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.
2 For the indignation of the Lord is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.
3 Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood. Again why? No fear of the Lord
These things will happen, but God always give warning before destruction . Here is God's remedy:
Is:1,16-19
16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
17 Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it
The end result of this is the lake of fire, everlasting torment to those who will not obey the Lord.
Bro James Stearns
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