Amen, Al! It is called grace and without it none could be saved. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him." Romans 5:8,9. Because Christ loved us while we were yet sinners, and we have been changed by that love, we will saved from the punishment that will come to those who do not accept that love. What a God we serve. We do not have to face His wrath, Jesus took it upon Himself when coming to this dark spot in the universe, a helpless babe subject the weakness of humanity, to fight the battle of life as we must fight it at the risk of failure and eternal loss!! Jesus took the wrath of God upon Himself for every human that would ever live, but those who do not accept that love and are changed by it will face the wrath of an offended God. It is indeed His justice. Death will be a merciful act, but the punishment before death is without mercy. We as Seventh-day Adventists understand and teach that the mercy of God does not set aside His justice. There is nothing merciful in the following verses. There is seen not one bit of love for those who have trampled on the grace of God and in the process have hurt, pillaged, raped, and murdered those for whom Christ died, Satan being the instigator.
Revelation
19:17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
19:18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all [men, both] free and bond, both small and great.
19:19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
19:21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which [sword] proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.