34. and be replaced by judgement. Truth and faithfulness will once again stand firm.
35. The good and bad that people have done will be fully revealed, and reward and punishment will follow immediately.
36. The pit of torment, the fires of hell, will appear, and opposite them the Paradise of joy and rest.
37. “Then God Most High will say to the nations that have been raised from the dead, ‘Look! I am the one whom you have denied and refused to serve; it is my commands that you have rejected.
38. Look around you; there is joy and peace in one direction, fire and torment in the other.’ That is what he will say to them on Judgement Day.
39. “On Judgement Day there will be no sun, moon, or stars;
40. no cloud, thunder, or lightning; no wind, water, or air; no darkness, evening, or morning;
41. no summer, spring, or winter; no heat, frost, or cold; no hail, rain, or dew;
42. no noon, night or dawn; no daylight, brightness, or light. The only light will be the dazzling brightness of God Most High, making it possible for everyone to see.
43. The judgement will last seven years.
44. That's the arrangement I have made for Judgement Day, but I have revealed these things only to you.”
45. Then I said, “Lord, I repeat what I said earlier: How fortunate are the people who can live now and obey your commands!
46. But what about those for whom I have been praying? There is no one in the present generation who has not sinned, no one who has not broken your covenant.