What awful realization will lost people have about why they are in punishment?
Lost people will realize they are in punishment and did not have to be there. Their awful realization is that they missed glory by something so simple as believing the gospel, and this produces constant regret. The doom of the lost is beyond comprehension, making it sobering.
Les explains that one of the most horrible aspects of the punishment of lost people is their constant regret. They will realize they are there, and they did not have to be. It will be awful to think they missed glory by something so simple as believing the gospel. Les says this is sobering, and while we would love the Lord to come today, what tempers that enthusiasm is the possibility that a few may still be saved and escape all this. He adds that the eternal doom of the lost is beyond our comprehension, so we should be mindful of it.