The Second Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians

Clemens Romanus (Clement of Rome)

Clement of Rome. The Apostolic Fathers, Volume 1. Lake, Kirsopp, editor. London: William Heinemann Ltd.; New York: The Macmillan Company, 1912.

And the unbelievers shall see his glory and might, and they shall be amazed when they see the sovereignty of the world given to Jesus and shall say: Woe unto us, that it was thou, and we knew it not, and did not believe, and were not obedient to the Elders, when they told us of our salvation. And their worm shall not die and their fire shall not be quenched, and they shall be a

spectacle to all flesh.

He means that day of judgment, when they shall see those who were ungodly among us and perverted the commandments of Jesus Christ.

But the righteous who have done good, and have endured torture, and have hated the indulgences of the soul, when they see how those who have done amiss, and denied Jesus by word or deed, are punished with terrible torture in unquenchable fire, shall give glory to their God, saying, There shall be hope for him who has served God with all his heart.

Let us then also belong to them who give[*](The need of striving) thanks, who have served God, and not to the ungodly who are judged.