I see again in this chapter that God uses the evil of man to fulfill His purpose. In verses 18-19, it speaks of the wildfire of wickedness and then the fire of God's wrath. Are they the same? Yes and No. Yes in that they are doing what God wants in cleansing the land of its evil and no in the motive. God wants justice but the wicked just want to consume and feed their own passions (20-21). God is letting them, as it were, fall down into their own trap. However, this isn't the Coluseam or the Hunger Games where the survivor wins. In fact, God has forced these people into this arena of destruction but they have entered it themselves. God's wrath isn't done because unlike in those tales, the winner/survivor isn't rewarded but faces judgment still for their actions. Yes, God will let evil do what it will but in the end, God will judge. There is no winning doing things the way the rest of the world does it, the only way to win is to be on God's side.
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