Hi Charlie,
I'm glad you have joined us
I looked at these Scriptures and I'll answer your questions, in my opinion.
I looked how this was stated in Rotherham.
John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son, hath life age-abiding: whereas, he that yieldeth not unto the Son, shall not see life,—but, the anger of God, awaiteth him. (Rotherham)
The way I see this verse is that in the first part of the verse John is saying that those that believe on Jesus (the chosen) have LIFE and will be in the first resurrection. The other part of the verse he is saying what happens to the rest, Lake of Fire/wrath.
Rom 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the
gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation
to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
Rom 1:17 For in it (gospel) the righteousness of God is
revealed from faith to faith, as it is written, "The just shall live by faith."
Rom 1:18 For
the wrath of God is revealed from Heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who
suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
Rom 1:19 because the thing which may be known of God is clearly revealed within them, for God revealed it to them.
Rom 1:20 For the unseen things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being realized by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, for them to be
without excuse.
Okay I'll just say what I think this is saying.
In Romans v. 18 where the "wrath of God is being revealed." I'm thinking how is that happening?
Back up in v. 16-17, when Christ brought the gospel, the good news was
revealed by faith to believers.
So at the same time and ever since the gospel has been preached or revealed, it also is a
witness against "ungodliness and unrighteousness of men." So is that how His wrath is revealed, by showing what ungodliness and unrighteousness of men is and the gospel/Truth is a witnessing against it. So when Christ returns they will be "without excuse" because they "suppress the truth." They couldn't suppress it if the gospel had not been preached. So they will be held accountable for their ungodliness and unrighteousness and have their part in the Lake of fire/wrath.
Hope that helps some.
mercy, press and love
Kat