2nd Samuel 12:10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
If Jeffry Epstein was alive today, and he was to truly ask God for forgiveness, God would forgive him no doubt, but he would have to spend the rest of his life behind bars because on a human to human level the sins he committed produced severe, traumatic, and in some cases, lifelong injury to his victims. Again, if after spending recklessly for many years on one’s credit cards; and if after purchasing blings and things without thought, the individual is now being haunted by collectors.
If that person asks God to forgive, He absolutely will, but the collectors might still show up at your door with a baseball bat. The Lord may or may not mitigate the situation, but as far as expecting that He must to do so as part and parcel of His forgiveness, is not a correct view of His love. This is what Adam and Eve expected as part of the forgiveness package, that some way, somehow God’s love would remove the natural results of their sin.
God in His mercy, did offer them redemption in the Person of Jesus Christ, but the natural effects of sin would ensue, even as they were totally forgiven. It’s important that persons manage their expectations of God’s love, so as to cultivate balanced, scriptural views.
2nd Samuel 12:13 And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said unto David, The Lord also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!