²⁷ only the fearful prospect of judgment and a fierce fire that will consume God’s adversaries. ²⁸ Remember that those who depart from the law of Moses are put to death without mercy based on the testimony of two or three witnesses.^{[a] 29} Just think how much more severe the punishment will be for those who have turned their backs on the Son of God, trampled on the blood of the covenant by which He made them holy, and outraged the Spirit of grace with their contempt.