Luke 3:17 ” “His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather the wheat into His barn; but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire.”
John is describing a purging process here. Jesus will sift through humanity. He will take out the fruits of His kingdom and judge the rest. We have to be careful in our day to maintain a good understanding of the love of God. Jesus does love humanity, but this will in no way prevent judgment on those who do not bear His Name.
Heavenly Father, thank You for making Your mercy apparent to us. But, Your love and mercy would be incomplete without Your judgment. Help us to live in Christ that our love and mercy may be balanced. In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray and praise You, Amen.