What Matters Now?

Gadhafi, Qadafi, Moamer Kadhafi, Muammar Gaddafi,Qaddafi, or the nick-name President Reagan gave him, Mad-Dog.  I read that there were 112 ways to spell the Libyan dictator's name.  The linguistic wonder was even the subject of a Saturday Night skit. 
For over forty years the alphabet-soup ruler of the African nation reigned with absolute power.  His terror reached around the world, to Scotland, Germany, and Syracuse New York.  His palaces were huge, his wardrobe beyond even Elton John's.  In the "end" he was dragged out of a highway culvert and killed.
I put quotation marks around "end" because we know it isn't the end.  Hebrews 9:27 gives us the truth, "It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment."
Gadhafi was known as a "Strong-man" here.  Before God he is weak.  Even at the end of his life he was surrounded by guards and servants.  Before God he will stand totally alone.  The only thing more varied and colorful than the Libyan dictator's name was his wardrobe, but before the Lord nothing will be covered.  Not only the deeds he has done, but the thoughts of his heart will be judged.
About a day yet to come John said, "I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.  
And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."  (Revelation 20:12-15)

Some things you just can't avoid, no matter how powerful you are.

It's STTA.