As applied to individual conduct, we should be aware that we may reach a stage in our wayward refusal of God's will where He decides to push us further into folly and punish us. This acts as a warning to others and re-states the principle that punishment for sin may occur during our life on earth, not just after it.
I could go on, but I won't. Disgusting? Depends how brainwashed you are.
And "literalists" do interpret everything into unrecognizability.
