فَإِن زَلَلْتُم مِّن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَتْكُمُ الْبَيِّنَاتُ فَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ (209)
(2:209) If you lapse back after receiving the clear teachings that have come to you, know it well that Allah is All-Powerful, All-Wise. *227
*227). The point is that God has enormous power and knows well how to punish criminals.