What is the meaning of the statement by some scholars: "The warning is effective, but it may not be carried out due to a preventer, such as repentance or otherwise"?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the meaning of the statement by some of the people of the Sunnah, such as Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah and others, that "The warning is effective, but it may not be carried out due to a preventer, such as repentance or otherwise, from what is established in the Shari'ah as causing the warning to be withheld"? And he has erred who said that the warning is not effective, citing the saying of Allah the Exalted:

Answer:
Yes, the warning is effective unless Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) forgives. If Allah forgives the one who has earned it, and this is less than shirk (associating partners with Allah), then it is subject to pardon and forgiveness. Yes.