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The Wicked Will Not Be
Victorious
Psa 37:1-11 (KJV) A Psalm of David.
Fret not thyself (Heb=do not burn with
displeasure) because of evildoers,
neither be thou envious against the workers of
iniquity.
{2} For they shall soon be cut down like the
grass,
and wither as the green herb.
{3} Trust in the LORD, and do
good;
so shalt thou dwell in the land, and
verily thou shalt be fed.
{4} Delight thyself also in the LORD;
and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
{5} Commit thy way unto the LORD;
trust also in him; and he shall bring it to
pass.
{6} And he shall bring forth thy
righteousness as the light,
and thy judgment as the noonday.
{7} Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently
for him:
fret not thyself because of him who prospereth
in his way,
because of the man who bringeth wicked devices
to pass.
{8} Cease from anger, and forsake
wrath:
fret not thyself in any wise to do
evil.
{9} For evildoers shall be cut off:
but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit
the earth.
{10} For yet a little while, and the wicked
shall not be:
yea, thou shalt diligently consider his
place,
and it shall not be.
{11} But the meek shall inherit the
earth;
and shall delight themselves in the abundance of
peace.
Psa 3:16-18
(KJV)
{16} O Lord, Make thy face to
shine upon thy servant:
save me for thy mercies'
sake.
{17} Let me not be
ashamed, O LORD;
for I have called upon thee:
let the wicked be ashamed,
and let them be silent in
the grave.
{18} Let the lying lips be
put to silence;
which speak grievous things
proudly and contemptuously against the
righteous. Dear Friends,
In these days of instant media
reporting, and wars and terrorism on every hand, doesn't it get a bit wearisome
to have to worry about all this evil ? Consider all the visible enemies of
righteousness: atheists, corrupt politicians and lying media, scheming
crooks, evolutionists, abortion and euthanasia promoters, drive-by shooters,
gangs, rapists, thugs, terrorists and unjust judges...and the list could go on
ad infinitum ad nauseum (that's Latin for, "it just keeps going on and
on relentlessly until it just makes you sick !" ).
As one who pays attention to current
events, eventually I have to just discipline myself to ignore all this evil, and
turn my eyes upon Jesus, and His Glory, and forget all this mess. In these last
weeks it seems I need to get a different perspective, one from God's point of
view, of what this all means and who is doing it, Who is really in charge, and
whether or not, in the final analysis, good or evil will prevail. Remember
to read the end of the Bible...all evil is defeated, and Jesus Wins !
If you are not already on the
winning side, there is still hope for you, if you will turn from your wicked
ways and put your trust in Jesus Christ and all He has done for you on the
Cross. If you are willing to do this, God will forgive your sins and make you a
new person who is bound for Heaven. If you are not willing to do this, God
considers you to be one of the "wicked", and your character and your future are
described in the verses that follow. And may God have mercy on your
tortured soul.
In Christ..brother
bob...<><
Who are the "Wicked" ?
According to "Vine's Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament
Words", the "wicked" are "people who have done wrong, are still living in sin,
and are intent on continuing their wrongdoing." They display the following
characteristics:
The wicked does not seek God (Ps 10:4),
he abhors, blasphemes and despises God, and challenges His
authority (Ps 10:13)
he loves violence (Ps 11:5)
he opposes the righteous (Ps 17:9)
he does not repay his debts (Ps 37:21)
he lays a snare to trap the righteous and cause him harm (Ps
199:110)
How does God Describe the Wicked in the
Bible?
Psa 10:2-9
(KJV)
The wicked in his
pride doth persecute the poor:
let them be taken in the devices
that they have imagined.
{3} For the wicked
boasteth of his heart's desire,
and blesseth the covetous, whom
the LORD abhorreth.
{4} The wicked,
through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God:
God is not in all his
thoughts.
{5} His ways are always
grievous;
Thy judgments are far above
out of his sight:
as for all his
enemies, he puffeth(Heb=scoffs) at them.
{6} He hath said in his
heart, I shall not be moved:
for I shall never be
in adversity.
{7} His mouth is full of
cursing and deceit and fraud:
under his tongue is
mischief and vanity.
{8} He sitteth in the
lurking places of the villages:
in the secret places doth he
murder the innocent:
his eyes are privily(Heb=secretly)
set against the poor.
{9} He lieth in wait
secretly as a lion in his den:
he lieth in wait to catch the
poor:
he doth catch the poor, when
he draweth him into his net.
1 Sam 24:13a (KJV)
As saith the proverb of the
ancients,
Wickedness
proceedeth(Heb=shoots forth) from the wicked:
John 3:19-21
(KJV)
ix And this is the
condemnation,
that light is come into the
world,
and men loved darkness rather than
light,
because their deeds were
evil.
{20} For every one
that doeth evil hateth the light,
neither cometh to the light,
lest his deeds should be reproved.
{21} But he that doeth
truth cometh to the light,
that his deeds may be made
manifest,
that they are wrought in
God.
Job 15:20-25
(KJV)
The wicked man travaileth (labors)
with pain all his days,
and the number of years is
hidden to the oppressor.
{21} A dreadful sound is
in his ears:
in prosperity the destroyer shall
come upon him.
{22} He believeth not
that he shall return out of darkness,
and he is waited for of the
sword.
{23} He wandereth
abroad for bread, saying, Where is it?
he knoweth that the day of
darkness is ready at his hand.
{24} Trouble and
anguish shall make him afraid;
they shall prevail against him, as
a king ready to the battle.
{25} For he stretcheth out
his hand against God,
and strengtheneth himself against
the Almighty,(hardening his own heart).
Job 21:7-15
(KJV)
Wherefore do the wicked
live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
{8} Their seed is
established in their sight with them,
and their offspring before their
eyes.
{9} Their houses
are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.
{10} Their bull gendereth,
and faileth not;
their cow calveth, and casteth not
her calf.
{11} They send forth their
little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
{12} They take the timbrel
and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
{13} They spend their days
in wealth,
and in a moment go down to the
grave.
{14} Therefore they say
unto God,
Depart from us; for we desire not
the knowledge of thy ways.
{15} What is
the Almighty, that we should serve him?
and what profit should we have, if
we pray unto him?
Psa 10:2-4
(KJV)
{2} The wicked in
his pride doth persecute the poor:
let them be taken in the devices
that they have imagined.
{3} For the wicked boasteth
of his heart's desire,
and blesseth the covetous, whom
the LORD abhorreth.
{4} The wicked, through the
pride of his countenance, will not seek after God:
God is not in all his
thoughts.
What Will Happen to the Unrepentent
Wicked?
Exo 23:7b
(KJV)
I will not justify the
wicked.
(or Heb= I, God, will not overlook
the sin of the wicked)
Job 18:5-6,
11-18 (KJV)
Yea, the light of the wicked shall
be put out,
and the spark of his fire shall
not shine.
{6} The light shall be dark
in his tabernacle {figurative of his body},
and his candle shall be put out
with him {fig.=his life shall be snuffed out}...
{11} Terrors shall make him
afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.
{12} His strength shall be
hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side.
{13} It shall devour the
strength of his skin:
even the firstborn of death
shall devour his strength.
{14} His confidence shall
be rooted out of his tabernacle,
and it shall bring him to the king
of terrors.
{15} It shall dwell
in his tabernacle, because it is none of his:
brimstone shall be scattered upon
his habitation.
{16} His roots shall
be dried up beneath,
and above shall his branch be cut
off.
{17} His remembrance
shall perish from the earth,
and he shall have no name in
the street.
{18} He shall be driven
from light into darkness,
and chased out of the world.
1 Sam 2:9-10
(KJV)
He(God) will keep the feet of his
saints,
and the wicked shall be
silent in darkness;
for by strength shall no man
prevail.
{10} The adversaries
of the LORD shall be broken to pieces;
out of heaven shall He thunder
upon them:
The LORD shall judge the ends of
the earth;
and He shall give strength unto
his king (Jesus Christ),
and exalt the horn(Heb=fig.
"power") of his anointed.
Job 20:4-9,
26b-29 (KJV)
Knowest thou not this
of old, since man was placed upon earth,
{5} That the triumphing of
the wicked is short,
and the joy of the hypocrite
but for a moment?
{6} Though his
excellency mount up to the heavens,
and his head reach unto the
clouds;
{7} Yet he shall perish for
ever like his own dung:
they which have seen him
shall say, Where is he?
{8} He shall fly away as a
dream, and shall not be found:
yea, he shall be chased away
as a vision of the night.
{9} The eye also
which saw him shall see him no more; .....
{26b} a fire not blown
shall consume him;
it shall go ill with him that is
left in his tabernacle(H=home).
{27} The heaven
shall reveal his iniquity;
and the earth shall rise up
against him.
{28} The increase of his
house shall depart,
and his goods shall
flow away in the day of his wrath.
{29} This is the
portion of a wicked man from God,
and the heritage appointed unto
him by God.
Job 21:30
(KJV)
...the wicked is reserved(H=in
darkness) to the day of destruction?
they shall be brought(H=led)
forth to the day of wrath.
Job 27:8
(KJV)
{8} For what is
the hope of the hypocrite,
though he hath gained(Heb=by
plunder),
when God taketh away his soul?
Psa 7:9-11
(KJV)
{9} Oh let the wickedness
of the wicked come to an end;
but establish the just:
for the righteous God trieth the
hearts and reins{H=mind}.
{10} My defence is
of God, which saveth the upright in heart.
{11} God judgeth the
righteous,
and God is angry with the
wicked every day.
Psa 9:5
(KJV)
Thou hast rebuked the heathen,
thou hast destroyed the wicked,
thou hast put out their name for
ever and ever.
Psa 9:16-17
(KJV)
{16} The LORD is
known by the judgment which he executeth:
the wicked is snared in the work
of his own hands.
Higgaion. Selah.{Heb=Pause
and solemnly meditate on this}.
{17} The wicked shall
be turned into hell,
and all the nations
that forget God.
Is there Escape from a life of
Wickedness?
The focus of
this study has been to show that Christians should not be upset or jealous
of flagrant sinners and people who are hardened in their heart of wickedness.
God is still in control, and we have the option and right to pray for God to
deliver us from the effects of evil people, even though we may not believe it
will do any good. But it will do good! If evil people are prevailing and tearing
down our Christian society, God is against them. The above verses show that
quite clearly.
God wants us to
lead a quiet and peacable life in word and deed, and He has allowed us to take
part in the remedy for evil through prayer. This is the result of His
sovereignty and His graciousness, and He may be training us for what we will be
doing to serve Him in eternity.
1 Tim 2:1-4
(KJV)
I exhort therefore, that,
first of all,
supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and giving of thanks,
be made for all
men;
{2} For kings, and
for all that are in authority;
that we may lead a quiet and
peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
{3} For this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
{4} Who will have all
men to be saved,
and to come unto the knowledge of
the truth.
As things get
worse we need to pray the more for deliverance. We need to pray AGAINST evil men
and their evil schemes at the same time we pray FOR their salvation. Because we
know that God will have all men to be saved, and to come to the knowledge of the
truth. However, for those who have no intention of turning to God and are
instead hell-bent on evil, apparently, from the following verses, we are to
engage in a different kind of prayer:
Psa 31:15-21
(KJV)
(O Lord), my times are in
thy hand:
deliver me from the hand of mine
enemies,
and from them that persecute
me.
{16} Make thy face to shine
upon thy servant:
save me for thy mercies'
sake.
{17} Let me not be
ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee:
let the wicked be ashamed, and
let them be silent in the grave.
{18} Let the lying lips be
put to silence;
which speak grievous things
proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
{19} Oh how great
is thy goodness,
which thou hast laid up for them
that fear thee;
which thou hast wrought for
them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
{20} Thou shalt hide them
in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man:
thou shalt keep them
secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
{21} Blessed be
the LORD:
for he hath showed me his
marvellous kindness in a strong city.
Psa 59:1b-5
(KJV)
Deliver me from mine enemies, O my
God:
defend me from them that rise up
against me.
{2} Deliver me from the
workers of iniquity,
and save me from bloody men.
{3} For, lo, they lie in
wait for my soul:
the mighty are gathered
against me;
not for my
transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
{4} They run and prepare
themselves without my fault:
awake to help me, and behold.
{5} Thou therefore, O LORD
God of hosts, the God of Israel,
awake to visit all the
heathen:
be not merciful to any
wicked transgressors. Selah.
And yet, God is still holding out the possibility of
salvation to such evil ones.
Isa 55:7
(KJV)
Let the wicked forsake his way,
and the unrighteous man his
thoughts:
and let him return unto the LORD,
and he will have mercy upon him;
and to our God, for he will
abundantly pardon.
Isa 1:16-20
(KJV)
Wash you, make you
clean;
put away the evil of your
doings from before mine eyes;
cease to do evil; {17}
Learn to do well;
seek judgment, relieve the
oppressed,
judge the fatherless, plead
for the widow.
{18} Come now, and let us
reason together, saith the LORD:
though your sins be as scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;
though they be red like crimson,
they shall be as wool.
{19} If ye be willing and
obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
{20} But if ye refuse and
rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword:
for the mouth of the LORD hath
spoken it.
God Bless you in
your walk with Jesus.
In Christ...brother
bob...<><
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