Psalm 21:10
10 Their fruit [pariy] shalt thou
destroy ['abad] from the earth, ['erets] and their seed [zera`] from
among the children [ben] of men. ['adam] KJV-Interlinear
10
Their offspring Thou wilt destroy from the earth, And their descendants from
among the sons of men. NASB
Fruit, is typically used
to describe the production of a tree or vineyard or garden type of plant.
However, when applied to
people, it can be used to describe their children, the work of their hands or
life, or the production of their thoughts.
Here our context is the
enemy of God, and that is referring to the people that have rejected truth,
doctrine, Christ, God, or any combination thereof.
Any anti-God lifestyle or
way of life produces only evil, and evil becomes the production of those folks.
Since they have been
destroyed as per the previous verses, then their production, likewise, ceases.
This verse is a reference
to the end of life for each individual that lives their life in rejection to
God and then dies, thus ending their evil productive period in this world.
Also, when history comes
to an end, and that would be at the end of the Millennium, then all evil will
cease permanently and forever.
No more evil people,
means several things. First their
thoughts will cease, thus ending evil productivity. Second, they will have no more influence on
others, thus ending evil from their influence.
Third, they will have no more children, as dead people cannot have
children needless to say, and that ends the cycle of evil in future generations
that will not exist.
So, throughout history,
generation after generation rises up and there is evil because there is
negative volition toward God. God has to
halt it or place it in check, on occasion, with the removal of evil people by
means of death in some fashion.
But, when it all comes
down to the end of history, then ultimately the only thing that will end evil
once and for all, will be the end of human history at the end of the Millennium. Then, all evil will be vanquished, and the
removal of this universe and the creation of the new universe, will bring no
baggage from the old universe into the new.
So, this verse has an
active generation, to generation, person to person current application for the
removal of evil, but it also has a prophetic application for the end of history
and ultimate end of evil forever.
