Isaiah 17:14
14 And behold at eveningtide [`eth] [`ereb] trouble [ballahah]; and before the morning [boqer] he is not. This is the portion [cheleq] of them that spoil [shacah]
us, and the lot [gowral] of them that rob [bazaz] us. KJV-Interlinear
14 At evening time, behold, there
is terror! Before morning they are no more. Such will be the portion of those
who plunder us, And the lot of those who pillage us. NASB
Symbolically the night
time is the typical time for doing evil.
Here, eveningtide, ‘eth ereb,’ refers to the season or to the period of
time that applies to the activities conducted.
And in this case, it is the activity of the enemies of God. So, they will have their time, and then it
will be over.
In the morning he is not,
means dead, or destroyed.
The morning shows a new
dawn when the old is no more and that makes way for the new.
Once the enemies of God
have had their time, then their time will expire and they will be destroyed. They had time to repent, but they did not,
and instead used their time to work evil.
Anyone and everyone has
the opportunity to do good, to grow up in their spiritual life, to complete themselves
through doctrine, and thus be in line for reward and more.
Unfortunately those who
use their time to reject God, to reject doctrine, to reject Christ, and instead
invest in everything that is not good, will have only destruction and loss to
expect.
God created this entire
universe to give His people the opportunity to prepare for eternity.
All that exists belongs
to God and thus to those who would inherit, namely His people who are believers
in Christ.
All unbelievers inherit
nothing. All unbelievers deserve
nothing. And by their very rejection of
Christ, they live under the assumption that they can have or take anything. That belief is wrong.
All believers who do
not function in their spiritual life as designed by God, qualify for no
reward. And they likewise imitate unbelievers
in assuming that they can have and take anything while ignoring Gods plan. That belief is likewise a huge error on their
part.
Their attempt to acquire
anything in life is in fact a theft or an attempt to take spoils from the
rightful heirs and owners, namely mature or maturing believers.
Do not think for even
an instant that you can ignore Gods plan, and invent your own way through life
and then expect to be treated equally with those who abide by Gods plan.
The treatment will not
be the same for unbelievers vs. believers.
The Lake of Fire and Heaven are infinitely different. The treatment will not be the same for immature
believers vs. mature believers. The
rewards for disobedience and obedience are infinitely different.
If you reject Gods
plan, then you reject your own future.
