Copyright 2015 J. Neely
Psalm 37:34
34 Wait [qavah] on the
LORD [Y@hovah], and keep [shamar] his way [derek], and he
shall exalt [ruwm] thee to inherit [yarash] the land ['erets]: when the
wicked [rasha`] are cut off [karath], thou shalt see [ra'ah] it. KJV-Interlinear
34 Wait for the LORD and keep his way, and
he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on when the wicked are cut
off. ESV
Among the many
things that are going to happen at the end of human history, here we are told
that you as a believer in Christ are going to be a witness when all unbelievers
are finally terminated from existence.
The word here for
cut off, means, to put to an end, such that the thing being put to an end is
terminated permanently. Therefore this is a reference to unbelievers, which are
herein called wicked, but this does not refer to Christians who happen to be
following a wicked path during their life.
The end of history
is in reference here, because believers will be a witness to this final action
against unbelievers.
Throughout
history, wicked people of the world have been removed, and sometimes this
removal is witnessed, or heard about or read about by others. But never in
history prior to this, have people all over the world actually seen their
removal.
And we are told in
this Psalm, that you will look on. And, looking on, means just that. You will
actually see the event of unbeliever removal, when Christ executes the final
judgment against all unbelievers.
We know from the
book of Revelation, that there will be one final resurrection of unbelievers at
the end of the millennium.
They will all
stand before Christ at the Great White Throne. This is a judgment, a final
judgment, that everyone should fear with great fear and not want to be a part
of. But when history ends, all unbelievers will be resurrected and brought
before Christ, and they are given their final judgment, which is the Lake of
Fire. And then that judgment will be carried out and they will all be removed
from our sight.
We as believers in
Christ, will be in the audience, so to speak, when this all occurs.
And then after the
final judgment for unbelievers, we will all again witness the destruction of
this universe, and then the creation of a new universe, and then we will enter
into life for the rest of eternity. That is our last and final and greatest
inheritance.
And while
unbelievers will have been sent to the ultimate disgrace, we as believers will
receive the ultimate exultation in our inheritance.
These
studies are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org,
and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so
already, and therefore not be lost forever.
And
if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you
can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come
to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and
purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a
phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever. To ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily
study means you will be incomplete, unfulfilled and you will lose out, big
time.
The
Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human
history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to
complete yourself beyond your imagination.
But
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No one else can study for you.
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