Copyright 2015 J. Neely
Psalm 37:36
36 Yet he passed away [`abar], and,
lo, he was not: yea, I sought [baqash] him,
but he could not be found [matsa']. KJV-Interlinear
36 But he passed away, and behold, he was no
more; though I sought him, he could not be found. ESV
In the similar
fashion of the tree that was previously described, the wicked will pass away
and disappear from existence, as far as this world is concerned. And as far as
eternity is concerned, the wicked, herein referred to as unbelievers, will not
be found in heaven or anywhere else for that matter. And you can look and look
and look for them, but they cannot be found.
The wicked invest
all of their time and energy in the things of this world, but there is nothing
in this world that can secure them to a permanent residence in this life or in
this world.
Everything they
have, will be lost. And everything that they are, will disappear.
And when the
wicked disappears, they will be lost, forgotten, and never found again.
And one more thing
that needs to be mentioned in this study, the phrase, and behold, or the phrase,
and lo, represent surprise.
And this is the
surprise of the wicked person. All the while they expected that their
intellect, their wealth, their status, their talent, their abilities, their
attitude, their self-imposed wisdom, anything and everything that they had,
would be sufficient for them to secure themselves in life.
And when the end
comes, there is shock and surprise, as though their sudden loss, or death,
comes to them unexpectedly.
And yet we know
from other studies, that no one is with excuse. Everyone knows, from simply
looking around, that no one lives forever. Everyone knows, that everyone dies
sooner or later. Everyone knows that after this life there is something else,
because time continues on and never comes to a stop. And everyone, without
exception, sooner or later, has revealed to them, the gospel of Christ, or the
truths of life itself, all of which speak to a greater design, greater power,
and a life beyond this one.
So, no one has any
excuse for not knowing the limits and future possibilities of life and death.
And the whole
point of this, is to demonstrate that when you ignore God, and when you ignore
Christ, and when you ignore your spiritual life, you are placing yourself in
extreme jeopardy, and you are placing yourself in the extreme position of
vanishing and being lost forever.
This is the
permanency of eternal condemnation, which we typically describ as the Lake of Fire.
This also
describes, that existence in the sphere of eternal condemnation, will not be a
party, will not have any social activities, but will be one of total isolation
and aloneness, not to mention the terror and horrors that will accompany this
existence, which will go on forever, and will never change.
Cannot be found,
means exactly that.
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
you have to decide to make that commitment.
No one else can study for you.
You have to do that yourself.
