THE GLOOMY END OF THE WICKED

Ecclesiastes 8:13 Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.

Wickedness is generally considered a synonym for evil or sinfulness. Among theologians and philosophers, it has the more specific meaning of evil committed consciously and of free will. It can also be considered the quality or state of being wicked.

But it shall not be well with the wicked

It shall be ill with him; more is designed than is expressed, ( Isaiah 3:11 Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done.)  In life they have no solid peace and comfort; at death, they will be turned into at judgment they will hear the awful sentence, "Go, ye cursed", and will be in torment to all eternity, ( Matthew 25:41Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. ) Neither shall he prolong [his] days, [which are] as a shadow:

wicked men sometimes do not live out half their days, which, according to the course of nature, and the common term of life, they might be thought to live; or if they prolong their days in wickedness, as sometimes they do. Ecclesiastes 7:15 In this meaningless life of mine I have seen both of these: a righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness.

 Yet their days at longest are but a shadow which declines, and is quickly gone; or, however, they do not attain to eternal life, which is sometimes meant by prolonging days and is the length of days forever and ever, ( Isaiah 53:10 ) ( Psalms 21:4 ); this they never enjoy; but when the righteous go into life-lasting, they go into everlasting punishment. The reason for this is he feareth not before God;

the fear of God is not before his eyes, nor in his heart; he goes on in sin without fear of him, boldly and openly commits it, and instead of taking shame for it, or repenting of it, glories in it; stretches out his hand against God, and bids defiance to him, and desires not the knowledge of him, and refuses to obey him The interpretation is that,

``and it shall not be well with the wicked, and he shall have no space in the world to come; and in this world, his days shall be cut off, and they shall flee and pass away like a shadow because he fears not God.''

 Decide to not be wicked and it shall be well with you.

Prayer: Father Lord, I thank You for Your word, I chose to live for You, help me to stay away from all appearances of wickedness in Jesus name. Amen

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