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Death of the Wicked, the.

From: The New Topical Textbook By: Reuben Archer Torrey

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Is in their sins. Ezek. 3:19¹⁹Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. (Ezekiel 3:19). John 8:21²¹Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come. (John 8:21).

Is without hope. Prov. 11:7⁷When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth. (Proverbs 11:7).

Sometimes without fear. Jer. 34:5⁵But thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn odors for thee; and they will lament thee, saying, Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, saith the Lord. (Jeremiah 34:5), with 2 Chr. 36:11-13¹¹Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. ¹²And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the Lord. ¹³And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the Lord God of Israel. (2 Chronicles 36:11‑13).

Frequently sudden and unexpected. Job 21:13, 23¹³They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. (Job 21:13)
²³One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet. (Job 21:23). Job 27:21²¹The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place. (Job 27:21). Prov. 29:1¹He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. (Proverbs 29:1).

Frequently marked by terror. Job 18:11-15¹¹Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet. ¹²His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side. ¹³It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength. ¹⁴His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors. ¹⁵It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation. (Job 18:11‑15). Job 27:19-21¹⁹The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not. ²⁰Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night. ²¹The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place. (Job 27:19‑21). Psa. 73:19¹⁹How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors. (Psalm 73:19).

Punishment follows. Isa. 14:9⁹Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. (Isaiah 14:9). Acts 1:25²⁵That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place. (Acts 1:25).

The remembrance of them perishes in. Job 18:17¹⁷His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street. (Job 18:17). Psa. 34:16¹⁶The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. (Psalm 34:16). Prov. 10:7⁷The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. (Proverbs 10:7).

God has no pleasure in. Ezek. 18:23, 32²³Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord God: and not that he should return from his ways, and live? (Ezekiel 18:23)
³²For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye. (Ezekiel 18:32).

Like the death of beasts. Psa. 49:14¹⁴Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. (Psalm 49:14).

Illustrated. Luke 12:20²⁰But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? (Luke 12:20). Luke 16:22, 23²²And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; ²³And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. (Luke 16:22‑23).

Exemplified. Korah, dc., Num. 16:32³²And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods. (Numbers 16:32). Absalom, 2 Sam. 18:9, 10⁹And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away. ¹⁰And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak. (2 Samuel 18:9‑10). Ahab. 1 Kin. 22:34. Jezebel, 2 Kin. 9:33. Athaliah, 2 Chr. 23:15¹⁵So they laid hands on her; and when she was come to the entering of the horse gate by the king's house, they slew her there. (2 Chronicles 23:15). Haman, Esther 7:10¹⁰So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified. (Esther 7:10). Belshazzar, Dan. 5:30³⁰In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. (Daniel 5:30). Judas, Matt. 27:5⁵And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. (Matthew 27:5), with Acts 1:18¹⁸Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. (Acts 1:18). Ananias, &c., Acts 5:5, 9, 10⁵And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things. (Acts 5:5)
⁹Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out. ¹⁰Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband. (Acts 5:9‑10). Herod, Acts 12:23²³And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. (Acts 12:23).

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