The Lord works everything for its own ends -- even the wicked for the day of disaster.

But what if God, willing to demonstrate his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience the objects of wrath prepared for destruction?

that the evil man is spared from the day of his misfortune, that he is delivered from the day of God's wrath?

everyone who belongs to me, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed -- yes, whom I made!

For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever! Amen.

the people whom I formed for myself, so they might praise me."

and a stumbling-stone and a rock to trip over. They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation pronounced long ago is not sitting idly by; their destruction is not asleep.

-- if so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from their trials, and to reserve the unrighteous for punishment at the day of judgment,

"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, since you created all things, and because of your will they existed and were created!"

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Summary

The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

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Lord

everyone who belongs to me, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed -- yes, whom I made!
For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever! Amen.
"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, since you created all things, and because of your will they existed and were created!"

Yea

that the evil man is spared from the day of his misfortune, that he is delivered from the day of God's wrath?
But what if God, willing to demonstrate his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience the objects of wrath prepared for destruction?
and a stumbling-stone and a rock to trip over. They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation pronounced long ago is not sitting idly by; their destruction is not asleep.

General references

the people whom I formed for myself, so they might praise me."

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