Thematic Bible: Death of the The Wicked
Thematic Bible
Death of the The Wicked » Frequently marked by terror
How desolate they quickly become, completely destroyed by calamities.
"He is petrified by terror that surrounds him on all sides; they chase at his heels. He is starved for strength; and is ripe for a fall. Something gnaws on his skin; a deadly disease consumes his limbs. read more.
Torn from the security of his home, he is brought before the king of terrors. "There's nothing in his tent that belongs to him; sulfur is scattered all over his dwelling place.
Torn from the security of his home, he is brought before the king of terrors. "There's nothing in his tent that belongs to him; sulfur is scattered all over his dwelling place.
He will go to bed wealthy, but won't be doing that anymore! When he opens his eyes, it will be gone! Terror will overtake him like a flood, at night, a tornado will sweep him away. He'll be swept up by a storm wind and carried away; he'll be whirled away from his place.
Death of the The Wicked » The remembrance of them perishes in
The face of the LORD is set against those who do evil, and he will remove people's recollection of them from the earth.
The reputation of the righteous leads to blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
Death of the The Wicked » Sometimes without fear
You will die peacefully, and as they burned fires for your ancestors, the former kings who were before you, so they'll burn fires for you, wailing, "Oh how terrible, your majesty!"' For I've spoken the message," declares the LORD.
Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem. He practiced what the LORD his God considered to be evil and never humbled himself before Jeremiah the prophet who spoke for the LORD. Zedekiah rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear allegiance in the name of God. Instead, he stiffened his resolve, and hardened his heart, and would not return to the LORD God of Israel.
Death of the The Wicked » Frequently sudden and unexpected
After many rebukes, the stiff-necked man will be broken incurably, without any warning.
They grow old in prosperity, as they descend peacefully into the afterlife.
He'll be swept up by a storm wind and carried away; he'll be whirled away from his place.
Death of the The Wicked » God has no pleasure in
"I don't take delight in the death of the wicked, do I?" asks the Lord GOD. "Shouldn't I rather delight when he turns from his wicked ways and lives?
I don't take pleasure in the death of anyone who dies," declares the LORD. "So repent, so you may live!"
Death of the The Wicked » Illustrated
But God told him, "You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you. Now who will get the things you've accumulated?'
"One day, the beggar died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried. In the afterlife, where he was in constant torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus by his side.
Death of the The Wicked » Is in their sins
If you warn the wicked person, and he doesn't repent of his wickedness or of his wicked behavior, he'll die in his sin, but you will have saved your own life.
Later on, he told them again, "I'm going away, and you'll look for me, but you will die in your sin. You cannot come where I'm going."
Death of the The Wicked » Exemplified
(Now this man bought a field with the money he got for his crime. Falling on his face, he burst open in the middle, and all his intestines gushed out.
But they replied, "What do we care? Attend to that yourself." Then he flung the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, went outside, ran away, and hanged himself.
Death of the The Wicked » Punishment follows
"The afterlife below is all astir to meet you when you arrive; it rouses up the spirits of the dead to greet you everyone who used to be world leaders. It has raised up from their thrones all who used to be kings of the nations.
to serve in this office of apostle, from which Judas left to go to his own place."
Death of the The Wicked » Exemplified » Athaliah
So they arrested her when she arrived at the entrance to the Horse Gate near the royal palace, and then they executed her there.
Death of the The Wicked » Exemplified » Korah, &c
The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, all their households, everyone who was affiliated with Korah, and all of their property.
Death of the The Wicked » Exemplified » Ahab
Meanwhile, somebody drew his bow aimlessly and struck the king of Israel between the scales where his armor breastplates joined, so he instructed his chariot driver, "Turn around and take me out of the battle, because I've been severely wounded."
Death of the The Wicked » Is without hope
When a wicked person dies, his hope vanishes; and what he expected from his scheming comes to nothing.
Death of the The Wicked » Exemplified » Jezebel
he ordered, "Throw her down!"
Death of the The Wicked » Exemplified » Belshazzar
That night Belshazzar, king of the Chaldeans, was killed,
Death of the The Wicked » Exemplified » Haman
The king said, "Hang him on it." So they hanged Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai, and then the king's anger subsided.
Death of the The Wicked » Like the death of beasts
Like sheep, they are destined for the realm of the dead, with death as their shepherd. The upright will have dominion over them in the morning; their strength will be consumed in the afterlife, so that they have no home.
Death of the The Wicked » Exemplified » Herod
Immediately the angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.