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Category Archives: destruction in hell
destruction, then emptiness
Isaiah 33-34 God has a plan for Assyria and Edom. It is destruction and then emptiness. The image of an unquenched fire, with smoke going up forever – leads to the resulting image of confusion and emptiness (34:10-11). The New … Continue reading
the day of his wrath
Psalm 110 This psalm shows the future Messianic king being accepted freely by his people, in holy garments. It shows the power of that king, as he executes judgment upon the nations, filling them with corpses, over the wide earth. … Continue reading
destruction from the Almighty
Isaiah 13-14 The day of the LORD will come for the powerful and oppressive Assyrians and Babylonians. It will mean their destruction. The king of Babylon thinks that he will arise to the heights of heaven (14:13). In reality, Sheol … Continue reading
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ecosystem
Psalm 104 The psalmist analyzes how the earth works together like a precision machine to sustain itself – or not. He assumes that there is an unmoved mover, an uncreated creator. He sees intelligent design in the ecosystem, and it … Continue reading
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saved to share
Esther 8 Mordecai had been rescued from the gallows so that he could make the decree that would allow his people to defend themselves from sure destruction. Just as Esther had been providentially placed so that she could make a … Continue reading
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silencing the noise
Psalm 83 The noise is deafening. It is the noise of a people clamoring to destroy God’s people. The psalmist asks the LORD to silence them, to make them perish instead. There are only two eternal destinies: eternal life through … Continue reading
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the gods are mortal
Psalm 82. Most commentators are quick to put quotation marks around the word gods in this psalm. They take this as a prophecy against unjust human rulers. They claim that Jesus implied this in John 10:34-35. But Jesus only claimed … Continue reading
the last chapter
Psalm 73 Asaph was bitter about the wealth and health of all the wicked who flaunt their rebellion. Then he went into the sanctuary and remembered that God reigns. He read the last chapter of the book and remembered what … Continue reading
oil and butter
Psalm 55 David used oil and butter as similes to describe the smoothness and softness of the speech of his former friend. Those soft words were swords. The former friend betrayed him, and sought his destruction. He now casts that … Continue reading
waiting for his name
Psalm 52 In spite of what the world – and, sometimes the church – tells us, evil is a temporary thing in God’s universe. The LORD has appointed a day in which he will judge and destroy all evil. That … Continue reading
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