~~Death of the Wicked Rich~~

This will probably be a strange, new lesson for a lot of you. I know that I have never heard this taught myself. But, one day as I was studying, God showed me the meaning of this Scripture. I thought it would be good to bring this to the board.

The reason I put the 'footprints' here is to tell you that if you follow in the 'footsteps' of the wicked, you could end up in the same horrible fate they do.

v8---For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

v9-Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?

v10-Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?

v11-I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

v12-Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?

v13-This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.

v14--If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

v15-Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.

v16-Thought he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;

v17-He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.

v18-He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.

v19-The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and HE IS NOT.

v20-Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.

v21-The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a STORM HURLETH HIM OUT OF HIS PLACE.

v22-For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.

v23-Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.

Remember, the Word said when Abraham died, he was GATHERED to his people; same for many other men of God.

But, look at v 19-this says the rich, wicked man died (lies down)--and is NOT gathered. His opening his eyes and is not-means he died; opened his eyes somewhere else; but was not HERE.

Verses 20-23 are showing the horrors of these people at the time of death. These things would not be precepitable to those here in the same room with the person dying. This is going on in the invisible world; but it is very real to the person dying.

Terrors take hold on him; then some power (the east wind)--takes him as a storm and hurls this person out of his body. (the word shows that our body is our 'house' or our place.

v23--this shows that evil people, who are already dead and in this place where this man is being hurled to, stand there, clapping their hands at him and hiss at him as he is hurled out of his body.

Matt. 8:12-But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

That is what this is speaking of; it is the same fate spoken of in Job. People this should cause those of you still living in sin, to really get the fear of God and repent and come to serve God. Even if there were no further punishment, (which of course there is)--This would be too horrible for me to want to go through. I know it much more horrible than you could really imagine.

I want to add another chapter from Job onto this subject. I put this into two separate posts; for most people do not like to read the really long ones. Here, I want you to see that God loved this world enough to send His Son here to die for us; to make a way so we could escape this horror. But if you refuse to obey him and do his will, you will be hurled into outer darkness and horror you cannot even imagine right now. But, it is real.

Job 18:

v5-Yea, the light of the wicked (his life)-shall be put out, and the spark of his fire (life)--shall not shine.

v6--The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, (his body)--and his candle shall be put out with him. (means he died).

v7-The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

Here it is speaking of the fact that while he lived, he told himself he did not need God: that this was not true; yet at death, the horror comes upon him; brought on him by his own counsel.

v8-For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.

This shows that by his own choice to live wicked and forsake God, he brought himself into this horrible place.

v9-The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.

This is speaking of Satan, the robber taking his soul to hell.

v10-The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.

v11-Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.

v14-His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle,(body)--and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.(Satan).

His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off. (he died)

v17-His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street,

v18-He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.

This is the same thing the other chapter spoke of about the wind hurling him out.

v19 & 20 shows his kin all going the same way because of him.

v21--Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.

People, this shows that those of you who never come to know God will not only be lost and go into horror you can't imagine; but you will cause your kin to go the same way.

Matt. 22:13-Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

This is the 'men' clapping their hands and hissing at him as he is 'hurled' out into outer darkness ( a horror beyond anything you know now).

Matt. 25:30-And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

This shows that those who had started serving God, but turned back, will receive the same fate as the wicked, rich man.

May God help you to repent and serve Him, if you are not already doing so.

1kings:22:13-20-Josiah, the young, Godly king sent to inquire of the LORD concerning t1he words of the Book, the Word of God that had been found.

People, this is the most needful thing for everyone today-seek to know the TRUTH of God's Book!

He sent men to a prophetess, Huldah, to ask counsel of the LORD.

She said of the king Josiah, v19-Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have head thee, saith the LORD.

v20-Behold therefore, I will GATHER thee unto thy father, and thou shalt be GATHERED into thy GRAVE in PEASE; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.

Now, there are other instances in the Word, about the peaceful death of the righteous; but for now this is the only one I will post. Maybe others will find some Scripture, either on the horrible death of the wicked or the peaceful death of the righteous. I think this should be a very interesting and needful study. I ask others to join into this discussion.

I also say this shows that destruction will come to the nation which will not humble itself and obey God. It shows God will save the nation which obeys Him.

By: Jo Smith