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The upright and the wicked
iris:
Janice,
Thank you for the scriptures.
They are very interesting.
Peace and Love
Iris
Jackie Lee:
Who are the upright and perfect that will remain in the land? ???
iris:
--- Quote from: Jackie Lee on September 21, 2007, 11:59:41 PM ---Who are the upright and perfect that will remain in the land? ???
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That was one of the things I was trying to find out.
But no body seems to know.
Peace and Love
Iris
hillsbororiver:
--- Quote from: iris on September 18, 2007, 03:29:48 PM ---Proverbs 2:21 & 22
21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
Does anyone have any comments or ideals on these two scriptures?
Peace and Love
Iris
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Hi Iris,
Who are the ones who inherit the earth? Who are those who are cut off and cast into the fire?
1Sa 2:8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and he hath set the world upon them.
Psa 25:13 His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
Psa 37:9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
Psa 37:11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Psa 37:22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
Psa 82:8 Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
Mat 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
The 1st Chapter of Zephaniah gives an incredible synopsis of the Judgment Day, especially look at verse 18.
Zephaniah 1
1The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
2I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.
3I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumbling blocks with the wicked: and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.
4I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests;
5And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;
6And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him.
7Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.
8And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.
9In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.
10And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.
11Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.
12And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.
13Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.
14The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
15That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
16A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.
17And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.
18Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
But of course it will eventually have a happy ending for all;
Isa 26:9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
1Co 3:15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
His Peace and Wisdom to you,
Joe
P.S. Psa 33:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
sonofone:
Hey Iris, I saw your last post and wanted to respond. I started to come off the top of my head with a response, just being lazy. I decided to read the verse further and offer you what I thought, and realized I was getting ready to fall into a ditch in doing so. What ditch? Isolating scripture which almost always lead to taking them out of there original context. When in doubt read the whole passage, sometimes just reading the verse above a scripture and after a scripture will provide the necessary context. In this case I had to read the entire chapter to find what was being discussed here. Like in all cases there is a practical application here and a spiritual one. Solomon was talking here about the benefits of wisdom, starting in verse 1 with accepting God's word and storing up his commands within his heart. Hebrews 8 vs 10-12 I will put my laws in there minds, and write them on there hearts. Vs 8 in Prov 2 says that God guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones. Who is the just and the upright?Vs 2 those that turn there ear to wisdom and apply there heart to understanding. Matthew 7 vs 24 Therefore he that heareth these sayings of mine,and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man. He that hath an ear let him hear. By doing this you will vs 5 understand the fear of the lord and find the knowledge of God. Find the path ,find the land which God guards and protects Gen 3 vs 24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to Guard the way of the tree of life. So who are the wicked? Vs 12 men whose words are perverse, who leave the straight paths to walk in dark ways. Was not Israel in there wickedness cut off from the land and torn from it? Practical, Spiritual application Called and chosen. I hope this helps.
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