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NASB | Ecclesiastes 9:2 ¶ It is the same for all. There is one fate for the righteous and for the wicked; for the good, for the clean and for the unclean; for the man who offers a sacrifice and for the one who does not sacrifice. As the good man is, so is the sinner; as the swearer is, so is the one who is afraid to swear. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ecclesiastes 9:2 ¶ It is the same for all. There is one fate for the righteous and for the wicked; for the good, for the clean and for the unclean; for the man who offers sacrifices and for the one who does not sacrifice. As the good man is, so is the sinner; as he who swears an oath is, so is he who is afraid to swear an oath. |
Bible Question:
It frustrated Solomon to see it, and many a modern preacher seems to not see it, that time and chance happen to all. We have read (in Deuteronomy 28, for example) that good comes to those who do good, and evil comes to those who do evil. But Solomon says he looked and did not find that. The fact is, as Jesus says, that rain falls on the just and on the unjust (Matthew 5). It causes us to look at those passages again. Maybe they were special promises to a special people at a special time, and we should not have generalized to all people of all time. David saw the prosperity of the wicked and Job wondered why the righteous suffer. They all learned to take the long view, to look at the end (Job 14:14; Psalm 73:17; Ecclesiastes 8:12). Many a preacher encourages us to expect all that is good now, and they suggest that we need to adjust our lives in order to get it. But one comes on at times to pray that the Lord will help us to live each day in the light of eternity. It does seem that we can focus on a few verses and become shortsighted. But Solomon gives us the long and realistic view. Is this not a measure of the wisdom of Solomon? |
Bible Answer: Absolutely, thanks for pointing it out. We need to be reminded of this truth especially in this generation of "name it and claim it" teaching. Of course the bible teaches that God blesses the faithful but many have prostituted this truth by assigning wordly riches to it's meaning. The bible also teaches that for those who truly know the Lord, many persecutions will come. It is those same persecutions that remind us that we are His and bring the blessing of peace from which we are able to rejoice. Mat 5:10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Mat 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Thanks again for the reminder. Many want get this truth at church. |
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