God looked at everything he had made. And God saw that everything was very good.
Proverbs 16:4 - Easy To Read Version The Lord has a plan for everything. And in the Lord’s plan, evil people will be destroyed. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The LORD hath made all things for himself: Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Lord has made everything [to accommodate itself and contribute] to its own end and His own purpose–even the wicked [are fitted for their role] for the day of calamity and evil. American Standard Version (1901) Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. Common English Bible The LORD made everything for a purpose, even the wicked for an evil day. Catholic Public Domain Version The Lord has wrought all things because of himself. Likewise the impious is for the evil day. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Lord hath made all things for himself: the wicked also for the evil day. |
God looked at everything he had made. And God saw that everything was very good.
He wanders here and there,\par but his body will be food for the vultures.\par He knows that his death {\cf2\super [28]} is very near.\par
Evil people are spared\par when disaster comes.\par They survive when God shows his anger.\par
But I have put you here for a reason. I have put you here so that I could show you my power. Then people all over the world will learn about me!
The Lord hates every person who thinks that he is better than other people. The Lord will surely punish all those proud people.
God gave us the ability to think about his world. {\cf2\super [16]} But we can never completely understand everything God does. And yet, God does everything at just the right time.
These are the people I made. And these people will sing songs to praise me.
Bring to me all the people that are mine—the people that have my name. I made those people for myself. I made those people, and they are mine.”
Yes, God made all things. And everything continues through God and for God. To God be the glory forever! Amen.
It is the same way with what God has done. God wanted to show his anger and to let people see his power. But God endured patiently those people he was angry with—people that were ready to be destroyed.
Those false teachers only want your money. So they will use you by telling you things that are not true. But the judgment against those false teachers has been ready for a long time. And they will not escape the One (God) who will destroy them.
\{Yes, God did all these things.\} So the Lord \{God\} will always save the people who serve him. He will save them when troubles come. And the Lord will hold evil people and punish them while waiting for the day of judgment.
“Our Lord and God!\par You are worthy to receive glory and\par honor and power.\par You made all things.\par Everything existed and was made\par because you wanted it.”\par