Proverbs 20:14-22:16
When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous
but terror to evildoers.Proverbs 21:15
We can see the truth of this proverb illustrated throughout history at various levels, from the punishment of notorious criminals to the defeat of the Axis powers by the Allies in World War II. But any such illustration is partial at best. Only in the Final Judgment will this proverb be fully realized, and on that Day, I’d like to be counted among the righteous, wouldn’t you? Yet none of us is righteous on our own. On our own we can have only the expectation of real terror. Our only hope is to be found in Christ, to be clothed in His righteousness. There, in Christ, we will find joy on that Day as God sets all things right and wipes away every tear. (Rev. 21:4)
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