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FURTHER BIBLICAL PROOFS OF THE CONSCIOUS AWAKING OF THE UNSAVED AT JUDGMENT DAY

Updated - 6/21/10

There are a lot of verses that indicate that the unsaved that have previously died from this world, whose bodies are presently sleeping the dust, must awake to consciousness at Judgment Day to experience affliction.

This is the third study in a series that gives many verses that show that the unsaved who have previously died from this world, whose bodies are presently sleeping the dust, must awake to consciousness at Judgment Day to experience affliction.

In examining these passages, some might argue that the promised affliction is endured in this world. They would assert that verses that talk about affliction that the unsaved must endure are talking about affliction endured in this world and are not speaking of Judgment Day.

However, this is not the case because the Bible teaches that it is possible and sometimes quite common for unsaved people to pass their sojourn in this world with little or no problems. God declares this truth in these 3 passages: Psalm 73:1-12, Job 21:7-15 and Luke 16:19-22. These passages are developed in the study below:

MORE BIBLICAL PROOFS OF THE CONSCIOUS AWAKING OF THE UNSAVED AT JUDGMENT DAY

When we examine Psalm 73:1-12, Job 21:7-15 and Luke 16:19-22, as well as other passages, we find that it is quite possible for unsaved people to pass their sojourn in this world without any significant problems. So, when we read that God promises conscious affliction for the unsaved, it must be fulfilled at Judgment Day.

Now, we will continue our study by looking at more verses and passages in which God teaches that the unsaved will experience conscious affliction, thus requiring them to awake to consciousness at Judgment Day. A careful examination of these passages will show they apply not only to the unsaved that are in this world at the time of the Rapture, but also to all unsaved that have ever lived.

1. PROVERBS 5:11 TEACHES THAT THE UNSAVED THAT ARE NOW SLEEPING IN THE DUST WILL AWAKE TO CONSCIOUSNESS AT JUDGMENT DAY AND MOURN BECAUSE OF THE CONSUMING OF GOD’S WRATH

We read in Proverbs 5:7-14:

7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:

10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;

11 And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,

12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;

13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!

14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

In Proverbs 5:7-14, as in most of the book of Proverbs, God is laying out Gospel truths for mankind.

The truths in Proverbs 5:7-14, as in the rest of the book of Proverbs, apply to all mankind throughout time.

In verse 7, God is talking to all mankind throughout time and referring to them as “children”. The Hebrew word translated “children” in verse 7 is also frequently translated “son”. It is a very common word, used more than 4,000 times in the Old Testament.

God frequently uses this Hebrew word translated “children” to speak to all mankind. Here are some verses with this same Hebrew word used to speak of all mankind:

Psalms 4:2 O ye sons <01121> of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.

Psalms 11:4 The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children <01121> of men.

Psalms 14:2 The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children <01121> of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

Psalms 66:5 Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children <01121> of men.

Psalms 90:3 Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children <01121> of men.

All mankind, including the unsaved, are “sons” or “children” of God from a creation point of view. We see that God refers to Himself as the “father” of even the unsaved in these two verses:

Matthew 6:15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Mark 11:26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

From a creation perspective, God is the “father” of all mankind, including the unsaved. Therefore, the unsaved are also the “sons” or “children” of God in that sense.

Therefore, Proverbs 5:7-14, as most of the Proverbs, is speaking to all mankind. We read in Proverbs 5:7:

Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

We see this same Hebrew word translated “children” used in a similar way in the following verses in Proverbs:

Proverbs 1:8 My son <01121>, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

Proverbs 1:15 My son <01121>, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

Proverbs 2:1 My son <01121>, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;

Proverbs 3:1 My son <01121>, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

Proverbs 4:1 Hear, ye children <01121>, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

Proverbs 5:1 My son <01121>, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:

Proverbs 6:20 My son <01121>, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

Proverbs 7:1 My son <01121>, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

Proverbs 8:4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons <01121> of man.

In these verses, God is speaking to all mankind throughout time and encouraging him to listen and obey the Bible, the word from God to all mankind.

So, when God says in Proverbs 5:7 “O ye children”, God is talking to all mankind throughout time. All mankind throughout time are “children” of God, as God is the “father” of all mankind from a creation perspective as we read in Matthew 6:15 and Mark 11:26

In this passage, God is telling man to stay away from the false gospels. The “her” in verse 8 is the “strange woman” in verse 3. This woman represents the false gospels.

In Proverbs 5:7-14, God is warning mankind to stay away from the “strange woman” or the false gospels. In verses 9 to 14, God warns about what will come upon us if we pursue false gospels.

We read an important statement about the unsaved in verse 11:

And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,

Below is a listing of all of the other places that the Hebrew word translated “mourn” is found:

Proverbs 19:12 The king’s wrath is as the roaring <05099> of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

Proverbs 20:2 The fear of a king is as the roaring <05099> of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

Proverbs 28:15 As a roaring <05098> lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.

Isaiah 5:29 Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar <05098>, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.

Isaiah 5:30 And in that day they shall roar <05098> against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.

Ezekiel 24:23 And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn <05098> one toward another.

We see that most of the time this Hebrew word is translated “roar” as in the roar of a lion.

When a lion roars, it means that he is stirred up about something. He is agitated about something. He is definitely conscious.

Isaiah 5:29-30 is talking about God coming in His wrath. The “they” that are roaring could be God Himself, since there are 3 persons in the Godhead. Or, it could be the true believers that are being raptured to be with Christ. In either case, it is a conscious “roar” that indicates a stirring up to warfare.

In every verse with this Hebrew word translated “mourn” in Proverbs 5:11, it is always used to signify conscious experience. Therefore, 1 Corinthians 2:13 teaches that God is defining this word as a conscious mourning or roaring.

In Proverbs 5:11, God is promising that all the unsaved who have lived throughout time will mourn or roar because of God’s wrath that comes upon them for their rejection of the instruction of the Bible.

God tells when this mourning or roaring will occur. God says that it will occur “at the last”.

The Hebrew word translated “last” is also commonly translated “end” or “latter” and often points to the end of the world.

God gives us more time information in the rest of the verse.

God tells us that the unsaved will mourn or roar “when thy flesh and thy body are consumed”

The word translated “consumed” is the Hebrew word “kalah” and it is frequently translated: consume, consumption, full end, utter end, etc.

This Hebrew word is frequently used in connection with God’s wrath on the unsaved at Judgment Day. The presence of this word translated “consume” links the occurrence of Proverbs 5:11 to Judgment Day.

It is argued that this Hebrew word signifies annihilation. However, this word is used in many verses where it cannot signify annihilation. For more information, please see the study that has been prepared on this word:

DO THE PHRASES “FULL END”, “CONSUMPTION”, “UTTER END”, ETC. SIGNIFY ANNIHILATION?

Below are a few verses with this same Hebrew word “kalah” which is translated “consumed” in Proverbs 5:11. These verses help us to understand how God can use this Hebrew word translated “consumed” in Proverbs 5:11.

Psalms 31:10 For my life is spent <03615> with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

Psalms 39:10 Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed <03615> by the blow of thine hand.

Psalms 69:3 I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail <03615> while I wait for my God.

Psalms 73:26 My flesh and my heart faileth <03615>: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

Psalms 84:2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth <03615> for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

Psalms 119:81 CAPH. My soul fainteth <03615> for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.

Psalms 119:82 Mine eyes fail <03615> for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?

Psalms 119:123 Mine eyes fail <03615> for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.

All of these verses have the same Hebrew word translated “consume” in Proverbs 5:11 and speak of an on-going “consuming” of conscious affliction. God defines words by how He uses them in the Bible. Some people have the impression that the word “consume” signifies annihilation, but as we can see from the above verses, this Hebrew word in itself does not signify annihilation. God does use this Hebrew word to signify an on-going “consuming” of conscious affliction.

God also identifies this Hebrew word with Judgment Day, as we see in these verses:

Deuteronomy 28:21 The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed <03615> thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it.

Psalms 37:20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume <03615>; into smoke shall they consume away <03615>.

Revelation 14:11 and 19:3 teach that the smoke ascends, and thus the “consuming” goes on, forevermore.

Psalms 59:13 Consume <03615> them in wrath, consume <03615> them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.

Psalms 71:13 Let them be confounded and consumed <03615> that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

Isaiah 10:18 And shall consume <03615> the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth.

Jeremiah 14:12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume <03615> them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.

Proverbs 5:11 provides further help to understand what God means by the “consuming” of the unsaved at Judgment Day.

Let’s look at Proverbs 5:11 again. We read there:

And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,

We examined the Hebrew word translated “mourn” and found that it always signifies conscious experience; either a mourning or a roaring.

God also tells when the unsaved will mourn or roar. First, God says that it will occur “at the last”. That points to the end of something. This phrase would agree with the mourning or roaring coming at Judgment Day.

But, God is more specific. God says that the unsaved will mourn or roar “when thy flesh and thy body are consumed”.

The word “consumed” is the same Hebrew word “kalah” that we looked at above, and found that this word is frequently identified with Judgment Day.

Frequently, God says that He will “consume” the unsaved at Judgment Day. In fact in Isaiah 10:18, God says that at Judgment Day that He will consume “both soul and body”. This is similar language to what we read in Proverbs 5:11 about the unsaved, that “thy flesh and thy body are consumed”.

In Proverbs 5:11, God tells us what the unsaved will be doing when they are being “consumed”. God says that they will “mourn” or “roar”. The unsaved will be consciously mourning or roaring when God is “consuming” them at Judgment Day.

In Proverbs 5:1-14, God is speaking about all of the unsaved that have lived throughout time, because the criteria of these verses applies to all mankind throughout time.

Proverbs 5:1-14 is also speaking to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon.

Proverbs 5:1-14 also applies to Solomon’s direct son Rehoboam. Historically, Rehoboam (and maybe his brothers) were the first men to whom this these verses were written. We read about that in Proverbs 1:1:

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Finally, we know that God wrote the book of Proverbs, and all of the Bible, for all mankind. But, the book of Proverbs was also a warning to Rehoboam, who apparently did not listen very carefully.

The language and context of Proverbs 5:1-14 applies to all mankind throughout time, and not just those in the world at the end of time.

Could the promised affliction of Proverbs 5:11 be fulfilled in this world?

According to the Bible, the answer is no.

Psalm 73:1-12, Job 21:7-15 and Luke 16:19-22 teach that it is possible for unsaved man to pass his sojourn in this world without noteworthy affliction, and to die from this world without suffering.

Therefore the promised “mourning” or “roaring” of Proverbs 5:11 has not yet been fulfilled for many unsaved people whose bodies are presently sleeping in the dust. They must awake at Judgment Day for Proverbs 5:11 to be fulfilled.

We learn more about Proverbs 5:11 by examining the tense of the verb translated “consume”.

The verb “consume” in Proverbs 5:11 is not in the past or perfect tense. Rather, it is in a tense that indicates an on-going action. It does not describe a completed action.

The Hebrew word translated “consume” is not in the past or perfect tense that indicates a completed action. Rather, the tense indicates an on-going action and is properly translated with “ing” as “consuming”.

A more accurate translation of Proverbs 5:11 is:

And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are being consumed,

We find this same Hebrew word in the same tense in Deuteronomy 28:21, which is properly translated with an “ing”. We read there:

The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it.

The way that Deuteronomy 28:21 is translated can make us think of a completed action. The way it is written can give the impression that the unsaved are “consumed” out of existence. But actually, the Hebrew verb in Deuteronomy 28:21, as well as in Proverbs 5:11, is not in the past or perfect tense. They are written with a tense that describes an on-going consuming.

In fact, Deuteronomy 28:15-68 describes an on-going “consuming” of conscious affliction for all of the unsaved that have lived throughout time.

A more accurate translation of Deuteronomy 28:21 is:

The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he be consuming thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it.

We have prepared another study that examines many verses in Deuteronomy 28 and shows that this chapter describes an on-going consuming or destroying or perishing for all of the unsaved that have lived throughout time. This study is contained in the ten proofs of the conscious resurrection of the unsaved. Click on the link before and search for the phrase “Deuteronomy 28”:

A STUDY OF 10 PROOFS OF THE CONSCIOUS RESURRECTION OF THE UNSAVED

Getting back to Proverbs 5:11, a careful examination of the Hebrew word “kalah” in that verse shows that this tense describes an on-going “consuming”. Proverbs 5:11 is more accurately translated:

And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are being consumed,

Proverbs 5:11 is saying that the unsaved will mourn or roar, a conscious experience, at Judgment Day which is when God’s wrath will be consuming them.

Proverbs 5:12-14 agrees with verse 11 that the unsaved who are presently sleeping in the dust must awake to consciousness to experience affliction at Judgment Day.

We read in verses 11-14:

11 And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,

12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;

13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!

14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

Verse 11 talks about the mourning or roaring that the unsaved will do when God is consuming them in His wrath.

Then, verses 12 to 14 show that the unsaved will consciously recognize that they have been wrong by turning away from the Word of God.

Psalm 73:1-12, Job 21:7-15 and Luke 16:19-22 teach that unsaved man can pass his sojourn in this world without noteworthy problems and also die from this world peacefully. While he is in this world, unsaved man does not have to recognize that God rules over him. Psalm 73 and Job 21 make that point.

According to Psalm 73:1-12, Job 21:7-15 and Luke 16:19-22, unsaved man can pass his sojourn in this world and die peacefully from it without ever recognizing that his philosophies and religions were wrong.

However, Proverbs 5:12-14 teaches that at Judgment Day, all of the unsaved that have ever lived will consciously “mourn” and will finally have to recognize that they were wrong. The context of Proverbs 5:12-14 covers all mankind throughout time.

Many unsaved people have passed their sojourn in this world and died from this world and never recognized that their philosophies were not true.

Proverbs 5:12-14 teaches that unsaved man, including those whose bodies are presently sleeping in the dust, will finally have to recognize that they were following the wrong philosophies. This requires them to awake to consciousness at Judgment Day to recognize this.

In verses 12 to 14, God talks about “instruction”, “reproof”, and “teachers”. These words identify with the Bible.

What about those people that never had a Bible nor heard from the Bible? How can Proverbs 5:1-14 apply to those people since verses 12 to 14 talk about “instruction”, “reproof”, and “teachers”?

The first answer is that Proverbs 5:14 talks about “congregation and assembly”. These words focus the attention of Proverbs 5:1-14 upon those of National Israel from 1447 BC to 33AD and upon the churches after that.

Proverbs 5:1-14 could have a greater focus upon the corporate people of God that have existed for the past almost 3,500 years.

Many of these people are now sleeping in the dust. Therefore the teaching that the unsaved must awake to consciousness to experience the conscious affliction of Proverbs 5:11 is confirmed.

There is another point we should also consider:

All mankind, to some extent, have been given a basic knowledge of God’s law through creation and through his conscience. They have received some “instruction” and “reproof”. God has provided some “teachers” for them.

God also does indicate that He has given witness to all mankind of some basic truth from the law of God.

We read in Psalm 19:1-4:

1 ¶ <<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.>> The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.

3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.

4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,

Here, God is talking about how the creation gives witness to basic truths about God. God is also saying that in every speech and language these basic truths have gone forth to all mankind.

In Romans 1:18-31, God makes several statements in which He insists that all mankind know that there is a God and that mankind refuses to bow down and acknowledge this God. The creation itself bears witness that there is a God who created all of it.

In Romans 2:14-15 God insists that He has written His law to some degree on man’s heart. This is why mankind has a conscience. We read in Romans 2:14-15:

14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:

15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

Man knows that he is a sinner. He knows some things from the law of God because God has put that knowledge on the heart of man.

Therefore, to some extent, Proverbs 5:12-13 applies to all mankind. We read there:

12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;

13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!

To some extent, all mankind have received “instruction” according to Psalm 19:1-4, Romans 1:18-31 and Romans 2:14-15. The creation itself has given them the “instruction” that there is a God. But, unsaved man has “hated” that. To some extent, man’s conscience has been a “reproof” for him, but he has “despised” that.

According to Romans 1:18-31, the creation is a “teacher” to man that there is a God. The evidence of a creator has “instructed” man to the fact that there is a God. But, man does not want to hear that.

Therefore, to some extent, Proverbs 5:1-14 applies to all mankind because God has written His law on the hearts of men to some degree.

However, because the Word of God has been given to the corporate people of God during the past 3,500 years, there is a greater application of Proverbs 5:1-14 to them.

Let us summarize what God promises in Proverbs 5:11:

1. The context of Proverbs 5:1-14, as with most of Proverbs, is referring to all of mankind throughout time, including the unsaved that have previously died from this world, whose bodies are now sleeping in the dust.

2. Proverbs 5:11 promises conscious affliction of “mourning” or “roaring” for the unsaved.

3. According to Psalm 73:1-12, Job 21:7-15 and Luke 16:19-22, many unsaved people will pass their sojourn in this world without noteworthy affliction. Proverbs 5:11 has not yet been fulfilled for many unsaved people whose bodies are presently sleeping in the dust.

4. Therefore, Proverbs 5:11 requires that the unsaved that are sleeping in the dust to awake to consciousness “at the last” or at Judgment Day to experience the promised conscious affliction.

Proverbs 5:11 promises conscious affliction to all of the unsaved, including those whose bodies are presently sleeping in the dust. It’s fulfillment requires that the unsaved will awake to consciousness at Judgment Day to experience this affliction.

2. PSALM 73:18-19 TEACHES THAT ALL OF THE UNSAVED THAT HAVE LIVED THROUGHOUT TIME WILL AWAKE AT JUDGMENT DAY TO EXPERIENCE A DESTRUCTION OF CONSCIOUS AFFLICTION.

Psalm 73 begins with a complaint by the Psalmist Asaph speaking under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. In verse 3 the Psalmist begins his complaint by saying:

For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

This has been the situation throughout the history of the world. Frequently the unsaved have great “prosperity” in this world. If a believer takes his eyes off of Christ, he can become “envious” of the unsaved because they seem to have so much. Psalm 73 speaks about the condition of this world throughout time.

We must ask the question: Is Psalm 73 speaking about all of the unsaved throughout history or only the unsaved that will be here on May 21, 2011?

To help us answer this question we will look at the first 20 verses here:

1 ¶ <<A Psalm of Asaph.>> Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.

2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.

3 For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

4 For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.

5 They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.

6 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.

7 Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.

8 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.

9 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.

10 Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.

11 And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?

12 Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.

13 Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.

14 For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.

15 ¶ If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.

16 When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;

17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.

18 Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.

19 How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.

20 As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.

When we read this passage we see that it is talking about unsaved mankind throughout time. The description of the nature of unsaved man given in these verses applies to unsaved man throughout time. The temptation for the true believer to become “envious” has also been true throughout time.

The human scribe of this Psalm, Asaph, who was a musician in the days of King David. We see a reference to him in verse 1. These two verses link Asaph to King David, another scribe that God used to pen many of the Psalms:

1 Chronicles 16:7 Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph <0623> and his brethren.

1 Chronicles 25:1 Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph <0623>, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

IN ADDITION TO APPLYING TO ALL OF THE UNSAVED THROUGHOUT TIME, PSALM 73 APPLIES TO THE UNSAVED IN THE DAYS OF ASAPH

Another fact to consider is that the human scribe of this Psalm, Asaph, was a real person who was speaking under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit about his own personal problem as well. Psalm 73, like the whole Bible, comes from the mouth of God. Nevertheless, God raised up this man, Asaph, back in the days of King David. The language of this Psalm also applies to Asaph in his own sojourn in this world. God guided the life of Asaph so that this testing could occur in his life which was the basis for this Psalm. Asaph truly became “envious” at the “prosperity” of the unsaved that were back in his days. All of this was under the control of God so that Psalm 73 was written exactly the way God wanted and Psalm 73 speaks directly about Asaph and his personal situation.

Psalm 73 comes directly from the mouth of God. Nevertheless, God guided the life of Asaph so that this Psalm applies directly to him and to the unsaved people in his days.

As a result, we can know that Psalm 73 applies to the unsaved in the days of Asaph, about 3000 years ago, and therefore, it applies to all of the unsaved throughout time.

We see the word “end” in verse 17. This may make us think that the unsaved have an end in their existence. However, we see the same Hebrew word in Psalm 37:37:

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end <0319> of that man is peace.

In Psalm 37:37 this Hebrew word translated “end” means the final outcome for the true believer. This word does not signify annihilation, but rather the final outcome that happens. Likewise, this same Hebrew word “end” in Psalm 73:17 refers to the final outcome for the unsaved. It does not signify annihilation.

We also learn from Psalm 73:4 that the unsaved can depart from this world without any particular problems. We read that “there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.”

This agrees with what we read in Job 21:13 concerning the unsaved:

They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.

This also agrees with the rich man in Luke 16:19-31. He passed his sojourn in this world without noteworthy affliction and departed without problems.

These verses teach that the unsaved can pass their sojourn in this world and leave it without any noteworthy problems or afflictions.

We will now examine Psalm 73:17-20 to understand what God is teaching will happen to the unsaved from the days of Asaph and to all of the unsaved. We read there:

17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.

18 Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.

19 How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.

20 As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.

In Psalm 73:17-20 God is talking about His wrath coming against those unsaved people around Asaph in the days of King David, about 3,000 years ago, as well as all of the unsaved throughout time.

In verses 18 & 19 God talks about casting the unsaved “down into destruction”. They will be “brought into desolation” and will be “utterly consumed”.

These kinds of phrases cause many people to think that the unsaved are annihilated.

However, we must follow the rule of 1 Corinthians 2:13 that we are to compare Scripture with Scripture. God defines words by how He uses them in the Bible.

Let us look at how God uses each of the 4 words found in the phrases above.

We find the Hebrew word translated “destruction” in Psalm 73:18 in the following verses:

Job 30:1-5:

1 ¶ But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.

2 Yea, whereto might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom old age was perished?

3 For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste <04875>.

4 Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat.

5 They were driven forth from among men, (they cried after them as after a thief;)

The word “destruction” in Psalm 73:18 is translated “waste” in Job 30:3.

Job 30:1-5 is a hard passage. It is talking about ungodly people in this world. These people were “fleeing into the wilderness”. These people themselves or their habitation is “desolate and waste”. This means that they are without the Gospel of salvation. The words “desolate and waste” refer to lacking the Gospel. The word “waste” is the same Hebrew word “destruction” that is found Psalm 73:18.

This Hebrew word translated “waste” in Job 30:3 does not indicate annihilation. Rather, it indicates a lack of the Gospel. The unsaved in this world still exist. However, they are “waste” due to lack of the Gospel.

Job 38:27 To satisfy the desolate and waste <04875> ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

The Hebrew word “destruction” from Psalm 73:18 is also found in Job 38:27 where it is translated “waste”.

In Job 38:27, God is talking about this world that is “desolate and waste” without the waters of the Gospel. This world still exists. The word “waste” does not signify annihilation. Rather, it signifies the lack of the Gospel.

These are two example verses in which this Hebrew word translated “destruction” in Psalm 73:18 cannot mean annihilation. In these verses it refers to the lack of the Gospel.

We find the Hebrew word translated “desolation” in Psalm 73:19 in the following verses:

2 Chronicles 29:8 Wherefore the wrath of the LORD was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment <08047>, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes.

The Hebrew word translated “desolation” in Psalm 73:19 is found in 2 Chronicles 29:8 where it is translated “astonishment”.

2 Chronicles 29:8 refers to the reign of Hezekiah in Judah. God’s wrath was already upon Judah and Jerusalem at that time for their sin. In this verse, God is saying that Judah and Jerusalem were already an “astonishment”.

Judah and Jerusalem were not annihilated. Rather, they were under the wrath of God which is an “astonishment”.

Jeremiah 8:21 For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment <08047> hath taken hold on me.

In Jeremiah 8:21 we find the same Hebrew word translated “desolation” in Psalm 73:19. In Jeremiah 8:21 it is also translated “astonishment”. In this verse, Jeremiah is talking about himself. Jeremiah had to bring the message that God’s wrath was already upon Judah and Jerusalem. As a result “astonishment” had taken hold of him. Jeremiah was not annihilated in anyway. Rather, this was an amazing thing to him.

Jeremiah 44:22 So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment <08047>, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day.

We find this same Hebrew word in Jeremiah 44:22. Again, it is translated “astonishment”. Jeremiah 44:22 is teaching that Judah and Jerusalem were already an “astonishment” because of their sin. Notice how God uses the phrase “as at this day” to indicate that this was already the condition of Judah and Jerusalem.

They still existed but they were an “astonishment” or a desolation or an amazement because they were under the wrath of God.

We have examined 3 verses in which this Hebrew word translated “desolation” in Psalm 73:19 cannot mean annihilation. Rather, in these verses it signifies the “astonishment” of being under the wrath of God.

The Hebrew word translated “utterly” in Psalm 73:19 is also a verb. The translators translated it as an adverb because it is being used with the next Hebrew word translated “consumed”. However, it is a verb.

We find the Hebrew word translated “utterly” in Psalm 73:19 in the following verses:

2 Chronicles 20:16 To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end <05490> of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel.

The Hebrew word translated “utterly” in Psalm 73:19 is translated as “end” in 2 Chronicles 20:16. In 2 Chronicles 20:16, God is talking about the “end” of the brook. God is not talking about the “end” of the existence of something, but rather about one end of something.

Ecclesiastes 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion <05490> of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

The word “utterly” in Psalm 73:19 is translated “conclusion” in Ecclesiastes 12:13. God is talking about the “conclusion of the whole matter”. God is not talking about the annihilation of something. Rather, God is talking about the final conclusion of something. The final conclusion of the unsaved is to be cast into the lake of fire.

Daniel 4:33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled <05487> upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws.

The word “utterly” is translated as “fulfilled” in Daniel 4:33. In Daniel 4:33 God is talking about how His prophecy was “fulfilled”. The prophecy of God did not cease to exist. Rather, it has occurred or it was “fulfilled”.

So, this Hebrew word translated “utterly” in Psalm 73:19 does not necessarily signify annihilation. Rather, this word is used to indicate something that is fulfilled or has been completed.

We find the Hebrew word translated “consumed” in Psalm 73:19 in the following verses:

Deuteronomy 31:24 And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished <08552>,

1 Kings 6:22 And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished <08552> all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.

1 Kings 7:22 And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished <08552>.

In each of these verses this Hebrew word signifies something that has been completed. In Deuteronomy 31 Moses is writing the law of God in a book. In verse 24 we find that he wrote all the words until they were “finished”. This word “finished” does not indicate that the words in the book had ceased to exist. Rather, it means that the book was “finished”. It was completed.

1 Kings 6:22 and 1 Kings 7:22 talk about the buildings that King Solomon had built. These verses say that certain portions of these buildings were “finished”. It does not mean that these buildings ceased to exist. Rather, it means that there were completed.

Therefore this Hebrew word translated “consumed” in Psalm 73:19 can mean that something is completed or finished, but not annihilated.

We have looked at 4 significant words in Psalm 73:18-19; “destruction”, “desolation”, “utterly” and “consumed”. When many people read these words they think of annihilation. However, for each Hebrew word example verses were given that use these same words in ways that cannot mean annihilation. Therefore, following the principle of comparing Scripture with Scripture, we cannot use the presence of these 4 words as proofs of annihilation.

Rather, these words are used in ways that indicate at Judgment Day God will be completely finished with showing any mercy towards the unsaved. In this world, God has been very good to all mankind including the unsaved. At Judgment Day, that will all come to an end. However, that does not mean that the unsaved will cease to exist.

At Judgment Day, God will be all done with showing any mercy or kindness to the unsaved.

Let us ask another question: At Judgment Day, what is the end that comes upon the unsaved?

We read in Psalm 73:19 that the unsaved will be “utterly consumed with terrors”.

Notice that God says that His wrath against the unsaved mankind comes “with terrors”.

This Hebrew word translated “terrors” is always translated “terrors” and is used to indicate a conscious experience. We find this same Hebrew word in these verses:

Job 18:11 Terrors <01091> shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.

Job 18:11 is talking about someone who is under the wrath of God. We receive help in understanding that this Hebrew word “terrors” signifies conscious experience because God talks about this person being “afraid”.

Job 24:17 For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors <01091> of the shadow of death.

Job 24:17 is talking about someone who is sinning in the night. He does not want the “morning” to come because it reveals his sin. The unsaved are afraid of death. They are afraid of the “shadow of death”. That goes along with the understanding that this word “terrors” signifies a conscious experience of fear.

Job 27:20 Terrors <01091> take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.

Job 27:20 is talking about someone who is under the wrath of God. The “tempest” is the coming of Judgment Day. At Judgment Day the conscious experience of “terrors” will take hold of the unsaved.

Job 30:15 Terrors <01091> are turned upon me: they pursue my soul as the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloud.

Job 30:15 is talking about Job’s suffering. Job’s suffering was a picture of the suffering of the Lord Jesus for the believers’ sins. The Lord Jesus was afflicted by the wrath of God and by sinful men. The phrase “Terrors <01091> are turned upon me” does link this Hebrew word “terrors” to conscious affliction. God does say more about these “terrors”. God says that these terrors of the wrath of God “pursue my soul as the wind”. This is a conscious affliction.

These 4 verses confirm that this Hebrew word “terrors” does signify conscious affliction.

Therefore, the phrase “they are utterly consumed with terrors” does teach that all of the unsaved, including those in the days of Asaph, will experience the conscious affliction of “terrors” as their end at Judgment Day. The end of the true believers is blessing (Psalm 37:37), but the end of the unsaved at Judgment Day includes the conscious affliction of “terrors”.

Psalm 73 talks about the unsaved during the days of Asaph, and all unsaved people throughout history. This Psalm promises that all the unsaved will be “consumed with terrors” at Judgment Day. This requires that the unsaved, whose bodies are presently sleeping in the dust, must awake to consciousness (Daniel 12:2) to fulfill the promise of “terrors” found in Psalm 73:19.

3. JOB 18:11 DECLARES THAT TERRORS SHALL MAKE THE UNSAVED AFRAID AT JUDGMENT DAY

We read in Job 18:11:

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

We want to remember that the whole Bible is given by God and is the message from God to mankind. God’s statements here concerning the unsaved begin in verse 5 of Job 18 and continue through verse 21, the end of the chapter. We read in the first and last verses of this discourse:

5 ¶ Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.

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

The content of this passage, Job 18:5-21, applies to all of the unsaved throughout time. There is nothing in these 17 verses that limit the context to only the unsaved in the world on the day of the Rapture. Rather, they apply to the unsaved in Job’s day as well as those throughout the history of the world. God begins the discussion in verse 5 by talking about the “wicked”. Who are the “wicked” in the Bible? All of the unsaved throughout time.

According to the Bible, all of the unsaved throughout time are “wicked”. Therefore, God starts out this chapter by indicating that He is talking about all of the unsaved throughout time, including those that have previously died from this world whose bodies are presently sleeping in the dust.

God is not saying that “light of the some of the wicked shall be put out”. No, God is saying that “light of the wicked shall be put out”. God is talking about the all of the unsaved throughout time. Just like in Psalm 1:1 God is not saying “Blessed is the some of the men that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly”. God is saying “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly”, a reference to all of the saved throughout time.

If we take verses or passages out of their context and force them to refer to only a special group of people then we greatly weaken the authority of the Bible and can make the Bible say almost anything we want. We are not on the path of truth.

If we take a verse out of its context, we can say that the Bible teaches that “There is no God”. However, when we read the context we obtain the correct Biblical teaching:

Psalms 14:1 <<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.>> The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

This is a simple example, but illustrates an important truth. We must always consider every verse or phrase in its context.

The context and content of Job 18:5-21 applies to all of the unsaved throughout time, just like Psalm 1:1-3 applies to all of the saved throughout time.

Let’s consider another point about Job 18:5. We read there:

Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.

Some people read a phrase like “The light of the wicked shall be put out” and think that this is teaching a cessation of existence. However, we have to let the Bible define its own terms. We find this same Hebrew word translated “put out” in these verses:

Proverbs 13:9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out <01846>.

Proverbs 20:20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out <01846> in obscure darkness.

Proverbs 24:20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out <01846>.

In each verse, God talks about a “lamp” or a “candle” that is “put out”. When a lamp or candle is “put out”, does that mean that it is annihilated? No. It is not annihilated. Rather, it still exists, but it no longer gives any light.

This is how God uses this Hebrew word translated “put out” in Job 18:5. The “light” has to do with the gospel that the unsaved bring. The Lord Jesus is the true light of the world (John 8:12), and the true believers are to be lights in the world by bringing the true Gospel (Matthew 5:14). The unsaved bring a “light” of their false gospel as they go about this world bringing their wrong ideas. However, at Judgment Day, the “light” of their wrong gospel will be “put out”. They will be cast into the lake of fire and will no longer be bringing their wrong gospel.

We have to be careful in comparing Scripture with Scripture according to the rule of 1 Corinthians 2:13 to make sure that we come to Biblical truth.

Now we will examine Job 18:11 more carefully. We read there again:

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

The Hebrew word “terrors” is always used to indicate a conscious fear. Here are some example verses with this same Hebrew word:

Job 24:17 For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors <01091> of the shadow of death.

Job 27:20 Terrors <01091> take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.

Job 30:15 Terrors <01091> are turned upon me: they pursue my soul as the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloud.

In these verses and in all other verses with this same Hebrew word translated “terrors” it always signifies a conscious experience of fear.

We also read about the unsaved being made “afraid”. This same Hebrew word is found in the following verses:

1 Samuel 16:14 But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled <01204> him.

King Saul was “troubled” or consciously afflicted by this evil spirit. He finally had to get David to play the harp to make him feel better.

2 Samuel 22:5 When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid <01204>;

The context of 2 Samuel 22:5 describes a time of much fear and difficulty for King David.

Esther 7:6 And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid <01204> before the king and the queen.

Haman was certainly afraid. His evil plan was found out and shortly, he was executed by the king.

Isaiah 21:4 My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted <01204> me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.

The context of Isaiah 21:4 indicates conscious fear. In these and every usage of the Hebrew word translated “afraid” in Job 18:11 the context requires that the word signifies fear or conscious troubling.

This Hebrew word translated “every side” in Job 18:11 also indicates that it is an all encompassing fear. It is a fear that completely comes upon the unsaved. We see this same Hebrew word in these verses:

Genesis 35:5 And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about <05439> them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

Exodus 30:3 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about <05439>, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about <05439>.

Joshua 21:44 And the LORD gave them rest round about <05439>, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

Psalms 34:7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about <05439> them that fear him, and delivereth them.

The language “shall drive (or scatter) him to his feet” also indicates conscious affliction. At Judgment Day, the unsaved will be trying to run away from the wrath of God as indicated by the language of getting on your “feet”.

SEVERAL WORDS IN JOB 18:11 SIGNIFY CONSCIOUS AFFLICTION THAT THE UNSAVED MUST ENDURE AT JUDGMENT DAY

So, we see a number of words in Job 18:11 that indicate that the unsaved will be afraid of the wrath of God. We learned from Psalm 73:1-12, Job 21:7-15 and Luke 16:19-22 that the unsaved can pass through this world without any significant problems. So, Job 18:11 confirms that the unsaved, who are presently sleeping in the dust, must awake to consciousness at Judgment Day to experience this promised fear and affliction.

Job 18:11 confirms that all of the unsaved throughout time must awake to consciousness at Judgment Day to experience conscious fear and troubling.

The context of Job 18:5-21 is all of the unsaved throughout time. If we take a verse out of context, we weaken the authority of the Bible and are able to make it say almost anything we want.

4. PROVERBS 11:8 DECLARES THAT THE UNSAVED WILL COME INTO THE AFFLICTION OF “TROUBLE”

We read in Proverbs 11:8:

The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.

We understand a Bible verse by examining the words in it and see how they are used in other parts of the Bible.

The Hebrew word translated “trouble” in Proverbs 11:8 is also found in the following verses:

Genesis 42:21 And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish <06869> of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress <06869> come upon us.

Judges 10:14 Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation <06869>.

1 Samuel 10:19 And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations <06869>; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.

Psalms 25:17 The troubles <06869> of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.

Psalms 86:7 In the day of my trouble <06869> I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.

Jeremiah 4:31 For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish <06869> as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.

Jeremiah 6:24 We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish <06869> hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

Jonah 2:2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction <06869> unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.

These and all other verses with this same Hebrew word translated “trouble” in Proverbs 11:8 signify conscious affliction. So, God has defined that Proverbs 11:8 is talking about the conscious affliction that the believers suffer. God is the one that “delivers” the true believers from these troubles. If we walk in the ways of God, we will suffer in this world as we read about in 2 Timothy 3:12:

Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

Next, God talks about the “wicked” in Proverbs 11:8. According to the Bible all of the unsaved throughout time are “wicked” in the sight of Holy God (Romans 3:10-11). As discussed above regarding the same word “wicked” found in Job 18:5-21, the Bible teaches that all of the unsaved, including those that are presently sleeping in the dust of the earth, are “wicked”. Therefore, when God talks about the “wicked” in Proverbs 11:8, He is talking about all of the unsaved throughout the history of the world.

According to the Bible all of the unsaved throughout time, including those whose bodies are presently sleeping in the dust, are “wicked”. Therefore, the word “wicked” points to all of the unsaved throughout time. Just like the word “righteous” points to all of the true believers throughout time.

The Hebrew word translated “in his stead” means to go “in his place” with the idea of going in the place of someone else. We see this same Hebrew word in the following verses:

Genesis 36:33 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

Exodus 29:30 And that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place.

2 Samuel 10:1 ¶ And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.

1 Kings 11:43 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.

2 Chronicles 36:8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.

Ecclesiastes 4:15 I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.

This Hebrew word is commonly used to speak of one king dieing and then his son reigns “in his stead”. The father was reigning and now the son reigns in his place. The son has come into the place of where the father was. This is the application in Proverbs 11:8.

In this world, the true believers will have troubles, as we read in about in John 16:33:

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

In this world, the true believers has “trouble” or “tribulation”, but God promises to take the believers out of these problems and that the unsaved will come in their place of “trouble”. The unsaved will come to experience “trouble” or conscious affliction at Judgment Day. We have already examined Psalm 73:1-12, Job 21:7-15 and Luke 16:19-22 which teach that the unsaved can pass their sojourn in this world without noteworthy problems. Therefore, the promised “stead” of trouble that the unsaved will come into is at Judgment Day. They must consciously awake to experience this promised “trouble” at Judgment Day

Proverbs 11:8 also teaches that the unsaved must awake to consciousness at experience “trouble” at Judgment Day.

Summary:

We have seen more proofs from the Bible that the unsaved whose bodies are sleeping in the dust, will awake to consciousness at Judgment Day to experience the afflictions of the lake of fire.

God avoids using the word “life” to speak about the eternity of the unsaved not because they don’t exist. Rather, God defines “life” for mankind in terms of his relationship to God, who is “life”. The unsaved are eternally and completely dead; that is they are eternally and completely separated from God, who is life, and from His blessings, yet they are resurrected or awake to conscious existence.

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