- Is limited to this life Psalm 17:14; Luke 16:25
- Is short Job 20:5
- Is uncertain Luke 12:20; James 4:13,14
- Is vain Ecclesiastes 2:1; 7:6
- IS DERIVED FROM
- Their wealth Job 21:13; Psalm 52:7
- Their power Job 21:7; Psalm 37:35
- Their worldly prosperity Psalm 17:14; 73:3,4,7
- Popular applause Acts 12:22
- Gluttony Isaiah 22:13; Habakkuk 1:16
- Drunkenness Isaiah 5:11; 56:12
- Vain pleasure Job 21:12; Isaiah 5:12
- Successful oppression Habakkuk 1:15; James 5:6
- Marred by jealousy Esther 5:13
- Often interrupted by judgments Numbers 11:33; Job 15:21; Psalm 73:18-20; Jeremiah 25:10-11
- Leads to sorrow Proverbs 14:13
- Leads to recklessness Isaiah 22:13
- Sometimes a stumbling-block to saints Psalm 73:3,16; Jeremiah 12:1; Habakkuk 1:13
- Saints often permitted to see the end of Psalm 73:17-20
- Envy not Psalm 37:1
- Woe against Amos 6:1; Luke 6:25
- Illustrated Psalm 37:35,36; Luke 12:16-20; 16:19-25
- Exemplified
- Israel Numbers 11:33
- Haman Esther 5:9-11
- Belshazzar Daniel 5:1
- Herod Acts 12:21-23
Reuben Archer Torrey (28 January 1856 – 26 October 1928) was an American evangelist, pastor, educator, and writer. He aligned with Keswickian theology.[1]
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