Proverbs 14:32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous has hope in his death. I have read of a painter who was painting "Death"; and he painted Death as we generally see Death painted — a skeleton and a scythe! That is a horrid way of painting it! A good man coming by said, "That is not the way to paint Death: you should paint him a beautiful bright angel with a golden key in his hand to open the door and let us into heaven." That is Death to the Christian. When Bishop Beveridge was dying, the good man said, "If this be dying, I wish I could die for ever." You remember in the "Pilgrim's Progress," when Christian and his friend Hopeful come to die, it is represented as if they were crossing a river. Christian gets somewhat afraid. "Cheer up, brother!" says Hopeful, "I feel the bottom, and it is quite firm and sound. Cheer up, brother!" Then after a little while Christian said, "I see Him again; and He tells me, 'When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee.'" Then he also found ground to stand upon, and the rest of the water was so shallow that he could walk in it. And after a few minutes more they both found themselves at the gate of the Celestial City! (J. Vaughan, M.A.) Parallel Verses KJV: The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.WEB: The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge. |
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