"The Divine Aristocracy"

by James Jacob Prasch

An examination of Ecclesiastes 9 & 10 and how it applies to the contemporary church..

  1. Introduction
  2. Two Aspects
  3. As It Applies to the Church
  4. God's Philosophy
  5. The Contrast of Good and Bad People
  6. Thanatology
  7. In Memoriam
  8. Earthly Relationships
  9. Making the Most of This Life
  10. Who Will Escape?
  11. Don't Take the Bad with the Good
  12. The Chronic Sinner
  13. Ungodly Rulers
  14. Who Are the Truly Rich?
  15. There is No Wisdom
  16. Where's the Discernment?
  17. Peasant Rulers
  18. We Will See Who Is Rich and Who Is Poor
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The Contrast of Good and Bad People

Continuing in Ecclesiastes 9:3:

"This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: that one thing happens to all. Truly the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead."

God sees the fact that both good and bad people end up dead as an evil. “The whole world lies in the power of the wicked one”. (1 Jn. 5:19) Expect no enduring justice in this world. God can and will intervene for His purposes on behalf of His people, but don't expect much from this place.

Continuing in verse 4:

"But for him who is joined to all the living there is hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion."

The reference for this would be 2 Samuel 9:8. The most miserable, downcast born-again Christian is infinitely better off than the most successful, together unsaved person. The most depressed, basket-case excuse for a Christian is still infinitely better off than an unsaved person who has got it all together, no matter how big their investment portfolio is or how much property they own or how professionally successful they are. A sick dog is always better than a dead lion; unsaved people are dead.

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