I beg to differ. According to God’s word the Judgment for the wicked on that day will be worse than any human being could possibly conceive. The terror, the suffering, the Everlasting punishment is beyond comprehension. In light of that, we should pray for their salvation. We would not wish the judgment that is waiting Upon Our worst enemies.
That is true. There is a definite difference (in degree and finality) between earthly justice, and eternal divine justice.
The terror, the suffering, the Everlasting punishment is beyond comprehension.
Again, that's true.
In light of that, we should pray for their salvation. We would not wish the judgment that is waiting Upon Our worst enemies.
Jesus came to save the lost (Luke 19:10). Also in Luke (10:2), Jesus taught us to ask for the Lord of the harvest to send out workers to His field. 1 Timothy 2: 1-3 also is teaching that supports praying for the unsaved.
However, that teaching does not prohibit Christians for yearning for justice.
I said to myself, “God will bring into judgment both the righteous and the wicked, for there will be a time for every activity, a time to judge every deed.” Ecclesiastes 3:17
When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers. Proverbs 21:15
Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations. But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come on them. Proverbs 24: 24-25
Christ's parable in Luke 18 about the corrupt judge states that God desires to see justice administered on earth, as well as in the eternal realm.
David wrote in Psalm 3:7, begging God to break the teeth of the wicked.
The Bible also instructs us to be compassionate and to forgive, but neither does it instruct us to not thirst for justice.
God is at work. He hears our prayers. Those who are wicked may escape any earthly justice. Or, God may determine that they receive some measure of punishment here on earth for what they have done. That is God's decision, and vengeance is His.
For my part, I am weary with seeing the wicked escape earthly justice. Hillary, Comey, Lynch, Powers, Holder, Brennan, Obama, Strzok, Page, Preistap, Mr. and Mrs. Ohr, Schiff, Feinstein, Schumer, "AOC", and all the rest.
I am weary of seeing them continue to harm people, and God's people especially.
Even David asked God "How long Lord?" in Psalm 13.
There is nothing un-Biblical by thirsting for earthly justice.