JU8-4: The ONLY Form In Which Evil Can Exist On Planet Earth

“By now Gid‘on and his three hundred men had come to the Yarden and crossed over. They were exhausted but were still pursuing the enemy.”-Judges 8:4

In verse 4 of Judges Chapter 8, we’re told that although Gideon and his men were still in a state of exhaustion, they continued to pursue the enemy.

The fact they continued to do so even after victory was secured exhibited great zeal on their part.

But not only did they exhibit great zeal, they also exhibited great obedience.

Here’s the thing homies, and buckle in, ’cause this is gonna be long.

In pursuing the enemy to their ultimate destruction, Gideon and his army were doing precisely what Joshua and his men failed to do.

They were taking the war all the way into enemy territory and had no intention of quitting until they were completely destroyed.

Herein lies one of the main reasons the “Old” Testament is so detested.

I find it funny and at the same time hypocritical when many Christians go on and on with starry eyes about how great things are gonna be when Yeshua comes back and eliminates all evil from the planet.

They speak about this event like it’s some kind of leisurely Sunday afternoon stroll in the park or something.

As if the process of eliminating evil will be like pulling weeds from a dandelion and daisy garden as opposed to being one of the most horrifying events involving a loss of life to a degree never before seen in the history of mankind.

Any discussion of evil among Christians usually ends up with them denying it and concludes with some maple syrupy BS on how we should “love our enemies” or “he who is without sin throw the first stone” or some other misplaced doctrinal nonsense.

Here’s what you’ve got to understand.

Evil is only present and can only manifest itself in two ways.

Through spiritual beings or human beings.

There are no two other ways evil can be present.

Got it?

Evil isn’t something you can put in a box and carry around with you.

A knife or a gun in and of itself isn’t evil.

I was in Japan when the last big earthquake struck on March 11th, 2011.

Much life was lost and sure it was tragic but still one can’t say that earthquake was evil.

The same would go for exploding volcanoes or hurricanes that cause much damage and sometimes loss of life.

And the same also goes for animals who operate on instinct alone.

For some weird reason, one night I had this urge to search for videos on YouTube of wild animals like bears and lions attacking humans.

While some of the footage I saw was both shocking and terrifying, you still can’t say these creatures are evil.

Because they were acting out of pure instinct.

So let’s get this straight.

This side of heaven (meaning here on planet earth), evil can ONLY be present and active in human beings who have been given free wills to CHOOSE between right and wrong.

A rodent that breaks into my house to eat my food is NOT evil.

It’s acting out of pure instinct.

But if a person were to break into my house to steal my stuff, well, now we’re talking about something different altogether.

So again, the only beings on the planet who are capable of evil are men and women.

And the only beings in the spiritual world capable of evil are Satan and all the angels that fell with him.

Which means the only way to get rid of evil for good is get rid of evil human beings.

And of course, to eventually get rid of Satan and his followers.

But don’t fall for the false idea we can blame Satan for the evil we do.

Because even if God was to get rid of the devil today, we’d still have the inclination to commit evil lying dormant inside of us.

That’s why when the Lord returns to fight in the battle of Armageddon, he’s gonna have no choice but to wipe out all evil human beings.

And afterwards we’re told he’s going to lock up that chief adversary for which hell was created.

But even then, with Satan gone during the 1000-year reign of Messiah, we’re unfortunately told men will still give in to evil impulses simply because of the evil inclination (the YETSER HARAH) still present in them.

It isn’t until we receive new and incorruptible bodies to go along with the Holy Spirit inside of us that all evil will finally be eliminated.

So how can we know what actions are good and what actions are evil?

Well, that’s a good question and I’m glad you asked it.

The answer is it is the Creator who defines what is evil in His Torah.

In Nazi Germany, it was considered a good and virtuous thing to turn in a Jew for extermination.

But Scripture clearly lets us know that such an action was pure evil, an evil that many self-professing “Christians” committed during those dark days.

So that’s the takeaway for today.

Understand that the mass extermination of evil by its very definition requires the mass extermination of evil human beings.

Heck, don’t forget that God did the same thing when He sent the flood to destroy a good portion of mankind save for Noah and his family.

So the next time you start questioning the Creator and why He requires the death penalty of a person who unlawfully takes the life of another person instead of harboring them in some prison wasting our tax dollars…

Or the next time you question why the Lord would order the mass extermination of total populations in His Holy Word, understand that God is righteously dealing with evil in the only form it can exist on earth: 

in human beings who possess the free will to commit evil.

Got it man?

And we should praise God that He has the courage to deal harshly with evil which again by definition means dealing severely with people who use their free wills to commit evil.

Alrighty, let’s close this baby.

In pursuing Israel’s enemies to their front door, understand Gideon was fully in the Lord’s will.

And let me make another important point.

This principle applies even today to the reborn State of Israel.

Which means anyone who would try to take that land from His people are by definition the ultimate form of EVIL…

…and you had better believe the Lord is going to deal with them…

…severely.