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The concept of being "doomed" in the Bible often refers to the state of being destined for destruction or divine judgment due to sin and rebellion against God. This theme is prevalent throughout both the Old and New Testaments, where individuals, cities, and even nations face the consequences of their actions when they turn away from God's commandments.
Old Testament ContextIn the Old Testament, the notion of being doomed is frequently associated with God's judgment upon those who defy His laws. For instance, the city of Sodom is a prime example of a place doomed due to its wickedness.
Genesis 19:24-25 recounts, "Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens. Thus He overthrew those cities and the entire plain, including all the inhabitants of the cities and everything that grew on the ground."
The Israelites themselves faced the prospect of being doomed when they disobeyed God. In
Deuteronomy 28, a chapter detailing blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience, the consequences of turning away from God are starkly outlined.
Deuteronomy 28:15 warns, "But if you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you."
Prophetic WarningsThe prophets often spoke of doom as a result of Israel's unfaithfulness. Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel, among others, delivered messages of impending judgment if the people did not repent.
Isaiah 13:9 declares, "Behold, the Day of the LORD is coming—cruel, with fury and burning anger—to make the earth a desolation and to destroy the sinners within it."
New Testament PerspectiveIn the New Testament, the concept of being doomed is closely linked to the final judgment and eternal separation from God for those who reject the gospel of Jesus Christ. Jesus Himself spoke of the consequences of unbelief. In
John 3:18 , He states, "Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son."
The Apostle Paul also addresses the fate of those who reject God. In
2 Thessalonians 1:9 , he writes, "They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might."
Eschatological ImplicationsThe Book of Revelation provides a vivid depiction of the ultimate doom awaiting those who oppose God.
Revelation 20:15 warns, "And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire." This imagery underscores the finality and severity of divine judgment.
Hope Amidst DoomDespite the dire warnings, the Bible consistently offers hope and redemption through repentance and faith in God. The message of the gospel is one of salvation from doom through Jesus Christ.
Romans 8:1 assures believers, "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus."
The biblical narrative of doom serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of sin but also highlights God's mercy and the possibility of redemption for those who turn to Him.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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imp. & p. p.) of Doom.
Greek
3805. pathetos -- one who has suffered or is subject to suffering... suffer. From the same as pathema; liable (ie
Doomed) to experience pain -- suffer.
see GREEK pathema. (pathetos) -- 1 Occurrence. 3804, 3805. pathetos. 3806
...1935. epithanatios -- condemned to death
... condemned to death. From epi and thanatos;doomed to death -- appointed to death.
see GREEK epi. see GREEK thanatos. (epithanatious) -- 1 Occurrence. 1934, 1935...
1944. epikataratos -- accursed
... epikataratos Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-kat-ar'-at-os) Short Definition: accursed
Definition: on whom a curse has been invoked, accursed,doomed to destruction....
2671. katara -- a curse
... Noun, Feminine Transliteration: katara Phonetic Spelling: (kat-ar'-ah) Short Definition:
a curse, cursing Definition: cursing; a curse; meton: adoomed one....
Strong's Hebrew
1121. ben -- son... your sons' (1), sons and grandsons (2), sons of the son (14), sons' (7), sons' sons
(2), sparks* (1), those (1), those who (2), those who are
doomed (1), those
...1826a. damam -- to be or grow dumb, silent or still
... root Definition to be or grow dumb, silent or still NASB Word Usage ceasing (1),
destroyed (1),doomed (1), have...rest (1), keeps silent (1), kept silent (3...
2764. cherem -- devoted thing, devotion, ban
... Or (Zecheriah 14:11) cherem {kheh'-rem}; from charam; physical (as shutting in)
a net (either literally or figuratively); usually adoomed object; abstr....
Library
ADoomed People
... The DESIRE of AGES Chapter 64 ADoomed People.... That day had come to Jerusalem. Jesus
wept in anguish over thedoomed city, but He could not deliver her....
TheDoomed Three
... BOOK II CHAPTER XXXI THEDOOMED THREE. 'Old man, tis not so difficult to die.'
Byron, Manfred. 'Well, has John talked you over?' asked...
Geo. H. Stewart visits aDoomed Criminal.
... Geo. H. Stewart Visits aDoomed Criminal. I remember hearing a story of
Mr. George Stewart. One day the Governor of Pennsylvania...
The Patience of the Heathen Very Different from Christian Patience...
... Chapter XVI."The Patience of the Heathen Very Different from Christian Patience
TheirsDoomed to Perdition. Ours Destined to Salvation....
Election Confirmed by the Calling of God. The Reprobate Bring Upon...
... CHAPTER 24. ELECTION CONFIRMED BY THE CALLING OF GOD. THE REPROBATE BRING UPON
THEMSELVES THE RIGHTEOUS DESTRUCTION TO WHICH THEY AREDOOMED....
1 Cor. Iv. 10
... which conveys a sharper blow than any direct charge and having said, "Ye have reigned
without us;" and "God hath set forth us last, as mendoomed to death" he...
But as we had Begun to Remark it is not Sufficient for a Christian...
... fulfilled the duties implied in good works, as is very distinctly proved by that
statement in which the Lord threatened that those will bedoomed to eternal...
1 Cor. Iv. 6
... Dost thou see how he takes down their pride? Ver.9. "For I think that God hath
set forth us the Apostles last of all, as mendoomed to death."....
The Historical and Spiritual Causes of the Death of Christ
... in the gospels of the gradual rise of a popular hope, more than once seeming to
have attained its eagerly longed-for goal; but at lastdoomed, and conscious...
The Fourth Word
... cause. We are at once reminded of His tears over thedoomed city,doomed
by the persistent refusal to recognise the Divine voice....
Thesaurus
Doomed (21 Occurrences)... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Doom. Multi-Version Concordance
Doomed (21 Occurrences). John 17:12 While I was with them
...Fore-doomed (1 Occurrence)
Fore-doomed. Forecast, Fore-doomed. Forefather . Multi-Version
Concordance Fore-doomed (1 Occurrence). 2 Peter 2:14...
Doom (15 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) Judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation. 2. (vt) That
to which one isdoomed or sentenced; destiny or fate, esp....
Forecast (2 Occurrences)
Forefather (33 Occurrences)
Lot (145 Occurrences)
... When fleeing from thedoomed city his wife "looked back from behind him, and became
a pillar of salt." There is to this day a peculiar crag at the south end of...
Unstedfast (5 Occurrences)
... These men set traps to catch unstedfast souls, their own hearts being well trained
in greed. They are fore-doomed to God's curse! (WEY ASV)....
Original (6 Occurrences)
... Ephesians 4:22 to put away, in regard to your former mode of life, your original
evil nature which isdoomed to perish as befits its misleading impulses, (WEY)....
Jebusites (29 Occurrences)
... The name of the original inhabitants of Jebus, mentioned frequently among the seven
nationsdoomed to destruction (Genesis 10:16; 15:21; Exodus 3:8, 17; 13:5...
Jephthah's (1 Occurrence)
... 12:31), and the place he holds in the roll of the heroes of the faith in the Epistle
to the Hebrews (11:32), to conclude that she was onlydoomed to a life of...
Resources
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