The concept of Wicked in Christianity
Synonyms: Evil, Malevolent, Sinful, Immoral, Mischievous, Disgraceful, Vile, Malicious, Bad, Vicious, Fiendish, Wickedness
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Christian concept of 'Wicked'
From: Ante-nicene Fathers
(1) The wicked are those who will be separated from the righteous by the angels and cast into the furnace of fire as punishment.[1] (2) Those who will be consumed by fire, according to Malachi, indicating a negative judgment and divine retribution.[2] (3) The wicked are those who will be shut out and punished, and will be told to depart from the master of the house.[3] (4) Those who are considered morally bad, along with the righteous, and the Father's sun shines on all.[4] (5) This describes the people for whom the blameless One was offered, and represents the individuals who are considered to be in the wrong.[5]
From: Expositions of Holy Scripture
(1) This refers to those who do not learn righteousness, and who will deal unjustly in the land of uprightness, representing those who choose evil.[6] (2) This refers to individuals who engage in wrongdoings, and the text indicates that these actions will lead to their downfall and imprisonment, which can be difficult.[7] (3) The wicked is like the troubled sea which cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt, representing a heart without Christ and peace.[8] (4) This describes individuals who engage in immoral or harmful behaviors, highlighting the negative consequences that result from such actions.[9] (5) This term refers to those who are justified for reward, indicating a corruption of justice and a disregard for righteousness.[10]
From: Bible cyclopedia, critical and expository
(1) The men of Succoth were classified with the wicked, symbolized by thorns, which resulted in their retributive punishment with wilderness thorns.[11] (2) These people shall be rooted out of God's dwelling place, literally, 5 ('ohel), indicating they will be removed from a place of spiritual significance.[12] (3) The wicked are those who will be silenced in darkness, in contrast to the humble saints who will be kept finally, according to Hannah's prophetic anticipations.[13] (4) This refers to the individuals who are driven away in their wickedness and contrasts with the righteous, who have hope in their death.[14] (5) This phrase is used to describe the people whose behavior was considered licentious, setting at defiance the laws of nature and God.[15]
From: A Cyclopedia of Biblical literature
(1) The wicked often feel compunctious visitings in the midst of their sins, or smart under the rod of civil justice, or are tortured with natural evils, and the prosperity of the wicked is often apparent, and well styled a shining misery.[16] (2) These are the people who are associated with suffering, and their fate is contrasted with the happiness of the righteous, and it is a key element in the discussion of future consequences.[17] (3) The souls of the wicked were subjected to punishment in the abyss or gehenna(Tartarus), which was beneath the upper part of the receptacle, according to the text.[18] (4) At the bottom of the abyss, the wicked were depicted as suffering and being punished for their transgressions, experiencing torment and retribution for their actions.[19] (5) The wicked are those who will experience a distinction of doom and condition between them and the righteous in that last day when the Lord shall make up his peculiar treasures.[20]
From: A Dictionary of the Bible (Hastings)
(1) These are people who are associated with sin, and there is no clear evidence that the location of punishment was regarded as a place for the annihilation of these individuals.[21] (2) The text presents the question of how a holy God can permit one who deserves the name of 'wicked' to rage unchecked.[22] (3) This term refers to the putting out of the lamp, representing their utter extinction, symbolizing a loss of something important.[23] (4) This refers to those whose resurrection occupies a very subordinate place in the author's eschatology, and they are mentioned in the context of judgment.[24]
From: Summa Theologica (English translation)
(1) This term refers to those who are not in a state of grace and will experience a specific state and condition after the judgment.[25] (2) This refers to individuals who will not heed the signs of the coming judgment, as described in the text, and will believe in peace and security.[26] (3) This refers to individuals who are subject to everlasting punishment, and the text discusses the reasons and purposes of their punishment.[27] (4) Those who will not have a glorious resurrection, their resurrection will differ from the saints regarding the term whereto, not wherefrom, with implications for the nature of their resurrection.[28] (5) Individuals who are subject to the eternal law imperfectly as to their actions, and whose inclination and knowledge are imperfect, yet they suffer what the eternal law decrees.[29]
From: The city of God
(1) The text states that there is no contentment for the wicked, implying that the wicked cannot experience true contentment, which is reserved for the good and godly.[30] (2) The wicked are mentioned as those who, along with the good, receive the benefits and hardships of life.[31] (3) These are individuals who fear certain ills, and the world continually suffered, even when the gods were worshipped, as these are the only things they fear.[32] (4) The wicked are those who make an evil use of both good and evil things, including the law and death, leading to transgressions and suffering.[33] (5) This refers to a group of people who abound in temporal things, and the text describes what will happen to them.[34]
From: Works of St. Anselm
(1) This term is used to describe individuals who are subject to punishment or potential salvation by a higher power, highlighting a contrast between good and evil.[35] (2) Those who are characterized by evil actions or intentions deserving of punishment.[36]
From: The Existence and Attributes of God
(1) This term refers to those who are persistently sinful and who will not be acquitted, meaning that they will not be considered innocent and will face punishment.[37] (2) This term describes individuals who act against the principles of goodness, but even these individuals are still beneficiaries of God's goodness, as the earth is full of it.[38] (3) Referring to those who engage in morally wrong actions, receiving divine judgment as per the text.[39]
From: The Second Helvetic Confession
(1) Those who are cast into hell after death, and for whom no exit is opened by the services of the living, as described in the text regarding the state of the soul.[40]
From: The Book of the Bee
(1) From the destruction of the heavens and earth, sorrow will begin to reign in the mind of the wicked, according to the text.[41] (2) These are individuals who will perceive the suffering of their torment in Gehenna through the power of intelligence, just as the righteous perceive the pleasure of their happiness.[42]
From: The Book of the Cave of Treasures
(1) A title used for Kushan, who ruled over the children of Israel after Joshua and was characterized by his evil nature.[43]