Eaten by Worms
EATEN BY WORMS. Can you think of a worse way to go?
This was God’s judgment on one evil ruler and it’s guaranteed that every wicked person will suffer some type of awful fate.
But what did King Herod do? After killing the Apostle James and imprisoning Peter, he gave a speech, believed he was God, then “Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died” (Acts 12:23).
Pride got the best of him. His God-hating ways caught up to him. Every single person who shakes their fist at the Almighty will perish.
“There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the LORD” (Proverbs 21:30).
This is good news for those who have suffered under tyrants. They will experience God’s retributive justice.
Do you think Hitler isn’t paying for his crimes against humanity? How about Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong, who between them murdered over 60 million of their own citizens? How about Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, that ruthless dictator of North Korea? Putin? Xi Jinping?
Want to know what God thinks?