[[Eccles-08]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Eccles-07]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Eccles-09]] --- ### yet surely I know that it will be better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him. But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he lengthen days like a shadow, because he doesn't fear God. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prophetic declaration of ultimate divine justice, predicting that despite temporal injustices where the wicked appear to prosper, there will be a final reckoning where the righteous are rewarded and the wicked face judgment. *Historical context*: Theologians and scholars of biblical literature classify this as an eschatological prophecy. While Ecclesiastes often focuses on 'vanity' under the sun, this passage points toward the doctrine of a Final Judgment. This is considered fulfilled in later theological contexts such as the New Testament's description of the Great White Throne Judgment ([[Rev-20#v11|Revelation 20:11]]-15) and Jesus Christ's teachings on the separation of the righteous and the unrighteous ([[Matt-25#v31|Matthew 25:31]]-46). *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy