[[Rom-12]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Rom-11]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Rom-13]] --- ### Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: Paul quotes a divine promise of future judgment to instruct believers against seeking personal revenge, affirming that God will execute justice. *Historical context*: This is a quotation of [[Deut-32#v35|Deuteronomy 32:35]]. Theologians and historians note that in the context of the early Christian church, this prophecy was seen as being fulfilled through God's providential protection of the church and the eventual historical and eschatological judgment of persecutors, such as the fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD and the final judgment described in Christian eschatology. *Related to*: [[Deut-32#v35|Deuteronomy 32:35]] --- #ai_prophecy