12/4/2023 0 Comments Pulp fiction bible verse quote![]() ![]() Furthermore, Butch ultimately decides to go back and save Marsellus from Maynard, Zed, and the Gimp, just as Jules decides to spare the two robbers in the restaurant, which could mean that Butch and Jules are being rewarded for helping the weak.įaith is at the core of Pulp Fiction's narrative. Given Butch's decision to betray the mob and fight his own righteous fight, there is also reason to believe that God was helping him escape and start a new life. Both the death of Vincent and the assault of Marsellus are extremely unlikely, as they result from crossing the path of Butch at just the wrong moment in time. Pulp Fiction's narrative is full of unlikely coincidences that support Jules' articulate quote of divine intervention. This decision is realized when Jules peacefully negotiates with two robbers that hold up the diner rather than kill them, which he is very capable of doing. Had Jules decided to continue with the mob, he could have easily been put in harm's way soon after. While Tarantino's alterations take the verse largely out of its original context of God administering judgment upon nations that deal in vengeance and malice, the new verse serves as a concise summary of the movie's Biblical themes.Īs Pulp Fiction 's non-chronological order shows in the earlier scenes, leaving was a good decision for Jules, as Vincent ends up dead the next day while their boss Marsellus is raped. Thus, once Jules is convicted by divine intervention, he starts focusing less on executing God's wrath, and more on carrying out God's mercy, deciding to leave his life of crime to start a new life of peace. Tarantino likely added the additional text to make sure it included all the themes relevant to Jules (and to make for a better monologue). ![]() If any will repent and turn to God, then they will have the honor and blessing of “knowing that is the Lord.Ironically, while these themes are all present in other areas of the Bible, the real Ezekiel 25:17 only deals with God's vengeance and fury. In today’s world where few have not heard of the salvation of Jesus Christ, and many have undertaken to persecute the Church, God would have a similar judgment. ![]() #3 “Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I take vengeance on them.”īecause they have rejected Yahweh as Lord by making themselves his enemies, he will show them by their destruction. God’s wrath for idol worship is greatest on those who have seen the alternative. The Philistines had chosen their false god Dagon though they had seen the power of the God of Jacob, so they are without excuse for their malice against the Israelites. “Because the Philistines acted in vengeance and took revenge with malice in their hearts, and with ancient hostility sought to destroy Judah… I am about to stretch out my hand against the Philistines, and I will wipe out the Kerethites and destroy those remaining along the coast” (Eze 25:15-16). #2 “…on them and punish them in my wrath.” Even the authority the state has to punish and execute criminals comes from God as it acts as his agent (whether it knows it or not), and spares the individual from the job of judge, jury, jailer, or executioner. Vengeance is the privilege of God alone, who takes the harm of his children extremely personal. Breaking Down the Key Parts of Ezekiel 25:17 ![]() It is a great mercy to worship him willingly because one has eyes to see the truth in time. God is consistent and trustworthy.Įven for those on whom God takes vengeance, there is hope for them if they will “know that is the Lord when it happens. There is no sin that will not be paid for, even for the saved whose sins required the justice of the cross of Christ. There is no injustice that will go unnoticed by God. His nature necessitates that he has wrath for sin, especially when that sin is carried out against his children. God is perfectly holy, perfectly loving, perfectly just, and perfectly good. God’s vengeance is produced from his wrath for sin and injustice. Such is the nature of God’s sovereignty in concert with man’s free will. Vengeance for what happens to his children is one of God’s main concerns even when an agent has been originally used by God to discipline his people. God is speaking through the prophet concerning particular enemies of the people of God, which makes them enemies of God. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I take vengeance on them.’” Explanation and Commentary of Ezekiel 25:17 “’I will carry out great vengeance on them and punish them in my wrath. ![]()
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