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Ecclesiastes 3:22

King James Version (KJV)

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Ecclesiastes 3:22

Verse 22 of 22

Scripture focus

Wherefore I perceive that [there is] nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that [is] his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

Ecclesiastes 3:22 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ecclesiastes 3:22

Theological / Devotional

Rejoice in his own works. That is, find contentment and satisfaction in what this life has to offer. This is the normal outlook of the man who does not have faith firmly based on eternal things.

What shall be? What lies beyond the grave is outside the scope of human knowledge. Similarly, it is beyond human power to bring a dead person back from the grave. God alone can do so (see 1 Thess. 4:14-18). There are Christians today who, like the Sadducees of old, have no faith in a future resurrection. But God is the God of the living (see Matt. 22:23-32), and “sons of God” (1 John 3:1, 2) will live again. Life beyond the grave has been made a certainty by Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 15:16-22; 2 Tim. 1:10).

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