It seems like most of us agree that God does bring death to the wicked, and might even use death to afflict His children, should it be absolutely necessary for correction or to bring them home.
But here's a rather controversial question. It's controversial on several fronts. And sure this topic must be handled with much care and clarification. So here goes...
Might God sometimes literally answer imprecatory prayers?
For example, here are a couple imprecatory prayers from the Psalms:
“Break the teeth in their mouths, O God; tear out, O Lord, the fangs of the lions! Let them vanish like water that flows away; when they draw the bow, let their arrows be blunted. Like a slug melting away as it moves along, like a stillborn child, may they not see the sun. The righteous will be glad when they bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.” Psalm 58.6-10.
“Pour out your wrath on them; let your fierce anger overtake them. May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents. For they persecute those you wound and talk about the pain of those you hurt. Charge them with crime upon crime; do not let them share in your salvation. May they be blotted out of the book of life and not be listed with the righteous.” Psalm 69.24-28.
When one has proven themselves to be an enemy of all righteousness, an enemy of God's people, an enemy of God's eternal message of salvation, an enemy of liberty, an enemy of humanity... might we be moved to pray prayers of judgment or imprecation? And as a result... might God, on occasion, answer these prayers by afflicting the wicked, and even perhaps... kill them?
Of course God isn't going to answer some imprecatory prayer because someone flamed us on Facebook, or because someone cut us off in traffic. However, when an enemy is truly filled with the devil, might God arise to smite the enemies of His people who pray for His mighty hand to deliver them?
Here are 10 biblical examples of imprecatory prayer:
1.Jeremiah 11
2.Jeremiah 18
3.Psalms 10
4.Psalms 55
5.Psalms 58
6.Psalms 59
7.Psalms 109
8.Psalms 140
9.Psalms 143
10.Acts 13:6-12
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