God has promised to destroy our enemies. Our God is just and He is strong. His eyes are always on the righteous. The Lord always takes revenge on one who oppresses his righteous children.
God knows our struggle in life and He judges righteously against those who oppose His will. God punishes our enemies and He shows them how powerful and terrible He is.
In the Old Testament, we see that the Lord fought for the nation of Israel and defeated its enemies. God was with them to save His chosen nation of Israel. Today we worship the same God and He fights against our enemies.
As believers, we should always be patient and have an attitude of suffering. God has commanded us never to take revenge on our enemies. God will take vengeance because He will punish our enemies in time. So when someone tortures us, we should never go ahead to punish them.
We can learn from God’s Word that we should pray for our enemies. God commands us to love them as ourselves. We will love them even when they oppose us. Let us never grieve when we do these things and if our enemies still act against us. Because they are hurting not us but our God.
As God’s children, we will always try to live in peace with people. Even if our enemies oppose us, we will still love them. By doing these things God will look upon us and in due time He will punish our enemies.
Let us see the Bible scriptures below that talk about God destroying your enemies.
What Does the Bible Say About God’s Judgment on Enemies?
“To me belongeth vengeance recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, the things that shall come upon them make haste”
— Deuteronomy 32:35
“O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself”
— Psalm 94:1
“Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord”
— Romans 12:19
“Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord , he shall save thee”
— Proverbs 20:22
“God is jealous, the Lord revengeth; the Lord revengeth, is furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, he reserveth wrath for his enemies”
— Nahum 1:2
“Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come save you”
— Isaiah 35:4
“For the Lord loveth judgment, forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off”
— Psalm 37:28
“Evil shall slay the wicked: they that hate the righteous shall be desolate”
— Psalm 34:21
“Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed confounded: they shall be as nothing; they that strive with thee shall perish”
— Isaiah 41:11
“The Lord shall fight for you, ye shall hold your peace”
— Exodus 14:14
How to Pray for God’s Protection Against Your Enemies
“He shall cover thee with his feathers, under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield buckler”
— Psalm 91:4
“The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul”
— Psalm 121:7
“No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord , their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord”
— Isaiah 54:17
“I will call upon the Lord , who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies”
— Psalm 18:3
“But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, keep you from evil”
— 2 Thessalonians 3:3
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod thy staff they comfort me”
— Psalm 23:4
“God is our refuge strength, a very present help in trouble”
— Psalm 46:1
“This is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us”
— 1 John 5:14
“Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil”
— Ephesians 6:11
Examples of God Defeating Enemies in Biblical Stories
“The waters returned, covered the chariots, the horsemen, all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them”
— Exodus 14:28
“So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling with a stone, smote the Philistine, slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David”
— 1 Samuel 17:50
“The three hundred blew the trumpets, the Lord set every man’s sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: the host fled to Bethshittah in Zererath, to the border of Abelmeholah, unto Tabbath”
— Judges 7:22
“When they began to sing to praise, the Lord set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, mount Seir, which were come against Judah; they were smitten”
— 2 Chronicles 20:22
“So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, they took the city”
— Joshua 6:20
“It came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out, smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore five thousand: when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses”
— 2 Kings 19:35
“My God hath sent his angel, hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt”
— Daniel 6:22
“When Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, from all the expectation of the people of the Jews”
— Acts 12:11
“So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified”
— Esther 7:10
Understanding God’s Justice and Mercy Towards Enemies
“Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy”
— Micah 7:18
“Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness forbearance longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?”
— Romans 2:4
“But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, gracious, long suffering, plenteous in mercy truth”
— Psalm 86:15
“But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, pray for them which despitefully use you, persecute you”
— Matthew 5:44
“The Lord passed by before him, proclaimed, The Lord , The Lord God, merciful gracious, longsuffering, abundant in goodness truthKeeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity transgression sin, that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the children’s children, unto the third to the fourth generation”
— Exodus 34:6-7
“For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; mercy rejoiceth against judgment”
— James 2:13
“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance”
— 2 Peter 3:9
“Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord God : not that he should return from his ways, live?”
— Ezekiel 18:23
Applying Biblical Teachings on Enemies to Modern Life
“Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his headBe not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good”
— Romans 12:20-21
“But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, pray for them which despitefully use you, persecute youThat ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil on the good, sendeth rain on the just on the unjust”
— Matthew 5:44-45
“If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; if he be thirsty, give him water to drinkFor thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, the Lord shall reward thee”
— Proverbs 25:21-22
“But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate youBless them that curse you, pray for them which despitefully use you”
— Luke 6:27-28
“Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing”
— 1 Peter 3:9
“Forbearing one another, forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye”
— Colossians 3:13
“Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you”
— Ephesians 4:32
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faithMeekness, temperance: against such there is no law”
— Galatians 5:22-23
“The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts minds through Christ Jesus”
— Philippians 4:7