Are Some Destined for Hell? (Proverbs 16:4)

There are some real difficult verses in the Bible. This happens to be one of them.

"The Lord has made everything [to accommodate itself and contribute] to its own end and His own purpose; even the wicked [are fitted for their role] for the day of calamity and evil." Proverbs 16:4, Amplified

What this verse is essentially saying is that there are certain human beings who were created for Hell. God is holy. In fact this is the only adjective ever used to describe God multiple times: holy, holy, holy.

Do not misinterpret what I am saying. This is not the scenario that this verse is describing. A man meets a woman and they fall in love. The love they have for one another surpasses all others who have gone before them. The two decide to get married. Soon a child is born. God, in His infinite wisdom, did not "ordain" that child to go to Hell.

So what is this verse all about? One of the qualities of God is that He is omniscient, He knows everything. Before the foundation of the world was laid, He knew that man would ultimately fail. Before the first words were spoken, He knew that His own creation would turn on Him and deny Him. Yet He still created humanity. God created human beings knowing that there would be some who would eventually have their end in Hell. Why? Because He is a holy God. Hell was not made for humans, it was made for the devil and his angels. Hell exists simply because He cannot tolerate sin, it exists because His holiness allows it to.

In creating human beings the Lord instituted free will within them, within us. Hell is ultimately another choice. It exists as the proverbial fork in the road, either Heaven or Hell. To assume that there are some persons created specifically to fill Hell is naive and Calvanistic. If there are some created to go to Heaven an some to go to Hell, then free will is abolished. Today, choose life.