how is it possible that so many murderers are getting old and my brother was 33, no problems and he died?

Question

5 years ago my brother died (they said that God took him to Him) why doesn't he take murderers and men who rape women. They live their whole life and my brother didn't get the change. WHY????????

Answer 1

He had 33 years to do so.

We all die, but to give claim that it is some being's will is insinuating that you know that being's will. If there was a being and it did interfere in our day to day lives then it would not be able to adequately judge us as it mettled in our affairs to much to know if what we chose was out of our own will. So these people that you refer to as "they" are simply fools. That, or they're prophets.

Answer 2

God doesn't take people. That is a false teaching used by religions who don't know what the Bible really says. It makes God look selfish and petty, and alienates people from God. It angers me when religious leaders say this.

Ecclesiastes 9:11 "I returned to see under the sun that the swift do not have the race, nor the mighty ones the battle, nor do the wise also have the food, nor do the understanding ones also have the riches, nor do even those having knowledge have the favor; because time and unforeseen occurrence befall them all."

Unfortunately, while we reap what we sow, bad things can happen to good people. That's because God doesn't currently rule the world. Satan does. Rest assured, those who practise bad things will get what's coming.

And those who led good lives will live again. John 5:28, 29 "Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment."

Answer 3

sweetie, u r not the only one suffering bereavement. and if only you went to sunday school classes and try to ask God you might know instead of just seeking answers from people who despises God and tempting them to say more bad things about him!
You do not know what might have happened to him if he stayed alive. He might be the one to be reached by the devil and be promised the ultimate power to destroy the human race! u may never know! U may never know that he would have little kids and leave them fatherless after that thereby making innocent kids suffer because they were born into this world!
God is un-understandable. Your sweet shallow little mind cannot comprehend the magnamity of God's actions. and who the heck are you to decide if he did the right thing or not. All you know is ABCD and beyond that, your brain is so closed!
So, Im sorry about ur brother, I lost my brother 2yrs now and I can feel the pain as well. but blaming it on God is not the right thing to do.

Answer 4

God don't want murderers and rapist. Your brothers purpose was done so God called him home. He's in a good place, no more suffering, no more worrying. If God took murderers and rapist then that would just be putting them out of their misery, let them stay here and suffer or hopefully repent and get saved.

Answer 5

Christ was 33 when he died. Anywho, your brother is now likely not suffering; death is merely a transition to a higher state of being. The murders and rapists who grow old have to stay on this earth and do nothing with their lives--and they have nothing good coming to them.

Answer 6

No one ever said we lived in a fair world. God gave us the chance to live in a fair, paradise-like world where no one died. We decided we'd rather do things our way. None of us are promised tomorrow or even the next few minutes. God didn't kill your brother. Most likely, the savage world we live in, the one we've made, did.

Answer 7

Someone asked that question a long time ago:

"I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. They have no struggles; their bodies are healthy and strong. They are free from the burdens common to man; they are not plagued by human ills. Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence. From their callous hearts comes iniquity; the evil conceits of their minds know no limits. They scoff, and speak with malice; in their arrogance they threaten oppression. Their mouths lay claim to heaven, and their tongues take possession of the earth. Therefore their people turn to them and drink up waters in abundance. They say, "How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?" This is what the wicked are like-- always carefree, they increase in wealth. Surely in vain have I kept my heart pure; in vain have I washed my hands in innocence. All day long I have been plagued; I have been punished every morning." (Psalm 73:3-14)

And here is the answer they found:

"When I tried to understand all this, it was oppressive to me till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny. Surely you place them on slippery ground; you cast them down to ruin. How suddenly are they destroyed, completely swept away by terrors! As a dream when one awakes, so when you arise, O Lord, you will despise them as fantasies." (vs. 16-20)

Answer 8

Because there might not really be a God if he does things like this. Either that or he is a practical joker and you just haven't gotten the punch line. Life is unfair, but we all deal with it.

Answer 9

It's a shame that God is blamed for the bad things that happen in our lives, and given credit for when things go well. My opinion is that God is just a bystander and does not intervene in the world's affairs.

Answer 10

A very good book about this topic is "Why Bad Things Happen to Good People" by Harold Kushner. It will help.