TheRighteousMan

MAJOR EXAMPLES: WITNESSES TO THE CONCEPT:

ABEL
Andsouponyouwillcomealltherighteousbloodshedonearth,
fromthebloodofrighteousAbeltothebloodofZechariahsonofBerekiah,
whomyoumurderedbetweenthetempleandthealtar.-Mt23:35
JOB ByfaithAbelofferedtoGodamoreacceptablesacrificethanCain,throughwhichhewascommended
asrighteous,Godcommendinghimbyacceptinghisgifts.Andthroughhisfaith,thoughhedied,hestill
speaks.-Heb11:4

Job 29:11-17 NOAH

ThesearethegenerationsofNoah.Noahwasarighteousman,blamelessinhisgeneration.Noahwalked

& Job 31:1-40 withGod.-Gen6:9

ByfaithNoah,whenwarnedaboutthingsnotyetseen,ingodlyfearbuiltanarktosavehisfamily.Byfaith
hecondemnedtheworldandbecameheiroftherighteousnessthatcomesbyfaith.-Heb:11:7

ABRAHAM
ForIhavechosenhim,thathemaycommandhischildrenandhishouseholdafterhimtokeeptheway
oftheLordbydoingrighteousnessandjustice,sothattheLordmaybringtoAbrahamwhathehas
promisedhim.”-Gen18:19

LOT

PSALMS "...andifherescuedrighteousLot,greatlydistressedbythesensualconductofthewicked(forasthat
righteousmanlivedamongthemdayafterday,hewastormentinghisrighteoussoulovertheirlawless
deedsthathesawandheard);-2Pet2:7,8

1; 15; 112 JOHN

forHerodfearedJohn,knowingthathewasarighteousandholyman,andhekepthimsafe.Whenhe
heardhim,hewasgreatlyperplexed,andyetheheardhimgladly.-Mk6:20

JOSEPHOFARIMATHEA
NowtherewasamannamedJoseph,fromtheJewishtownofArimathea.Hewasamemberofthe
council,agoodandrighteousman,whohadnotconsentedtotheirdecisionandaction;andhewas
lookingforthekingdomofGod.-Lk23:50,51

SIMEON

EZEKIEL
NowtherewasamaninJerusalem,whosenamewasSimeon,andthismanwasrighteousanddevout,
waitingfortheconsolationofIsrael,andtheHolySpiritwasuponhim.Andithadbeenrevealedtohim
bytheHolySpiritthathewouldnotseedeathbeforehehadseentheLord's Christ.-Lk2:25,26

Ezekiel 18:5-9 PAUL

OrdoyounotknowthattheunrighteouswillnotinheritthekingdomofGod?Donotbedeceived:
neitherthesexuallyimmoral,noridolaters,noradulterers,normenwhopracticehomosexuality,nor

& Ezek 33:12-20 thieves,northegreedy,nordrunkards,norrevilers,norswindlerswillinheritthekingdomofGod.-1Cor6:9

...AndGodisabletomakeallgraceaboundtoyou,sothatinallthings,atalltimes,havingallthatyou
need,youwillaboundineverygoodwork.Asitiswritten:“HehasscatteredabroadHisgiftstothepoor;
Hisrighteousnessenduresforever.”-2Cor9:8,9

JAMES
Thereforeconfessyoursinstoeachotherandprayforeachothersothatyoumay
behealed.Theprayerofarighteouspersonispowerfulandeffective.-James5:16

PETER
Hehimselfboreoursinsinhisbodyonthetree,thatwemightdietosinandlivetorighteousness.Byhis
SHEEP woundsyouhavebeenhealed.-1Pet2:2:24
FortheeyesoftheLordareontherighteous,andhisearsareopentotheirprayer.
ButthefaceoftheLordisagainstthosewhodoevil.”Nowwhoistheretoharmyouifyouarezealousfor

& GOATS whatisgood?Butevenifyoushouldsufferforrighteousness’sake,youwillbeblessed.1Pet3:12-14a

1JOHN

Matt. 25:31-46 Beloved,weareGod’s childrennow,andwhatwewillbehasnotyetappeared;butweknowthatwhenhe

appearsweshallbelikehim,becauseweshallseehimasheis.Andeveryonewhothushopesinhim
purifieshimselfasheispure.Everyonewhomakesapracticeofsinningalsopracticeslawlessness;sinis
lawlessness.Youknowthatheappearedinordertotakeawaysins,andinhimthereisnosin.Noonewho
abidesinhimkeepsonsinning;noonewhokeepsonsinninghaseitherseenhimorknownhim.Little
children,letnoonedeceiveyou.Whoeverpracticesrighteousnessisrighteous,asheisrighteous.-1Jn3:2-7

REVELATION
Letusrejoiceandexultandgivehimtheglory,forthemarriageoftheLambhascome,andhisBridehas
Surely there is not a righteous man on earth madeherselfready;itwasgrantedhertoclotheherselfwithfinelinen,brightandpure”—forthefine
who does good and never sins.-Eccl 7:20 linenistherighteousdeedsofthesaints.Rev19:7,8