Pro 21:24 | KingComments | STEP | “Proud” and “Haughty” are names which represent the traits by which the “Scoffer" is recognized. A person who is haughty and proud and a scoffer bears these names. This person goes through life arrogantly, with contempt for any form of authority. In his pride, he refuses to bow down before God. In his haughtiness, he exalts himself above others. There is with him no desire for wisdom, for that implies that he must have reverence for God. With the scoffer there is a total lack of modesty. In his conceit he “acts with insolent pride”. He believes that he can get everything done and that he can order anyone to help him. He does not tolerate contradiction. The antichrist is the scoffer par excellence. Pharaoh and Sennacherib sneered at God and both perished by God’s judgment ( ; ). So too will the antichrist perish and all who follow him and are marked by his spirit of scoffing.

‏ Proverbs 21:24

The Scoffer and His Insolent Pride

“Proud” and “Haughty” are names which represent the traits by which the “Scoffer" is recognized. A person who is haughty and proud and a scoffer bears these names. This person goes through life arrogantly, with contempt for any form of authority. In his pride, he refuses to bow down before God. In his haughtiness, he exalts himself above others. There is with him no desire for wisdom, for that implies that he must have reverence for God.

With the scoffer there is a total lack of modesty. In his conceit he “acts with insolent pride”. He believes that he can get everything done and that he can order anyone to help him. He does not tolerate contradiction. The antichrist is the scoffer par excellence. Pharaoh and Sennacherib sneered at God and both perished by God’s judgment (Exo 5:2 ; Exo 14:23-30; Isa 36:16-20 ; Isa 37:6-10 ; 36-38). So too will the antichrist perish and all who follow him and are marked by his spirit of scoffing.