His remembrance shall perish from the earth
Not only are the wicked forgotten of God in heaven, and are as
the slain he remembers no more, unless it be to pour out his
wrath upon them, and punish them for their sins, for which great
Babylon will come up in remembrance before him; but of men on
earth, and in the very places where they were born, and lived all
their days, ( Ecclesiastes
8:10 ) ( 9:5 ) ;
yea, those places, houses and palaces, towns and cities, which
they have built to perpetuate their memory among men, perish and
come to nought, and their memorial with them, ( Psalms 9:5 Psalms 9:6 ) ( 49:11 ) ;
and he shall have no name in the street;
much less in the house of God, still less in heaven, in the
Lamb's book of life; so far from it, that he shall have none on
earth, no good name among men; if ever his name is mentioned
after his death, it is with some brand of infamy upon him; he is
not spoken of in public, in a court of judicature, nor in any
place of commerce and trade, nor in any concourse of people, or
public assembly of any note, especially with any credit or
commendation; such is the difference between a good man and a
wicked man, see ( Proverbs
11:7 ) .