Question:
Why does God put murderers, rapists, and other awful people on the earth if He knows that they will just hurt us and won’t be saved anyway?
Answer:
Even though man has chosen to sin, from Adam on down, yet God will have glory from even those who rebel against Him throughout eternity in “outer darkness: [where] there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth” (Matthew 25:30). We are told that “The LORD hath made all things for Himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil” (Proverbs 16:4). “For of Him, and through Him, and to Him, are all things: to Whom be glory forever. Amen” (Romans 11:36). So everything will eventually bring glory to God! He is in control of everything for He “worketh all things after the counsel of His own will” (Ephesians 1:11), and since He loves us “unto the end” or right through everything (John 13:1), we know that nothing can happen to His children except that which is for our good and His glory. He has promised: “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me” (Hebrews 13:5, 6).