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# destiny, destine, destined
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## Definition
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The term "destiny" refers to what will happen to people in the future. If someone is "destined" to do something, it means that what that person will do in the future has been decided.
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* After the nations of Israel and Judah continued in disobedience to God, their destiny was to go into captivity to Babylon.
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* Every person has a final, eternal destiny, either in heaven with Jesus or in hell without him.
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* John the Baptist was "destined" to preach about the kingdom of God which would cause people to either reject God or to repent and turn back to God. God had determined that John would do that.
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* Judas was "destined" for destruction, which means that this was what would happen as the result of his rebellion. God had decided that this would be his punishment.
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## Translation Suggestions
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* The term "to destine" could be translated as, "to determine" or "to decide."
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* To "be destined," could be translated using a phrase like, "God decided" or "God determined."
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* Depending on the context, "destiny" could be translated as "future life" or "what will happen in the end" or "what God has decided will happen."
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