Epstein, Diddy and Justice
Jeffrey Epstein had a private island, a private jet and connections to some of the most powerful people in the world, such as presidents, royals, tech billionaires, ivy league professors and Hollywood movie stars. Eventually, on charges of sex trafficking and more, he was arrested, imprisoned and found unresponsive in a maximum-security prison, where the cameras weren’t working, the guards were asleep and the names of the powerful that he was connected to was never released. People were promised justice, but the official list of names of those who benefited from his sex trafficking has apparently “disappeared”.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was acquitted of some of the most serious charges that someone could face such as sex trafficking and racketeering. For decades, Diddy’s parties were spoken of on daytime TV as the place to be. Since going to court, video evidence and witness testimonies revealed violence, drugs, prostitution, homosexuality and rape involving some of the most famous people in the world. There is even strong evidence to suggest that child stars were offered to him and lived with him for weeks, if not months, and engaged in all these activities.
Both figures, emblematic of wealth and influence, operated for years within systems that too often shield the powerful from scrutiny. Legal teams, connections in high places, and vast financial resources afforded them the means to delay or obscure investigations and silence potential accusers. The intricate webs of privilege and fear they spun allowed them to manoeuvre through loopholes and evade accountability—at least temporarily. Their stories highlight how, in the modern world, those with status can bend the machinery of justice to their advantage, leaving many to question whether true justice is attainable when power goes unchecked. What happens when no one believes in justice anymore? People are prone to explode with outrage or go numb with apathy. The truth is, is that justice is never gone, it is only delayed. The justice to come does not depend on lawyers in a court room or a jury. God is the judge who cannot be bought. He knows all things and sees the wicked heart of men. He sees and knows the victims and their pain. When God’s justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers (Pro 21:15).
It is easy to point out the sin in people like Diddy, Epstein and the rich and famous whose lives are exposed for all to see, when we all have a sin issue. Unlike the celebrities, our sin is hidden, in the places where we think no one sees. Just because our sin may not be as public or as numerous as others, it doesn’t make us innocent. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). The only hope for sinful men, like you and I is the grace and mercy of God. Imagine, an innocent man standing up in court and paying the penalty, life in prison, for all of Diddy’s crimes. Such news would travel across the world in seconds, and Diddy, I’m sure would be eternally grateful. How much more grateful to God should we be as we are reminded of how Christ paid the death penalty for our sins on the cross. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Rom 5:7-8) The response to such news is simple: trust in Christ and don’t be deluded that you could somehow pervert God’s justice. Secondly, turn away from the sins that put you there in the first place and cost so much to pay off.
For those thinking, where is justice and where is Christ? There is a difference between an injustice and an impending justice. The Lord’s return is imminent. Justice will be enacted. Judgement will be given. Yet…2 Peter 3:9, The Lord is not slow to fulfil his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. Turn to Christ, before it’s too late.
