Does God reward and punish on earth, or only in the afterlife?

Question

PLEASE support with specific scripture. This question refers to and presupposes (for discussions sake) the existance of the Christian God.

Answer 1

both

you can't say that if you do wrong things on this planet you will be just fine till you'll die lol

Answer 2

I believe it is both. On earth and the Afterlife.

Answer 3

Psalm 7:11-12, 16 God is a righteous Judge, and a God who feels indignation every day.  If a man does not repent, God will whet His sword; He has bent and readied His bow; ... His mischief [the wicked] returns upon his own head, and on his own skull his violence descends.

King David also writes in Psalm 119 about studying the judgments of God, meaning that God is always judging people for various actions.

Answer 4

  

  There are many aayats in holy Quran that say that Allah awards the result of ones deeds in this world, to begin with.

  For example:

  " If you offer thanks, I will surely give you more !"

  " The economy of those who disobey will be tightened "

  " Whoever passes life with God's fear We will lead him to

     live a good life"

  When we pray Allah SWT our hearts are immediately filled with

joy and contentment. This is the immediate reward and we will get more Insha Allah in the hereinafter.

                         Muhammad Javed Iqbal

Answer 5

On earth, Lot's wife was turned into salt for looking backwards.