“And before Whom you will in the future give justification and reckoning.”
Our mefarshim ask why the Tanna found it necessary to add the word “osid – the future”?
The Knesses Yisroel explains that when a person commits an aveiroh that derails others and causes them to sin as well, his aveiroh continues to live on in the world for generations to come. As a result, the person is accountable for the aveiroh that carries on in the world in the future, long after he has already departed and is no longer physically alive.
The Mussar Avos adds that if a person killed someone he is also judged and held liable for the orphans that were left behind. If he stole from someone, he is liable for the deprivation that resulted for the individuals who lost their money or property.
