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The Day of the LORD

10/28/2019

What is the Day of the LORD? It is the most highly anticipated Day of the New Testament, the most fearful reference point essential to pastoral rhetoric, and the most dreadful situation forthcoming upon mankind (Rev. 8:13, 12:12; "Christ-Centered Preaching"). Yet, it's an unspoken issue among modern-day prognosticators (Jer. 5:27-31); it's an unworthy incident among the mob's most famous news reporters (Jer. 4:5-10); and, its an unseen situation among the sleepy watchmen of our time (Isa. 21:1-12, Matt. 25:1-13).

What is the Day of the LORD? It's not what you think (Lk. 12:40)! It comes as a thief in the night upon unsuspecting sleepers (2 Pet. 3:10, 1 Thess. 5:2, Lk. 12:39). Suddenly - at the break-in - "Christians" will suffer a surprising robbery of their undying souls from each one's refuge of false security (Matt. 25:11, Lk. 13:24-30; Matt. 7:21-23, Rev. 3:2-3). It is a divinely authored trap ordained to ensnare all men that dwell on the face of the earth (Lk. 21:34-36). In other words, it's a Day of fanning & sifting (Matt. 3:10-12, Lk. 3:16-17, Amos 9:8-10); a Day of purging, purifying, & destroying (Mal. 3:1-3, 4:1)! ...it just depends on who you are and how you respond.

THE DAY OF THE LORD

God's Judgment of the Church through Babylon: Isa. 13:6, 9; Ezek. 13:5, Joel 1:15, 2:1, 11, 31; Zeph. 1:7-8, 14; Zech. 14:1, 1 Thess. 5:2

God's Judgment Upon Babylon in the 2nd Advent War: Isa. 2:12, Obadiah 1:15, Joel 3:14, Mal. 4:5, Acts 2:20

What is the Day of the LORD? It's a Day so catastrophic that "Christians" will howl amidst the destruction and "every man's heart shall melt" (Isa. 13:6-9). Catastrophe will befall the covetous as the cross-less professors of "Christianity" will be heard crying out, "WHO CAN ABIDE IT?" (Joel 2:11; Jer. 6:13, 8:10; Hos. 7:13-16)! Why? For the love of their lives they will lament in these outcries of bitter agony (1 Thess. 5:1-5, Rev. 3:2-3; Rev. 12:11). They will commiserate among themselves in utter amazement with their faces as flames (Isa. 13:8). "Alas for the Day!" (Joel 1:15), the prophet Joel exclaimed! ...for, this is none other than "THE GREAT AND THE TERRIBLE DAY OF THE LORD" (Joel 2:11, 31)! Therefore shall the mighty men of "Carnal Christianity" cry bitterly (Zeph. 1:14, Amos 6:1, Hos. 4:6-11) and be "mad" for the sight of their eyes (Deut. 28:28, 34)!

Then, after a short space (Rev. 12:12), the Cup of Drunkenness will be passed from the Church to Babylon's World (Rev. 19:11-21; Jer. 25:15-38; Isa. 51:17-23). First, Heaven will besiege Earth (Rev. 16:1-11). Then, Babylon's World will gather for war against the Lamb of God (Rev. 16:12-16, 17:14, 19:19). At last, in the climactic outbreak of war: the Shaking (the 7th Vial [Rev. 16:17-21])! "And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken" (Lk. 21:25-26). For all that the Day brings (Winepress & Worldwide Battle), and before all is said and done, "The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that Day" (Isa. 2:10-11). This is what Malachi called, "THE GREAT AND DREADFUL DAY OF THE LORD" (Mal. 4:5)!

THE TRUMPETS

God's Judgment of the Church through Babylon: Jer. 4:5, 19, 21, 6:1, 17, Ezek. 33:1-9, Joel 2:1, Zeph. 1:16; Rev. 8:1-9:21 [Assyria: Hos. 5:8, 8:1, Amos 3:6; Sinai: Ex. 19:13, 16, 19, 20:18]

God's Judgment Upon Babylon in the 2nd Advent War: Isa. 18:3, 27:13, Jer. 51:27, Zech. 9:14, Matt. 24:31, 1 Cor. 15:52, 1 Thess. 4:16

What is the Day of the LORD? It's a "DAY OF THE TRUMPET" (Zeph. 1:16)! It's an "ALARM OF WAR" (Jer. 4:19)! It's an urgent message from divinely appointed Watchmen (Isa. 21:1-12, Ezek. 33:1-9; Rev. 10-11). It's an alarm to the inhabitants of the earth so important and absolutely unprecedented, divinely appointed holy angels will publish the forewarning by the blast of celestial trumpets from the lofty abode of Heaven ("And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound." - Rev. 8:6; Rev. 8:13, 12:12)! This is a cause for fear & trembling, even as it was written, "...let all the inhabitants of the Land tremble: for the Day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand" (Joel 2:1, Zeph. 1:14, Jer. 6:17, 5:21-22, Amos 3:6)!

Those beholden to divine justice will get the loudly declared message (Jer. 4:19-31). By reason of it men shall flee Jerusalem (Matt. 24, Mk. 13; Jer. 6:1). At the hearing of it men shall discern a coming destruction (Jer. 4:5, 21; Zech. 14:1-2; Lk. 17, 21; Rev. 9:1-19). For the duration of it men shall tremble with awe and wonder at what's ahead (Joel 2:1, Heb. 12:18-21, 25-29), not unlike the Church in the Wilderness trembled before the fiery Mount (Ex. 19:13, 16, 19, 20:18). If deluded mankind will not hearken to the voice of the first trumpet, then what's left of them will be alarmed at the blast of "the last trump" (1 Cor. 15:52, 1 Thess. 4:16, Matt. 24:31; Isa. 18:3, Zech. 9:14)! It's high time for Christianity to reckon with the loud announcement of these alarming TRUMPETS (Rom. 13:11-14)! - Trumpet #1, Trumpet #2, Trumpet #3, Trumpet #4, Trumpet #5, Trumpet #6, Trumpet #7! That's the truth.

THE DAY OF DARKNESS

God's Judgment of the Church through Babylon: Jer. 4:19-29; Joel 2:2, 10, 30-31; Zeph. 1:14-18; Isa. 13:1-11, 59:9-10; Rev. 8:12, 9:1-19

God's Judgment Upon Babylon in the 2nd Advent War: Isa. 24:1-12, 21-23; Isa. 34:1-8; Joel 3:9-16; Zech. 14:3-7; Matt. 24:29, Rev. 6:12-14

What is the Day of the LORD? It is a "DAY OF DARKNESS" (Joel 2:2)! It is when the earth and heavens tremble and turn dark before, amidst, and about the celestial and terrestrial armies of Babylon the Great (Joel 2:10). For, the rise of Babylon by war and conquest will result in blood, fire, and pillars of smoke as a third of mankind dies in the onslaught (Joel 2:30-31). In reflection upon these wonders, Zephaniah says, "That Day is... a Day of wasteness and desolation, a DAY OF DARKNESS and GLOOMINESS, a DAY OF CLOUDS and THICK DARKNESS" (Zeph. 1:15)! Even so, the loud shouts of angelic voices bear witness to the woefulness of this dreadful Day (Rev. 8:13)! God, the Creator, would have men gaze upward and behold the astonishment of the heavens - that men would depart from earthly passions and become horribly afraid (Jer. 2:12-13)! Look, and see: the whelming clouds of smoke! In horror, behold: the ghostly creatures proceeding from the thick darkness! Wonder, and regard: a haunted earth with an open Hell!

Then, after a short space (Rev. 12:12), watch and see: the black skies open and light appear (Matt. 24:29, 35; Rev. 6:12-17)! See wrath unfurled and watch Babylon fear (Isa. 34:1-2)! Hear a warrior shout and the sword brought near (Joel 3:9-16, Isa. 34:1-8)! This is the fiery consumption of heaven and earth in the utter destruction of Babylon (Isa. 24:1-12, 21-23) - when, for darkness and light, day is indiscernible from night and night from day (Zech. 14:3-7)!

THE DAY OF VENGEANCE

God's Judgment of the Church through Babylon: Jer. 5:9, 29, 9:9; Lk. 21:22, Rev. 17:17, Ezek. 38:16-17

God's Judgment Upon Babylon in the 2nd Advent War: Isa. 34:8, 61:2, 63:4, 2 Thess. 1:8

What is the Day of the LORD? It is a DAY OF VENGEANCE (Lk. 21:22). It is when the Antichrist pilots the vehicle of Babylon, the Beast (Ezek. 38:16-17), for the space of forty two months (Rev. 13:5), making it a Day foretold to be like no other (Rev. 11:2, 3, 12:6, 12, 14, 17:10). "For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be" (Matt. 24:21, Dan. 12:1). Why? Because this one man will have the combined personality and power of the Little Horn (Daniel 7:8, 8:9), the Prince (Dan. 9:26-27), the Vile Person (Dan. 11:21), & the King of Babylon (Isa. 13:3), and therefore he is called the "Man of Sin" and "the Son of Perdition" (Mk. 13:14; 2 Thess. 2:3-4)! In a demonic rampage he will accomplish “the transgression of desolation” (Dan. 8:13) for “the overspreading of abominations” (Dan. 9:27) to “pollute the Sanctuary” (Dan. 11:31) and outlaw Biblical Christianity (Rev. 13:1-18). "For these be THE DAYS OF VENGEANCE, that all things which are written may be fulfilled" (Lk. 21:22, Rev. 17:17).

What is the Day of the LORD? It is a Day when the Antichrist will "make war with the saints" and "overcome" them (Rev. 13:5-7). For, it is a Day of howling like that of Palestina (Isa. 14:31), Moab (Isa. 15:2-3, 16:7; Jer. 48:20, 31, 39), Tyre (Isa. 23:14, Jer. 47:2), Egypt (Ezek. 30:2), and the Ammonites (Jer. 49:3) when Babylon advanced upon their coasts and they suffered a punishing defeat. Much more, it is a Day of howling like that of the backslidden Church (Isa. 65:14, Jer. 4:8, Ezek. 21:1-7, Joel 1:5, 11, 13, Zeph. 1:11) when Babylon conquered Judah and robbed them of their children by scattering their families in a total of 6 Captivities until Jerusalem was without inhabitant and void of life. Much more, I say, because the Church is the one and only elect people divinely intended to be set-apart from all other peoples, therefore for them this is a Day of travail like no other since the world began (Dan. 12:1, Jer. 4:31, 6:24, 13:21, 22:23, 30:5-7, Lam. 3:5, Micah 4:9-10, 1 Thess. 5:3).

Then, after a little while, "the controversy of Zion" will come up before God in Heaven (Isa. 34:8). This, too, is "THE DAY OF THE LORD's VENGEANCE" (Isa. 34:8). This has always been in the heart of God (Isa. 63:4). Even so, a great proclamation will be made worldwide at the sudden turning of things (Isa. 61:2, 2 Thess. 1:7-10), while the stout gazes of Babylonians worldwide will be made to dread the sight of their eyes and the sounds of their ears! Why? Jesus said, "For THE DAY OF VENGEANCE is in mine heart, and THE YEAR OF MY REDEEMED is come." (Isa. 63:4). At last, and finally, this is "THE DAY OF VENGEANCE" upon Babylon for her sins against the Jews (Isa. 61:2). This is the End of the World.

THE DAY OF WRATH

God's Judgment of the Church through Babylon: Zeph. 1:15, 18, 2:1-3; Lam. 2:2, 22; Psalm 76:7-9, Job 21:30, Prov. 11:4; Ezek. 5:13-15, 7:3, 19, 8:18, 22:17-22, 24, 31; Jer. 4:8, 21:12, 30:23-24; Dan. 8:19

God's Judgment Upon Babylon in the 2nd Advent War: Psalm 76:7-9, 110:5-6; Isa. 13:13; Rom. 2:4-11, 1 Thess. 1:9-10, Rev. 6:16-17, 11:18

What is the Day of the LORD? It is a "DAY OF WRATH" (Zeph. 1:15). It is the fire of God's jealousy falling upon the backslidden Church (Zeph. 1:18, Jer. 21:12). It is an inescapable terror to the fearless freeloaders who promise themselves liberty (Prov. 1:29, Lam. 2:22, 2 Pet. 2:18-22). This is "THE DAY OF THE LORD's ANGER" (Zeph. 2:1-3, Ezek. 7:19, Lam. 2:22)! - a desperately serious situation (Zeph. 2:2); a hardly survivable occasion (Zeph. 1:18, 1 Pet. 4:17-18); a cause for corporate repentance among believers (Zeph. 2:1-3, Job 21:30); a reason to hide (Zeph. 2:3, Ps. 91:1, Hos. 14:7, Isa. 26:20-21, Ps. 27:5, 143:9)! For this shall rich men cast away their most prized possessions hoping for divine appeasement to no avail (Prov. 11:4, Zeph. 1:18, Ezek. 7:19, James 5:1-5, 1 Tim. 6:17-19).

There's no other remedy but Babylon (Deut. 32:36, Heb. 10:30-31). The divine plan is irreversible (Ezek. 8:18). The fire of God's anger is unquenchable (Jer. 21:12, Ezek. 7:3). The whirlwind of the LORD will go forth and it shall not return (Jer. 4:8, 30:23-24). Backslidden Christians everywhere will be made to reckon with the Sword of the LORD through Babylon. This is "THE INDIGNATION" (Dan. 8:19). This is "THE DAY OF INDIGNATION" (Ezek. 22:24). God will comfort Himself in the exacting of divine justice through Babylon, but until then the anger of God will not abate or diminish ("...I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes." - Ezek. 5:13-15, 22:17-22).

Then, before the Day expires, and all is said and done, the demonstration of "indignation and wrath" will grow in its scope to include all the kindreds of the earth (Rom. 2:8-9). The judgments will crescendo into a greater glory of divine wrath (Rom. 9:22). "Behold, He cometh with the clouds; and every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of Him" (Rev. 1:7)! This is what Paul called, "THE DAY OF WRATH" (Rom. 2:4-11). This is what Isaiah called, "THE DAY OF HIS FIERCE ANGER" (Isa. 13:13). It is the "revelation of the righteous judgment of God" (Rom. 2:5) by virtue of the Righteous Judge appearing in bodily presence to do the judgment! Even as Paul (under inspiration) spoke of the righteousness of these judgments "...when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ" (2 Thess. 1:4-10).

It behooves men to learn and discover the righteous judgments of Christ in "THE DAY OF HIS WRATH" (Ps. 110:5; Lk. 21:34-36). Lest, in being ignorant (Dan. 12:10), your voice will join the mighty outcry of Kings in the Last Day, when they madly exclaim to the mountains, "Fall on us, and hide us from the face of Him that sitteth on the Throne, and from THE WRATH OF THE LAMB: for THE GREAT DAY OF HIS WRATH is come; and who shall be able to stand?" (Rev. 6:16-17; Lk. 21:36; Ps. 76:7)!

THE DAY OF EVIL

God's Judgment of the Church through Babylon: Jer. 4:6, 6:1, 19, 11:11, 23, 17:17-18, 19:15, 23:12, 45:5; Prov. 16:4, Eccl. 12:1-7, 2 Kings 21:12, 1 Sam. 3:11, Jer. 19:3; Eph. 6:13

God's Judgment Upon Babylon in the 2nd Advent War (ARGUMENT SETTLED): Jer. 51:24, 64; Isa. 45:7, 41:22-24; Deut. 32:39-43

What is the Day of the LORD? It is "THE DAY OF EVIL" (Prov. 16:4, Jer. 17:17-18) - one abundantly described for mankind's serious consideration (Eccl. 12:1-7). It's a Day of inescapable evil (Jer. 4:6, 6:1, 19, 11:11, 23, 17:17-18, 19:15, 23:12) for the greater good of the Church, even though it will be highly offensive to the Church at the beginning (Isa. 27:8-9; Rev. 7:14). It is a Day of unbelievable evil and paramount strangeness (Hab. 1:5-6) insomuch that, the LORD said, "Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle" (2 Kings 21:12 [1 Sam. 3:11], Jer. 19:3)! Nevertheless, those who understand the devil's wiles in the Evil Day will be prepared beforehand (as it was written, "that ye may be able to withstand in THE EVIL DAY" - Eph. 6:13); therefore, through faith in "the Testimony of Jesus", they will overcome the Dragon (Rev. 1:1-3, 12:11, 17, 19:10)!

The End of the World in 1,335 Days

In conclusion, I ask: What is the Day of the LORD? It lasts for a total of 1,335 Days (Dan. 12). It begins at the midpoint of the 70th Week of Daniel (Dan. 9). The Great Tribulation transpires for the whole duration of 1,260 Days (Rev. 7:14). Herein is God's judgment of the Church through Babylon. Then comes the next 30 Days amounting to 1,290 Days. Herein is God's judgment upon Babylon in the 2nd Advent War. Then, at last, for the next 45 Days, amounting to 1,335 Days, the Lord will regather and restore the Jews to Jerusalem for the commencement of the Millennial Reign of Christ!

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The Unheeded Prophets

10/26/2019

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"And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe." - Ezekiel 2:10 [Rev. 10:9-11]

Among all the voices that contribute to the doctrines of the Last Days, Jeremiah and Ezekiel are The Unheeded Prophets. Their messages are unappealing to the "positive thinking" of the general assembly of apostates. How hardly could such men endure even a light reading of the burden! Hopeful hypocrites don't see the happiness in reading 100 Chapters of prophecy saturated with lamentations, mourning, and woe (Ezek. 2:10). This propensity of hypocrites to despise correction and disregard justice is truly disturbing (Jer. 6:10-11, Mal. 3:13-4:1, Lk. 6:25).

"I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation." - Jeremiah 15:17

"Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?" - Malachi 3:14

"Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep." - Luke 6:25

Considering the scope of the Gospel revealed to David and Isaiah, it is easy to see why Jeremiah and Ezekiel are so easily marginalized by students of Biblical Prophecy today. However, this is a costly and unforgivable mistake! For, the Messianic Prophecy revealed to David and Isaiah is noticeably void of the detail provided by Jeremiah and Ezekiel. That's not to say that David and Isaiah didn't foresee and speak about the Babylonian Captivity. Admittedly, David didn't know that God would specifically use the Babylonians, but he foresaw the same event later clarified by Isaiah to be the Babylonian Captivity.

David's Foresight

Babylonian Captivity: Ps. 79, 88, 89, 137, 126, 107; Ps. 14:7, 53:6

Isaiah's Foresight

Babylonian Captivity: Isa. 13:1-14:27, 21:1-11, 47:1-15, 49:5-6, 24, 51:14, 52:2

It's not like David and Isaiah were somehow ignorant that God could or would use the heathen as an instrument of chastisement to correct the backslidden Church. David fundamentally acknowledged this much in Psalm 17:13-14. Also, we can be sure that David consciously related to God according to the parameters outlined in Leviticus 26. However, David knew much more about God's judgment UPON the heathen comparatively to God's judgment THROUGH the heathen. This is exactly why people are drawn to the Messianic Prophecy of David or Isaiah more than Jeremiah and Ezekiel.

Granted, Isaiah knew much more than David. He was one of the earliest prophets to clarify the national origin of the heathen people that God would eventually use, namely the Babylonians. Also, in being the foremost prophet to unveil how God was judging the Church through Assyria, it was necessary for God to give Isaiah a greater comprehension of the matter. Isaiah's prophecies concerning the coming of Babylon were particularly striking after all was said and done concerning Assyria (Isa. 36, 27, 38, 39). Who could deny that God was speaking to the man now that the finger of God was pointing to another adversary on the horizon (Isa. 39)! Also, given the fact that Assyria was a typological representation of what God would do through Babylon, Isaiah's prophecies concerning Assyria contribute to the doctrine of Babylon as a whole. Nevertheless, in respect to the 66 Chapters of Isaiah, God's judgment THROUGH the heathen occupies only a small portion. The vast majority speaks about God's judgment UPON the heathen and the glory that would follow.

God's Judgment Through Assyria / Babylon: Isa. 1:21, 27, 3:13-14, 4:4, 5:16, 26-30, 10:5-19, 28:17-22

God's Judgment Upon Assyria / Babylon & the Glory that Follows: SPECIFIC REFERENCES OF JUDGMENT: Isa. 2:4, 10-22, 11:3-4, 26:8-10, 30:18, 27-33, 32:1-4, 33:5-6, 22, 34:1-10, 42:1-4, 51:4-5; OVERALL CHAPTERS INCLUDING BOTH JUDGMENT & GLORY: Isa. 2, 4, 11, 12, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66

The emphasis of David & Isaiah's vision of foresight is God's Judgment UPON Babylon. They understood that God's judgment UPON the heathen was the crowning achievement of the Kingdom of God! As for David, his heart was exceedingly enlarged in the foresight of this event, prophetically declaring, "HE SHALL JUDGE THE WORLD IN RIGHTEOUSNESS" (Ps. 9:7-8, 16-20; 96:10, 13, 98:9)! You know... the same statement Paul attributed to the 2nd Coming of Christ, when he said, "He will judge the world in righteousness by that Man" (Acts 17:31; 2 Thess. 1:3-12, Jas. 5:9, Jude 1:14-15)! The combined testimony of the historical books and the Psalms convey to us what David realized in his lifetime and, in contrast, what he knew about and came short of - a vision of the Kingdom of God that extends beyond his lifetime. It's understandable for redeemed men to be fascinated with this climactic and most glorious event, namely because it's the fruition of the Gospel in the End of the World! However, men do so at the neglect of Jeremiah and Ezekiel and thereby endanger their own souls! These two unheeded Prophets simply cannot be ignored!

My reader, I plead with you to reconsider your pursuit of knowledge in Biblical Prophecy! Sincerely, I'm asking... what's it all for? What is the end goal of your studies? Is it to answer the unanswered question of doomed generations? Sadly, most men will continue to subconsciously disregard the ministries of Jeremiah and Ezekiel and thereby remain unfit to interpret the Book of Revelation. On the contrary, we must come to understand the differences between the Prophets and appreciate the vital importance of all their voices in the grand scheme of things.

We can be certain that David knew this much: (1) the sin of the Jewish People would warrant a Captivity (Babylonian Captivity: Ps. 79, 88, 89, 137, 126, 107; Ps. 14:7, 53:6); (2) a great War would be waged for the successful deliverance of the Jewish People from Captivity (the 2nd Advent War: Ps. 2, 110, 83, 46, 118, 58, 21, 144, & 104); (3) the dispersed Jews would be regathered and establishment in the Kingdom of God (the Coming Kingdom: 1 Chron. 16:23-36; Ps. 96, 97, 98); (4) the glory of the Kingdom would be completely unprecedented in worldwide dominion (the Millennial Reign of Christ: Ps. 45, 87, 65, 66, 67, 148, 149). Also, we can also be certain that David knew very little about how God would purify the Church through the Babylonian Captivity. In other words, he knew very little about God's judgment of the Church THROUGH Babylon. This is where Jeremiah and Ezekiel come in.

The Gospel is something even false prophets would pretentiously welcome, but they would never welcome the likes of Babylon. This is exactly why they hated Jeremiah (Jer. 27:1-28:17; COMMENTARY)! They would never welcome the Day of the Lord THROUGH Babylon for a despite of its terribleness (Isa. 13:6, 9; Ezek. 13:5, Joel 1:15, 2:1, 11; Zeph. 1:7-8, 14; Zech. 14:1, 1 Thess. 5:2). They would never welcome what Jeremiah called a Day of Evil (Jer. 17:17-18, 19:3; Prov. 16:4, Eccl. 12:1-7, 1 Sam. 3:11, 2 Kings 21:12, Hab. 1:5-6, 3:16-19); what Zephaniah called a Day of Wrath (Zeph. 1:15, 18, 2:1-3; Job 21:30, Prov. 11:4, Lam. 2:22, Rom. 2:4-11); what Joel called a Day of Darkness (Joel 2:1-2, 10, 30-31, Zeph. 1:14-18, Isa. 13:1-11, 59:9-10, Jer. 2:12, 4:19-29, Rev. 6:12-14, 8:12, 9:1-3; see Trumpet #4); nor would they ever welcome what Jesus foretold to be "the Days of Vengeance" (Jer. 5:9, 29, 9:9; Lk. 21:22, Rev. 17:17, Ezek. 38:16-17)!

"Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and NONE OF THE WICKED SHALL UNDERSTAND; but the wise shall understand." - Daniel 12:10

Unless wicked men repent, it's simply impossible for them to understand how God (as a last resort!) brings evil upon an evil people to make them good again. Literally, it's impossible (Prov. 14:6, 17:16; Matt. 11:25-26)! Furthermore, all good men need to take a long hard look at "the conversion experience" of Jeremiah and Habakkuk recorded in Jeremiah 14:1-17:18 & Habakkuk 1:1-3:19 (COMMENTARY) before the prophetic clock reaches midnight. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.

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The Gospel of David -> The Gospel of Isaiah -> "The Everlasting Gospel" (Rev. 14:6)

10/23/2019

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When thinking about the Kings of Israel and Judah of old, what comes to mind? When and how the Israelite People transitioned from the Wilderness to a Civilization is a critical portion of Biblical Church History. Likewise, when and how the Israelite People came to be ruled by an earthly King is vitally important to Theology. After all, this peculiar people and the government which ruled them was divinely intended to be THE KINGDOM OF GOD. Furthermore, the ultimate ruler of the Israelite Kingdom foretold to arise was declared to be a champion of salvation by this vehicle: THE KINGDOM OF GOD. Therefore, understandably, the Jewish Kings of old knew more about THE GOSPEL than one might think.

The Gospel of David

1st Advent: Son of God/Incarnation: Ps. 2:7, 12, 40:5-8; Suffering/Crucifixion: Ps. 22:6-26, 69:21; Resurrection: Ps. 16:9-10 (Acts 2:25-28); Priesthood: Ps. 110:4; Kingly Enthronement: Ps. 2:6, 24:7-10, 110:1

The Gospel of Isaiah

1st Advent: Son of God/Incarnation: Isa. 7:14-16, 9:6; Suffering/Crucifixion: Isa. 42:2-3, 50:4-11, 52:13-15, 53:1-12, 55:1-4; Resurrection: Isa. 25:8, 26:19; Priesthood: Isa. 52:15; Kingly Enthronement: Isa. 9:6, 32:1-2, 33:17-18

David's knowledge of the Gospel is profoundly on point and exact. Wouldn't you agree? David knew about the incarnation of the Son of God and what followed - the suffering, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Also, David knew what offices the Messiah would assume as the Redeemer of Mankind - both Priest and King! However, when Christians of the Gentile Church Age think upon these things, their considerations are disturbingly shallow in respect to Messianic Prophecy. This results in a radically deviant understanding of the Gospel compared to the general tenor and overall trajectory of David & Isaiah's thoughts on the matter.

As for David & Isaiah, their understanding of the Gospel didn’t begin and end with the Person and Work of Jesus Christ in the 1st Advent. In other words, their Gospel Message wasn’t just the incarnation, crucifixion, resurrection, & ascension of Christ. Indeed, by way of prophecy, they knew about these doctrines; but… for them, the ascension of Christ wasn’t the END of the Gospel, it was the BEGINNING. In fact, Isaiah was the first one to coin the term, “Gospel”, which also means “Good Tidings” or Good News; and, in every place where the glorious announcement is prophetically declared by Isaiah he is declaring the coming of the Kingdom of God in worldwide sovereignty during the reign of the Messiah. In other words, the coming of the Kingdom of God brings about the End of the World!

The Gospel: “the LORD reigneth” – 1 Chron. 16:31; Ps. 93:1 (Rev. 4), 96:10 (1 Chron. 16:31), 97:1, 99:1; “God reignteh” – Ps. 47:8; “the God of Jacob…which executeth judgment” – Ps. 146:5-10

Ordered: 2 Sam. 23:5
David’s Prayer: 1 Chron. 29:10-13

The Gospel: “Good Tidings…Behold your God!” – Isa. 40:9-11; “One that bringeth Good Tidings” – Isa. 41:27; “My Servant” – Isa. 42:1-7, 13-14; “Good Tidings…Thy God reigneth!” – Isa. 52:7; “Good Tidings” – Isa. 61:1-2; “God Almighty…hast reigned” – Rev. 11:17-19; “the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth” – Rev. 19:6; “The Everlasting Gospel” – Rev.14:6-13; “King of Saints…Thy Judgments are made manifest” – Rev. 15:3-4

Ordered: Isa. 9:6-7
The Lord’s Prayer: Matt. 6:8-13

When the sovereignty of the Kingdom of God will extend worldwide in its domination of all nations and peoples, literally, this is the End of the World! Clearly, according to Psalm 96, 97, 47, & 136, this is what David understood to be the manifest judgment of the LORD reigning in the earth; and, what David did hereby introduce, Isaiah elaborated upon by coining the term, “Good Tidings”.

Evidently, according to Isaiah 40, 41, 42, 52, & 61, Isaiah had the same understanding as David. With profound exactitude, Isaiah picked up where David left off in the preaching of the Gospel. Isaiah answered David’s unanswered agonies. Where David was downcast over his woeful shortcomings in respect to the glory of the Gospel in his lifetime (2 Sam. 23:5), Isaiah foretold a lifting up of the head (Isa. 9:6-7). Specifically, David lamented over the disorderliness of his house and Kingdom in that it was overrun by sinners (2 Sam. 23:5), while Isaiah speaks of the ordering and establishment of the Kingdom in justice and judgment forevermore (Isa. 9:6-7).

The Historical Books and the Psalms were very clear to detail these things. David was very pleased to realize the divine repentance of his lifetime (Ps. 78:65-72, 105:42-45, 106:44-45, 135:13-14), but he agonized over the unfulfilled glories of the Kingdom (the Gospel) revealed by the Spirit of Prophecy (2 Sam. 23:1-7). This is especially evident in the Latter Years of David's life. For, the plot of the Gospel thickened more and more as prophetic vision continued to flourish among the prophets in those days.

Through the Spirit of Prophecy, David knew that the sinfulness of the Jews would result in a future Captivity (Sinfulness of the Jews: Ps. 10, 14, 50, 53, 58, 73). However, he didn't know that this Captivity would be called "the Babylonian Captivity" (Babylonian Captivity: Ps. 79, 88, 89, 137, 126, 107 [Ps. 14:7, 53:6]), as Isaiah later clarified (Babylonian Captivity: Isa. 13:1-14:27, 21:1-11, 47:1-15, 49:5-6, 24, 51:14, 52:2), but he knew the Jews would be punished for their pride and made poor and needy as prisoners (Sighing Prisoners / Captives / Poor & Needy: Ps. 12:5, 74:21-22, 79:11, 102:20, 146:7-8, 103:6, 113:5-9, 147:1-20, 14:7, 53:6, 126:1, 4, 137:3). Most importantly, David knew that this would set the stage for the coming of the Kingdom of God as revealed in the Gospel as he understood it. Most people think this is a duly marginalized aspect of Eschatology! ...with the general public of "Christendom" aloof to what made the Prophets of old most alive!

Isaiah just picked up where David left off in the prophetic declaration of the Gospel. Isaiah spoke at length concerning the same scenario of the Jews (Sinfulness of the Jews: Isa. 5:1-25, 28:7-22, 29:9-14, 30:1-17, 31:1-3, 42:18-25, 43:8, 22-28, 45:9-10, 20, 47:6-7, 49:14, 50:1-3, 57:1-14, 58:1-7, 59:1-16, 63:15-18, 64:5-12, 65:2-7, 66:3-5; Sighing Prisoners / Captives / Poor & Needy: Isa. 5:13, 22:17, 25:4, 26:6, 41:17, 42:7, 49:8-9, 21, 24, 51:14, 52:2, 57:15, 61:1, 66:2). Demonstrably, when these men preached the Gospel, their messages were marvelously harmonious in declaring what God would do to save the Jews - and all mankind therewith!

Salvation: Ps. 65:5, 69:13, 29, 79:9, 88:1, 96:2, 98:1-3, 132:16, 146:7-10
Vengeance / Revenge: Ps. 58:10, 79:10, 94:1, 149:7

Salvation: Isa. 25:9, 26:1, 33:2, 6, 45:8, 17, 46:13, 49:6, 8, 51:5-8, 52:7, 10, 56:1, 59:11, 16-19, 60:18, 61:10, 62:1, 6, 11, 63:5

Vengeance / Revenge: Isa. 1:24, 34:8, 35:4, 57:17-18, 61:2, 63:4, Jer. 46:10; “the Days of Vengeance” – Lk. 21:22, Rev. 17:17, Ezek. 38:17

Explicitly and Emphatically, David and Isaiah proclaimed the Gospel by declaring the coming of the Kingdom of God - and, specifically speaking, this meant the coming of the King, the anointed Christ, who alone is the exactor of salvific vengeance upon Babylon. Therefore, literally, for the Jews, "salvation" is the execution of vengeance upon Babylon. Thus, upon liberating the Jews from Babylonian Captivity, and upon them being regathered to the Land of Israel, the foretold glories of the Kingdom of God would commence.

That's not to say that the Jews are forgiven by some other means than the atonement of Jesus Christ (Isa. 52:13-15, Ps. 2:8). Nor is that to say that the incarnation, death, burial, resurrection, and ascension of Christ have no part in this story of redemption (Zech. 12:10-14, 13:6-7). God forbid! Rather, because of the blood, or, because of the 1st Advent of Christ, the LORD will accomplish all that remains undone in the Gospel; and, in respect to the Gospels of David and Isaiah, the vast majority of salvation is still to-be-accomplished in the 2nd Advent of Christ. The Jews are the spoils of war.

The Arm of the LORD: Ps. 44:3, 136:12, 77:15, 89:10, 13, 21, 98:1

Right Hand: Ps. 10:12, 16:8, 11, 17:7, 20:6, 21:8, 44:3, 48:10, 74:11, 77:10, 80:15, 17, 89:13, 98:1, 109:6, 31, 110:1, 5, 118:15-16, 136:12

The Arm of the LORD: Isa. 40:9-11, 50:2, 51:5, 9, 52:10, 53:1, 59:16, 63:5

Right Hand: Isa. 41:10-11, 13, 48:13, 49:22

I repeat, none of these Gospel Messages neglect or exclude the atoning work of Jesus at the Cross. However, the modern day “Gospel” of so-called Christianity does neglect and exclude the Gospels of David, Isaiah, and the Revelation of Jesus Christ given to John! Therefore, a correction needs to be made. Take, for example, Isaiah’s doctrine of the Arm of the LORD in Isaiah 40:9-11, 50:2, 51:5, 9, 52:10, 53:1, 59:15-17, & 63:5 in which he foretells both the 1st Advent (after 400 years of general apostasy and silence) and the 2nd Advent of Christ (after many generations of general apostasy). Speaking in reference to this doctrine, only one seventh of Isaiah’s prophecies have come to fruition! My reader, does that surprise you?

That’s a lot of Gospel still to come! Like I said before, the ascension of Christ is not the end of the Gospel but its beginning! And, Paul is very bold to say that we, as Christians, will be saved “much more” by the “life” of Jesus, comparatively to how much we have been saved by the “death” of Jesus (Rom. 5:10, 1 Pet. 1:5)! Such an oversight by the so-called “Gospel Preachers” of today would hardly be impressive to Isaiah. However eloquent they may be, they’re still only preaching a seventh of the message!

Judgment / War: Ps. 7:8-13, 21:8-13, 50:4, 73:18-20, 135:14, 146:7-10; Deut. 32:36; Ps. 9:7-8, 16-20; 96:10, 13, 98:9

Judgment / War: Isa. 1:21, 27, 2:4, 3:13-14, 4:4, 5:7, 16, 9:7, 11:3-4, 26:8-10, 28:5-6, 17, 30:18, 32:1, 16, 33:5, 22, 34:5, 42:1-4, 51:4-5, 61:8; “the Hour of His Judgment is Come” – Rev. 14:7

Dashed Dead Bodies: Ps. 2:9, 49:14-15, 50:22, 110:5, 76:12, 82:1, 7-8, 139:19-22, 46:8-10; Dust Saturated with Blood: Ps. 58:10

Feasting Birds / Worms: Ezek. 39:17-21, Rev. 19:17-19; Isa. 50:8-9, 51:6, 8, 12; Dust Saturated with Blood / Fat: Isa. 26:21, 34:5-7, Deut. 32:39-43, Zech. 12:3, Rev. 14:14-20, 19:11-16

The fully disclosed message of the Gospel would declare the alarm of war - namely, the coming of the judgment of God through the Messiah who wages war upon Babylon's World to liberate the Jews and establish the Kingdom of God! Literally, the foretold "judgment" is the act of war by the Messiah and the Armies of Heaven that follow His command. Therefore, to be abundantly clear with the forewarning - in hopes that all men would meet the terms of peace in the day of war (Lk. 14:31-33) - the Spirit of Prophecy waxed illustrious with detail speaking of the dead bodies of those who will be slain in the war and how the land would be saturated with blood!

Fiery Consummation: Ps. 37:20, 58:6-9, 68:1-2, 9:17, 97:2-5, 104:3, 32, 35, 112:10, 140:10

Earth / Mountains Melting: Ps. 46:6, 75:3; Melted Bodies: Ps. 11:6, 68:1-4; Firestorms / Hailstorms: Ps. 18:7-15, 50:3, 83:13-15, 11:6; Blackness of Heaven: Ps. 18:9, 11

Fiery Consummation: Isa. 1:25-31, 11:4, 24:19, 30:27-28, 30, 33, 34:4, 8-10, 51:6, 66:14-16, Matt. 24:35, Lk. 21:33, Heb. 10:27, 12:29, 2 Thess. 2:8, 2 Pet. 3:7, 10-12, Rev. 1:7, 19:20

Earth / Mountains Melting: Isa. 24:4, 6, 19, 64:1-2; Melted Bodies: Ezek. 38:22; Firestorms / Hailstorms: Isa. 30:30, Rev. 16:17-21, Ezek. 38:21-23, Isa. 66:15-16; Blackness of Heaven: Isa. 13:10, 50:3, Rev. 6:12; Rolling Back as a Scroll: Isa. 34:4, Rev. 6:14; Day & Night Indiscernible: Zech. 14:6-7; Destruction of Earth: Isa. 24:1, 3-6, 17-20, Matt. 24:35; Nations / Cities Reduced to Ashes: Isa. 26:5-6, 49:23, Mal. 4:1, 3; Evaporating Rivers: Isa. 34:9, 50:2

Roaring / Shaking: Ps. 46:2-3, 6, 68:8, 30, 33-35; Earth: Ps. 99:1; Mountains: Ps. 46:2-3; Kingdoms / Nations: Ps. 46:6, 99:1

Roaring / Shaking: Hag. 2:5-9, 21-23; Ezek. 38:19-23, Isa. 2:10-22, 13:13, 24:18-20, 34:4, 54:10, Jer. 50:46, Joel 3:9-16, Heb. 12:25-29; Earth: Isa. 24:19; Mountains: Isa. 54:10, Rev. 16:20; Nations / Cities: Isa. 26:5-6, Hag. 2:7, Rev. 16:19; Islands: Rev. 16:20; Stars of the Sky: Rev. 6:13, Isa. 34:4, Matt. 24:29, Lk. 21:25-26, Mk. 13:24-25

According to the Spirit of Prophecy, this war will be so explosively destructive to mankind, both heaven and earth will be destroyed in the onslaught. That's because the coming of the Kingdom of God in worldwide dominance is none other than the End of the World. This is the fruition of the Gospel! This is the foretold CONSUMMATION - a complete end by a fiery consumption that will melt the mountains, blacken heaven, reduce cities to ashes, evaporate rivers, and destroy the earth! This is the foretold SHAKING - a verbal roaring of the Messiah's VOICE that reels the earth, removes the mountains, moves the stars, and reduces the nations to rubble!

Consumption unto Nothingness / Vanity: Ps. 39:4-5, 11, 104:35, 144:3-8; Moth-Eaten: Ps. 39:11; Withering as Grass: Ps. 37:2, 92:5-7, 102:1-12, 103:14-16; Waxing Old as Garment: Ps. 102:25-28; Dung: Ps. 83:10, 110:6; Chaff: Ps. 1:4, 35:5; Day of Wrath: Ps 110:5, 76:7-9, 12; Rod: Ps. 2:9, 110:2; Cup of Drunkenness: Ps. 75:7-10

Consumption unto Nothingness / Vanity: Isa. 29:20, 34:12, 40:17, 23, 41:11-12, 24, 29, 44:9, 57:13; Moth-Eaten: Isa. 50:9, 51:8; Withering as Grass / Stubble: Isa. 34:12, 37:27, 40:6-8, 15-18, 23-24, 41:11-12, 23-24, 29, 47:14, 51:12, Mal. 4:1; Waxing Old as Garment: Isa. 50:8-9, 51:6, 8; Dung: Jer. 25:29-33; Chaff: Isa. 5:24, 17:13, 29:5, 41:15, Matt. 3:12; Day of Wrath: Isa. 13:13, Zeph. 1:18, Rev. 6:17; Rod: Isa. 11:1, 4; Cup of Drunkenness: Isa. 51:17-23, Jer. 25:15-38, 51:39, 57; Rev. 14:8-11, 16:19

Explicitly, and eloquently, the intentions of God in all of this are plain and clear. The God of Israel wants men to know their own weakness and wretchedness. The Messiah comes to compel men into this state of mind - a sober estimation one's own glory and power as a member of the Adamic Race. Thus, men come to behold their own nothingness and vanity as withering grass and decaying garments; as decomposing dung and chaff in the wind; as those drunken and staggering for madness and fearfulness; as the beholders of the Rod of God in the Day of Wrath! Then, the humbled souls of earth will be prepared to behold the greatest wonders of all in the Regathering & Restoration of the Jewish People to the Promised Land!

Treacherous Journey / No Peace to the Wicked: Ps. 79:11, 106:44-48, 110:7 [Ps. 114:8; 105:37-45], 97:10-12, 102:13-28, 103:1-5 [Ex. 15:26, Ps. 105:37, Isa. 40:31], 107:32-43, 147:1-20, 148:1-14

Travail / Jews Weeping & Repenting: Ps. 48:4-10, Ps. 126:1-6, 137:1-9

Spiritual / Physical Regeneration & Restoration: Ps. 104:30-35 (Ps. 68:9); Healing All Diseases: Ps. 105:37, Ex. 15:26, Ps. 103:3; Regeneration of Earth: Ps. 65:6-13, 69:34-36, 96:11-12, 98:4-8, 107:32-43; Rain: Ps. 72:6, 2 Sam. 23:4; Flourishing: Ps. 72:7, 92:12-15; Springing: Ps 85:11, 2 Sam. 23:4; Light: Ps. 110:3, 2 Sam. 23:4; Renewal as on Eagle’s Wings: Ps. 103:1-5

Treacherous Journey / No Peace to the Wicked: Isa. 11:10-12, 52:11-12, 33:17-18, 43:5-8, 48:20-22, 57:13-21, 62:10

Travail | Jews Weeping & Repenting: Isa. 13:8, 21:3, 25:9, 26:7-11, 16-19, 33:2, Jer. 30:5-7, 31:8-9, 18, 50:4-8 (Conversion: Isa. 29:18, 35:5, 42:7, 16, 18-19, 43:8); Jews Calling upon the LORD: Isa. 30:18-19, 55:3-7, Joel. 2:30-32, Zech. 13:8-9,

Spiritual / Physical Regeneration & Restoration: Rom. 11:15; Spiritual Rain: Zech. 10:1, Joel. 2:28-32, Ezek. 39:29, Isa. 32:15-20, 44:3; Healing All Diseases: Isa. 33:24; Regeneration of Earth: Isa. 44:23, 55:10-13, 41:17-20, 35:1-10, 43:15-21, 49:9-13, 51:3; Rom. 8:18-23; Rain: Isa. 55:10-13; Flourishing: Isa. 66:14; Springing: Isa. 44:1-8, 45;8, 61:10-11; Light: Isa. 42:16-21, 58:8-9, 60:1-5; Renewal as on Eagle’s Wings: Isa. 40:29-31

In the Regathering and Restoration of the Jews to Jerusalem, the LORD will perform the greatest miracles to date - specifically, as the Jews venture the Treacherous Journey home in the face of certain death! The LORD will hear the crying prayers of the penitent sojourners and regenerate the earth before their very eyes. The impenitent of the earth (the wicked) will look on in desperation and wonder in hopes to become partakers of the blessing.

Vanquishing of Idolatry: Ps. 96:1-7, 97:6-9, 115:1-8, 135:13-21;

Converting Gentiles: Ps. 117:1-2, 8:9, Deut. 32:43,

New Song: Ps. 96:1, 98:1;

Preaching & Declaration (Light of the Gentiles): Ps. 64:9-10, 68:30, 96:3, 10, 102:21, 126:2, 22:27-28

Vanquishing of Idolatry: Isa. 2:18, 20, 30:22, 31:6

Converting Gentiles: Isa. 55:5, 44:5, 4:1, 60:1-5, 11:10, 51:4-5, 49:6, 15-23, 56:5-8, 65:1-16

New Song: Isa. 42:10

Preaching & Declaration (Light of the Gentiles): Isa. 12:4, 42:10-12, 45:24, 48:20, 52:6-8, 66:19, Jer. 51:10

Idolatry will be vanquished worldwide, even as Gentiles like the abundance of the sea will be converted! New songs will be sung as the earth is resounding with voices preaching and declaring the wonderful works of God! At last, in very deed, the LORD will be known as the Judge of all the Earth (Gen. 18:25, Ex. 9:14, 16, 34:10, Num. 14:21), the Lord of all the Earth (Josh. 3:11, 13, Zech. 4:14, 6:5, Ps. 97:5, Micah 4:13), the Most High over all the Earth (Ps. 83:18), the King of all the Earth (Ps. 47:2, 7, Zech. 14:9), and the God of the whole Earth (Isa. 54:5)! This will be the commencement of the Millennial Reign of Christ.

The Millennial Reign of Christ

All Flesh / Earth Singing, Worshipping, Rejoicing, & Fearing: Ps. 53:5-6, 66:1-7, 68:31-32, 86:9-10, 96:1-2, 97:1, 100:1, 117:1-2 (Deut. 32:43), 102:15, 138:4-5, 145:21, 148:11-13; All Flesh Coming to the House of God: Ps. 65:1-5, 96:6-9

The Coming Kingdom: its Generation (Ps. 14:5-7, 22:27-31, 24:6, 102:18), its Princes (Ps. 45:16-17, 122:5, 68:31), its King (Ps. 47:2, 7-8), its Order (2 Sam. 23:5), its Government via Law / Judgments (Ps. 7:6, 74:18-23, 67:4, 72:2, 76:7-9, 103:6, 149:6-9, 82:8, 96:10, 13, 98:9), its Dominion / Terrible Majesty (Ps. 72:8, 76:8, 12, 103:19-22, 68:33-35, 104:1-4, 32, 35, 110:1-7; see Glory Above of the Earth & the Heaven), its Chief Peoples (Ps. 68:31)

Zion’s Beauty & Shining Brilliance: Ps. 48:2, 50:2; The World-Renowned Blessedness of Zion & its King: Ps. 24:7-10, 37:10-11, 46:4-5, 67:1-7, 48:1-14 (Matt. 5:35), 148:14, 45:16-17, 59:13, 72:17, 19 (Num. 14:21, Hab. 2:14), 98:1-3, 83:18, 87:3, 122:1-9, 132:13-18, 133:3 (its eternality), 149:1-5; The Enrichment of Zion / the House of God (the Desire of all Nations): Ps. 68:29, 72:10; The Service of All Nations | Universal Lordship over All: Ps. 102:22; True Israelites Inheriting their Birthright: Ps. 87:1-7; Falling Down & Licking Dust: Ps. 72:9, 11; Considering the Place of the Wicked: Ps. 37:10-11

The Millennial Reign of Christ

All Flesh / Earth Singing, Worshipping, Rejoicing, & Fearing: Isa. 12:2, 5, 14:7, 24:13-16, 26:1-6, 19, 27:2-11, 30:29, 35:2, 6, 10, 38:20, 41:5, 42:10-11, 44:23, 48:20, 49:13, 51:3, 11-12, 52:8-9, 54:1, 55:12-13, 65:14; Rev. 15:4; All Flesh coming to the House of God: Isa. 56:1-12, 66:23

The Coming Kingdom: its Generation (Matt. 24:34, Rev. 7, 14), its Princes (Rev. 5:9-10, 20:4-6; Lk. 19:11-27), its King (Isa. 6:1-5, 32:1-2, 33:17-18, 22, 41:21, 43:15, 44:6, Rev. 15:3, 17:14, 19:16), its Order (Isa. 9:7), its Government via Law / Judgments (Isa. 2:2-4, 5:16, 42:1-4; Acts 17:31, Rom. 2:5-6), its Dominion / Terrible Majesty (Isa. 33:17-18; Dan. 9:7-9, Heb. 4:14-16, Rev. 6:15-17, 14:1; see Glory Above of the Earth & the Heaven), its Chief Peoples (Isa. 19:16-25)

Zion’s Beauty & Shining Brilliance: Isa. 12:2, 26:2, 35:1-10, 45:8, 52:1-2, 60:1-2, 61:10-11, 62:1-7; Jer. 23:6, 33:16, 51:10; Note: Zion’s beauty is its righteousness; The World-Renowned Blessedness of Zion & its King: Isa. 2:2-4, 12:1-6, 26:1-6, 49:26, 51:3, 60:15; The Enrichment of Zion / the House of God (the Desire of all Nations): Hag. 2:6-9; The Service of All Nations | Universal Lordship over All: Isa. 45:22-23 (Rom. 14:11, Php. 2:10), 42:4; True Israelites Inheriting their Birthright: Isa. 49, 65; Falling Down & Licking Dust: Isa. 45:14, 23, 49:8, 23, 60:14; Mic. 7:17, Mal. 4:3, Rev. 3:9, 15:4; Considering the Place of the Wicked: Isa. 66:24

This is the grand fruition of the Gospel. This is the End of the World. Herein, the Book of Revelation bears significance. Hereby, we can understand "the Everlasting Gospel" of Revelation 14:6. This is the beginning of a new era of redemption that will last for 1,000 years - a time of unspeakable glory and happiness! The mourning of those who’ve been impoverished under divine affliction precedes the richest comfort of beatific joy.

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The Unanswered Question of a Doomed Generation

10/18/2019

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“LORD, WHO shall abide in Thy Tabernacle? WHO shall dwell in Thy holy hill?” – Ps. 15:1

“WHO shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or WHO shall stand in His holy place?” – Ps. 24:3 [Ps. 65:4-5]

WHO? This question is critically important. This question is asked and answered to enforce upon the mind a most critical issue of discernment pertaining to the perseverance of all believers. For, only those who were truly right with God were lawfully allowed to ascend Mount Zion or inhabit the City of Jerusalem. This proves true for both the Old Testament and the New Testament - pertaining to both the Gentile Church Age (Zion & Jerusalem) and the afterlife (Zion & Jerusalem). In other words, this is how it was, how it is, and how it will be. These rules of conduct and holiness were required of all true Jews or Christians in their respective Covenants. Therefore, how one measures up to the question posed is the difference between HEAVEN and HELL.

Notably, the questions don't cease in the Psalms. The issue raised doesn't quietly move to the background in later generations. Such questions are much more necessary after a growing declension over the course of many generations leads to a Tribulation Period. However, necessarily, the question is rephrased to suit the peculiar occasion at hand.

“Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and WHO may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?” – Ps. 76:7

Tribulation Periods were times when the God of Israel was extraordinarily angry with the Jewish People. Such times include what God did through Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. Nevertheless, one national emergency stands head and shoulders above the rest, and that's Babylon. Moreover, what God did through Babylon of old in history is going to be repeated anew in futurity. Bearing witness to this, the apostle John foresaw "Mystery Babylon the Great" (Rev. 17) as a future threat in the Last Days. Make no mistake about it, my reader! Your understanding of this matter is of critical importance. For, in speaking of the redemptive operation at work in Tribulation Periods, the same question was asked and answered: WHO?

“...WHO is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.” – Hos. 14:7-9 [Psalm 91:1]

“WHO among you will give ear to this? WHO will hearken and hear for the time to come? Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law. Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.” – Isa. 42:23-25

“WHO is the wise man, that may understand this? and WHO is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?” – Jer. 9:12 [Jer. 6:10, 23:18-22]

“WHO can stand before His indignation? And WHO can abide in the fierceness of His anger?” – Nah. 1:6 [Isa. 64:1-5, Micah 1:3-4]

“And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and WHO can abide it?” – Joel 2:11

The divine intervention at hand in question is very controversial among backsliders of every age. What God chooses to do to punish and purify the backslidden Church is very offensive. For, God's choice of Babylon as a divine instrument is a radical circumvention of Covenantal Idealism through the normal use of Church Officers to do judgment. Yet, in using Babylon, God is able to accomplish the same objectives of the Covenant (Ezek. 20:33-44). Church Officers are unused simply because they are unavailable and unfit because of their longstanding neglect of statutory judgment (Jer. 5:1-5, Ezek. 9:1-11).

God is pleased to employ prophets as commentators and interpreters of the work of God in Tribulation Periods. Men like Jeremiah and Ezekiel are foremost examples of what the Two Witnesses will prophesy about in the work of God through Babylon in the Last Days (Rev. 11:1-12). Through their prophetic ministry we can come to understand the wisdom of God in the divine employment of Babylon for redemptive purposes as foretold in the Book of Revelation.

“But WHO may abide in the Day of His coming? And WHO shall stand when He appeareth? For He is like a refiner’s fire, and like a fullers’ soap…” – Mal. 3:2-3 [Mal. 3:16-4:1]

“WHO then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?” – Matt. 24:45 [Lk. 12:42, Rev. 12:6, 14]

“And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the Great Day of his wrath is come; and WHO shall be able to stand?” – Rev. 6:16-17 [Lk. 21:34-36]

It would be exceedingly careless for us to leave these divine questions unanswered. These questions are equally as important as Psalm 15:1 & Psalm 24:3. This is the difference between HEAVEN and HELL. Therefore, we need wisdom (Prov. 4:7) to understand God's backup plan to purify His people through BABYLON. Only then will we be able to glorify God and do exploits in the Great Tribulation (Dan. 11:32-35, Isa. 28:2, 5-6). According to Biblical Prophecy, the foremost characteristic we need is wisdom - an understanding of redemption amidst the throes of divine anger (Dan. 12:1-4, 9-10; Prov. 22:3, Micah 6:9 [Isa. 11:4], Isa. 27:11). Oh, to stand before God in the day of His anger (Ps. 76:7)! Rather than being destroyed for our foolishness under the punishing blows of divine wrath! Remember, the foolishness of God's people is what warrants the coming of Babylon as a punishment to backsliders in the first place (Isa. 5:13, Jer. 4:19-22, 5:1-5, 6:10-15, 8:5-9 [Hos. 4:1, 6, 6:6], Matt. 25:1-13). Therefore, let us take heed.

SERMON: The Unanswered Question of a Doomed Generation

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7 EVENTS of Biblical Prophecy that Result in the End of the World

10/11/2019

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The following 7 EVENTS must come to pass in order for Biblical Prophecy to be fulfilled. This numerical list is made assuming the reader comprehends the significance of what took place in 70 A.D. when the Jewish People were scattered, the Jewish State of Israel was dissolved, the City of Jerusalem was destroyed, and the Jewish Temple was burned. [For more information on the importance of the status of Jerusalem in Biblical Prophecy, see Ezekiel 38-39 (COMMENTARY) - Jerusalem's Destruction via Babylon (≈588 B.C.) & Onward; Jerusalem's Destruction via Rome (70 A.D.) & Onward.]

Event #1: A Progressive Regathering & Restoration Leading to Conflict: This, in one sense, is a chosen generation of the Jews. They, however, will not choose the LORD until they’re punished by Babylon / the Beast. Therefore, it's erroneous to believe that the current regathering and restoration in progress since 1948 is the long-looked-for "regathering" of Biblical Prophecy. One must remember how even the 1st Restoration Generation fell short of the foretold and divinely planned glory because of sin. Even so, what can be said of this current generation of Jews in Israel? Woefully, the Jews of the current regathering aren’t even saved! Nor will they be saved until God punishes Babylon / the Beast / Gog & Magog in the foretold manner described in Ezekiel 38:8-23 (Rev. 16:17-21; the 7th Vial / the SHAKING) & Ezekiel 39:4, 17-21 (Rev. 19:17-21; The Great Supper of Human Flesh). Indeed, according to Biblical Prophecy there must be a Regathering of the Jews, the Rebirth of the Jewish State of Israel with Jerusalem as its Capital City and therein a rebuilt and functioning Jewish Temple, but the progress hereto will only lead to conflict and suffering as was foretold in Zechariah 13:7-9, 14:1-2, & Daniel 9:26-27 and confirmed by Christ in Matthew 23:37-38, Luke 19:43-44, Matthew 24:15-31, Mark 13:14-31, & Luke 21:20-38.

Therefore, after this initial regathering (in progress since 1948) there must be yet another scattering. However, when this takes place in respect to all the events of the prophetic timeline must be carefully discerned. As of 70 years ago (1948) the Jewish State of Israel was reborn, as of 51 years ago (1967) the Israelite's recaptured and took control of the City of Jerusalem, as of 201 days ago (December 6th, 2017) Jerusalem was officially recognized as Israel’s Capital by the most powerful nation in the World, the USA. One might think that only one thing remains to be accomplished: namely, the building of the Jewish Temple. Not so! It is true that this needs to be accomplished prior to the 3 ½ year Great Tribulation, but that’s not the next event on the prophetic timeline as of 2018. The rise of Babylon by war and conquest for the making of a One World Government is what’s next!

Event #2: The Outbreak of War Leading to the Rise of Babylon & the Final Components of Prophecy Being Fulfilled: Babylon, the Beast, rises by war & conquest: the Day of the LORD through Babylon! As of 2018, this war will be known as World War III (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, & 6th Trumpets). The war will likely be an overflow of the conflict between Jews and Muslims with the Temple Mount as the focal point of controversy, or something related (see the 6th Trumpet & the 6th Vial), and thus at the conclusion of the war – the nativity of the Beast in a One World Government – the political powers of the world will be situated to immediately or eventually fulfill the foretold scenario in which the Antichrist will at once appear. From a political perspective, this means that all the nations of the earth will eventually be represented under the rulership of 10 Kings (Rev. 17:12-18), and these 10 will immediately or eventually give their power unto the Antichrist. Mark it, my reader, World War III will so radically shift the politics of the World Stage from the present estate of things, around 200 national governments, that only 10 Kings or close to it will rule the entire world.

Event #3: The Rise of the Antichrist & the Beginning of a Peace Covenant (the Beginning of Daniel’s 70th Week): Immediately at the cessation of World War III, and, at the birth of the Beast in a One World Government (terrestrially speaking), the political powers of the earth may or may not fit the foretold scenario of Revelation 17:12-18. This ordering of political powers on the World Stage will eventually come to pass, but it is not certain when or how. For example, Babylon could take worldwide dominion while within the Empire there are a few more than 10 Kings and, consequentially, the Antichrist is not yet revealed. However, I repeat, things will eventually shift into Revelation 17:12-18. The Antichrist, being one of the political powers, or arising from another venue, will eventually forge a Peace Treaty / Covenant with Israel and her adversaries (Dan. 9:27) marking the beginning of the 70th Week of Daniel. Effectively, this is the beginning of the reign of the Antichrist at the helm of Babylon (Rev. 17:17). The construction of the Jewish Temple will likely begin at the start of the 7-year Covenant of Peace, contracted by the Antichrist, and it will be completed and fully functional before the passing of 3 ½ years.

Event #4: The Reign of the Antichrist (the First 3 ½ Years of Daniel’s 70th Week), the Formation of Gog’s Coalition, the Breaching of the Peace Covenant, the Igniting of the Great Tribulation, the Scattering of the Jews: The Antichrist, whose rule began at the beginning of the 70th Week of Daniel (Dan. 9:26-27) via 10 Kings within Babylon’s Empire committing their power unto him, will orchestrate a turn of events for the latter 3 ½ years of his short reign on the earth (“a thousand two hundred and threescore days” – Rev. 11:3, “a time, and times, and half a time” – Rev. 12:14, “forty and two months” – Rev. 13:5). The Antichrist will breach the Peace Treaty / Covenant (Dan. 9:27) igniting the 3 ½ year Great Tribulation (Revelation 11:3-14, 13:5-10), yes, but remember that the Jews have not yet been scattered from Israel & Jerusalem in fulfillment of Zechariah 13:7-9, 14:1-2, Daniel 9:26-27, Matthew 23:37-38, Luke 19:43-44, Matthew 24:15-31, Mark 13:14-31, & Luke 21:20-38. The Jews of Israel & Jerusalem will not willingly submit themselves to be killed and taken captive by the Antichrist, hence this will require armies.

My reader, this brings us to Gog’s Coalition. This is that decisive moment of futurity when Jerusalem’s romance with the Antichrist will be suddenly turned! She, who whorishly LOVED the Antichrist for the past 3 ½ years, will be HATED by her LOVER “until the Words of God shall be fulfilled” (Rev. 17:17)! Fearfully, this turn of events marks the beginning of the “Great Tribulation” - a tribulation so great and unprecedented, it will be “such as was not since the beginning of the World to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened” (Matt. 24:21-22)! Why? This is a never-before-seen Reign of Terror! …by a never-before-seen Ruler, the Man of Sin (2 Thess. 2:3)! …all for the committing of a never-before-seen Abomination of Desolation (Matt. 24:15)! My reader, this a person whose plans were foretold by the Words of God long ago! “Have ye never read…?” (Mark 2:25, Matt. 21:16).

“…until the Words of God shall be fulfilled.” – Rev. 17:17 (Ezek. 38:17, Lk. 21:22

The cunningly devised Peace Treaty (Dan. 9:26-27), a providence of the Antichrist, will officially enable the Jews to build a Temple… not knowing that this most celebrated Revolutionary of Peace is hereby plotting for war! Being perfectly contrary to Christ who came to save the Jews, the Antichrist will come to destroy the Jews! Unknowingly, the Jews will fortify his plans of destruction and desolation upon Jerusalem in the constructing and completing of a fully functional Temple of Salvation, so they call it! Fearfully, the Temple they think to build for God is reared for a Man, the Anti-god! The desire of their eyes (Ezek. 24:15-23) is the desire of his eyes! The Temple, the long-fought-for and most celebrated achievement of the Jews (granted at the clemency of the Antichrist), is the crowning achievement of a Man who thereby endeavors to exalt himself above all that is called God and, in turn, slaughter, scatter, and enslave the Jews! The Guarantor of the Temple who swore to an epoch of peace and prosperity for all, will guarantee the annihilation & enslavement of the Jews for the sake of all!

Suddenly, in accordance with what was foretold concerning the Little Horn (Daniel 7:8, 8:9), the Prince (Dan. 9:26-27), the Vile Person (Dan. 11:21), the King of Babylon (Isa. 13:3), and more, the Man of Sin will trespass the Temple (“standing where it ought not” – Mk. 13:14; 2 Thess. 2:3) “so that he as God sitteth in the Temple of God, shewing himself that he is God” (2 Thess. 2:4)! Doing all that was foretold and more, the Man will accomplish “the transgression of desolation” (Dan. 8:13) for “the overspreading of abominations” (Dan. 9:27) to “pollute the Sanctuary” (Dan. 11:31). Yea, “arms shall stand on his part” (Dan. 11:31) for this cause – and hereby Jerusalem will be “compassed with armies” (Lk. 21:20) – because the thing is of God in accordance with the Words of God, the LORD saying, “I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle” (Zech. 14:2). Harmoniously, seeing that all the nations of the earth will be ruled by 10 Kings who will give their power unto the Beast for this ultimate turnaround purpose, the Spirit of Prophecy elaborated on the event through the apostle John, in the saying, “And the Ten Horns which thou sawest upon the Beast, these shall HATE the Whore, and shall make her DESOLATE and NAKED, and shall EAT her flesh, and BURN her with FIRE” (Rev. 17:16). Why? “For God hath put in their hearts to fulfill His will, and to agree, and give their Kingdom unto the Beast, until the Words of God shall be fulfilled” (Rev. 17:17). In other words, these 10 Kings (who committed their power to the Antichrist for the commencement of the 70th Week of Daniel; Rev. 17:12-13), will collaborate in the gathering of the armies in Gog’s Coalition (Ezek. 38:1-7) for the taking of Jerusalem! I repeat, hereby Gog & Magog / the Beast will successfully invade & conquer Jerusalem in hatred for the Jews while the Antichrist presents himself as “god” in the Temple!

Event #5: The Antichrist Assumes Sovereign Control of what Used to be the Jews (the Last 3 ½ Years of Daniel’s 70th Week): What once belonged to the Jews will directly belong to the Antichrist, namely the State of Israel, the City of Jerusalem, and the Jewish Temple for 3 ½ years. Like what happened in 70 A.D., it is to be expected that the Jews will put up a fight! Like when Jerusalem was under Rome and within the Roman Empire, the same can be expected of Jerusalem under and within the Babylonian Empire of the future. The formerly regathered Jews, who survived and perhaps thrived in the perils of World War III, will be invaded and defeated by the Antichrist’s Armies (God’s Coalition) according to the description given in Zechariah 14:1-2. The Jews of Jerusalem, the Great Whore, will be hated by her Peace Partner and Spiritual Lover, the Antichrist, but after the final 3 ½ years of the 70th Week of Daniel are completed… lo and behold, God will defend Jerusalem by the SHAKING according to Zechariah 14:3-21, Ezekiel 39:17-21, & Revelation 19:17-21 (The Great Supper of the Flesh of Men)!

Event #6: Jesus Christ will Invade Israel (Heaven-to-Earth), Slaughter Babylon’s Armies & the Antichrist, Recapture Jerusalem, Regather the Jews, & Restore Israel & Jerusalem: My reader, THIS IS THE 3rd RESTORATION GENERATION of the JEWS. When the 3 ½ years are finished, shortly thereafter the 7th Trumpet will sound! This is an alarm of Heaven that announces the besiegement of Babylon’s World by Heaven’s Armies! However, with the sights and sounds of such things in plain sight: lo and behold, Babylon will neither surrender nor be divided! On the contrary, they will gather for war against the Lamb (the Gathering)! How? Fearfully, through “sorceries” (Rev. 18:23) the Antichrist & the False Prophet will deceive all the nations of the earth (Rev. 13:7-9, 11-17, 19:20) – not in the 3 ½ year reign of terror, merely, or in the slaughtering of Jews and Christians, merely, but foremost of all in the gathering of the Armies of “the Whole World” to defiantly wage war against Jesus & the Armies of Heaven that are arrayed above Jerusalem in Earth’s Sky (Rev. 16:12-16; Rev. 17:14, 19:19)! Upon gathering for the purpose of war, the 2nd Advent War will commence (the SHAKING! & the Great Supper of the Flesh of Men!)! Hereby, Babylon will fall (Rev. 14:8-12, 18:1-24) and, subsequently (after the Winepress & the Worldwide Battle), there will be a final and complete regathering & restoration of the Jews to Israel & Jerusalem will take place in the glory of the Millennial Reign of Christ! I repeat, this regathering is the 3rd Restoration Generation. Hereafter, the world of unconverted sinners will be at peace while the Devil is bound in the Bottomless Pit for a thousand years (Rev. 20:1-8).

Event #7: The Devil will be Unbound, and the Nations will be Deceived for Satan’s Final Attempt to Conquer Jerusalem and Overthrow the Kingdom of God that is setup in Jerusalem: This uprising of the nations of the earth, called Gog & Magog in Revelation 20:1-10 & Ezekiel 38-39, will be squelched by a post millennial reign Baptism of Fire from Heaven to consume them on the spot! This is proof that the 3rd Restoration Generation performed by God according to Zechariah (Zech. 14:3-21), Daniel (Dan. 9:26-27), & Jesus (Matthew 24:29-31, Mark 13:24-27, & Luke 21:25-28) cannot be thwarted or stopped! God will DEFEND Jerusalem! This is the Restoration Generation regathered and restored by God via the 2nd Coming of Christ in the aftermath of the 2nd Advent War, a time that is unlike all former restoration generations in that ALL THE JEWS will be saved to sin no more (Rom. 11:26, Isa. 59:20, Isa. 45:17, 25)! Therefore, I repeat, there’s no interrupting this glorious commencement of a restored Jewish People unto God who reigns in Jerusalem! Of course, this is where the foretold scenario of Gog’s Coalition will finally and ultimately take place and thereafter expire from prophetic existence (Ezek. 38-39, Rev. 20:1-10)! In perfect context with the original intent of Ezekiel’s prophecy (foretelling an adversarial resistance rising up against the ongoing purpose of God in the 1st Restoration Generation), only this time with the 3rd Restoration Generation …lo and behold, all is fulfilled! The adversary arises in an attempt to thwart the glorious progress of the Jews… but to no avail! …Come, Lord Jesus! Come!

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Christ-Centered Preaching

10/5/2019

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The average "Church" of today boasts itself to be a ministry of Christ-Centered Preaching. I'm sure you've heard the claim! They believe the centrality of Christ is an inexpendable feature of all true biblical Churches. Indeed! Yet, as is commonly the case, the significance of the 2nd Coming of Christ is a nonissue. These "Churches" attempt to promote Jesus centre stage while the 2nd Advent of Christ is an irrelevant part of the act.

Fearfully, this directly contrasts with the Pastoral Ministry of the apostles in the New Testament. For, this commonly neglected topic permeates the preaching and pastoring depicted in the Epistles! Really, it's inescapable! The sheer number of references to the 2nd Coming of Christ should bring the pastoral ministries of so called "Christ-Centered Preachers" everywhere to a staggering halt!

“the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” – 1 Thess. 3:12-13
“His Kingdom & Glory” – 1 Thess. 2:11-12
“at His appearing & His Kingdom” – 2 Tim. 4:1
“the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ” – 1 Tim. 6:14
“His Heavenly Kingdom” – 2 Tim. 4:18
“the glorious appearing of the great God and Savior Jesus Christ” – Titus 2:13
“the coming of the Lord” – Jas. 5:7
“the coming of the Lord draweth nigh” – Jas. 5:8
“at the appearing of Jesus Christ” – 1 Pet. 1:7
“the revelation of Jesus Christ” – 1 Pet. 1:13
“when His glory shall be revealed” – 1 Pet. 4:13
“when the Chief Shepherd shall appear” – 1 Pet. 5:4
“the power and coming of our Lord Jesus” – 2 Pet. 1:16
“Behold, the Lord cometh…” – Jude 1:14
“before Him at His coming” – 1 Jn. 2:28
“I will come unto thee quickly” – Rev. 2:16
“I will come unto thee quickly” – Rev. 2:5
“till I come” – Rev. 2:25
“Behold, I come quickly” – Rev. 3:11
“Behold, I come quickly” – Rev. 22:7
“behold, I come quickly” – Rev. 22:12
“Surely I come quickly” – Rev. 22:20

What's even more shocking is the context of these references! It is apparent that the 2nd Coming of Christ is a major topic of Scripture. Yes! But what's most important is that we understand "why" it is mentioned with such frequency in the pastoral rhetoric of the New Testament. In other words, we must discover the authorial intent that compelled the writers of the New Testament to speak so much about this topic.

In the pursuit, diligent study will lead to the discovery of many associated doctrines of Scripture. Namely, when, how, and why, John says, "the world passeth away" (1 Jn. 2:17); or, when, how, and why the 2nd Coming of Christ is “the End of all things” (1 Pet. 4:7). Perhaps you remember how the apostles asked the Lord Jesus, "...what shall be the sign of Thy coming, and of the End of the World?" (Matt. 24:3). In other words, we need to understand all that is associated with the 2nd coming of Christ. For, then, and only then, will we be able to comprehend the motivating factors that compelled the New Testament writers to speak so much about it.

One thing's for sure. When the apostles thought about the 2nd Coming of Christ, they weren't thinking about the meekness and humility exhibited in the 1st Coming of Christ. Rather, when Paul made reference to the 2nd Coming of Christ, he described it as "the Wrath to come" (1 Thess. 1:9-10). Why? Certainly, because Christ has something to be angry about! And, on this Day, unlike any other day, the LORD is going to execute judgment in the fury of divine wrath!

"that Great and Notable Day of the Lord" - Acts 2:20
“the Day is at hand” – Rom. 13:12
"the Day of the Lord Jesus" - 1 Cor. 5:5
"the Day of the Lord Jesus" - 2 Cor. 1:14
“the Day of Christ” – Php. 1:9-10
“the Day of the Lord” – 1 Thess. 5:2
“against that Day” – 2 Tim. 1:12
“in that Day” – 2 Tim. 1:18
“at that Day” – 2 Tim. 4:8
“against the Time to come” – 1 Tim. 6:19
“the Day of Visitation” – 1 Pet. 2:12
“the Day of Judgment” – 1 Jn. 4:17
“until the Day dawn, and the Day Star arise in your hearts” – 2 Pet. 1:19
“the Day of Judgment and perdition of ungodly men” – 2 Pet. 3:7
“the Judgment of the Great Day” – Jude 1:6
“the Day of the Lord” – 2 Pet. 3:10
“the coming of the Day of God” – 2 Pet. 3:12

The responsibility is laid upon us to search the matter out. We need to secure “an entrance…into the Everlasting Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Pet. 1:10-11). How? Well, apparently, by the grace of God in Christ, the LORD will lead true believers to weigh the terms of divine acceptance and divine rejection on the Day of Judgment. Do you agree? This is what the grace of God teaches men (Titus 2:11-14)! For, it was written, "A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished." (Prov. 22:3, 27:12).

“a Day in the which He will judge the world in righteousness by that Man” – Acts 17:31
“In the Day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my Gospel.” – Rom. 2:16
“the Righteous Judgment of God” – 2 Thess. 1:3-12
“…the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at His appearing and His Kingdom” – 2 Tim. 4:1
“the Righteous Judge” – 2 Tim. 4:8
“Behold, the Judge standeth before the door” – James 5:9
“Judgeth according to every man’s work” – 1 Pet. 1:17
“…who shall give account to Him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead” – 1 Pet. 4:5
“Behold, the Lord cometh…to execute judgment upon all” – Jude 1:14-15
“whose judgment now of a long time lingerith not, and their damnation slumbereth not” – 2 Pet. 2:3
“The Lord shall Judge His people.” – Heb. 10:30-31

Should we be surprised that true believers are devoted to "the apostles doctrine" (Acts 2:42)? My reader, what about you? Are you ready for "the Hour of His Judgment" (Rev. 14:7)? Perhaps you haven't duly considered what this Day entails because you were taught that "Eschatology" is just a side issue. Make no mistake about it, my reader: God wants us to understand exactly what is going to happen on this Day! Apparently, Paul taught the 1st Century Christians so much about the doctrines of the Last Days that, when speaking to the Thessalonians, he said, "But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the Day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night." (1 Thess. 5:1-2).

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