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Cristo virá duas vezes ou apenas uma? Parte 6 - A Ira de Deus

 


A Ira de Deus - Parte 6 de 8  Voltar à Parte 5

Dennis Edwards

Referências bíblicas: Apocalipse 16, Apocalipse 19:11-21, Judas 14, Zacarias 14:5, Zacarias 14:12, Isaías 13:6-13, Isaías 26:20, Jeremias 30:6, Salmo 105:5, Isaías 63:1-6, Apocalipse 14:18-20, Amós 5:18, Amós 8:9, Sofonias 1:14-17, Sofonias 3:1-4,6,8; Apocalipse 18:8, Ezequiel 39:17.

As taças da Ira de Deus seguem cronologicamente a Grande Tribulação ou as trombetas de Apocalipse 8-10. Encontramos a ira mencionada especialmente em Apocalipse 16.

Apocalipse 16:26-27: "Ouvi uma grande voz vinda do templo, dizendo aos sete anjos: Ide e derramai sobre a terra as taças da ira de Deus. 2 O primeiro anjo foi e derramou a sua taça sobre a terra; e fez-se uma chaga maligna e dolorosa nos homens que tinham o sinal da besta e nos que adoravam a sua imagem. 3 O segundo anjo derramou a sua taça no mar, e este se tornou em sangue como de um morto; e toda alma vivente morreu no mar. 4 O terceiro anjo derramou a sua taça nos rios e nas fontes das águas, e tornaram-se em sangue. 5 Então ouvi o anjo das águas dizer: 'Justo és tu, Senhor, que és, que eras e que hás de ser, porque julgaste assim. e justos são os teus juízos.

Apocalipse 16:8 O quarto anjo derramou a sua taça sobre o sol, e foi-lhe dado poder para queimar os homens com fogo. 9 E os homens foram queimados com grande calor, e blasfemaram o nome de Deus, que tem poder sobre estas pragas; e não se arrependeram para lhe darem glória. 10 O quinto anjo derramou a sua taça sobre o trono da besta; e o seu reino encheu-se de trevas; e mordiam a língua de dor, 11 e blasfemavam contra o Deus do céu por causa das suas dores e das suas chagas, e não se arrependeram das suas obras. 12 O sexto anjo derramou a sua taça sobre o grande rio Eufrates; e secou-se a sua água, para que se preparasse o caminho dos reis do oriente. 13 E vi sair da boca do dragão, e da boca da besta, e da boca do falso profeta três espíritos imundos, semelhantes a rãs. 14 Porque são espíritos de demónios, que fazem sinais miraculosos, e vão ao encontro dos reis da terra e de todo o mundo, para os reunir para a batalha do grande dia do Deus Todo-Poderoso.

Apocalipse 16:15 Eis que venho como ladrão. Bem-aventurado aquele que vigia e guarda as suas vestes, para que não ande nu, e não se veja a sua vergonha. 16 E reuniu-os num lugar que em hebraico se chama Armagedão. 17 E o sétimo anjo derramou a sua taça no ar; e saiu uma grande voz do templo do céu, do trono, dizendo: Está feito. 18 E houve vozes, e trovões, e relâmpagos; E houve um grande terramoto, como nunca houve desde que o homem existe sobre a terra, tão forte e tão grande foi o terramoto. 19 E a grande cidade foi dividida em três partes, e as cidades das nações caíram; e a grande Babilónia foi lembrada diante de Deus, para lhe dar o cálice do vinho da fúria da sua ira. 20 E todas as ilhas fugiram, e os montes não foram encontrados. 21 E caiu do céu sobre os homens uma grande saraiva, cada pedra com o peso de um talento; e os homens blasfemaram contra Deus por causa da praga da saraiva, porque a sua praga era extremamente grande.

O Regresso de Cristo na Batalha do Armagedão e no Dia do Senhor!

Comparando com as trombetas de Apocalipse 8-10, vemos nas taças uma destruição mais severa e uma preparação para a Batalha do Armagedão. Vemos também a destruição da Babilónia, a Prostituta, mencionada em Apocalipse 17 e 18, sobre a qual já escrevi noutro lugar. Em Apocalipse 19:11-21, vemos a Batalha do Armagedão.

Apocalipse 19:11 Vi o céu aberto, e eis um cavalo branco; e o que estava sentado sobre ele chama-se Fiel e Verdadeiro; e julga e combate com justiça. 12 Os seus olhos eram como chama de fogo; e sobre a sua cabeça havia muitos diademas; e tinha um nome escrito, que ninguém sabia senão ele próprio. 13 Estava vestido com uma veste tingida de sangue; e o seu nome é Palavra de Deus. 14 Os exércitos que estavam no céu seguiam-no em cavalos brancos, vestidos de linho fino, branco e puro. 15 Da sua boca saía uma espada afiada, para com ela ferir as nações; e ele as regerá com vara de ferro; e ele mesmo é o que pisa o lagar do vinho do furor e da ira do Deus Todo-Poderoso. 16 E na sua veste e na sua coxa tinha escrito este nome: Rei dos reis e Senhor dos senhores.

Apocalipse 19:17 E vi um anjo de pé, ao sol; e clamou com grande voz, dizendo a todas as aves que voavam pelo meio do céu: Vinde, ajuntai-vos para a ceia do grande Deus; 18 para que comais a carne dos reis, e a carne dos capitães, e a carne dos poderosos, e a carne dos cavalos e dos que os montam, e a carne de todos os homens, livres e escravos, pequenos e grandes.

Apocalipse 19:19 E vi a besta, e os reis da terra, e os seus exércitos reunidos, para fazerem guerra contra aquele que estava assentado sobre o cavalo, e contra o seu exército. 20 E a besta foi presa, e com ela o falso profeta que diante dela fizera os sinais com que enganou os que receberam o sinal da besta, e os que adoraram a sua imagem. Estes dois foram lançados vivos no lago de fogo que arde com enxofre. 21 E os outros foram mortos com a espada daquele que estava montado no cavalo, espada essa que saía da sua boca; e todas as aves se fartaram da sua carne.

É nestes versículos que vemos Cristo a regressar com os anjos e santos de Deus para guerrear contra o Anticristo possuído por Satanás, o Falso Profeta, e as suas forças. Judas, citando o livro de Enoque, mostra o mesmo acontecimento.

Judas 14 E Enoque, o sétimo depois de Adão, profetizou a respeito deles, dizendo: Eis que o Senhor vem com milhares dos seus santos, 15 para executar juízo sobre todos e convencer todos os ímpios de todas as suas obras de impiedade que praticaram e de todas as palavras duras que os pecadores ímpios proferiram contra ele.

Em Zacarias 14, vemos a mesma imagem que descreve o regresso triunfal do Messias para tomar posse da terra e desembarcar em Jerusalém. No versículo 5, lê-se:

Zacarias 14:5 Fugireis para o vale dos montes, porque o vale dos montes chega até Azal; sim, fugireis, como fugistes do terramoto nos dias de Uzias, rei de Judá; e virá o Senhor meu Deus, e todos os santos contigo.

Mais adiante em Zacarias, vemos a peste que ocorrerá durante aqueles dias de ira.

Zacarias 14:12 Esta será a praga com que o Senhor ferirá todos os povos que guerrearam contra Jerusalém: a sua carne se consumirá em pé, os seus olhos se consumirão nas órbitas e a sua língua se consumirá na boca.

Parece uma imagem de guerra nuclear. No Japão, quando as bombas atómicas caíram sobre Nagasaki e Hiroshima, aqueles que olharam para a explosão ficaram com os olhos derretidos nas órbitas. Em Isaías, vemos uma descrição semelhante.

Isaías 13:6 Lamentem, porque o dia do Senhor está próximo; virá como destruição da parte do Todo-Poderoso. 7 Por isso, todas as mãos se desfalecerão, e o coração de todos se derreterá. 8 Eles ficarão aterrorizados; dores e angústias os dominarão; terão dores como a mulher que está a dar à luz; ficarão atónitos uns com os outros; os seus rostos serão como chamas.

Isaías 13:9 Eis que vem o dia do Senhor, dia cruel, com ira e furor ardente, para devastar a terra e destruir dela os seus pecadores. 10 Pois as estrelas do céu e as suas constelações não darão a sua luz; o sol escurecerá ao nascer, e a lua não fará resplandecer a sua luz.

Isaías 13:11 Castigarei o mundo pela sua maldade e os ímpios pela sua iniquidade; Farei cessar a arrogância dos soberbos e humilharei a altivez dos terríveis. 12 Farei com que o homem seja mais precioso do que o ouro fino, mais precioso do que a cunha de ouro de Ofir. 13 Por isso, abalarei os céus, e a terra se moverá do seu lugar, por causa da ira do Senhor dos Exércitos, no dia da sua ardente indignação.

Mais versículos sobre o Dia do Senhor

Os versículos seguintes parecem também referir-se ao mesmo “dia do Senhor”, ou à “Ira de Deus”.

Isaías 26:20 Vinde, povo meu, entrai nos vossos aposentos e fechai as portas sobre vós; escondei-vos por um momento, até que passe a ira. 21 Porque eis que o Senhor sai do seu lugar para castigar os habitantes da terra por causa da sua iniquidade; a terra também descobrirá o seu sangue e não encobrirá mais os seus mortos.

Curiosamente, o versículo anterior a estes parece indicar o arrebatamento/ressurreição, acontecimento que, como mostrámos, precede a ira de Deus.

Isaías 26:19 Os teus mortos viverão, e ressuscitarão com o meu cadáver. Despertai e cantai, vós que habitais no pó, porque o vosso orvalho é como o orvalho das ervas, e a terra lançará fora os mortos.

Em Jeremias, vemos outra referência ao dia do Senhor ou à angústia de Jacob.

Jeremias 30:6 Perguntai agora e vede se o homem tem dores de parto; por que vejo, pois, todos os homens com as mãos nos lombos, como a mulher em trabalho de parto, e todos os rostos empalideceram? 7 Ai! Porque grande será aquele dia, de maneira que não há outro semelhante a ele. É o tempo da angústia de Jacob, mas ele será salvo dela.

Mais uma vez vemos um acontecimento horrível a acontecer, de modo que os rostos dos homens empalidecem. O Senhor diz que não há outro dia igual em termos de horror. Contudo, o Senhor também promete que o seu povo, os descendentes de Jacob, serão salvos. Os verdadeiros descendentes de Jacob e Abraão, como Jesus e Paulo ensinaram, são os verdadeiros crentes em Cristo. Vamos analisar brevemente este ponto.

Para ir para a parte 7, clique aqui. Amanhã


Will Christ Come Twice or Only Once? Part 6 - The Wrath of God


Dennis Edwards

The Wrath of God  -  Part 6 of 8

Scripture references: Revelation 16, Revelation 19:11-21, Jude 14, Zechariah 14:5, Zechariah 14:12, Isaiah 13:6-13, Isaiah 26:20, Jeremiah 30:6, Psalm 105:5, Isaiah 63:1-6, Revelation 14:18-20, Amos 5:18, Amos 8:9, Zephaniah 1:14-17, Zephaniah 3:1-4,6,8; Revelation 18:8, Ezekiel 39:17.

The vials of the Wrath of God follow chronologically the Great Tribulation or the trumpets of Revelation 8-10. We find the wrath especially spoken of in Revelation 16.

Revelation 16 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. 2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image. 3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea. 4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood. 5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. 6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. 7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.

Revelation 16: 8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. 9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory. 10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, 11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds. 12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. 13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

Revelation 16: 15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. 16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. 17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. 18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. 19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. 20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.

Christ’s Return at the Battle of Armageddon and the Day of the Lord!

Compared with the trumpets of Revelation 8-10 we see in the vials are a more severe destruction and prepare for the Battle of Armageddon. We also see the destruction of Babylon the Whore, spoken of in Revelation 17 and 18, which I have written about else where. In Revelation 19:11-21 we see the Battle of Armageddon.

Revelation 19: 11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. 13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords.

Revelation 19: 17
And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; 18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.

Revelation 19: 19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. 20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. 21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

It is in these verses that we see Christ returning with the angels and saints of God to make war on the Satan possessed Antichrist, the False Prophet, and their forces. Jude quoting from the book of Enoch shows the same event.

Jude 14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, 15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

In Zechariah 14, we see the same imagery describing the Messiah’s triumphant return to take over the earth and landing at Jerusalem. In verse 5 we read,

Zechariah 14: 5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the Lord my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.

Later in Zechariah we see the plague that will take place during those days of wrath.

Zechariah 14: 12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the Lord will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.

Souds like the imagery of nuclear war. In Japan when the atomic bombs fell on Nagasaki and Hiroshima those who looked toward the flashing explosion had their eyes melted in their eye sockets. In Isaiah we see a similar description.

Isaiah 13: 6 Howl ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty. 7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt: 8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.

Isaiah 13: 9 Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. 10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.

Isaiah 13: 11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. 12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. 13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the Lord of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.

More Verses on the Day of the Lord

The following verses, also, seem to be talking of the same “day of the Lord,” or the “Wrath of God.”

Isaiah 26: 20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. 21 For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

Oddly enough, the verse preceding these seems to indicate the rapture/resurrection event, which we have shown precedes the wrath of God.

Isaiah 26:19 Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

In Jeremiah we see another reference to the day of the Lord or Jacob’s trouble.

Jeremiah 30: 6 Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? 7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.

Again we see some horrendous event is taking place so that men’s faces are turning to paleness. The Lord says that there is no other day like it in horror. However, the Lord also promises that his people, the descendants of Jacob, will be saved out of it. The true descendants of Jacob and Abraham, as both Jesus and Paul taught, are the true believers in Christ. Let us look at this point briefly.

To go to part 7 click here.

Originally Published April 12, 2021

¿Vendrá Cristo dos veces o solo una? Parte 6 - La ira de Dios


La Ira de Dios
- Parte 6 de 8-  Volver a la Parte 5

Dennis Edwards

Referencias bíblicas: Apocalipsis 16, Apocalipsis 19:11-21, Judas 14, Zacarías 14:5, Zacarías 14:12, Isaías 13:6-13, Isaías 26:20, Jeremías 30:6, Salmo 105:5, Isaías 63:1-6, Apocalipsis 14:18-20, Amós 5:18, Amós 8:9, Sofonías 1:14-17, Sofonías 3:1-4,6,8; Apocalipsis 18:8, Ezequiel 39:17.

Las copas de la Ira de Dios siguen cronológicamente a la Gran Tribulación o a las trompetas de Apocalipsis 8-10. Encontramos la ira de Dios mencionada especialmente en Apocalipsis 16.

Apocalipsis 16:1 Y oí una gran voz que salía del templo, que decía a los siete ángeles: Id y derramad sobre la tierra las copas de la ira de Dios. 2 El primero fue y derramó su copa sobre la tierra; y cayó úlcera maligna y dolorosa sobre los hombres que tenían la marca de la bestia y sobre los que adoraban su imagen. 3 El segundo ángel derramó su copa sobre el mar, y se convirtió en sangre como de muerto; y murió todo ser viviente en el mar. 4 El tercer ángel derramó su copa sobre los ríos y las fuentes de las aguas, y se convirtieron en sangre. 5 Y oí al ángel de las aguas decir: Justo eres, Señor, el que eres, el que eras y el que has de ser, porque así has ​​juzgado. 6 Porque ellos derramaron la sangre de los santos y de los profetas, y tú les diste a beber sangre; porque son dignos. 7 Y oí a otro desde el altar que decía: «Sí, Señor Dios Todopoderoso, verdaderos y justos son tus juicios».

Apocalipsis 16:8 El cuarto ángel derramó su copa sobre el sol, y se le dio poder para quemar a los hombres con fuego. 9 Y los hombres fueron quemados con gran calor, y blasfemaron el nombre de Dios, que tiene poder sobre estas plagas; y no se arrepintieron para darle gloria. 10 El quinto ángel derramó su copa sobre el trono de la bestia, y su reino se llenó de tinieblas; y se mordían la lengua de dolor, 11 y blasfemaron contra el Dios del cielo a causa de sus dolores y sus llagas, y no se arrepintieron de sus obras. 12 El sexto ángel derramó su copa sobre el gran río Éufrates, y sus aguas se secaron, para que se preparara el camino de los reyes del oriente. 13 Y vi salir de la boca del dragón, y de la boca de la bestia, y de la boca del falso profeta, tres espíritus inmundos semejantes a ranas. 14 Porque son espíritus de demonios que hacen milagros, y que van a los reyes de la tierra y del mundo entero, para reunirlos para la batalla de aquel gran día del Dios Todopoderoso.

Apocalipsis 16:15 He aquí, vengo como ladrón. Bienaventurado el que vela y guarda sus vestiduras, para que no ande desnudo y vean su vergüenza. 16 Y los reunió en un lugar que en hebreo se llama Armagedón. 17 Y el séptimo ángel derramó su copa en el aire; y salió una gran voz del templo del cielo, del trono, que decía: Hecho está. 18 Y hubo voces, y truenos, y relámpagos; Y hubo un gran terremoto, cual no lo hubo desde que el hombre está sobre la tierra; un terremoto tan poderoso y tan grande. 19 Y la gran ciudad se dividió en tres partes, y las ciudades de las naciones cayeron; y la gran Babilonia fue recordada ante Dios, para darle la copa del vino del furor de su ira. 20 Y toda isla desapareció, y los montes no fueron hallados. 21 Y cayó sobre los hombres un granizo del cielo, cada piedra del peso de un talento; y los hombres blasfemaron contra Dios a causa de la plaga del granizo, porque la plaga era en extremo grande.

¡El regreso de Cristo en la batalla de Armagedón y el día del Señor!

Comparado con las trompetas de Apocalipsis 8-10, vemos en las copas una destrucción más severa y una preparación para la batalla de Armagedón. También vemos la destrucción de Babilonia la Ramera, de la que se habla en Apocalipsis 17 y 18, sobre la cual he escrito en otro lugar. En Apocalipsis 19:11-21 vemos la Batalla de Armagedón.

Apocalipsis 19:11 Vi el cielo abierto; y he aquí un caballo blanco, que se llamaba Fiel y Verdadero, y con justicia juzga y hace la guerra. 12 Sus ojos eran como llama de fuego, y sobre su cabeza había muchas coronas; y tenía un nombre escrito que nadie conocía sino él mismo. 13 Estaba vestido con una vestidura teñida en sangre, y su nombre es llamado La Palabra de Dios. 14 Y los ejércitos celestiales lo seguían en caballos blancos, vestidos de lino fino, blanco y limpio. 15 De su boca salía una espada aguda, con la cual heriría a las naciones; y las gobernará con vara de hierro; él pisa el lagar del furor y de la ira del Dios Todopoderoso. 16 Y en su vestidura y en su muslo tenía escrito un nombre: Rey de reyes y Señor de señores.

Apocalipsis 19:17 Vi a un ángel que estaba de pie en el sol, y clamó a gran voz, diciendo a todas las aves que vuelan en medio del cielo: «Venid y reunidos para la gran cena del Dios». 18 Vi a un ángel que estaba de pie en el sol, y clamó a gran voz, diciendo a todas las aves que vuelan en medio del cielo: «Venid y reunidos para la gran cena del Dios; 18 para que comáis la carne de reyes, la carne de capitanes, la carne de poderosos, la carne de caballos y de los que los montan, y la carne de todos los hombres, libres y esclavos, pequeños y grandes».

Apocalipsis 19:19 Vi a la bestia, a los reyes de la tierra y a sus ejércitos, reunidos para hacer la guerra contra el que estaba sentado sobre el caballo y contra su ejército. 20 La bestia fue apresada, y con ella el falso profeta que había hecho milagros delante de ella, con los cuales engañó a los que habían recibido la marca de la bestia y a los que adoraban su imagen. Estos dos fueron arrojados vivos a un lago de fuego que ardía con azufre. 21 Y el resto fue muerto con la espada del que estaba sentado sobre el caballo, la cual salía de su boca; y todas las aves se saciaron con su carne.

En estos versículos vemos a Cristo regresar con los ángeles y los santos de Dios para luchar contra el Anticristo poseído por Satanás, el Falso Profeta, y sus fuerzas. Judas, citando el libro de Enoc, muestra el mismo acontecimiento.

Judas 14: Y Enoc, el séptimo desde Adán, profetizó acerca de estos, diciendo: «He aquí que el Señor viene con millares de sus santos, 15 para ejecutar juicio sobre todos, y para convencer a todos los impíos de entre ellos de todas sus obras impías que han cometido, y de todas las palabras duras que los pecadores impíos han hablado contra él».

En Zacarías 14, vemos la misma imagen que describe el regreso triunfal del Mesías para tomar posesión de la tierra y su llegada a Jerusalén. En el versículo 5 leemos:

Zacarías 14:5 Y huiréis al valle de las montañas, porque el valle de las montañas llega hasta Azal. Sí, huiréis como huisteis del terremoto en los días de Uzías, rey de Judá. Y vendrá Jehová mi Dios, y todos los santos con él.

Más adelante en Zacarías vemos la plaga que tendrá lugar durante aquellos días de ira.

Zacarías 14:12 Y esta será la plaga con que Jehová herirá a todos los que han luchado contra Jerusalén: su carne se consumirá mientras estén de pie, sus ojos se consumirán en sus cuencas, y su lengua se consumirá en su boca.

Suena como la imagen de una guerra nuclear. En Japón, cuando las bombas atómicas cayeron sobre Nagasaki e Hiroshima, a quienes miraron hacia la explosión se les derritieron los ojos. En Isaías vemos una descripción similar.

Isaías 13:6 ¡Gritad!, porque el día del Señor está cerca; vendrá como destrucción del Todopoderoso. 7 Por eso, todas las manos desfallecerán, y el corazón de cada hombre se derretirá. 8 Tendrán miedo; dolores y angustias los sobrevendrán; sufrirán dolores como de parto; se asombrarán unos de otros; sus rostros serán como llamas.

Isaías 13:9 He aquí, viene el día del Señor, cruel, con ira y furor, para asolar la tierra; y destruirá de ella a los pecadores. 10 Porque las estrellas del cielo y sus constelaciones no darán su luz; el sol se oscurecerá al salir, y la luna no hará brillar su luz.

Isaías 13:11 Y castigaré al mundo por su maldad, y a los impíos por su iniquidad; Y haré cesar la arrogancia de los soberbios, y humillaré la altivez de los tiranos. 12 Haré que el hombre sea más precioso que el oro fino; incluso más precioso que la cuña de oro de Ofir. 13 Por tanto, sacudiré los cielos, y la tierra se moverá de su lugar, en la ira del Señor de los ejércitos, en el día de su furor.

Más versículos sobre el Día del Señor

Los siguientes versículos también parecen referirse al mismo «día del Señor» o a la «ira de Dios».

Isaías 26:20 «Ven, pueblo mío, entra en tus aposentos, y cierra tus puertas tras de ti; escóndete por un breve momento, hasta que pase la indignación. 21 Porque he aquí que el Señor sale de su lugar para castigar a los habitantes de la tierra por su iniquidad; la tierra también revelará su sangre, y no encubrirá más a sus muertos». Curiosamente, el versículo anterior parece indicar el rapto/resurrección, que, como hemos demostrado, precede a la ira de Dios.

Isaías 26:19 Tus muertos vivirán; con mi cadáver resucitarán. ¡Despertad y cantad, vosotros que habitáis en el polvo! Porque tu rocío es como el rocío de las hierbas, y la tierra expulsará a los muertos.

En Jeremías encontramos otra referencia al día del Señor o a la angustia de Jacob.

Jeremías 30:6 Preguntad ahora, y ved si hay algún hombre con dolores de parto. ¿Por qué veo a todo hombre con las manos en los lomos, como mujer de parto, y todos los rostros pálidos? 7 ¡Ay! ¡Grande es aquel día, y no hay otro igual! Es tiempo de angustia para Jacob, pero él será salvado.

Una vez más vemos que ocurre un suceso espantoso que deja a los hombres pálidos. El Señor dice que no hay otro día igual en horror. Sin embargo, también promete que su pueblo, los descendientes de Jacob, serán salvados. Los verdaderos descendientes de Jacob y Abraham, como enseñaron Jesús y Pablo, son los verdaderos creyentes en Cristo. Analicemos este punto brevemente.

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Saturday, March 28, 2026

Will Christ Come Twice or Only Once? Part 5 - The Marriage Supper

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The Great Tribulation and Wrath of God Division Found in Revelation 14  -  Part 5 of 8

One more passage in Revelation I want to look at before ending this section on the Great Tribulation period as different from the wrath of God is Revelation 14:13-16.

Revelation 14: 13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. 14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. 15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. 16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.

In verse 13 we see that the saints are still being killed by the Antichrist when the vision goes to one like the Son of man coming to reap his harvest. Jesus, when responding to the questioning of the high priest, called himself the Son of man. In Mark 14:61-62 we read,

Mark 14: 61 But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? 62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

Let us look back to Daniel 7:13-14 to see who the Son of man was considered by the Old Testament Jews.

Daniel 7: 13 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. 14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

Traditionally, the Jews believed these verses to be speaking of the coming Jewish Messiah. The Ancient of Days, God the Father, would give to the Son of man, or in other words, to the Messiah, the kingdom to rule. The reference in Revelation 14:14 seems to be referring to Jesus coming to receive his harvest.

In Mathew 9:35-38 we see that Jesus considered that the lost sheep were the harvest that needed to be harvested.

Matthew 9: 35
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. 36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. 37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; 38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.

We can conclude then that Revelation 14:14-16 is again another image of the rapture/resurrection event at the end of the great tribulation period and yet before the wrath of God that is to follow. Revelation 14:17-20 confirms such a view and the imagery is of the wrath of God.

Revelation 14: 17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. 18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. 19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.

We see section 14:17-20 is qualified as the wrath of God. In section 14:14-16 the Son of man was harvesting, which we have concluded was imagery of the rapture/resurrection event like in Matthew 24: 29-31 and Mark 13.

Mark 13: 26-27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of the heaven.

Do We Find a Rapture/Resurrection Event in Daniel Prophecies?

Now I would like to look at one other passage in Daniel alluding to the rapture/resurrection event. It’s Daniel 12:1-3.

Daniel 12:1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. 2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. 3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

First, we see similar wording in Daniel 12 to Jesus’s comments on the Great Tribulation period in Matthew 24. “There shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time,” sounds very similar to “For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, nor ever shall be.” They are obviously talking of the same event.

Daniel also sees the rapture/resurrection event in the words, “Many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.” So again we have the time of trouble followed by the rapture/resurrection event afterwards. Later on in Daniel 12:7 we see the angels are talking about the same 3 and ½ year period.

Daniel 12: 7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half (3 and ½ years); and when he (the Antichrist) shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.

We see in the above verse that the Antichrist will tribulate God’s people for that 3 and ½ year period just as is mentioned in the other chapters in Daniel and in Revelation. Jesus will come back to rescue His children immediately after the tribulation period as we have seen in Matthew 24:29-31.

In Revelation 8-10 we have seen that the destruction occurring during the Great Tribulation will bring a 1/3 or partial destruction to the earth. We have seen that the seven trumpets of tribulation are sounded out before the wrath of God occurs. The trumpets of tribulation are chronologically before the vials of the wrath of God.

What Happens to the Saints That Are Raptured/Resurrected?

The vials are found in Revelation 16 and Revelation 19:11-21 and include the famous Battle of Armageddon. The wrath of God is also mentioned in Revelation 11:18 as occurring after the seventh trump which we have shown to be the rapture/resurrection event. Jesus rescues the true believers and they are caught up to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. The Marriage Supper of the Lamb is alluded to in the first verses in Revelation 19. While the wrath of God has begun on earth, we are given a picture of what is happening in the spiritual plane in Heaven.

Revelation 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. 8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. 9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

We see the resurrected saints are rejoicing with Christ at the marriage supper of the Lamb. Jesus alluded to this heavenly marriage supper in some of his parables. In Matthew 25: 1-13 we read,

Matthew 25 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 

Matthew 25: 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. 11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. 13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

The first coincidence is that following the Matthew 24 endtime raptute/resurrection event we find Matthew 25 is where Jesus talks about the Marriage Supper and the brides waiting to get in. The various brides could be alluding to different groups of believers. In Jesus’s parable only some of the brides got in to the marriage feast. They were those who had prepared themselves and had truly loved their Lord and husband.

Jesus, also, alluded to Himself as being the bidegroom.

Mark 2: 18 And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? 19 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.

John the Baptist also bore witness that Jesus was the bridegroom.

John 3: 26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. 28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. 29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. 30 He must increase, but I must decrease.

John the Baptist calls Jesus the bridegroom and himself the friend of the bridegroom.

Jesus gave another parable of having on the right wedding garment.

Matthew 22 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, 2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, 3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. 4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. 5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: 6 And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. 7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. 

Matthew 22: 8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. 9 Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. 10 So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. 11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: 12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. 13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 14 For many are called, but few are chosen.

The garment represents our righteousness. We cannot get into the marriage supper on our own righteousness. We must take on the righteousness of Christ. We put on Christ’s righteousness when we come to Him in humble submission and obedience seeking forgiveness for our sins. We then walk with Him in newness of life by loving and living for Him and others. The fine linen that the saints are wearing is symbolic of their having taken Jesus as their Lord and King and Saviour, and committed to living and serving Him. Thus, they are covered with His righteouness. They are no longer relying on their own righteousness to get into the Marriage Supper.

Cannot Our Own Righteousness Save Us?

Our own righteousness is stinking menstrual rags, says Isaiah 64:6.

Isaiah 64: 6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Apostle Paul tells us our faith in Christ is counted for righteosness.

Romans 4: 3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

Paul writes that we obtain rigtheousness through faith in Christ.

Romans 9: 30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith. 31 But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. 32 Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone; 33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

In Jesus’s parable, a person without a marraige garment had tried to get into the marriage supper. He was relying on his own righteousness to save him. But our own righteousness is not good enough, no matter how hard we try or convince ourselves that it is. Like Jesus said,

John 14: 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

If we believe upon Jesus we will not be ashamed. We will not be put out of the marriage feast. In Apostle Peter’s discourse to the scribes and pharisees we find the same statement of fact.

Acts 4: 12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

A person who has not received and loved Christ will not be allowed into the marriage supper of the Lamb. Many are still trying to get into heaven through their own righteousness. But, as the Psalmist David sung, “there are none righteousness, no not one.”

Psalm 14:2 The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. 3 They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

If we are honest with ourselves, we know that our own righteousness falls short each and every day, many times a day. If we relied on our own righteousness to save us, none would be saved

In Malachi we read,

Malachi 4: 2a But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings.

Jesus is that Sun or righteousness and unto Him must we come.

Jeremiah 23:5
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

Jesus is the righteous branch that God has raised up and in whom we can trust.

Apostle John tells us,

John 1: 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.

It is in the believing, and the receiving, the drinking in of the essence of Christ into our very being by loving and obeying Him that we are transformed into sons of God. Then we are robed with the righteousness that is in Christ. “Nothing in my hands I bring. Simply to Thy cross I cling.” “I am washed in the blood of the Lamb.”

Are There Any Other References to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb?

Apostle Paul tells us about the judgment seat of Christ, which may be simultaneous with the marriage supper.

2 Corinthians 5: 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

Daniel 12:2-3 sounds similar to Paul’s vision.

Daniel 12: 2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. 3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

Some may receive greater rewards than others as Paul explained in 1 Corinthians 3:14-15.

1 Corinthians 3:14
If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. 15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

We, therefore, speculate that the Marriage Supper of the Lamb may be where we receive our rewards for our obedience to the Lord or our lack of obedience and therefore lack of rewards. However, some will shine like the stars for ever.

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Originally published April 12, 2021

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