Final Judgment – Page 2 – Insights into Bible Prophecy

Day of the Lord, Final Judgment, Parousia

At the Revelation of Jesus

April 13, 2023 David R Maas

Paul’s second letter to the Thessalonians was written in the months following his departure from the city. The first epistle expressed joy at the good news that the church remained faithful despite persecution. The second one addresses three main issues: Persecution, believers who refuse to work, and questions about the “arrival” of Jesus.

In the interim since his first epistle, persecution has increased. Moreover, some church members are refusing to work due to excitement about the return of Jesus in glory. Why work if the existing order is about to be overturned?

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Inhabitants of the Earth, Lake of Fire

Fear the Living God

March 19, 2023 David R Maas

When Daniel was delivered from the lions’ den, “Darius the Mede” was relieved and issued a decree to all his subjects commanding them to revere Daniel’s God. But he also condemned the prophet’s accusers to be cast to the lions instead of Daniel. Both incidents are reflected in the book of Revelation.

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Lake of Fire, Nebuchadnezzar

The Fiery Furnace

March 13, 2023 David R Maas

In the second chapter, the “Chaldeans” are demoted because of their failure to reveal the king’s dream. But in the wake of Nebuchadnezzar’s construction of his “great golden image,” they exploit the opportunity to inflict vengeance on three of the Jewish exiles for their earlier loss of face. Although loyal to the king, these three men cannot bow before the king’s idolatrous image.

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Day of the Lord, Final Judgment, Patmos

THE LORDLY DAY

September 16, 2021 David R Maas

On the isle of Patmos, suddenly, John found himself “in the Spirit,” and projected into the “Day of the Lord” – Revelation 1:9-10.

While exiled on the island of Patmos, John came to be “in the spirit,” where he found himself “in the lordly day” and received visions about the seven churches of Asia. Though his visions commenced in the first century, ultimately, they culminated in the final judgment, the “Day of the Lord,” when the wicked were punished and the righteous vindicated.

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Day of the Lord, Final Judgment, His Return

HIS PAROUSIA – VINDICATION OR CONDEMNATION

August 19, 2021 David R Maas

The “coming” of Jesus will mean the vindication of the righteous, and the judgment and condemnation of the wicked.

In the New Testament, several Greek terms are applied to the return of Jesus at the end of the present age, including parousia (“arrival”), erchomai (“coming”), and epiphaneia (“appearance”). Regardless of which term is used, in each instance, it is found in the singular number; it describes only one “coming” of Jesus. Each passage provides only a limited amount of information about the event.

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