Part IV ~ Lesson 2 of 4 – Wrath of God

The Sequence of Endtime Events

Equipping God's Saints (Followers of Christ) through the prophecies of the End Times …

Let's start with the 7^th Trumpet. We have already dealt with this Trumpet. Let's review the highlights.

The 7^th Trumpet is the last trumpet to sound. In Revelation 11:15-19 we see there are:

• Great voices in heaven
• Thy wrath is come
• Lightnings, voices, thunderings
• Earthquakes
• Great hail

This passage is very clear and direct that the time of Thy Wrath is come.

Next is Zephaniah 1:14-16, which says:

“The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.

That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,

A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.”

We are seeing the great day of the Lord. This term is so important. This is the Lord's day. During the trial in Pilate's judgement hall, Jesus told him, “This is your hour and the hour of the power of darkness, but hereafter, my day is coming.”

In this passage, we are there now. Jesus said, “I am going to come. And when I come, the tribes of this earth are going to mourn because right now Satan is the god of this age. He's the god of this world. But the day of the Lord is coming when everybody else moves over and it's My turn, now. I am going to straighten things out after all of this chaos; after all of this war; all of this sin; all of these problems.” When the day of the Lord comes, it's the day when we all transition from the kingdom of Satan to the Kingdom of God.

In this passage of Zephaniah 1:14-16 we are seeing some terms that we are familiar with at this point:

• Great day of the LORD
• Day of wrath
• Day of darkness
• During God's Wrath, we know that the Sun will be darkened, the Moon will not give her light, and the Stars shall fall from heaven
• Day of the trumpet
• It's the day of the 7^th Trumpet

Our next scripture is Joel 2:10-11, 31

“The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:

And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for his is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?

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The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.”

In this passage of Joel 2:10-11, 31 we see:

• Earth quake, heavens tremble
• Sun and moon shall be dark
• Stars withdraw shining
• LORD utters His voice
• Day of the LORD
• Moon into blood

This is all consistant with the other scriptures.

Our next scripture is 2 Peter 3:10, which says:

“But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.”

This is a new element, here, and you need to focus on this. Here it says the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night. Many people really get confused on this point because they try talking about the coming of Jesus as a thief ~ as a time seperate and apart from the day of the Lord. It's obvious from this scripture that it is one in the same thing.

In this passage of 2 Peter 3:10 we see:

• Day of the Lord
• Thief in the night
• Heavens pass away with noise

Our next scripture is 1 Thessalonians 5:2 which says:

“For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night”

As we read these scriptures, we may wonder how, if the day of the Lord is at the Battle of Armageddon, we are going to see these things coming. How could it be as a thief in the night?

1 Thessalonians 5 really clears that up because the Apostle Paul says, “You know, brethren, the day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night, however, you are not children of the night that that day should overtake you unawares. You are children of the day.”

We learn from this that the day of the Lord only comes as a thief to those who live in darkness. Those of us who are watching and understand the scriptures will be prepared and will see.

Our next scripture is Matthew 24:42-43. This is just after Jesus's explanation of the day of wrath and continues on to say:

“Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.”

The goodman in this passage was in darkness. But it is given for us to know. We have been given the prophecies of the Bible. This scripture either applies to us … or not ... depending on whether we are watching … or not.

We are now seeing a coalition between the Coming as a thief and the Coming of the Lord. There is so much confusion between these two terms and by cross referencing them here, we are able to establish that we are talking about one in the same event.

Our next scripture is 1 Corinthians 1:6-8 which says:

“Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

In this passage of 1 Corinthians 1:6-8, Paul uses the terms interchangeably:

• Coming of our Lord
• Day of our Lord

Coming up, we will look at 2 more passages. We will then establish a chart that will solidify all 9 scriptures. We are going to find out that it is all very consistant ~ that the terms are interchangeable and that they are used the same way in all these scriptures ~ Old Testament and New Testament. We will then be able to understand what the Lord intended us to understand when He used these terms.

Resources: The anointing of the Holy Spirit and God Almighty, of whom I am accountable to. I have prayed diligently and am led to follow and support the teachings of Pastor Irvin Baxter from Endtime Ministries and his teachings of Understanding the End Times. I encourage you to visit his website at endtime.com.