Rev. 19:14-19: King of Kings_The Great Day of God! (Bowl #7 continued)

The Great Day of GodJudgment Day Chapter 19, Verse 14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. Matthew Chapter 24, Verse 27 For as the lightning comes out of the east, and shines even to the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Matthew 24, 28 For wheresoever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together. Matthew 24, 29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: Matthew 24, 30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. It should be duly noted that when the Lord Jesus Christ comes again, He will not come alone. He will be accompanied by a heavenly army comprised of glorified saints, who are the “called, and faithful, and the chosen” (per Rev. 17:14; 19:14). That is, these armies of Heaven will be comprised of Christians, which in turn means that they will have to have been resurrected and in Heaven throughout the Apocalypse period, so as to come again with Him. Specifically, they will be the 24 Elders who first appear in Rev. 5:8-10, and who are shown repeatedly in Heaven, around God’s Throne, falling down in worship and praise throughout the Apocalypse (Rev. 7:11; 11:16; 14:3; 19:4). This army will also include an angelic component, per Matthew 24:31. It should also be noted that the return of Christ at Armageddon will be by no means ‘secret’. That is, it will not be entirely “like a thief in the night”, although His coming will indeed take all living at that time by surprise. Jesus Himself asserts that there will be plenty of indicators and telltale signs that point to His soon coming, beginning with the rise and reign of the beast, aka, the abomination of desolation (per Matthew 24:15-30). His sign of His coming will appear well in advance of His actual arrival (Matthew 24:27-30). Everyone’s attention will be riveted on the spectacular sight of that encroachment. All will mourn at the sight of what they will see. In addition, that physical re-entry into the earth’s atmosphere will find His beleaguered Jews (the elect) in a desperate battle for their lives (those who will have remained behind, in defense of Jerusalem). At His appearance, the startled beast and his armies will be headed back toward Jerusalem, still freshly victorious over the eastern kings and their decimated armies. All, including the beast, will know well by that time that he is anything but all-powerful, yet, being thoroughly deluded, will obviously not be prepared to concede defeat, receive and bow to One decidedly more powerful—without a fight (They will all see as John saw (his pre-occupation with resumption of his attack on Jerusalem suggests he is not the least bit concerned over the notion that God will show): Satan, however, will know quite well (per Revelation 12:12), knowing that his time will be almost up.)