When the Judge of the Universe Judges | Revelation 14:14-20 | J. Allen Mashburn

Now as we enter this study, I must remind everyone again that the Book of Revelation is not written in chronological order. The first three chapters tell of our Lord’s letters to seven actual churches that existed in John’s day. Those chapters also paint a clear portrait of the church all the way from Pentecost to the Rapture. Chapters 4-11 tell us about the chronology of the Tribulation Period. They take us all the way from the beginning to the end of that terrible seven year period of time. In chapters 12-14, we are taken back to the beginning. These chapters give us the same time period from a different perspective.  We are no longer talking about the chronology of the book, now we are confronted with the characters of the book.  Through a series of seven visions, John takes us once again through the days of the Tribulation. In our study of this book, we have arrived at the seventh of these visions. These verses close out the pause in the action we have been in since chapter 12 verse 1. When this chapter ends, we are going to be thrown back into the heat and the horrors of the final days of the Tribulation. Before we deal with those things, John gives us a vision of our Lord when He comes again in power and glory. When Jesus came the first time, He came as a Savior. He came to give His life on the cross so that sin might be paid for and sinners might be set free.  When He comes the second time, He is coming as a Judge. He is coming to destroy sin, Satan and all those who stand in defiance to God.  When Jesus returns, He will come in power, glory and judgment and none will be able to withstand Him! There will be no cross for Jesus the next time He comes. There will be a crown! There will be no tree for Him to hang upon; but there will be a throne for Him to sit upon. Let’s move through these verses and catch the vision John shares of the Lord Jesus Christ and the coming days of His terrible judgment.