2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 ... when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in blazing fire. Then he will mete out punishment to those who refuse to acknowledge God and who will not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, cut off from the presence of God.
2 Thess 1:10 When, on that great Day when He comes to reveal His glory amongst His own and His majesty to all believers.
Paul describes two events in this passage;
1/ The Day of Vengeance and the wrath of God;
Isaiah 63:4 I resolved on a Day of Vengeance,the time for redeeming My own had come.
Isaiah 66:15 See, the Lord is coming in fire, His sword will test mankind.
Micah 5:15 In anger and fury, I shall wreak vengeance on the nations who disobey Me.
Habakkuk 3:12 Furiously You trample down the nations.
Malachi 4:1 The Day comes; burning like a furnace, all evildoers will be stubble.
Hebrews 10:27 A terrifying judgement of fire that will consume God’s enemies.
Isaiah 30:26 On the day that the Lord saves His people,[righteous Israel] the sun will shine with seven times its usual brightness and the moon will be as bright as the sun.
So, we see that the first event is coming in fire with the sun super hot [a solar flare]
2/ The Glorious Return of the Lord Jesus;
Matthew 24:29 As soon as this time of distress has passed [the Tribulation] the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give light, the stars will fall and all the heavenly bodies will be shaken.
Matt 24:30 Then all the peoples will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.
Matt 24:31 With a trumpet blast He will send His angels to gather His chosen from the fartherest corners of the world. [these will be the Gentile people who have kept faithful to the Lord, as His people, Israel will regather after the day of Vengeance]
Ezekiel 30:2-3 ....Wail! Alas for the day, A day is near, the day of the Lord, a Day of cloud, a Day of reckoning for the nations.
Joel 2:1-2 Blow the trumpet in Zion....Let the inhabitants tremble, for the Day of the Lord is coming – a Day of darkness..... like blackness spread over the mountains.
Ezekiel 32:7-8 [prophesy against Egypt] When I judge you, I shall veil the sun and moon with clouds, there will be total darkness over your land.
It is clear that there will be two judgements against His enemies, the first to happen soon, perhaps in conjunction with this next Middle east war, against the nations surrounding Israel. This will enable His people, righteous Israel to resettle the Land.
Then, the next judgement, just prior to the Return of Jesus. Isaiah 13:9-13
Note, that in Rev 19:13 Jesus Returns in a garment dyed in blood. In Isaiah 63:3 He tramples the nations....and their blood spattered all his clothing.
From this and the sequence in 2 Thess, we can say that the Day of Gods wrath- the sixth seal [Rev 6:12-17] will be the first event of the end time happenings.
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