What Will We Do When Jesus Returns?

“The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said:
“The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever and ever.” Revelations 11:15

This a great verse but should begin chapter 12 not end chapter 11 JESUS IS BACK!!!

He is back in full authority. Matthew 28 delegates a great deal of his authority to the church, Jesus says “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Don't feel bad about what the church has done! We have our errors, some of them are great, but the Gospel message has been broadcast throughout the earth. Hospitals, schools, orphanages, fill the planet with his witness. Every generation has had their martyrs. Not everyone has received us but not everyone received him. "Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me." Luke 10:16

What does Jesus' return mean, adulation? Yes, from those who receive him! From those who don't, the answer is War! It has been this way since before the foundations of the earth. There has always been a separation between those that acknowledge God as God and those who are determined to make their own God's.

“And the twenty-four elders, who were seated on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying:“We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was,
because you have taken your great power and have begun to reign.” Revelations 11:16-17
With the Lord a day is as a 1000 years and 1000 years as a day, but somehow I think angelic host have eagerly awaited this moment. The humility of Jesus is such that he never demands love or worship. But I see 'angels with attitude' glaring through time saying to each other, “who do they think they are!” “who do they think they are talking to!” They have a Peter type spirit who could chop off a soldiers ear when it was time to fight but could not stand up to a little child's question when he saw his strong savior “being lead like a lamb to the slaughter” Judgment time has arrived, it gives the Lord no joy. It is necessary not desired.

“The nations were angry, and your wrath has come. The time has come for judging the dead, and for rewarding your servants the prophets and your people who revere your name, both great and small—
and for destroying those who destroy the earth.” Revelations 11:18

Nations being angry with God immediately brings me to thinking about Psalm 2: 1-4. Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying, “Let us break their chains and throw off their shackles.”

The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. The Lord is about to judge all the nations, as well as those that have served him well during their days on earth. Revelations 11:18 is glazed over in several of the commentaries that I consulted. I will pray that I will cover it well in my next blog.