The nations may think that they are going to do the judging, that they are going to inflict defeat upon Israel, but in reality it is the Lord who will do the judging, and it is the nations that will be judged. The judgement will be bloody, and similar imagery is used in Revelation (Rev 14:19,20, 19:15). In Rev 14 it speaks of an angel swinging his sickle on the earth, while in Rev 19 it is the Lord Himself who executes judgement. Our western mindsets find this hard to take, for it does not fit easily with out picture of Jesus, but we need to recognise that our culture has given us a distorted picture of who Christ is. The New Testament is clear that there is a coming wrath of God that people need to escape from (Matt 3:7; 1 Thes 1:10), and the only way of escape is repent and believe.
Afterwards there will be a new heaven and a new earth. There will be abundance in God's kingdom, but all other kingdoms will wither away and become desolate.
Moving on to John's gospel next.
Afterwards there will be a new heaven and a new earth. There will be abundance in God's kingdom, but all other kingdoms will wither away and become desolate.
Moving on to John's gospel next.
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