The Judge                                   

The Lord Jesus Christ, Heaven`s High Court Judge, makes the decisions - `to save or to destroy.` (James 4: 12) His judgments are righteous and are acclaimed by a great multitude in heaven.

`True and righteous are His judgments, because He has judged the great prostitute.... and He has avenged on her the blood of His servants....Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!` (Rev. 19: 2 & 6)  

Christ then comes forth from heaven to earth into time and personally deals with the armies of the world.

Judgment of the antichrist and his army.

`and He gathered them together to the place called – Armageddon.` (Rev. 16: 16)

From the valley of Megeddo, (Heb. Armageddon) at the north of Israel, all the armies of the world gather. God then draws them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat, outside Jerusalem. (Joel 3: 12) Then on the Mount opposite, the Mt of Olives the Lord Jesus Christ and His angel army descend. (Zech. 14: 3 & 4     Matt. 16: 27)

His word of judgment, like a sword that comes forth from His mouth has the effect of a nuclear blast –
 

`Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it he should strike the nations.` (Rev. 19: 14)

`And this shall be the plague with which the Lord will strike all the people who fought against Jerusalem: their flesh shall dissolve while they stand in their feet, their eyes shall dissolve in their sockets, & their tongues shall dissolve in their mouths.` (Zech. 14: 12)

Israel`s Messiah Revealed.

When the Lord has dealt with the world`s armies, the antichrist & False prophet, He goes across the valley to Jerusalem. There He meets with the people of Judah, the ruling tribe, & then the house of David, & the people of Jerusalem. A third of the people of Israel survived the terrible onslaught of the world`s armies & are looking for their Messiah.

However when the Lord shows them His nail pierced hands, it is only then that they realise that He was the one who came 2,000 years before and was crucified. With great sorrow they mourn because He was the promised Son & their nation killed Him.

`The Lord will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David & the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem shall not be greater than that of Judah.` (Zech. 12: 7)

`And I will pour on the house of the David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on me whom they have pierced; they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, & grieve for Him as one grieves for a first-born.` (Zech. 12: 10)

God knew that Israel would reject Him, but `as their husband` He said He would take `His wife` Israel back again.
 

`For your husband is your Maker, whose name is the Lord of hosts; your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel,...like a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit,....”

.For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will gather you.....with everlasting loving-kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the Lord your Redeemer.` (Isa. 54: 5 – 8)

`I will betroth you to me forever; yes I will betroth you to me in righteousness & justice, in loving-kindness and mercy; I will betroth you to me in faithfulness, and you shall know the Lord.` (Hosea 2: 19 & 20)

Thus we see that the `wife,` Israel has made herself ready to come under God`s rulership. The symbol of this reunion is ` the marriage of the Lamb.` The title the `Lamb` is only used in connection with Israel for it relates to their sacrifices. And the word `marriage,` denotes master, (Jer. 3: 14 God said – ` I am married to you.` master of you.)

`Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.` (Rev. 19: 7)

Israel then goes on to rule the people of the nations that are left, for a thousand years.