Monday, December 15, 2014

Isaiah 24:21

Copyright Ó 2014 J. Neely
Isaiah 24:21

21 And it shall come to pass in that day [yowm], that the LORD [Yahovah] shall punish [paqad] the host [tsaba'] of the high ones [marowm] that are on high [marowm], and the kings [melek] of the earth ['adamah] upon the earth ['adamah].   KJV-Interlinear

21 On that day the LORD will punish the host of heaven, in heaven, and the kings of the earth, on the earth.   ESV

In this verse we have the statement of judgment of Satan and all fallen angels.  On that day, refers to the final day of history, the final day of judgment, for it is here that the angels that have fallen and humanity that has rejected Christ, will all be judged.

At the end of the Tribulation, when Christ returns at the Second Advent, all of humanity will be in heaven because as believers in Christ they have been martyred during the Tribulation.

Or, they will be in Torments because they will have remained unbelievers and thus are judged and destroyed and sent to Torments, and there await the end of the Millennium, to be resurrected and stand before Christ at the Great White Throne, and from there sent to the Lake of Fire for all of eternity.

Or, they will be the small remnant of believers who will have survived the Tribulation and thus rescued by Christ and thus become the starter population for the Millennium.

As for the angels, referring to Satan and the fallen angels, they will be incarcerated in the Abyss and there be imprisoned for one-thousand years, during the time of the Millennium.  And at the end of that period, they will be released, then they will storm back onto the earth to lead one final rebellion against Christ, and that rebellion will be extremely short.  They will then be sent to the Lake of Fire permanently.

Therefore, the high and mighty, whether in heaven, speaking of the fallen angels, or from the earth, speaking of humanity, will be judged, incarcerated and held pending the final disposition of their sentence.