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And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. (Jude 1:14 15)

And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. (Revelation 19:11)

The saints will be lifted from the surface of the earth and then the vials of God’s wrath will be poured on the rebellious. Those who have accepted the way of Antichrist and have worshiped him shall "drink of the wine of the wrath of God." They will have no rest day or night but will be "tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb."

Suddenly the heavens will open and the Lord Jesus will appear on a white horse followed by "ten thousands of his saints." They will be arrayed in ranks, ready to "judge and make war." 

Antichrist and the kings of the earth and their armies will gather together to resist the occupation of the earth by the Lord Jesus and His army. This terrible confrontation is the Battle of Armageddon. 

And the Lord shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; and who can abide it? (Joel 2:11)

Every believer who rides with Christ in the Day of the Lord will be "called, chosen and faithful." There is no power in the heavens or on the earth that can withstand the Lord Jesus and His saints. The Beast and the False Prophet (Revelation 19:20) will be taken and thrown alive (in their bodies) into the Lake of Fire. The remnant of evildoers will be slain by the Word of God issuing from the mouth of Christ.

As soon as all opposition has been destroyed the Lord Jesus will take His seat on the Throne of David in the City of Jerusalem. "And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats" (Matthew 25:32).

(It is entirely possible that the sheep and goat judgment will take place in front of the White Throne after the thousand-year Kingdom Age, and not at the time of the next appearing of the Lord.)

The Lord Jesus will decide which of the nations are permitted to enter into eternal life, into the Kingdom of God. Whether or not a nation is allowed to enter the Kingdom will depend on how it treated the Lord’s brothers, His servants, His witnesses.

In that Day, all the peoples of the earth will behold the Glory of the Lord shining from within the saints. 

When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day. (II Thessalonians 1:10)

The victorious saints will appear with Christ, being an integral part of His appearing. 

When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. (Colossians 3:4)

They are an integral part of His appearing because Christ is their Life. Christ has become their Life because they live not only by natural food but by the body and blood of the Lord. 

Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. (John 6:54)

Where the carcass (the slain Lamb) is, there will the "eagles" be gathered together. The "eagles" are those who live by the body and blood of the slain Lamb.

In that Day the saints will be one in the Father and the Son. As a result, the peoples of the earth will believe that Christ has come from the Father. 

That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. (John 17:21)

In that Day the saints will be an inseparable part of Christ, being married to Him and in every way the fullness of His Person and expression of His Glory, His majesty, His deeds, His words, and His thoughts. Then the peoples of the earth will understand that God has sent Christ and has loved the saints as He has loved His firstborn Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. 

I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. (John 17:23)
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