Oakwood Church

“Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming; it is near, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness!”
Joel 2:1-2

“Fire devours before them, and behind them a flame burns. The land is like the garden of Eden before them, but behind them a desolate wilderness, and nothing escapes them. Their appearance is like the appearance of horses, and like war horses they run.”
Joel 2:3-4

“And I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.”
Joel 2:30-31

“And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the Lord has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the Lord calls.”
Joel 2:32

The Day of the Lord = Justice. Finally.

“Just are you, O Holy One, who is and who was, for you brought these judgments. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve!”
Revelation 16:5-6

Stages of the Final Judgment:

1. The Sin of Man Unrestrained

“And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must take place, but the end is not yet.”
Matthew 24:7

Stages of the Final Judgment:

1. The Sin of Man Unrestrained
- to prove the Depravity of man

“And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.”
Revelation 6:4

Stages of the Final Judgment:

2. The Wrath of God Poured Out

“The first angel blew his trumpet and hail and fire, mixed with blood were thrown upon the earth. And a third of the earth was burned up.”
Revelation 8:7

Stages of the Final Judgment:

2. The Wrath of God Poured Out
- to prove the Supremacy of God

“The second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it became like the blood of a corpse, and every living thing died.”
Revelation 16:3

Stages of the Final Judgment:

2. The Wrath of God Poured Out
- to prove the Supremacy of God

“The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast and its kingdom was plunged into darkness.”
Revelation 16:10

Stages of the Final Judgment:

3. The Enemies of God Unleashed

“The fifth angel blew his trumpet… He opened the shaft of the bottomless pit… from the smoke came locusts on the earth…”
Revelation 9:1-3

Stages of the Final Judgment:

3. The Enemies of God Unleashed
- to prove the Cruelty of the devil

“They were told not to harm the grass… but only those people who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.”
Revelation 9:4

Stages of the Final Judgment:

3. The Enemies of God Unleashed
- to prove the Cruelty of the devil

“The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands nor give up worshiping demons.”
Revelation 9:20

Stages of the Final Judgment:

4. The Whole World Unmade

“A loud voice came out of the temple… ‘It is done!’... The cities of the nations fell… And every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found.”
Revelation 16:17-20

Stages of the Final Judgment:

4. The Whole World Unmade
- to prove the Futility of idolatry

“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!... For all nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality.”
Revelation 18:1-2

Stages of the Final Judgment:

1.The Sin of Man Unrestrained
- To prove the Depravity of man

2.The Wrath of God Poured Out
- To prove the Supremacy of God

3.The Enemies of God Unleashed
- To prove the Cruelty of the devil

4.The Whole World Unmade
-To prove the Futility of idolatry

“The nations raged, but your wrath came, and the time for the dead to be judged, and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints, and those who fear your name, both small and great, and for destroying the destroyers of the earth.”
Revelation 11:18

“We appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. For he says, ‘In a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you.’ Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.”
2 Corinthians 6:1-2