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The Death of The Mid-Tribulation Rapture Theory: Part 3

 The main leg that the Mid-Tribulation Rapture theory sits upon is taking a pounding.  In the last chapter we saw that God's instrument of wrath and judgment in three of the four Days of The Lord were armies.  Again to say, as the Mid-Tribbers do, that God only permits the war, devastation and famine in the first half of the Tribulation in Revelation 6 just folds up when we think.  Even though armies did the damage in three of the preceding three out of the four Days of The Lord, we are left in no doubt that God is the one behind it.  He (Jesus) is also the one behind it in the first half of the Tribulation in Revelation 6 also.

 Furthermore, in one of the preceding four Days, God inflicted the wrath and judgment himself.  Then, why do the Mid-Tribbers doubt that Jesus inflicted the wrath and judgment in the first half of the Tribulation?  There is no rhyme or reason for their logic.  Now, we shall view the last four Days of The Lord.  You will see for yourself that their wobbly leg will fall before your very eyes.

 Day of The Lord #9. 

• Prophet and Date: Obadiah in 585 B. C.

 • Scripture Reference: The entire book.

 • Subject of this judgment: All nations but primarily Edom.

 Obadiah 1:1-2

1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.

2 Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.

 • Purpose of this judgment: Their treatment of Israel.  They joined Babylon in looting Jerusalem.

 Obadiah 1:10-14

10 For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.

11 In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them.

12 But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.

13 Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity;

14 Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.

 • God's instrument of wrath in this judgment: God himself.  But, in the 12th Day of The Lord, Jesus does it in the first 3 1/2 years of it.

 Obadiah 1:3-4

3 The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?

4 Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.

 • Is the term "wrath" used here?  No.  Need we say anymore about this?

 • Are the terms "judge" or "judgment" used in this passage?  Yes.

 Obadiah 1:21

21 And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD'S.

 • Results of this judgment upon Edom: Destruction, slaughter, burned and devoured.

 Obadiah 1:8-10

8 Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?

9 And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.

10 For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.

 Obadiah 1:18

18 And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken it.

 • Are Cosmic Upheavals mentioned?  No.

 • Are angels mentioned as God's instrument of wrath?  No.  This needs no further comment does it?

 • Is "Great and Terrible" mentioned?  No.

 • Is the Millennium mentioned in this passage?  Yes.  By now you get the picture.

 Obadiah 1:17

17 But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.

 Day of The Lord #10.

 • Prophet and Date: Zechariah in 520-518 B. C.

 • Scripture Reference: Zechariah chapters 12-14.

 • Subject of this judgment: All nations.

 Zechariah 12:2-3

2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.

3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.

 • Purpose of this judgment: The nations attacking Jerusalem.

 Zechariah 12:9

9 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

 • God's instrument of wrath during this judgment: God himself.  See the verse above. Remember now that Jesus does it during the first half of the 12th Day of The Lord just as God does it here.

 • Is the term "wrath" used here?  No.

 • Results of this judgment: The nations will be cut in pieces, struck with terror and blindness, devoured and destroyed.

 Zechariah 12:3-4

3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.

4 In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.

 Zechariah 12:6

6 In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.

 Zechariah 12:9

9 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

 Zechariah 14:3

3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.

 • Are Cosmic Upheavals mentioned?  Yes.  See chapter 14:6-7 below.

 Zechariah 14:6-7

6 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:

7 But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.

 • Are angels the instruments of God's wrath in this passage?  No.

 • Is "Great and Terrible" used in this passage?  No.

 • Is the Millennium mentioned here?  Yes.  "In that day" is also used linking the Millennium to the Day of The Lord.  The Millennium is always included in the Day of The Lord.

 Zechariah 14:8-11

8 And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.

9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.

10 All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses.

11 And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

 Zechariah 14:20-21

20 In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD'S house shall be like the bowls before the altar.

21 Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.

Day of The Lord #11.

 • Prophet and Date: Malachi from 450-400 B. C.

 • Scripture Reference: Malachi 4:1-6.

 • Subject of this judgment: The proud and the wicked.

 Malachi 4:1

1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

 • Purpose of this judgment: None given.

 • Instrument of this judgment: God himself.  God here and Jesus in Revelation 6.

 Malachi 4:3

3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.

 • Is the term "wrath" used?  Yes.

 Malachi 3:5

5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.

 • Results of this judgment: They shall be like stubble and burned up.

 Malachi 4:1

1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

 • Are Cosmic Upheavals mentioned?  No.

 • Are angels mentioned as God's instrument of wrath?  No.

 • Is "Great and Terrible" mentioned in this passage?  Yes.  This prophet gives one of the two triggers that start the middle (the "great and terrible" half) of the 12th Day of The Lord-70th Week-Tribulation which are the appearance of Elijah.  Joel gives the other trigger which is the Cosmic Upheavals.

 Malachi 4:5-6

5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:

6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

 • Is the Millennium mentioned in this passage?  Yes.  Malachi 4:2-3 links the Millennium to the word "day" in verse 1.

 Malachi 4:2-3

2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.

 Day of The Lord #12.

 • Prophet and Date: The Apostle John in 95 A. D.

 • Scripture Reference: Revelation chapters 6-19.

 • Subjects of this judgment: Israel and the world.

 Revelation 6:4

4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

 Revelation 6:8

8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

 • Purpose of this judgment: To strip the earth of most of its population, repossess it from Satan and prepare Israel to receive Jesus as their Messiah.

 • Instrument of this judgment: Jesus and angels.  Jesus opens the seals in Revelation 6 and 8.  Angels issue the trumpets and vials in Revelation 8, 9, 11, and 16.  In four of the Days of The Lord, specifically #'s 8, 9, 10 and 11, God himself ministers the wrath and judgment.  Here Jesus does it.

 • Is the word "wrath" used here?  Yes.

 Revelation 6:16-17

16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

 Revelation 11:18

18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

 Revelation 14:10

10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

 Revelation 14:19

19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.

 Revelation 15:1

1 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.

 Revelation 15:7

7 And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever.

 Revelation 16:1

1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.

 Revelation 16:19

19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

Revelation 19:15

15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.

 • Are the terms "judge" or "judgment" used in this passage?  Yes.

 Revelation 14:7

7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

 Revelation 15:4

4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.

 Revelation 16:5

5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.

 Revelation 17:1

1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:

 Revelation 18:8

8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

 Revelation 18:10

10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

 Revelation 19:2

2 For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.

 Revelation 19:11

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

 • Results of this judgment:

 Revelation 6:4

4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

 Revelation 6:4-17

4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.

6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.

8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.

14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

 Revelation 8:7-12

7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;

9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.

10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;

11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.

12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.

 Revelation 9:2-6

2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.

3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.

5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.

6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

 Revelation 9:10

10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.

 Revelation 9:15

15 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.

 Revelation 9:18-19

18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.

19 For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.

 Revelation 11:13

13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.

 Revelation 13:7-8

7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.

8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

 Revelation 13:15-17

15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

 Revelation 14:9-10

9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,

10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

 Revelation 14:13

13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

 Revelation 14:19-20

19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.

20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

Revelation 16:2-11

2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.

3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man; and every living soul died in the sea.

4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.

5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.

6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.

8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.

9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.

10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,

11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.

 Revelation 16:18-21

18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.

19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.

 Revelation 19:17-21

17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;

18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.

19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.

20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

 • Are Cosmic Upheavals mentioned?  Yes.  These scriptures have been printed above under "Results of this judgment".  See Revelation 6:12; 8:7-13; 11:13; 16:2-4, 8-12, 18 and 20-21.

 • Are angels mentioned as God's instrument of wrath?  Yes.  These references have been printed above under "Results of this judgment".  See Revelation 8:7, 8, 10, 12; 9:1, 13; 11:15; 16:1-4, 8, 10, 12 and 17.

 • Is "Great and/or Terrible" mentioned in this passage?  Yes.

 Revelation 6:16-17

16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

 Revelation 14:19

19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. 

Revelation 16:14

14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

 • Is the Millennium mentioned in the passage?  Yes.  It always is.

 Revelation 20:4-6

4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

 Summary of These Four Days of The Lord

 In three of them God inflicts the wrath and judgment himself.  In the other one Jesus does it in the first half and angels do it in the last half.  To require angels for both halves, as we have thoroughly determined by now, is a dreadful mistake.  The term "wrath" is not used in three of them but it is in both halves of the last one.  "Judgment" is used in all four. Cosmic upheavals is applied only to the last one.  Great and/or Terrible is employed in the last two and the Millennium is applied to all four of them.  To build an end time scheme upon the fact that the Millennium is not a part of the Day of The Lord like the author of The Pre-Wrath Rapture of The Church is folly.

 Conclusion To All 12 Days of The Lord

 All 12 Days of The Lord build in intensity.  They seem to begin slow and build up to the breaking point.  Afterwards, the time of peace and rest ensues.  As such, the wrath and judgment part of them, are in their entirety, the time of the Lord's wrath and judgment.  Only six of them use the term "great and terrible".  But the rest, nevertheless, build in intensity.  There is not one of the 12 where it can be said that the first half is not a time of wrath and judgment just because the terms "wrath" and "judgment" are not used to describe it.

 In each and every case where "wrath" and "judgment" are used, it applies to that particular Day of The Lord in its entirety and not just to the "last half" of it.

 In only 4 of them is the term "wrath" used.  But, study the other 8 very closely.  You will see that all 8 of them are indeed a time of God's "wrath".  You will also see that this "wrath" does not exclude the "first half" but covers that particular Day of The Lord in its entirety.  Not one bit of it is not covered by the "wrath".

In 4 of them the word "judgment" is not used at all.  But study these 4 very closely.  You will see that all of them are in fact a time of God's "judgment".  In addition, you will see that this "judgment" covers the whole thing and not just the "last half" of it.

 In only one case, the 12th Day of The Lord, is "angels" the ministers of God's wrath and judgment.  To say that the first half of the Tribulation is not God's wrath and judgment because no angels did it, makes as much logic as saying that the first half of the last 11 Days of The Lord are not really times of wrath and judgment because they were not brought about by "locusts".

 The point here is this; all 12 Days of The Lord, in their entirety, are specifically the times of God's wrath and judgment inflicted by the instrument of his own choosing.  This is so whether or not He chose to record the words "wrath" or "judgment".  We cannot say that because he did it one way here, He also has to do it that same way there.  He does all things the way He wants it done.  Period.

 There is a pattern to all 12 Days of The Lord.  All 12 of them, in their entirety, are the times of His wrath, judgment, fury, anger and vengeance whether He uses locust, armies, angels or does it Himself.  To maintain that the first 3 1/2 years of the Tribulation-70th Week-12th Day of The Lord is not a time of God's wrath and judgment just will not stand up under scrutiny.

 Finally, consider the characteristics of the first half of the 12th Day of The Lord.  Then compare these characteristics to all the other 11 of them with the exception of the one pertaining to the false prophets.  They are practically identical.  Those characteristics are contained in Revelation chapter 6.  They depict devastating military movements and conflicts which result in widespread death and devastation.  See below.

 1. Peace is taken from the earth in Revelation 6:4.

 2. They kill one another in Revelation 6:4.

 3. As in all war, economic collapse ensues rendering their currency worthless.  Consequently, a days wages will only buy a loaf of bread in Revelation 6:5-6.

 4. A fourth part of the earth is slain in 6:7-8.

 5. Many of those saved during the first half of the Tribulation are martyred in 6:9-11.

 6. There are violent cosmic upheavals in 6:12-14.

 All this happens in just the first half of the 12th Day of The Lord.  To say that this is not God's wrath but only man's wrath directed against his fellow man, we must maintain the same thing concerning those Days of The Lord #'s 2-7 which involve military conflict also.  This is absolutely not the case.  It is impossible to maintain that God has little or nothing to do with the wrath, judgment, death, wreckage, famine, hunger, starvation and martyrdom of the first half of the 12th Day.

 Look at the chart on the next 2 pages.  Look at those 5 cases where the instruments of God's wrath and judgment are armies.  In only 2 of them is the word "wrath" found and in only 2 of them is the word "judgment" found.  And in only one of them do we find both words used.  You will find the same characteristics in them that you find in the first half of the Tribulation, namely, war, starvation, famine, currency collapse and widespread death.  It is folly to maintain that all 5 of these cases are not God's "wrath" and "judgment".  Therefore, it is just as much folly to maintain that the first half of the 12th Day is not the "wrath" and "judgment" of the Lord.

 Now look, again, at the chart we provide for you.  Make any comparison you want.  The first half of the 12th Day is the time of God's wrath and judgment.  To place the church in this first half because it is not "supposed" to be a time of wrath and judgment will not fly.  It is indeed the time of God's wrath and judgment whether or not it is inflicted by angels or locusts.

 You can place the church in hell with as much scriptural support as you can place it in any part of the Tribulation-70th Week-12th Day of The Lord. 

See The Chart for a Complete Visual Understanding of The 12 Days of The Lord.

The Twelve Days of the Lord
Days of the Lord	Instrument of God’s Wrath	Is the term, Wrath, used?	Is the term, Judgment, used?	Are Cosmic Upheavals Mentioned?	Do Angels minister His wrath?	Great and Terrible used?	Millen-ium-Rest Used?
Day #1	Locusts	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Day #2	Assyrian Army	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Day #3	Assyrian Army	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Day #4	Army of the Medes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Day #5	God Himself	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Day #6	Babylonian Army	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Day #7	Babylonian Army	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Day #8	God Himself	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Day #9	God Himself	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Day #10	God Himself	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Day #11	God Himself	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Day #12	Jesus and the Angels	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes