A glória de Deus e o fogo eterno
2005; Volume: 1; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
2237-7557
Autores Tópico(s)Religious and Theological Studies
ResumoIf in the Second Coming of Jesus, the resplendence of His glory destroys the wicked, why, after the Millennium, He does it again with the fire? What is this fire? How eternal is it? What is the meaning of the lake of fire? Do all these terms have any relationship? How God will vindicate His character by executing His judgements in the final day, after the Millennium, with the destruction of the wicked ones? This study searches to establish a relationship between the glory of God and the Judgement Scenes recorded in the Bible, and above all, the one related to the Final Judgement. In this research, the glory of God is presented as a consuming fire for sin and sinners as well, being in itself the cause of the destruction. Fallen humanity cannot stand God´s manifestation because of sin, in contrast to God´s holiness. As the Shekhinah, a visible manifestation of God´s glory, caused the destruction of many rebels in the desert, so will be with the Second Coming of Christ, before the Millennium, and specially so after it, when He will execute His Final Judgement.
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