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angel sounds his trumpet (the last trumpet of the seventh seal
in the book of Revelation), there will be loud voices in heaven
saying:
“The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of
our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever”
(Rev. 11:15).
This coronation coincides with the One (Jesus Christ) giv-
en authority, as prophesied in the book of Daniel.
“He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his
presence. He was given authority, glory and sovereign power;
all peoples, nations and men of every language worshiped him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass
away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed”
(Dan. 7:13-14).
Judgement
Along with this coronation at Rosh HaShanah, one can see
the concurrent judgement by this new King, better known as
God Almighty, the one who is (I am that I am—Jehovah—the
one who is alive), and the one who was (the one who was
dead—Messiah Ben Joseph; Rev. 1:18).
This judgement is for Israel and the nations against Israel—
after the Antichrist is destroyed and apparently just after Rosh
Hashanah. This will be frightening, for it will surely involve
death for some, the first death. Imagine how frightened those
who do not have Christ will be at the white throne judgement
1,000 years later. At that judgement—the second death—
everyone who does not belong to Christ is thrown into the
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