2 Aug 2013
Revelation 6:15-17
Revelation 6:15: “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?”
The mighty judgments of God are so horrific that everyone is terrified, from the mightiest people on the planet (kings) to the most humble (slaves). Nobody is exempt. They are so frightened that they run to hide. In fact, they are so desperate that they plead to be buried alive so that they might be hidden from the face of God. They can’t bear His gaze. Just look at their anguish: “Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: for the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?”
The world finally realizes that the day of God’s wrath has come. Something supernatural is happening and they know exactly Who is responsible. They also know that they are utterly helpless against it. There is no more denying that God exists, and there is no more claiming that He is uninterested in what happens or that He does not see them. People are desperate to hide because they cannot bear His gaze.