Throughout the biblical story the final establishment of the kingdom of God has been described in terms of both blessing and wrath. In the Hebrew scriptures, "the (great and terrible) day of the Lord" is one in which the true allegiances of both Israel and the nations are judged. Those who have proven faithful to the king (YHWH) will be welcomed into his eternal presence, celebrating and endless feast, while those who remain in the category of "sinners" are destined for some sort of destructio...
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