Deu 33:2 And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.

Before ascending Mount Nebo, to take a view of the land he was not permitted to enter and then to die there, Moses gave his last message to the people he had been leading for forty years. It was a message of final blessings to the tribes of Israel.

A beautiful scene was described in this opening benediction: “The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them” (verse 2). It was a majestic scene of the divine glory: The LORD came with ten thousands of saints and in His right hand was His fiery law.

The scene resembles another scene recorded in the New Testament.  It is found in Jude 1:14-15: “And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”

When Christ comes again, it will be a day of Judgment. He will execute judgement on the ungodly and convince (that is to prove them to be in the wrong, to convict) them of their ungodly deeds and speeches they had made against Him. Those words were uttered by Enoch, a man who lived before Noah’s time. What does it show? It shows that from a very early time, even before the Great Flood, man had known there would be a judgement day. It was one of those great truths early communicated to man to warn them about sin, and to lead him to prepare for this great event which is to occur on the earth.

The reason why men lived the way they always do is because they don’t think there is a judgment day. But the word of God declares: “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment” (Hebrews 9:27).

The judgment is as sure as death. Paul describes the second coming of Christ in these words: “When the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power” (2 Thessalonians 1:7-9).

These people will face the wrath of God at the judgment day: (1) Those who do not worship the true God but worship idols; (2) Those that have heard the gospel but would not obey (Mark 16:16); (3) The Jews, particularly who have rejected Christ and His Gospel (Romans 10:1); (4) Christians who have fallen away (Hebrews 10:26-27); (5) False teachers (Matthew 7:21) and (6) Unfruitful Christians (Matthew 7:19).

To the ungodly, the second coming of Christ instills fear. But to the saints, Paul wrote: “When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day” (2 Thessalonians 1:10).

The wicked will tremble when they face the fiery law in His right hand. But the faithful saints will look upon Christ with wonder and admiration. Which group do you belong?

Jimmy Lau

Psa 119:97  Oh how love I thy law! It is my meditation all the day.