[§180] Rev 11:15: Worldly Kingdoms Yield at Christ’s Second Coming

Revelation 11:15: And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

The Third Woe will begin when the seventh and final trumpet angel of the seventh seal sounds his trump.1 The seventh trump symbolically heralds Christ's Second Coming to earth as the King of kings.2 The Second Coming will occur at the end of the Third Woe,3 when the kingdom of heaven combines with the kingdom of God on earth.4 At that time, great voices in heaven5 will joyfully declare6 that the kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord [God],7 and of his Christ.8 Christ will be anointed King at Adam-ondi-Ahman9 and at the Second Coming he will establish his new world government.10 Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon,11 had a dream that foresaw this day when God's kingdom12 shall make a full end of all nations.13

The great voices in heaven are the redeemed of all creation, including exaltation-worthy people who will be resurrected as of the start of the Third Woe and other celestial-worthy creations still awaiting their resurrection in celestial paradise of the postmortal spirit world.14 John previously described all of creation in celestial paradise as four beasts in Revelation 4:6-8.15 The great voices also include the 24 Elders from Revelation 4:4, who represent exaltation-worthy saints,16 as well as the great multitude of exaltation-worthy saints in paradise from Revelation 7:10-17.17 All these worship God in Revelation 11:16-17.18

The kingdoms of this world are the component parts of the singular kingdom of Satan.19 The heavenly hosts proclaim the supremacy of Christ's kingdom over all these worldly kingdoms.20 After the Third Woe, these kingdoms will no longer exist, and Christ shall reign on earth for ever and ever.21


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[§180] Rev 11:15: Worldly Kingdoms Yield at Christ’s Second Coming