Э.Г. Уайт - История спасения - Глава 64. Второе воскресение - текст песни, слова, перевод, видео

Then Jesus, with the whole host of heavenly angels and the host of the redeemed, comes forth from the city. The angels, surrounding their Master, attend Him, and all the redeemed follow them. Soon, with great and terrible power, He commands all the wicked to rise again. They come forth in the same feeble, diseased bodies in which they went down to the grave. There are a great many of them. What a stunning picture! The righteous, who rose from the grave in the first resurrection, were clothed with immortal youth and beauty; but the wicked, who rose in the second resurrection, are marked with the marks of the curse. The rulers and princes of the earth, the mighty and the lowly, the learned and the illiterate, come forth from the grave. All eyes are on the Son of Man, and those who despised and mocked Him, who placed a crown of thorns on His holy brow, who beat Him with a reed, all now see Him in all His royal majesty. Those who spat in His face during the trial now turn away from His piercing gaze and from the glory resting on His face. Those who drove nails into His hands and feet now look with horror at the marks of the crucifixion. Those who thrust a spear into His side now see on His body the marks of their cruelty. All have realized that this is the One Whom they crucified and mocked, watching His death agony. Then follows one long cry of despair and anguish, and all rush to flee in the hope of hiding from the face of the King of kings and Lord of lords. Each seeks to hide himself among the rocks, to shield himself from the splendor of Him whom they once despised. Amazed and terrified by His majesty and dazzling glory, they all cry out with terrible distinctness, "Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord!"

Then Jesus and the angels of heaven, followed by all the redeemed, return to the city. The bitter sobs, groans, and cries of the doomed wicked fill the air. I saw that Satan then began his work again. He went about all his subjects, making the feeble and weak strong. He assured them that he and his angels had power enough, and pointed out the countless millions of his followers who had come forth from the graves. Among them were mighty warriors and generals, skilled in war, who had subdued many kingdoms; majestic giants and valiant heroes who had never known defeat; the proud and ambitious Napoleon, whose mere approach made whole countries tremble; men of powerful constitution, who fell in battles which they longed to win.

They came forth from their graves with the same thoughts which had possessed their minds before death, with the same desire to conquer which had burned within them before they fell. Satan first consulted with his angels, then with the resurrected kings, rulers, conquerors and generals, and then, looking at his vast army, proposed that they should seize this city and, having driven out the few weak inhabitants, seize all the riches and glory.

The last time Satan succeeds in deceiving people, everyone immediately begins to prepare for battle. In this army there are many skilled craftsmen who in a short time make the most diverse types of weapons. After this, the countless hordes with Satan at their head proceed to the city. Kings and mighty generals follow him, and then great armies march in battle array. Each is led by an experienced commander, and all the way through the broken land to the Holy City there is perfect order. Jesus closes the gates of the city, and this and this great army surround it, forming battle array and expecting a fierce battle.