"Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, calling to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?"
(Revelation 6:15-17)
Now, what is he doing by giving that whole seven-step, strata of humanity? He’s showing completeness, because that’s what the word seven implies in Revelation. It is a totality. It is completeness. It is all of humanity apart from the redeemed. And what does he say happens? They cry out to the rocks and to the trees to hide them. They hide themselves in caves. Can you imagine these great kings trying to hide in a cave, these wealthy men who own land and people, and they’re hiding themselves in caves? You see the picture that John’s giving us? When the Day of Judgment comes, all the things you have, all that you have acquired, all the status that you have in life means absolutely nothing, nothing! All those things that you’ve given yourself to, all of those things that you thought were so important, so that you had no need for God becomes totally unimportant on that great day.
When that day comes, there is the cry, “‘Fall on us, hide us from the presence of God and the Lamb, for the great day of the wrath has come!’” Then they ask this question, “Who is able to stand?” You know the answer. No one. No one; except for those upon whom the wrath of God was spent on Jesus Christ.
(Dr. Phil A. Newton)
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