ESOCS Devotional 20 December 2025 – Who Shall Be Able to Stand
MEMORY VERSE: “For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?” Revelation 6:17 KJV
TEXT: REVELATION 6:1-17
Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see.” 2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.
3 When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see.” 4 Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword.
5 When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.”
7 When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see.” 8 So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, and by the beasts of the earth.
9 When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” 11 Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.
12 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. 13 And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. 14 Then the sky [i]receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. 15 And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, 16 and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17 For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
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Universal destruction is brought about by the opening of the sixth seal, as a great earthquake erupts in the world. Old and New Testament prophets describe the terrible events that are ushered in, when this seal judgement begins. The bright shining of the sun will be turned dark, the moon will become blood-red, the sky will roll up like a scroll, and every mountain and island will be displaced from its location: “For the great day of their wrath has come.”
The great days of God’s wrath is so shocking that it causes kings of the earth to cry out in fear. We read that great men, rich men, army commanders, mighty men, every slave, and all freemen will rush to hide themselves in caves and rocky mountains, as they will cry out in terror, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
Joel, Amos, and Zechariah all describe it as a terrible day of clouds and thick darkness with a gloominess that is unparalleled. Isaiah records that the day of the Lord of hosts shall come as a destruction from the Almighty. He warns that it will descend on the proud and lofty, and everyone that is lifted up shall be brought low, while Jeremiah describes it as a day of God’s vengeance, where He will avenge Himself of His adversaries. He also warns that on that day, the sword shall devour the ungodly. It shall be satiated and made drunk with their blood.
Neither Old Testament saints nor the Body of Christ will be harmed by the wrath of God, for the wrath of God was poured out on Christ for all who believe in His name and the debt has been paid in full by Jesus. However, the works of those that rejected God’s offer of salvation will be judged and found wanting, and they will face the full wrath of God’s great anger – and not one will be able to stand on that awful day.
May we recognize that the time is short and do all that we can to tell a lost world that salvation is by grace through faith in Christ, who faced the wrath of God for us when He died on the Cross. Only those who believe in Him will be able to stand. Praise God that “… there is no condemnation to those that are in Christ Jesus,” for the wrath of God was poured out on Him in place of us.
CHALLENGES
- Are you ready for the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ?
PRAYER POINT
- Gracious Father, please help my heart to seek and do only things that please you, that I may remain rapturable.
FURTHER READING: Proverbs 17:21-28; 19:1-11; Revelation 3:15-22
ESOCS Devotional 20 December 2025
