Revelation 6:17 “for the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?" NASB
The wrath of the Lamb from verse 16 is brought forth to become plural in verse 17. This represents the Sons being motivated by Love bringing forth righteous and corrective judgment with great passion. It is not inspired by carnal thinking resulting in killing, maiming, and punishing for an eternity. The motivation is always based on restoration. It is always a just response to lawlessness.
HIS wrath is an enforcement of Love with intense passion and desire. When you are lawless you must be corrected and your path must change even if your ego wants to put up resistance. The greater the resistance, the greater the offsetting wrath to overcome this lawlessness. Does any loving parent allow the rebellious child to win out? A resounding NO! The child’s long-term welfare is as stake and you must “break” the rebellious will of the child for his or her own good… out of love.
Physical death may be required to arrest the path toward destruction. Paul speaks of this when sexual immorality was brought to his attention in the church at Corinth:
1 Corinthians 5:4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you are gathered together, along with my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, 5 deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
Destruction of the flesh will simply mean your full restoration will occur after physical death and not before. In the terms of the eternal, that is really not a great issue.
The result of the wrath of the Lamb is full restoration, not destruction. Love brings forth unity and anything hindering the process will be removed by wrath if necessary. It will be that passion with strength behind it each of us will experience from OUR LOVING FATHER. If necessary, you will hold down your child while the splinter is removed from his finger thus eliminating further pain, infection, and inflammation from occurring. Some may call it tough Love but whatever terminology you wish to describe it, there must be precise measures to correct the path and move you away from destruction. In the end you will learn righteousness and look back at the need for correction and wrath.
“Who is able to stand?” is the question posed with the answered already known. Nobody will rise above and be independent of HIS correction. All of creation must submit to the laws FATHER established before the earth was formed. The created are never greater or independent of the CREATOR. Those who think that they can get away with lawlessness are simply living a life of illusion. A day of reckoning will come for every person ever born on this earth. The only question is “when”, not “if”. It will not be a time of extreme fear but instead will be a time of full disclosure. Our tears will be wiped away as we see the overpowering Love of THE FATHER in spite of all our failings. HIS wrath as applied by the Lamb and the Sons will be the most positive aspect of Love the lawless could comprehend. Guilt will turn to gratitude and fear will dissipate from the hearts of all. The Sons realize the need and fully embrace all the correction needed to deal with the old man. They are “all in”. The chose to be chosen.
The sixth seal completes the preparation of the Sons. All aspects of the carnal nature, the ego, the former priorities, doctrines, half-truths, and any other hindrance have been exposed and dealt with. The Sons are now ready for the seventh and final seal to be “opened”.