Psalm 50:3-6
“Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people. Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”
King James Version
Asaph's psalm of God coming as Judge with fire and tempest, summoning heaven and earth and gathering His covenant saints.
Fulfillment References
2 Thessalonians 1:7-8 Daniel 7:9-10 Matthew 25:31-32 Revelation 20:11-12
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalThe God who comes in fire to judge is Jesus, revealed 'in flaming fire' (2 Thess. 1:7-8) — the one God and Judge.
JewishA theophany of God coming in fire to judge His covenant people and gather the faithful (v.5); read of divine judgment and covenant accountability.
CatholicAnticipates God's coming in judgment, harmonized with Christ's return to judge the living and the dead.
ProtestantA vivid picture of the divine Judge's advent in fire, applied to the Second Coming and final judgment.
OrthodoxThe theophany of the Judge, fulfilled in Christ's glorious coming to judge with righteousness.
DispensationalAnticipates the LORD's coming in judgment connected to His return and the judgment of the nations.
AcademicA covenant-lawsuit (rib) psalm summoning heaven and earth as witnesses to God's judgment of His people.
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