The Purging & Purifying Wrath of God

Having heard about the need to be ready for the return of the Lord Jesus and having been warned what might befall us if we are not, Jesus now raises the intensity as he goes on to teach more about the coming wrath of God. He tells us something about his own role in the coming judgement and his desire to see that judgement take place. As he called for vigilance in the previous passage, he now calls for repentance and reconciliation to take place before it is too late.