In the sixth stage, Jesus will return at the Jewish
request for Him to do so. The initial place of His return
will not be the Mount of Olives, as is commonly taught, but
the place known as Bozrah. Four key passages pinpoint the
place of the Second Coming at Bozrah. A fifth one has a
possible reference to it. The first passage is Isaiah
34:1-7. Isaiah begins with a call to all the nations,
declaring that God has indignation against all these nations
and against their armies in particular. They are destined to
be slaughtered with the sword of the Lord (Isaiah 34:1-3).
However, when the sword of God strikes all the armies of all
the nations, in what place will it strike, the land of Edom
(Isaiah 34:5), even more specific, the city of Bozrah in the
land of Edom (Isaiah 34:6-7). According to this passage, the
exact geographic spot where God will strike all the armies
of all the nations will be the city of Bozrah in the land of
Edom, southern Jordan.
In Isaiah 63:1-6 we are told in his vision, Isaiah was
standing on some high point or mountain in Israel looking
eastward towards the land of Edom when suddenly he saw a
bloodstained, person, approaching him in glory and splendor,
he is coming from the land of Edom and from the city of
Bozrah. “Who is this who comes from Edom?” (Isaiah 63:1).
The answer, “It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to
save” (Isaiah 63:1). If there was doubt as to the identity
of the person before, it should be very clear now. Only one
man can answer, I who speak in righteousness and mighty to
save, Jesus the Messiah marching toward Israel from the land
of Edom and the city of Bozrah.
Isaiah responds to this answer with a second question, as to
how His garments became stained (Isaiah 63:2). The answer,
the staining with blood was caused by a battle fought in the
land of Edom and the city of Bozrah (Isaiah 63:3-4). He
fought against the nations alone. In the course of trampling
the nations, their lifeblood sprinkled on His garments,
staining them red (v 3). The fight was necessary in order
for Him to save His redeemed people, Israel (v 4).
The third Scripture that places His initial return in this
area is Habakkuk 3:3. Teman and Mount Paran are both near
Bozrah and are located in the same mountain range of Mount
Seir. The context is obviously speaking of the Second
Coming, and that event occurs in the same area.
All these passages clearly identify the place of the Second
Coming as being in the land of Edom and at the city of
Bozrah, the location of the remnant of Israel in the last
days. The remnant of Israel gathered in Bozrah and the
Second Coming are linked together in Micah 2:12-13. The
remnant of Israel will be gathered in Bozrah (v 12) where
they will be besieged by the forces of the Antichrist. They
are finally able to break the siege, because Jehovah the
King is leading them (v 13).
