The Avenging Saints

Moreover, The prophets prophecied that Jesus was to return with "ten thousands of His saints ":

And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard [speeches] which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. (Jude 1:14,15)

The context of Jude is to exhort the first century believers of their common salvation (Judah and Israel - 1:3), to hold to the faith (1:3), and to warn them of ungodly men who have crept in (1:4) The people to whom Jude was speaking were Israelites, who knew how "the people" (the Israelites) were saved out of the land of Egypt (1:5)

There is nothing in Jude that would indicate that he was speaking to people 2000 years removed from the context. Judgement and vengence is to be executed upon these ungodly men.

Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints...

This passage proves that His coming "with the saints" occurs with avenging and judgement, because - in the first century - the Saints were asleep (1 Thess 4) waiting to be avenged from their persecutors (Acts 9:13, Rev 6:10, Rev 17:6, Rev 18:24) and were to take the Kingdom (Dan 7:18-27) forever. The Saints were to judge the Old Covenant world (1 Cor 6:2). The target of His wrath is the the House of Judah, who played the harlot, and the Holy City, Jerusalem, whose sanctuary had become desolate (Dan 9:17):

For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
(Rev 16:6)

Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. (Daniel 9:24)

The resurrected saints were to (in John's vision) participate in the avengement. The term "ten thousand" is used many times to illustrate a vast, number (Lev 26:8, Deut 32:30, Judges 1:4, Judges 4:10, 2 Kings 13:7, 2 Kings 14:7. etc.) "Ten Thousand" is hyperbole.

So, the saints - those who had gone on before - were to be resurrected and participate in their avenging for their blood and martyrdom:

And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? (Luke 18:8)

And the armies [which were] in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. (Rev 19:14)

If the saints have not resurrected and have been avenged, then an important part of prophecy has not yet happened. If the saints have have not been avenged, then death (sheol - the grave) has not been defeated. If death has not been defeated, then there has been no atonement for sin. If there has been no attonement for sin, then He did not do what He came to do!