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The phrase “day of the Lord” usually identifies events that take place at the end of history (Isaiah 7:18-25) and is often closely associated with the phrase “that day.” One key to understanding these phrases is to note that they always identify a span of time during which God personally intervenes in history, directly or indirectly, to ...
The Day of the Lord is also referred to as simply “the day.” It is mentioned or alluded to hundreds of times throughout Scripture, appearing everywhere from the psalms and Lamentations to the prophets, the epistles, and Jesus himself.
The Day of the Lord was not limited to the Old Testament prophets. In the New Testament, you will discover references to this term, also referred to as the Day of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the writings of Paul (Col. 1:8; Col. 5:5; 1 Thes. 5:2) and Peter (2 Pet. 3:10-13).
The Day of the Lord, as revealed in the Old Testament, indicates first a time of wrath and judgment upon a wicked and Christ-rejecting world which is followed by a time of peace in which Christ shall be in the midst of the earth and will rule over the earth and bring blessing to the nation Israel.
Thus, the day of the Lord is about God chastening his people, whether it be through the Babylonian invasion of Jerusalem or a locust plague described in Joel 2:1–11. [4] Yet Joel 2:32 holds a promise that on the Day of the Lord, "everyone who calls on the name of the L ORD will be saved."
The Day of the Lord. 5 Now, brothers and sisters, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, 2 for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
In that day He comes to His own (Matthew 16:27), and therefore it is called "the day of our Lord Jesus" (2 Corinthians 1:14),"the day of Jesus Christ" or "of Christ" (Philippians 1:6, 10), the day when there "shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven" (Matthew 24:30).
The Old Testament portrays the day of the Lord as punishment through overlapping images of cataclysm, war, and sacrifice; it highlights the day as renewal by emphasizing how God’s presence will rest on his people in the midst of a messianic Davidic reign.
Trace the biblical concept of the Day of the Lord, a day where God will bring his judgment against evil and allow a new creation to flourish.
The Day of the Lord. 3 Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking. 2 I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.