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WHAT IS THE DAY OF THE LORD?
SEP 7
Joel 2
Memorise 2 Peter 3:10 "For the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night"
WHAT IS THE DAY OF THE LORD?
As one of the earliest writing prophets, the Book of Joel was the first book to develop the idea of the impending ‘day of the Lord’, and how it is a terrible calamitous event in the future that would bring judgment and destruction to all who were against the Lord.
We see this idea being mentioned a total of 5 times in this book (1:15, 2:2, 11, 31, 3:14). Basically it means the Lord’s day, or Jehovah’s day. It describes a period of time in the future where God will bring about wrath and judgment upon the Earth. Often times (but not always) it refers to the time of the great tribulation as described in detail in passages like Matthew 24 and the whole book of Revelation. It is a terrible time of suffering, where there would be massive global upheavals in every aspect of life. It will be a time of great judgment upon the Earth, whereby God will pour down His wrath upon those who have rebelled against Him and refused to accept Jesus as their saviour.
Specifically in the book of Joel, it is always prophetic, warning that the day is near and coming (Joel 1:15), and then a description of how it will be like when it does actually come (Joel 2:1-11). Reading through these 11 verses, it very clearly points to the future judgment of the Great Tribulation, of a massive invading army that would be unlike anything they have seen before. It is described with a great number of analogies, whereby they are like horses and horsemen, their sound are like chariots and the flame of fire, and they shall run like mighty men – it almost seems as if the prophet is grasping for words to describe this out of the world scene that is laid before him. Quite probably these are things that man has never seen before, and therefore did not have the vocabulary to fully explain what he was seeing. No matter what it was, it was definitely a very terrifying sight, for he concluded by saying that it was indeed ‘great and very terrible, and who can abide it?’ (Joel 2:11).
As Christians, we have the assurance that we would not have to face this, "for God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Thessalonians 5:9). However, we have friends and loved ones who do not have this assurance. What are you doing about it?
Thought: Am I saved from the day of the Lord?
Prayer: Thank You Lord for salvation so rich and so free! Help me then to spread this good news of deliverance to all around me.
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Joel 2
Memorise 2 Peter 3:10 "For the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night"
WHAT IS THE DAY OF THE LORD?
As one of the earliest writing prophets, the Book of Joel was the first book to develop the idea of the impending ‘day of the Lord’, and how it is a terrible calamitous event in the future that would bring judgment and destruction to all who were against the Lord.
We see this idea being mentioned a total of 5 times in this book (1:15, 2:2, 11, 31, 3:14). Basically it means the Lord’s day, or Jehovah’s day. It describes a period of time in the future where God will bring about wrath and judgment upon the Earth. Often times (but not always) it refers to the time of the great tribulation as described in detail in passages like Matthew 24 and the whole book of Revelation. It is a terrible time of suffering, where there would be massive global upheavals in every aspect of life. It will be a time of great judgment upon the Earth, whereby God will pour down His wrath upon those who have rebelled against Him and refused to accept Jesus as their saviour.
Specifically in the book of Joel, it is always prophetic, warning that the day is near and coming (Joel 1:15), and then a description of how it will be like when it does actually come (Joel 2:1-11). Reading through these 11 verses, it very clearly points to the future judgment of the Great Tribulation, of a massive invading army that would be unlike anything they have seen before. It is described with a great number of analogies, whereby they are like horses and horsemen, their sound are like chariots and the flame of fire, and they shall run like mighty men – it almost seems as if the prophet is grasping for words to describe this out of the world scene that is laid before him. Quite probably these are things that man has never seen before, and therefore did not have the vocabulary to fully explain what he was seeing. No matter what it was, it was definitely a very terrifying sight, for he concluded by saying that it was indeed ‘great and very terrible, and who can abide it?’ (Joel 2:11).
As Christians, we have the assurance that we would not have to face this, "for God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Thessalonians 5:9). However, we have friends and loved ones who do not have this assurance. What are you doing about it?
Thought: Am I saved from the day of the Lord?
Prayer: Thank You Lord for salvation so rich and so free! Help me then to spread this good news of deliverance to all around me.
Posted in Teens RPG