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Jan 4, 2022 · The Scriptures indicate that “the day of the Lord” will come quickly, like a thief in the night ( Zephaniah 1:14-15; 1 Thessalonians 5:2 ), and therefore Christians must be watchful and ready for the coming of Christ at any moment.
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- Revelation's Sixth Seal
- The 144,000
- Trumpets, Woes and Vials
- Why Is It needed?
The opening of Revelation's prophetic sixth seal will set off a series of supernatural events that will warn all humans that the day of God's correction will soon commence (Revelation 6:17). Earthquakes will occur in various places as all the planet's continental plates violently shift. The sun will darken and the moon will appear to look like bloo...
144,000 people or twelve thousand from twelve of Israel's tribes (the tribe of Dan excluded) become true Christians and are sealed or set apart (Revelation 7:1 - 8). They die for their faith at the hands of the devil's servants and ultimately receive their rewarded in the first resurrection. In addition, a great multitude from around the globe are ...
This prophetic day begins when a seventh seal is opened in heaven (Revelation 8:1). This seal is unique in that the first event it kicks off is a short silence in heaven, possibly as recognition of God beginning his long awaited judgment of Babylon and those she has deceived to sin (14:8, 16:19, 17:5, etc.). The seventh seal that starts the day of ...
Why is a Day of the Lord needed? Why does God inflict multiple punishments on a world in bondage to Satan's authoritarian and violent rule? The answer is simple. It is to lead humans to reconsider what they have done. It is to encourage them to accept the fact that they have been deceived and not done what is right, and repent! The level of pain ex...
Dec 22, 2022 · The “day of the Lord” is what the apostle Peter is referring to in his second letter, as he warns followers of Jesus to stay ready and holy in anticipation of the second coming of Christ. As he writes, “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief.
Nov 29, 2022 · Do We Know When the Day of the Lord Will Happen? In the end times calendar, there are two key events people refer to: the rapture of the church and the second coming of Jesus Christ. Many Christians debate where these events land on the prophetic calendar.
The day of the Lord—the time of his glorious second coming—has not come. Then he gives two arguments in verse 3 which he unfolds in verses 4–12. First, we know the day of the Lord hasn't come because the rebellion, or the apostasy, must come first.
In the Bible, the day of the Lord is almost exclusively painted as a day of destruction, darkness, and division, during which even the earth itself will suffer (Isaiah 13:6; Ezekiel 30:3; Joel 1:15; Joel 2:1, 11; Zephaniah 1:14-15; Zechariah 14:1; 2 Peter 3:10).
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.
