The Day of the Lord, by CindyGirl

The Day of the LORD

I’ve been studying about The Day of the LORD. There are many opinions about this subject. This is where my prayers, research, and where God’s word led me. God Bless all of you who read.

1. What exactly is The Day of the Lord? In reading the old and new testaments, we find that the Day of the Lord is a series of events that begin with the rapture of the church through the 7 years of tribulation and is climaxed by the great battle Armageddon.

The phrase “The Day of the Lord,” is found many times in the Old Testament writings. As I stated above, it includes everything that happens from the rapture of the church all the way through the Millennium on to the end. So in the minds of most Biblical Scholars, The Day of the Lord includes The Tribulation Period and The Millennium or the 1000 years reign. However, The Day of the Lord in the Old Testament is primarily focused on the 7 years of Tribulation.

The last 3 ½ years of that 7 year period is referred to as The Great Tribulation. It is a time in which God's wrath is poured out upon all the earth. We find in the scriptures listed below that it is a horrible time span lasting 7 years of plagues, and terrible things in which the earth has never seen. It is a time when God's wrath is poured out upon the earth. A time when Satan will rule and the Antichrist will take over. Let us go together to the scriptures in God’s word to see what it says about this terrible time.

Isaiah 2:12 “For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:”
Isaiah 13:9 “Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.”
Isaiah 61:2 “To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;”

Jeremiah 30:7 “Alas! For that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.”

Joel 2:1&2 “Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is night at hand; 2. A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.”
Amos 5:18 “ Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! To what end is it for you? The day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.” 19. As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. 20. Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? Even very dark, and not brightness in it?”

Zephaniah 1: 15 "That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,"

Malachi 4:1 “For, behold the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.”

2. In the New Testament, Jesus himself commanded us to watch and be ready for his return; for we do not know the day or the hour that he is coming back. (I taught a lesson a few weeks ago on the Second Coming of Christ.)

Matthew 24:36 "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only."

When will the Day of the Lord or the Tribulation Period begin? Let's find out what the Bible says about that. Now take a look at
In the 4th chapter of 1 Thessalonians…At that time the believers were worried about their loved ones who had already died, then in the 5th chapter they were worried about when was this event going to happen. So Paul takes the day of the Lord and the rapture that he talks about in the last chapter and puts them together because they are synonymous events, they come at the same time. Jesus refers to this coming as coming as a thief in the night referring to the secrecy of the time. We do not know when he will come. We are to watch, wait, and be ready.

1 Thessalonians 5:1 “ But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you, 2. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

Let us go back to the previous chapter.

1 Thessalonians 4:14 “For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 15. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that e which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 18. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.”
So he is telling them in chapter 5. You know very well that or perfectly that the day of the Lord cometh as a thief in the night…and Jesus used that description many times describing like a thief that comes unexpected or we don’t know when. That is why he tells us to watch, wait, and be ready.

That is what Paul is trying to get across to them that it is important to be ready, because we don’t know the day or the hour. So going back to the first chapter.

1 Thessalonians 5:1 “ But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you, 2. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
We see here that the beginning of the Day of the Lord starts, comes, when he comes as a thief in the night and takes his bride away, and the Holy Spirit with us. Then immediately on the earth the seven years of tribulation will begin.

2 Peter 3:10 "But The Day of the LORD will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, and the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up"

He will come and take those who are ready and watching, the believers, to be with him. Then, that is when God's Wrath will be poured out upon all in the Earth.

Isaiah 2:12 “For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:”
Isaiah 13:9 “Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.”
Zephaniah 1:15  "That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,"

In the previous scriptures we see that the day of the Lord will be a time when God’s wrath is poured out. We know that we as well as believers before have gone through horrible times, and trials but we will never go through the wrath of God. That's why Jesus came and died on the cross so that we are not condemned. Jesus made the way so that we that believe could be saved and escape the wrath of God that is to come.

Romans 8:1 "There is therefore no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."

Romans 5:9 "Much more then, being no justified by his blood, be saved from wrath through him."

1 Thessalonians 1:10 "And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come."

Paul explains that The Day of the Lord or the Tribulation Period will be a time of darkness and that we believers are children of light and that we will escape the wrath to come
Amos 5:18 "Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light."

Jesus said in Matthew 5:14 "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid."

1 Thessalonians 5:4 "But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief."

1 Thessalonians 5:8 “But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet the hope of salvation.
1 Thessalonians 5:9. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, 10. Who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him. 11. Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.”

Think about that. God has not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ. Praise Him!

I am so thankful that the Father sent his only begotten Son Jesus, making a way that we could escape the wrath to come. We will only know the love of our Father. Praise Him! Thank You Lord.

3. We that are saved are waiting and watching and ready for his return. We, The Church, will be taken away. And the Holy Spirit will leave with us. We know that without the power of the Holy Spirit here to hold him back, Satan will have rule and that's when the Antichrist will come into power.

The reason he doesn't fully take over now is because the Holy Spirit is still upon the Earth living within the believer. He will never leave nor forsake us. At the beginning of the Day of the Lord or Tribulation, Jesus will come as a thief in the night, we will be taken away, therefore the Holy Spirit dwelling in us will leave the earth as well and satan will have rule and make way for the Antichrist to step up and come into power.
4. Believers will be with Christ during that time, we will also stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ. Then after the 7 years of tribulation, Jesus will come to the Earth and we follow him. This time he will not come as he did the first time as a little baby. He won’t be coming this time as a thief in the night but it is a time when every eye shall see Him. Before, during the rapture, he comes as a thief in the night and comes in the clouds. This time, he actually comes to earth in majesty and in power, and we will come with him. Let’s go to Revelation 19.

Revelation 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”
Revelation 19:8 “And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.”
Revelation 19:11 "And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war."
Revelation 19:14 “And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.” (see verse 8)
Verse 14 reveals that the armies of heaven follow Jesus also riding upon white horses, and that we are clothed in the fine linen clean and white, of the righteous acts of the saints, according to verse 8. Jude 14 and 15 explains as well…
Jude 1:14 “And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousand of his saints, 15. 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.”

This all shows that children of God will not be on the Earth during the Tribulation and that we will be coming back with him. I’m so thankful that The Father made a way through Christ that we could escape the wrath to come. Praise His Holy name that we will not have to endure that terrible time.
There are things in God’s word that we will understand and some things we will not. What we must do is try our best. We should study His word, being much in prayer and asking God to give us Wisdom and understanding that only He can give and to open our hearts to the truth of what his word reveals to us. We are so blessed to have the Bible to read and follow and see the past and our future. Our future is bright. God is in control and he will take care of us no matter what, we can and should always trust Him. Thank You LORD!

Dear Righteous Heavenly FATHER,

We come humbly before you today, knowing very much that we can do nothing without you. We know that we need you for everything, every breath even. We thank you for your mercy and your love and that you are in control. We thank you for your many blessings and that you made a way for us to only know your love and escape your wrath. We ask that you always help us to remember and be thankful and to help us to want to follow your instruction and do what you would have us to do for others. Then and only then can we live a life of peace and joy that is pleasing to you. We ask you to watch over us again this week and to keep us and our families safe and help us walk in your paths and to hide your word in our hearts. Create in us a new heart everyday Dear God so that we can do your will. We will ever give you the praise and glory that is so due to your name. In Jesus name we pray…Amen.

God Bless you all...
~*Cindygirl*~
October 5, 2014