What is the day of the Lord?

tonychanyt · Jun 1, 2024

Amos 5:

18 Woe to you who desire the day of the LORD!
Why would you have the day of the LORD?
It is darkness, and not light,
19as if a man fled from a lion,
and a bear met him,
or went into the house and leaned his hand against the wall,
and a serpent bit him.
20 Is not the day of the LORD darkness, and not light,
and gloom with no brightness in it?

The day of the LORD was bad news for the unrighteous. Isaiah elaborated in Isa 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:

In the Hebrew Bible, the term often refers to apocalyptic war. The Lord is the divine warrior conquering Israel's enemies.

Isn't the day of the Lord good news?

Yes, 1 Thessalonians 5:

1Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need to have anything written to you. 2For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

Paul was talking about Jesus' 2nd coming.

9 For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him. 11 Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.

2 Corinthians 1:

14b on the day of our Lord Jesus you will boast of us as we will boast of you.

Isn't the day of the Lord good news?

It is good news to those who trust in the Lord. It is bad news to the wicked.

d taylor · Jun 1, 2024

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The 7 year tribulation

awstar · Jun 1, 2024

The Day of Christ - doctrine.org

Introduction The phrase “the day of Christ” or “the day of the Lord Jesus” is unique to the Apostle Paul. Paul also called the day of Christ “that day” in his last letter. The phrases are found in 1 Corinthians 1.8,…

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Conclusion:

The Day of Christ is distinct from the Day of the Lord as daylight is to dark. The first is a time of great anticipation, joy, blessing, and reward. The second is a time of terror, wrath, dread, and woe. Paul taught the Thessalonians that the two days were different and not to be deceived by anyone who taught that the Church would go through the Tribulation or Day of the Lord. Paul taught Christ would remove the Church, the body of Christ, before that Day for we are not “appointed unto wrath” (1 Thessalonians 1.10, 5.9). Paul’s doctrine is as pertinent today as it was over 1,900 years ago. Christ’s second advent occurs in two phases: in the first phase the Lord returns for the Body of Christ; in the second phase the Lord returns to destroy his enemies. The Day of Christ is the Rapture, our blessed hope (Titus 2.13), the resurrection of the Church, in which we receive eternal bodies. This truth is for the Body of Christ alone and we should comfort one another and rejoice in it.

The above is a brief summary that I just found that might clarify a lot of confusion surrounding the “last days”

Logically one can easily discern the distinction between the “day of Christ” and the “day of the Lord”. The references in the Old Testament and even in the Gospel accounts refer to the coming of the Lord to judge the earth. But the “day of Christ" which was first taught by Paul -- the apostle sent specifically to the Gentiles after Jesus came unto His own and they received Him not -- preceeds the the "day of the Lord".

The "day of the Lord" found 1 Thessalonians 5 immediately follows six verses that teach the "day of Christ" — the rapture. The "day of Christ" is not when Jesus returns to the earth the second time. But rather, it’s the day when Jesus' meets His church in the air and we get to go home with Him to be with Jesus forever.

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