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Outline of Revelation Series

Week 1

• Introduction
• Exegetical Principles
• Examples

Week 2

• Vision of the Son of Man
• The Lamb
• The 7 Letters
• The Throne Room of Heaven
• The Scroll
• The Seals & the 4 Horseman

Week 3

• John Eats the Little Book Rev 10
• The Two Witnesses
• The Woman, the Child, and the Dragon
• Satan Thrown Out of Heaven
• The Harlot

Week 4

• The Fall of Babylon
• Christ on a White Horse
• Supper of the Great God
• The Millennium
• Second Rebellion
• Great White Throne
• New Heavens, New Earth, New Jerusalem

Introduction and Questions

Questions

• What is the Book about?
• What is the general feeling and understanding amongst your friends?
• What is the most beautiful thing?
  • Christ
  • Virgin
  • Beast
  • Harlot

Apocalypse

• Apo Calypsis – Removing the veil
• The Revelation of Jesus Christ

What does Spiritual Discernment Mean?

5 Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” 
” (John 3:5–8, NKJV)

Natural Understanding vs Spiritual

2 And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. 2 For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. 3 I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. 4 And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.

Spiritual Wisdom

6 However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. 7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, 8 which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

9 But as it is written:

“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,

Nor have entered into the heart of man

The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”

10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 11 For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.

13 These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. 16 For “who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.

” (1 Corinthians 2:1–16, NKJV)

God is SPIRIT

See how the political theological arguments fail before SPIRIT

21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father. 22 You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews. 23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” 
” (John 4:21–24, NKJV)

Jesus wins!

• Seven letters stating terms of surrender
• 18 chapter of bombing the nations to pieces
• Cavalry Invasion
• Setting op Kingdom by military means
• The New Heavens and Earth and the New Jerusalem

Eschatology Eskaton – Final Things

Eschatology, deals with “last things”. Such eschatology – the word derives from two Greek roots meaning “last” (ἔσχατος) and “study” (-λογία) – involves the study of “end things”, whether of the end of an individual life, of the end of the age, of the end of the world or of the nature of the Kingdom of God.

Christian eschatology focuses on the ultimate destiny of individual souls and of the entire created order.

5 Approaches to Interpreting Revelation

Like all books of the Bible, Revelation was written in a particular time and place to particular people. But it’s also saturated with symbolism and prophecy, which has led to a variety of methods of interpretation. Traditionally, interpreters have approached Revelation in four primary ways. Let’s explore all four, and then introduce a fifth.

Preterist

• The preterist approach emphasizes the historical context of Revelation and tries to understand it the way John’s audience would have understood it.

Historicist

• Many of Revelation’s events seem to have been fulfilled in the first century. The historicist approach treats Revelation as a map or outline of what has happened or will happen throughout church history from the first century until the return of Christ.

Futurist

• The futurist approach considers most of the book related to future events immediately preceding the end of history.

Idealist

• The idealist approach doesn’t interpret Revelation in terms of any particular reference to time, but rather relates it to the ongoing struggle between good and evil.

Eclectic

• An eclectic approach to reading Revelation attempts to combine the strengths of several of the other approaches:
• Revelation seems to address the first-century Christians directly, so we should read Revelation the same way that we read every other book of the Bible—by taking its historical context seriously.
• Revelation also presents timeless truths for surviving the struggle between good and evil. The visions of Revelation challenge us to forsake our complacency and stay faithful during times of persecution.
• Revelation also clearly has something to say about events still to come. Some events it describes await future fulfilment (such as the return of Christ, the great white throne judgment, and the arrival of the holy city).

Spiritual Approach

Types and Shadows

• Metaphor: A metaphorcompares or describes one thing as another without the use of like or as (that would make it a simile).  Examples:  The night was a sea of stars, The test was a breeze.  
• Allegory: Allegory can be loosely defined asa sustained metaphor used in film,  the visual arts, or literature. It is often used to give abstract ideals (Truth, Beauty, etc) a concrete form, sometimes by personifying these ideals as characters within a story. Remember that allegory is always directional—the literal meaning on the page signifies a ‘higher’ meaning. To understand why, you need to know the most general outlines of the history of allegory.
• Symbol: The wordsymbol is generally used in classrooms today to mean “an object which signifies something else.”  A heart shape is symbolic of love symbol, but this must be understood in the light of culture and society. Does not mean that in Borneo in 800 BC. When applied to how we interpret art and literature, however, the term “symbol” can have a meaning very close to that of allegory.  Broadly speaking, we talk about individual symbols within an artwork, and use “allegory” to mean the collected story those symbols tell. However, whenever we interpret something in a text as a symbol for or sign of something else, we are on some level engaging in
• Type: One things is an example and explanation of another. The Temple was a type of Christ. David was a type of Jesus. Analogous design and function in order to explain
• Shadow: There is the real thing the sun, and the shadow. The shadow has less information and depth but I does some very direct cause and effect features too. A shadow of a hand with five fingers moving carries direct hard information about the original.

Spiritual & Literal

• Origin: In relation to Scripture, this method is the oldest in existence. It is said to have originated with Ezra, the father of hermeneutics. Its progress through history can be traced from the Palestinian Jews, Christ and the Apostles, the School of Antioch, the Reformers, to the fundamentalist conservatives of the present day.
• – Definition: To interpret “literally” means to explain the original sense of the speaker or writer according to the normal, customary and proper usages of words and language. This method is also called the grammatico-historical method, and further expands into four areas:
  • The literal sense does not exclude the figurative sense.
  • The literal method does not exclude the spiritual meaning.
  • The literal interpretation does not exclude application.
  • The literal method does not exclude depth of meaning.
• Evaluation: In conclusion, this method stands out as the only sound, safe and sensible approach to the interpretation of Scripture. Each of the other methods has been proven inadequate in that they lack God-given and well-defined boundaries.

These things are all given help us understand, not to offer excuses for misunderstanding or avoiding certain things.

Wrath and curse does not mean :furious love”

Themes from Genesis Culminating in Apocalypse

Compare Genesis 1-2 to Revelation 21-22

Four chapters in the Bible are outside of the sin era.

More than 20 Parallel Themes from before sin to after sin.

Initial Creation, the Fall and the Curse in Genesis and then Fulfillment and Eternal State in Revelation

The New Heavens and the New Earth

Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea.

” (Revelation 21:1, NKJV)

10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. 11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, 12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

” (2 Peter 3:10–13, NKJV)

The New Jerusalem

• We are not going to heaven
• New Jerusalem of Revelation 21 is 2225 km

The term New Jerusalem occurs twice in the New Testament, in verses Revelation 3:12 and Revelation 21:2 of the Book of Revelation. A large portion of the final two chapters of Revelation deals with John of Patmos’ vision of the New Jerusalem. He describes the New Jerusalem as “‘the bride, the wife of the Lamb'”, where the river of the Water of Life flows (Revelation 22:1).

After John witnesses the new heaven and a new earth “that no longer has any sea”, an angel takes him “in the Spirit” to a vantage point on “a great and high mountain” to see New Jerusalem’s descendants. The enormous city comes out of heaven down to the New Earth. John’s elaborate description of the New Jerusalem retains many features of the Garden of Eden and the paradise garden, such as rivers, a square shape, a wall, and the Tree of Life.

Description of the City

According to John, the New Jerusalem is “pure gold, like clear glass” and its “brilliance [is] like a very costly stone, as a stone of crystal-clear jasper.” The street of the city is also made of “pure gold, like transparent glass”. The base of the city is laid out in a square and surrounded by a wall made of jasper. It says in Revelation 21:16 that the height, length, and width are of equal dimensions – as it was with the Holy of Holies in the Tabernacle and First Temple – and they measure 12,000 furlongs (which is approximately 1500.3 miles, or 1 furlong = approx 220 yards). John writes that the wall is 144 cubits, which is assumed to be the thickness since the length is mentioned previously. 144 cubits are about equal to 65 meters, or 72 yards. It is important to note that 12 is the square root of 144. The number 12 was very important to early Jews and Christians, and represented the 12 tribes of Israel and 12 Apostles of Jesus Christ. The number symbolizes completeness in Revelation.[20] The four sides of the New City represent the four cardinal directions (North, South, East, and West.) In this way, New Jerusalem is thought of as an inclusive place, with the 12 gates accepting all of the 12 tribes of Israel from all corners of the earth.

No Temple

There is no temple building in the New Jerusalem. God and the Lamb are the city’s temple, since they are worshipped everywhere. Revelation 22 goes on to describe a river of the water of life that flows down the middle of the great street of the city from the Throne of God. The tree of life grows in the middle of the street and to both sides of the river. The tree bears twelve (kinds of) fruit and yields its fruit every month. According to John, “The leaves of the tree were for healing (those of all) nations.” This inclusion of the tree of life in the New Jerusalem harkens back to the Garden of Eden. The fruit the tree bears may be the fruit of life.

John states that the New Jerusalem will be free of sin. The servants of God will have theosis (i.e. the power or likeness of God, that is “in his image” of holiness) and “His name will be on their foreheads.” Night will no longer fall, and the inhabitants of the city will “have need (of) no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light.” John ends his account of the New Jerusalem by stressing its eternal nature: “And they shall reign forever and ever.”

Gates

There are twelve (12) gates hanging from the wall of the New City of Jerusalem. These 12 gates are oriented in groups of three and face the four cardinal directions of the compass needle: the north, south, east and west. There is an angel at each gate, residing in a gatehouse. The 12 gates are each made of a ‘single’ pearl, giving these the name “pearly gates”. The names of the twelve tribes of Israel are written on the 12 gates.

The New Jerusalem gates may bear some relation to the gates mentioned in Enoch, Chapters 33–35, where the prophet, Enoch reports that from each of the four “heavenly gates – opening in heaven – three (new gates) were seen distinctly separating (off, as if) the extremities of the whole earth” [were pulling apart each of the four gates into three new ones]. Thus, the four gates were each replaced by three new ones, totaling twelve [i.e. 3 x 4 = 12] gates in all. [33, 3.][ref. Laurence translation, Book of Enoch.]

Dimensions

The angel measures the New Jerusalem with the rod or reed. Note the Lamb of God and the twelve sets of figures, gates, and stones.

In 21:16, the angel measures the city with a golden rod or reed, and records it as 12,000 stadia by 12,000 stadia at the base, and 12,000 stadia high. A stadion is usually stated as 185 meters, or 607 feet, so the base has dimensions of about 2220 km by 2220 km, or 1380 miles by 1380 miles. In the ancient Greek system of measurement, the base of the New Jerusalem would have been equal to 144 million square stadia, 4.9 million square kilometers or 1.9 million square miles (roughly midway between the sizes of Australia and India). If rested on the Earth, its ceiling would be inside the upper boundary of the exosphere but outside the lower boundary.[21] By way of comparison, the International Space Station maintains an orbit with an altitude of about 386 km (240 mi) above the earth.[22]

Biblical Symbols

Biblical Symbols – understanding The Revelation of Jesus Christ

Mood Board

Vision of the Son of Man

9 I, John, both your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet, 11 saying, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and, “What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”

12 Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands, 13 and in the midst of the seven lampstands One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band. 14 His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire; 15 His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters; 16 He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength. 17 And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last. 18 I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death. 19 Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this. 20 The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands which you saw are the seven churches.

” (Revelation 1:9–20, NKJV)

Christ on a White Horse

11 Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. 12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. 13 He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. 15 Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written:

KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS

17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, “Come and gather together for the supper of the great God, 18 that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, both small and great.”

19 And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. 20 Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone. 21 And the rest were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. And all the birds were filled with their flesh.

” (Revelation 19:11–21, NKJV)

• Apocalyptic
• The book calls itself a prophecy
• Spiritual

It is God’s opinion

Tax opinion can come at R 140k/hour and it will be a mind map

Exegetical Principles & Background

Salvation within Judgement

• Noah and the Ark
• Moses and the Plagues
• The Cross of Christ
• Isaiah 1,2,…66
• Isaiah 34
• Joel 2
• Zephaniah
• Etc

Chronology of the Book

• Not all future but retelling of entire history of portion of history just like the parables
• Snapshots of time forward and backward
• Spiritual truths facts and events

Chronology of Second Coming

19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?

” (1 Thessalonians 2:19, NKJV)

13 But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep,  lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.

15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.

” (1 Thessalonians 4:13–18, NKJV)

14 And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses.

” (Revelation 19:14, NKJV)

Powers & Principalities

How long does horseman ride for?

Zechariah 1

1 In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, 2 “The Lord has been very angry with your fathers. 3 Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Return to Me,” says the Lord of hosts, “and I will return to you,” says the Lord of hosts. 4 “Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets preached, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Turn now from your evil ways and your evil deeds.” ’ But they did not hear nor heed Me,” says the Lord.

5   “Your fathers, where are they?

And the prophets, do they live forever?

6   Yet surely My words and My statutes,

Which I commanded My servants the prophets,

Did they not overtake your fathers?

“So they returned and said:

‘Just as the Lord of hosts determined to do to us,

According to our ways and according to our deeds,

So He has dealt with us.’ ” ’ ”

7 On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet: 8 I saw by night, and behold, a man riding on a red horse, and it stood among the myrtle trees in the hollow; and behind him were horses: red, sorrel, and white. 9 Then I said, “My lord, what are these?” So the angel who talked with me said to me, “I will show you what they are.”

10 And the man who stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, “These are the ones whom the Lord has sent to walk to and fro throughout the earth.”

11 So they answered the Angel of the Lord, who stood among the myrtle trees, and said, “We have walked to and fro throughout the earth, and behold, all the earth is resting quietly.”

” (Zechariah 1:1–11, NKJV)

Princes of Persia and Greece

10 Suddenly, a hand touched me, which made me tremble on my knees and on the palms of my hands. 11 And he said to me, “O Daniel, man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright, for I have now been sent to you.” While he was speaking this word to me, I stood trembling.

12 Then he said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words. 13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left alone there with the kings of Persia. 14 Now I have come to make you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision refers to many days yet to come.”

15 When he had spoken such words to me, I turned my face toward the ground and became speechless. 16 And suddenly, one having the likeness of the sons of men touched my lips; then I opened my mouth and spoke, saying to him who stood before me, “My lord, because of the vision my sorrows have overwhelmed me, and I have retained no strength. 17 For how can this servant of my lord talk with you, my lord? As for me, no strength remains in me now, nor is any breath left in me.”

18 Then again, the one having the likeness of a man touched me and strengthened me. 19 And he said, “O man greatly beloved, fear not! Peace be to you; be strong, yes, be strong!”

So when he spoke to me I was strengthened, and said, “Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.”

20 Then he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? And now I must return to fight with the prince of Persia; and when I have gone forth, indeed the prince of Greece will come. 21 But I will tell you what is noted in the Scripture of Truth. (No one upholds me against these, except Michael your prince.

” (Daniel 10:10–21, NKJV)

Matt 24 – Powers Shaken

Mark 13:24–27; Luke 21:25–28

27 For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 28 For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.

29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. 32 “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors! 34 Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.

” (Matthew 24:27–35, NKJV)

• God dwells in more than four dimensions
• Western Christianity sees flesh as a mountain and spirit as mist over the mountain, the reality is the mountain is SPIRIT and the flesh is the mist, soon to be gone.
• Spiritually discerned 1 Cor 2
• Symbolic vs Type & Shadow
• The simple obvious easy meaning
• Horse means Horse
• Christ & the Virgin vs Harlot

Biblical Symbols – understanding The Revelation of Jesus Christ

Prophets Background

“In that Day” x 110

The Day of the Lord? When is that?

“Day of the Lord” x 32

• Is 2:12 X For the day of the LORD of hosts Shall come upon everything proud and lofty, Upon everything lifted up— And it shall be brought low—
• Is 13:6 X Wail, for the day of the LORD is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty.
• Is 13:9 X Behold, the day of the LORD comes, Cruel, with both wrath and fierce anger, To lay the land desolate; And He will destroy its sinners from it.
• Is 34:8 X For it is the day of the LORD’s vengeance, The year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
• Is 58:13 X “If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, From doing your pleasure on My holy day, And call the Sabbath a delight, The holy day of the LORD honorable, And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways, Nor finding your own pleasure, Nor speaking your own words,
• Je 46:10 X For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, A day of vengeance, That He may avenge Himself on His adversaries. The sword shall devour; It shall be satiated and made drunk with their blood; For the Lord GOD of hosts has a sacrifice In the north country by the River Euphrates.
• La 2:22 X “You have invited as to a feast day The terrors that surround me. In the day of the LORD’s anger There was no refugee or survivor. Those whom I have borne and brought up My enemies have destroyed.”
• Eze 13:5 X You have not gone up into the gaps to build a wall for the house of Israel to stand in battle on the day of the LORD.
• Eze 30:3 X For the day is near, Even the day of the LORD is near; It will be a day of clouds, the time of the Gentiles.
• Joe 1:15 X Alas for the day! For the day of the LORD is at hand; It shall come as destruction from the Almighty.
• Joe 2:1 X Blow 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 is coming, For it is at hand:
• Joe 2:11 X The LORD gives voice before His army, For His camp is very great; For strong is the One who executes His word. For the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; Who can endure it?
• Joe 2:31 X The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD.
• Joe 3:14 X Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
• Am 5:18 X Woe to you who desire the day of the LORD! For what good is the day of the LORD to you? It will be darkness, and not light.
• Am 5:20 X Is not the day of the LORD darkness, and not light? Is it not very dark, with no brightness in it?
• Ob 15 X “For the day of the LORD upon all the nations is near; As you have done, it shall be done to you; Your reprisal shall return upon your own head.
• Zep 1:7 X Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD; For the day of the LORD is at hand, For the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has invited His guests.
• Zep 1:8 X “And it shall be, In the day of the LORD’s sacrifice, That I will punish the princes and the king’s children, And all such as are clothed with foreign apparel.
• Zep 1:14 X The great day of the LORD is near; It is near and hastens quickly. The noise of the day of the LORD is bitter; There the mighty men shall cry out.
• Zep 1:18 X Neither their silver nor their gold Shall be able to deliver them In the day of the LORD’s wrath; But the whole land shall be devoured By the fire of His jealousy, For He will make speedy riddance Of all those who dwell in the land.
• Zep 2:2 X Before the decree is issued, Or the day passes like chaff, Before the LORD’s fierce anger comes upon you, Before the day of the LORD’s anger comes upon you!
• Zep 2:3 X Seek the LORD, all you meek of the earth, Who have upheld His justice. Seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden In the day of the LORD’s anger.
• Zec 14:1 X Behold, the day of the LORD is coming, And your spoil will be divided in your midst.
• Mal 4:5 X Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.
• Ac 2:20 X The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD.
• 1 Co 5:5 X deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
• 2 Co 1:14 X (as also you have understood us in part), that we are your boast as you also are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.
• 1 Th 5:2 X For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night.
• 2 Pe 3:10 X But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.

In that Day –

12  For the day of the Lord of hosts

Shall come upon everything proud and lofty,

Upon everything lifted up—

And it shall be brought low—

” (Isaiah 2:12, NKJV)

6   Wail, for the day of the Lord is at hand!

It will come as destruction from the Almighty.

7   Therefore all hands will be limp,

Every man’s heart will melt,

8   And they will be afraid.

Pangs and sorrows will take hold of them;

They will be in pain as a woman in childbirth;

They will be amazed at one another;

Their faces will be like flames.

9   Behold, the day of the Lord comes,

Cruel, with both wrath and fierce anger,

To lay the land desolate;

And He will destroy its sinners from it.

10  For the stars of heaven and their constellations

Will not give their light;

The sun will be darkened in its going forth,

And the moon will not cause its light to shine.

11  “I will punish the world for its evil,

And the wicked for their iniquity;

I will halt the arrogance of the proud,

And will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.

12  I will make a mortal more rare than fine gold,

A man more than the golden wedge of Ophir.

13  Therefore I will shake the heavens,

And the earth will move out of her place,

In the wrath of the Lord of hosts

And in the day of His fierce anger.

” (Isaiah 13:6–13, NKJV)

Isiah 34 – Judgment on the Nations

Come near, you nations, to hear;

And heed, you people!

Let the earth hear, and all that is in it,

The world and all things that come forth from it.

2   For the indignation of the Lord is against all nations,

And His fury against all their armies;

He has utterly destroyed them,

He has given them over to the slaughter.

3   Also their slain shall be thrown out;

Their stench shall rise from their corpses,

And the mountains shall be melted with their blood.

4   All the host of heaven shall be dissolved,

And the heavens shall be rolled up like a scroll;

All their host shall fall down

As the leaf falls from the vine,

And as fruit falling from a fig tree.

5   “For My sword shall be bathed in heaven;

Indeed it shall come down on Edom,

And on the people of My curse, for judgment.

6   The sword of the Lord is filled with blood,

It is made overflowing with fatness,

With the blood of lambs and goats,

With the fat of the kidneys of rams.

For the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah,

And a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

7   The wild oxen shall come down with them,

And the young bulls with the mighty bulls;

Their land shall be soaked with blood,

And their dust saturated with fatness.”

8   For it is the day of the Lord’s vengeance,

The year of recompense for the cause of Zion.

9   Its streams shall be turned into pitch,

And its dust into brimstone;

Its land shall become burning pitch.

10  It shall not be quenched night or day;

Its smoke shall ascend forever.

From generation to generation it shall lie waste;

No one shall pass through it forever and ever.

11  But the pelican and the porcupine shall possess it,

Also the owl and the raven shall dwell in it.

And He shall stretch out over it

The line of confusion and the stones of emptiness.

12  They shall call its nobles to the kingdom,

But none shall be there, and all its princes shall be nothing.

13  And thorns shall come up in its palaces,

Nettles and brambles in its fortresses;

It shall be a habitation of jackals,

A courtyard for ostriches.

14  The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the jackals,

And the wild goat shall bleat to its companion;

Also the night creature shall rest there,

And find for herself a place of rest.

15  There the arrow snake shall make her nest and lay eggs

And hatch, and gather them under her shadow;

There also shall the hawks be gathered,

Every one with her mate.

16  “Search from the book of the Lord, and read:

Not one of these shall fail;

Not one shall lack her mate.

For My mouth has commanded it, and His Spirit has gathered them.

17  He has cast the lot for them,

And His hand has divided it among them with a measuring line.

They shall possess it forever;

From generation to generation they shall dwell in it.”

” (Isaiah 34:1–17, NKJV)

8   Egypt rises up like a flood,

And its waters move like the rivers;

And he says, ‘I will go up and cover the earth,

I will destroy the city and its inhabitants.’

9   Come up, O horses, and rage, O chariots!

And let the mighty men come forth:

The Ethiopians and the Libyans who handle the shield,

And the Lydians who handle and bend the bow.

10  For this is the day of the Lord God of hosts,

A day of vengeance,

That He may avenge Himself on His adversaries.

The sword shall devour;

It shall be satiated and made drunk with their blood;

For the Lord God of hosts has a sacrifice

In the north country by the River Euphrates.

” (Jeremiah 46:8–10, NKJV)

Joel 2 – The Day of the Lord

2        Blow 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 is coming,

For it is at hand:

2   A day of darkness and gloominess,

A day of clouds and thick darkness,

Like the morning clouds spread over the mountains.

A people come, great and strong,

The like of whom has never been;

Nor will there ever be any such after them,

Even for many successive generations.

3   A fire devours before them,

And behind them a flame burns;

The land is like the Garden of Eden before them,

And behind them a desolate wilderness;

Surely nothing shall escape them.

4   Their appearance is like the appearance of horses;

And like swift steeds, so they run.

5   With a noise like chariots

Over mountaintops they leap,

Like the noise of a flaming fire that devours the stubble,

Like a strong people set in battle array.

6   Before them the people writhe in pain;

All faces are drained of color.

7   They run like mighty men,

They climb the wall like men of war;

Every one marches in formation,

And they do not break ranks.

8   They do not push one another;

Every one marches in his own column.

Though they lunge between the weapons,

They are not cut down.

9   They run to and fro in the city,

They run on the wall;

They climb into the houses,

They enter at the windows like a thief.

10  The earth quakes before them,

The heavens tremble;

The sun and moon grow dark,

And the stars diminish their brightness.

11  The Lord gives voice before His army,

For His camp is very great;

For strong is the One who executes His word.

For the day of the Lord is great and very terrible;

Who can endure it?

A Call to Repentance

12  “Now, therefore,” says the Lord,

“Turn to Me with all your heart,

With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.”

13  So rend your heart, and not your garments;

Return to the Lord your God,

For He is gracious and merciful,

Slow to anger, and of great kindness;

And He relents from doing harm.

14  Who knows if He will turn and relent,

And leave a blessing behind Him—

A grain offering and a drink offering

For the Lord your God?

15  Blow the trumpet in Zion,

Consecrate a fast,

Call a sacred assembly;

16  Gather the people,

Sanctify the congregation,

Assemble the elders,

Gather the children and nursing babes;

Let the bridegroom go out from his chamber,

And the bride from her dressing room.

17  Let the priests, who minister to the Lord,

Weep between the porch and the altar;

Let them say, “Spare Your people, O Lord,

And do not give Your heritage to reproach,

That the nations should rule over them.

Why should they say among the peoples,

‘Where is their God?’ ”

The Land Refreshed

18  Then the Lord will be zealous for His land,

And pity His people.

19  The Lord will answer and say to His people,

“Behold, I will send you grain and new wine and oil,

And you will be satisfied by them;

I will no longer make you a reproach among the nations.

20  “But I will remove far from you the northern army,

And will drive him away into a barren and desolate land,

With his face toward the eastern sea

And his back toward the western sea;

His stench will come up,

And his foul odor will rise,

Because he has done monstrous things.”

21  Fear not, O land;

Be glad and rejoice,

For the Lord has done marvelous things!

22  Do not be afraid, you beasts of the field;

For the open pastures are springing up,

And the tree bears its fruit;

The fig tree and the vine yield their strength.

23  Be glad then, you children of Zion,

And rejoice in the Lord your God;

For He has given you the former rain faithfully,

And He will cause the rain to come down for you—

The former rain,

And the latter rain in the first month.

24  The threshing floors shall be full of wheat,

And the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil.

25  “So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten,

The crawling locust,

The consuming locust,

And the chewing locust,

My great army which I sent among you.

26  You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied,

And praise the name of the Lord your God,

Who has dealt wondrously with you;

And My people shall never be put to shame.

27  Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel:

I am the Lord your God

And there is no other.

My people shall never be put to shame.

God’s Spirit Poured Out

28  “And it shall come to pass afterward

That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

Your old men shall dream dreams,

Your young men shall see visions.

29  And also on My menservants and on My maidservants

I will pour out My Spirit in those days.

30  “And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth:

Blood and fire and pillars of smoke.

31  The sun shall be turned into darkness,

And the moon into blood,

Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.

32  And it shall come to pass

That whoever calls on the name of the Lord

Shall be saved.

For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance,

As the Lord has said,

Among the remnant whom the Lord calls.

” (Joel 2:1–32, NKJV)

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