Revelation Part 4 Lesson 8

Zephaniah Served as prophet to Judah from 636-623 BC Setting: Josiah is king from 640-609 BC. GOOD king Word of God was found in the House of God Josiah becomes king at 8 years of age 2 Kings 23:25 says, “Before him there was no king like him who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his might.” This would have included David! Josiah was killed by Pharaoh Neco at Megiddo Josiah was the son of Manasseh: the most wicked king Judah ever had.

Zephaniah Prophesy came BEFORE Josiah’s purge Day of the Lord: 1:2 The Lord will remove ALL things from the face of the earth 1:12 Time of punishment for those stagnant in spirit Stagnant: “qapha” – congealed, condense, to thicken 1:15 A day of wrath, trouble, distress, destruction and desolation 1:16 A time of war, trumpet and battle cry 1:18 It extends through the destruction of this heaven and earth (2 Pet. 3:10-12)

Zephaniah 3:7 God called Judah through Zephaniah to seek Him before they suffered His anger in the Day of the Lord 3:5 The unrighteous know no shame 3:8 Judgment of the nations (Joel 3:2) 3:9 All who call on the name of the Lord will be saved (Joel 2:32, Acts 2:21, Rev. 14:6-7) 3:20 FUTURE restoration of Israel: When the King of Israel will be in their midst. 1,000 year reign Rev. 21 New heaven and New earth replace the totally destroyed ones

Ezekiel 30 Setting: Served as prophet to Judah from 593-559 BC IN captivity with Judah in Babylon Daniel is 605-536 BC so they knew each other Would Ezekiel have known about Daniel’s vision of the statue? Day of the Lord: 30:2 It is near, it is a day of gloom for the nations Chapter 30 is primarily against Egypt, but some of the prophecy is not yet fulfilled 30:10 Part was fulfilled when Nebuchadnezzar took them into captivity

Zechariah 14 Setting: Served as prophet to Judah from 520-489 BC AFTER Nebuchadnezzar. During Medo-Persian captivity. AFTER Daniel and Ezekiel Day of the Lord 14:3 Day of battle where the LORD fights 14:4 Jesus’ feet stand on the Mt. of Olives 14:5 Jesus comes and the saints with Him 14:6-7 No more night! Jesus IS the light (Rev. 21-22) 14:8 Living waters flow

Zechariah 14 14:12 Flesh, eyes and tongue rot on non-worshippers 14:13 Great panic 14:18-19 No rain – plague on non-worshippers 14:21 Temple is purified 14:9, 16 & 17 King is used 3 times referring to Jesus as the ONLY King 14:16, 17 He will be worshipped in Jerusalem by those that survive: the remnant Revelation 20 1,000 year reign

King Hezekiah – Zech. 14 In the days of Uzziah, king of Judah, two years before the earthquake. Zech. 14:5 The tradition of the Jews is that it happened just at the time when Uzziah presumptuously invaded the priest’s office and went in to burn incense and God inflicted him with leprosy 2 Chron. 26:16-23 Josephus says by it, half of a mountain was removed and carried to a plain four furlongs off (220 yards); and it spoiled the king’s gardens. Amos 3:15 Amos served as prophet to Israel from 767-755 BC (Matthew Henry commentary)

Malachi Setting: Served as prophet to Judah from 435-415 BC Same time as Nehemiah Day of the Lord: 3:2 Who can endure it? 4:1 It IS coming and it burns like a furnace 4:1 Every evil doer will be set on fire 4:3 The righteous will trample down the wicked 4:5 God will send Elijah BEFORE the Great Day 4:5 It’s a dreadful, great and terrible day Could Elijah be one of the 2 witnesses?

Conclusion The 6th seal is broken BEFORE the Day of the Lord Elijah must come BEFORE the Day Man of lawlessness come BEFORE AT the 7th Trumpet God’s wrath happens IN the Day of the Lord Battle against Jerusalem, then judgment for nations Lord’s coming (Rev. 20) is DURING the Day of the Lord 1,000 year reign of Jesus on earth is part of it Lasts UNTIL the heavens and earth are destroyed in Revelation 20