1. The “Day of the Lord” Scott Sutherland September 19, 2004

2. Introductioon Also Referred to as: –The Day of Christ –That Day –The Last Day –The Final Harvest –The End of the World “The Day of the Lord” is referenced 21 times in the OT. In all but a couple instances, it refers to a day in the future. “The Day of the Lord” occurs 6x in the NT and refers to a time in the future

3. Believers are Spared God’s Wrath on the Day of The Lord 9 For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thess 5:9 (NIV) 9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! Romans 5:9 (NIV)

4. When does it happen? 1 Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers, 2 not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by some prophecy, report or letter supposed to have come from us, saying that the day of the Lord has already come. 3 Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 4 He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God. 2 Thess 2:1-4 (NIV) The DOTL will not come until after this exaltation by the Antichrist, which happens in the middle of Daniel’s 70 th week

5. When does it happen? (cont’d) 27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one 'seven.' In the middle of the 'seven' he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on a wing [of the temple] he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him". Dan 9:27 (NIV)

6. When does it happen? (cont’d) This mid-week event is further detailed in Daniel 11: 28 The king of the North will return to his own country with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant. He will take action against it and then return to his own country. Dan 11:28 (NIV) 31 "His armed forces will rise up to desecrate the temple fortress and will abolish the daily sacrifice. Then they will set up the abomination that causes desolation. Dan 11:31 (NIV) 36 "The king will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself above every god and will say unheard-of things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been determined must take place. Dan 11:36 (NIV)

7. Details of the DOTL A day of Reckoning - Isa. 2:12 12 The LORD Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, for all that is exalted (and they will be humbled), Isaiah 2:12 (NIV) A day of Judgment - Isa. 2:13-17 13 for all the cedars of Lebanon, tall and lofty, and all the oaks of Bashan, 14 for all the towering mountains and all the high hills, 15 for every lofty tower and every fortified wall, 16 for every trading ship and every stately vessel. 17 The arrogance of man will be brought low and the pride of men humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day, Isaiah 2:13-17 (NIV)

8. Details of the DOTL (cont’d) A Cruel day, with Fury and Burning Anger - Isa. 13:9 9 See, the day of the LORD is coming --a cruel day, with wrath and fierce anger-- to make the land desolate and destroy the sinners within it. Isaiah 13:9 (NIV) 10 The stars of heaven and their constellations will not show their light. The rising sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light. Isaiah 13:10 (NIV) A day of Destruction from the Almighty - Isa. 13:6; Joel 1:15 6 Wail, for the day of the LORD is near; it will come like destruction from the Almighty. Isaiah 13:6 (NIV) 15 Alas for that day! For the day of the LORD is near; it will come like destruction from the Almighty. Joel 1:15 (NIV)

9. Details of the DOTL (cont’d) A day of Panic, Subjugation, and Confusion - Isa. 22:5 5 The Lord, the LORD Almighty, has a day of tumult and trampling and terror in the Valley of Vision, a day of battering down walls and of crying out to the mountains. Isaiah 22:5 (NIV) A day of Vengeance; A day that Belongs to the Lord God of Hosts - Jer. 46:10 10 But that day belongs to the Lord, the LORD Almighty-- a day of vengeance, for vengeance on his foes. The sword will devour till it is satisfied, till it has quenched its thirst with blood. For the Lord, the LORD Almighty, will offer sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates. Jer 46:10 (NIV)

10. Details of the DOTL (cont’d) A day of Tumult - Eze. 7:7 7 Doom has come upon you--you who dwell in the land. The time has come, the day is near; there is panic, not joy, upon the mountains. Ezek 7:7 (NIV) A day of Doom - Eze. 7:10; 30:3 10 "The day is here! It has come! Doom has burst forth, the rod has budded, arrogance has blossomed! Ezek 7:10 (NIV) 3 For the day is near, the day of the LORD is near-- a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations. Ezek 30:3 (NIV) A day of Battle - Eze. 13:5; Zech. 14:3 5 You have not gone up to the breaks in the wall to repair it for the house of Israel so that it will stand firm in the battle on the day of the LORD. Ezek 13:5 (NIV) 3 Then the LORD will go out and fight against those nations, as he fights in the day of battle. Zech 14:3 (NIV)

11. Details of the DOTL (cont’d) A day of Clouds - Eze. 30:3 3 For the day is near, the day of the LORD is near-- a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations. Ezek 30:3 (NIV) A day of Judgment for Egypt - Eze. 30:19 19 So I will inflict punishment on Egypt, and they will know that I am the LORD.'" Ezek 30:19 (NIV)

12. Details of the DOTL (cont’d) A day of Gloom and Darkness - Joel 2:2; Amos 5:18, 20; 8:9 2 a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like dawn spreading across the mountains a large and mighty army comes, such as never was of old nor ever will be in ages to come. Joel 2:2 (NIV) 18 Woe to you who long for the day of the LORD! Why do you long for the day of the LORD? That day will be darkness, not light. Amos 5:18 (NIV) 20 Will not the day of the LORD be darkness, not light-- pitch-dark, without a ray of brightness? Amos 5:20 (NIV) 9 "In that day," declares the Sovereign LORD, "I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight. Amos 8:9 (NIV)

13. Details of the DOTL (cont’d) A day that is Great and Awesome - Joel 2:11A day that is Great and Awesome - Joel 2:11 A day of Punishment - Zeph. 1:8A day of Punishment - Zeph. 1:8 A day of the Lord's Anger - Zeph. 2:2-3A day of the Lord's Anger - Zeph. 2:2-3 A day that is Unique - Zech. 14:7aA day that is Unique - Zech. 14:7a

14. 10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare. 11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives 12 as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. 13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness. 2 Peter 3:10-13 (NIV)

15. Daniel’s 70th Week Covenant confirmed Midpoint Abomination of Desolation; Antichrist sets himself up in Temple as God; Man of Lawlessness revealed Coming of the Lord, DOTL, God’s Wrath 3 1/2 years ?

16. Daniel’s 70th Week Covenant confirmed Midpoint Abomination of Desolation; Antichrist sets himself up in Temple as God; Man of Lawlessness revealed Coming of the Lord, DOTL, God’s Wrath 3 1/2 years ? DOTL initiated by a sign in the sun, moon & stars

17. Daniel’s 70th Week Covenant confirmed Midpoint Abomination of Desolation; Antichrist sets himself up in Temple as God; Man of Lawlessness revealed Coming of the Lord, DOTL, God’s Wrath 3 1/2 years ? DOTL initiated by a sign in the sun, moon & stars

18. Sun, Moon, Stars 31 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD. Joel 2:31 (NIV) 14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. 15 The sun and moon will be darkened, and the stars no longer shine. Joel 3:14-15 (NIV) 12 I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, 13 and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as late figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind. Rev 6:12-13 (NIV) 29 "Immediately after the distress of those days "'the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.' 30 "At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. Matt 24:29-31 (NIV)

19. Daniel’s 70th Week Covenant confirmed Midpoint Abomination of Desolation; Antichrist sets himself up in Temple as God; Man of Lawlessness revealed Coming of the Lord, DOTL, God’s Wrath 3 1/2 years ? DOTL initiated by a sign in the sun, moon & stars 15 "So when you see standing in the holy place 'the abomination that causes desolation,' spoken of through the prophet Daniel--let the reader understand-- 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let no one on the roof of his house go down to take anything out of the house. 18 Let no one in the field go back to get his cloak. 19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now--and never to be equaled again. 22 If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. Matt 24:15-22 (NIV) Tribulation 29 "Immediately after the distress of those days "'the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.' 30 "At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. Matt 24:29-31 (NIV) Daniel 12:1-2 ties in here

20. 11 The LORD thunders at the head of his army; his forces are beyond number, and mighty are those who obey his command. The day of the LORD is great; it is dreadful. Who can endure it? Joel 2:11 (NIV)

21. 8 On the day of the Lord's sacrifice I will punish the princes and the king's sons and all those clad in foreign clothes. Zeph 1:8 (NIV)

22. 2 before the appointed time arrives and that day sweeps on like chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD comes upon you, before the day of the Lord's wrath comes upon you. 3 Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the Lord's anger. Zeph 2:2-3 (NIV)

23. 7 It will be a unique day, without daytime or nighttime--a day known to the LORD. Zech 14:7 (NIV)

24. 1 "At that time [the midpoint of the 70th week] Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people--everyone whose name is found written in the book--will be delivered. 2 Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt. Dan 12:1-2 (NIV)