More than 30 prophecies in
your Bible describe an
awesome event that will
rock the whole world.
It's called the Day of the Lord.
It will shake all nations
and all peoples on earth.
It will affect you and
your family if you are
alive to see it.
The book of Revelation
introduces the Day of the
Lord with dramatic
cosmic disturbances.
'The stars of heaven'
fall to the earth.
The sun becomes black as
sackcloth of hair, and the
moon becomes like blood.
There is a great earthquake.
As it tells us in
Revelation 6:14...
These heavenly signs are
just the introduction
to the dramatic
Day of the Lord.
Will you be able
to survive this convulsive
and dangerous time?
You need to know.
The prophetic Day of the
Lord will set the stage
for the greatest and most
encouraging event in
modern history, the return
of the Messiah, Jesus Christ.
My friends, you need to
understand this mysterious
time period that will
affect every human being
on earth!
Just what IS the Day of
the Lord?
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There's a major
prophetic event looming on
the horizon.
It's called:
the Day of the Lord.
The great prophets of the
Bible, Isaiah, Jeremiah,
and Ezekiel wrote about it.
The so-called Minor Prophets,
Joel, Amos,
Obadiah, Zephaniah,
Zechariah, and Malachi,
also emphasized this event.
Even the Apostles Peter,
Paul, and John wrote about it.
Just what is the Day of
the Lord?
And how does it fit in to
the framework of Bible prophecy?
More than 30 prophecies in
your Bible refer to the
Day of the Lord.
On today's program, we'll
answer the question,
"Just what is the
Day of the Lord?"
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If you have your Bible,
turn to the Book of Revelation,
chapter one.
The Apostle John writes in
Revelation, the first
chapter, verse 10...
John is not speaking
of a day of the week.
He is speaking of the
prophetic period of time
described in the rest of
the book as the Prophetic
Day of the Lord.
John is not referring to Sunday.
If he were, he would have
referred to Sunday as "the
first day" of the week as
he did in the Gospel of John.
Jesus Himself said He was
Lord of the Sabbath,
as it tells us in Mark 2:28.
The expression
"Lord's Day"
here in Revelation
refers to the theme of the
whole book, the prophetic
Day of the Lord,
culminating in the return
of Jesus Christ.
In Revelation chapter 5,
we read about a scroll
sealed with seven seals.
Jesus, the Revelator,
opens the seals to the book.
We read the description of
these seals in Revelation
the sixth chapter.
The first four seals are
known as the Four Horsemen
of the Apocalypse.
The first horse,
the white horse and its rider
represented false religions,
false Christs.
Jesus Himself points out
the sequence of these
events in the Olivet prophecy
in Matthew 24.
We've explained this
convergence in
previous programs.
The second seal reveals a
horseman riding a red
horse with the power to
take peace from the earth.
The third seal presents a
rider on a black horse
representing the scarcity
of food and resulting famine.
The fourth seal shows a
rider on a pale horse
named "Death" "and power
was given to them
[the four horsemen] over"
one fourth of the earth to
kill major populations.
Jesus also spoke of the
pestilence that normally
follows on the heels of famine.
Critics say there has
always been war, famine,
and pestilence.
Our world has experienced
epidemics and pandemics
over the centuries.
Now, mankind faces the
challenge of trying to
contain a virus more
deadly than the SARS virus
that spread around the
world in 2003.
COVID-19, also known as
the coronavirus,
has caused panic, sickness,
and death.
But a time is coming when
this will seem like the
least of our problems.
You and I will see the
four horsemen of the
apocalypse intensify their
ride with increasing
global impact as time goes on.
These four horsemen are
revealed in Revelation
chapter six as Christ
opens the first four seals.
Now, what happens when the
fifth seal is opened?
Turn to Revelation 6:9.
Christ opens the fifth
seal in Revelation 6:9...
Here is described
the martyrdom of the saints,
true Christians.
In the first century,
the Emperor Nero violently
persecuted Christians and
put them to death.
This fifth seal also
predicts a major end-time
persecution of saints.
Then Jesus opens the sixth seal,
revealing the heavenly signs
that will shock people
all over the earth.
Revelation 6:12...
Not only will
asteroids and meteors
frighten people,
but massive earthquakes will
also shake the earth.
As the Apostle John
saw in vision,
"every mountain
and island was moved out
of its place."
Almighty God will get the
attention of rebellious
humans through these
earthquakes and heavenly signs.
The Creator God tells us
in Hebrews 12:26...
My friends, will you be
ready for those literally
earth-shaking events?
Will you repent and humble
yourself before God now,
instead of being shaken later?
The cosmic disturbances
and earthquakes introduce
the Day of Judgement on
all nations.
Jesus Christ will judge
the nations during the Day
of the Lord.
What signs should we be
looking for?
We'll answer that question
in the next part of our
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Over 30 prophecies
in the Bible reveal future
events in the prophetic
time period called
the Day of the Lord.
The book of Revelation,
or the Apocalypse
in your Bible,
particularly gives
details of this dramatic
and prophetic time.
My friends, you need to
know the future, and what
impact the Day of the Lord
will have on your life!
Just what is
the Day of the Lord?
How can you be protected?
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In the first part
of our program,
we saw that the
Heavenly Signs will
introduce the prophetic
Day of the Lord,
as "the great day of His..."
Christ's "...wrath."
That's in Revelation 6:17.
This is a time when
Almighty God intervenes
powerfully to judge
rebellious nations.
As we'll see, He'll even
let the nations actively
try to destroy one another
in world conflict.
Are we capable of
destroying ourselves?
Even now, scientists and
world leaders are warning
us of worldwide cosmocide.
On January 23, 2020,
the Bulletin of Atomic
Scientists moved the
Doomsday Clock minute hand
to 100 seconds before midnight.
NPR.com reported, quote:
Yes, the world is facing
the danger of total destruction.
We can be thankful that
God will intervene and
save us from ourselves.
But we must take the
warning Christ gives us in
Matthew 24:21-22.
This unique time in all history
is the Great Tribulation.
It is also
the time of Jacob's trouble,
as pointed out in
Jeremiah 30:7...
The United States,
Great Britain, Canada,
Australia, New Zealand,
and the British-descended
peoples are
descendants of Jacob.
Not only will they face
ruin from military weapons,
there will also
be incredible
ecological devastation.
Imagine massive
locust invasions!
If you have your Bible,
turn to Joel the first chapter.
Joel is near the end of
the Old Testament.
It's the second of the
so-called Minor Prophets.
The prophet Joel describes
locust plagues as a Day of
the Lord judgment.
Joel 1:4...
In January 2020,
massive swarms of locusts
in Kenya give us a preview:
In the future,
the insect plagues that some
nations experience today
will seem minor by comparison.
When God brings punishments
upon rebellious nations in
the future Day of the Lord,
He'll call upon the
nations to humble
themselves and repent!
Of course, we, you and I,
don't need to wait until then!
As conditions worsen on
the world scene,
we all need to pray and cry
out to God and make sure we
are on God's side!
Our Savior warns us to
watch and pray as He tells
us in Luke 21:36.
We need to know the signs
leading up to the Day of
the Lord and the sequence
of prophetic events.
Where does the Day of the
Lord fit in the scheme of
end-time prophecy?
Let's notice the biblical
framework and the
prophetic sequence of events.
There are three major
periods of time or events
we need to look at.
They are referred to as
the Great Tribulation,
Heavenly Signs,
and the Day of the Lord.
It's important to
understand the correct order.
Jesus spoke of the climax
of the age in Matthew 24:21...
The first major event is
the Great Tribulation,
followed by Heavenly Signs.
The Day of the Lord,
the third event,
leads to the
Second Coming of Christ.
The second chapter of Joel
confirms that the
Heavenly Signs introduce
the Day of the Lord.
Joel 2:30...
So we see the
sequence of events.
#1 is Great Tribulation;
#2 is Heavenly Signs
(or the 6th Seal of Revelation);
#3 is the Day of the Lord
(or the 7th Seal of Revelation).
Just how long is the
"Day" of the Lord?
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We have seen that the
Day of the Lord will come
after the Great Tribulation
and the Heavenly Signs.
But just how long will it last?
As many students of Bible
prophecy know, there is
the year-for-a-day
principle in prophecy.
Remember when the 12 spies
of ancient Israel under
the leadership of Joshua
searched out the Promised Land?
The spies came back after
40 days to report on the
resources of the land.
But 10 of the 12 spies
gave an evil report and
refused to trust God to
give them the victory over
the giants and the
inhabitants of the land.
As a result of their unbelief,
God condemned
them to wander in the
wilderness for forty years,
a year for each of
the 40 days they had
searched the land.
Numbers 14:34...
This principle of a day for a
year is also used by God
in Ezekiel 4:6.
How long then,
is the Day of the Lord?
The Day of the Lord in one
sense, is the year
preceding the return of Christ!
It's a significant part of
God's plan, something all
Christians should know!
Notice also in Isaiah 34:8...
Here again, God's punishment,
the day of the Lord's
vengeance is equated
to one year.
Let's briefly summarize.
The environmental and
political problems
symbolized by the four
horsemen of the Apocalypse
will continue to intensify.
There will be wholesale
religious persecution as
revealed through the fifth
seal of Revelation.
The sixth seal,
the heavenly signs,
will awaken the world to the
beginning of the Day of
the Lord, the seventh seal!
Let's understand!
The seven seals reveal
end-time trends and events.
The seventh seal
represents the year-long
Day of the Lord.
It consists of seven
trumpet judgments during
the year-long Day of the Lord.
As we'll see later,
the seventh trumpet itself
consists of the
"seven last plagues"
mentioned in Revelation 15:1.
The seventh seal lasts
approximately one year and
it consists of seven
trumpet plagues.
These trumpet plagues are
described in the 8th and
9th chapters of Revelation.
Turn in your Bible to
Revelation 8:1...
The trumpets give us warning--
they announce seven trumpet
plagues or judgments!
As you read through
chapter 8, you'll notice that,
as the first four angels sound
their trumpets,
there is great
ecological devastation all
over the earth.
There are earthquakes;
vast areas of vegetation
are burned up;
a third of all sea life dies;
water sources are poisoned.
The heavens are darkened.
The last three trumpet
plagues are called woes.
The word "woe" is an
exclamation of grief.
Revelation 8:13...
The first woe or the
5th trumpet plague is
described in chapter nine.
The 5th angel sounds a
trumpet that begins a
military action that lasts
5 months.
The second woe, or the 6th
trumpet plague is pictured
with symbols of horses
and horsemen.
Here we see an intense
military counter-attack.
Revelation 9:12...
An army of 200 million
drives west across
the Euphrates River and
destroys one-third of the
earth's population!
This phase of World War III
will kill billions of humans!
Yes, Jesus said that unless
those days were shortened,
no flesh would be saved--
otherwise, all life on
earth would be destroyed.
Next we hear the sound
of the seventh trumpet.
For Christians,
the sounding of the seventh
trumpet is good news
because it announces the
establishment of the
Kingdom of God on earth
and the return of Jesus Christ.
Revelation 11:15...
The one-year period of
time, called the Day of
the Lord, culminates in
the announcement that
Christ is taking over all
the kingdoms and
governments of this world!
That's the good news we
all look forward to hearing!
Now, what else happens
when the seventh trumpet sounds?
And what happens after the
Day of the Lord?
We'll answer those
questions in the
conclusion of our program.
But first, I'd like to
offer you our free audio CD,
"The Day of the Lord."
This free audio CD
will help you identify the
prophetic signs, some of
which are right now being
fulfilled before your very eyes.
You need this information!
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right now and request your
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"The Day of the Lord."
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The Day of the Lord in
end-time prophecy consists
of seven trumpet events
over a period of one year
leading up to the return
of the Messiah, Jesus Christ.
The seventh trumpet
announces the good news of
Christ's takeover of
world governments.
But the seventh trumpet is
also called the third woe!
Why?
Because it also signals
the seven last plagues!
The Apostle John describes
them in the 16th chapter
of Revelation.
They include plagues of
painful sores on those who
have worshiped the Beast
power and its image.
They include even more
poisonous rivers and seas
to the extent that "every
living creature in the sea
died" as it states in
Revelation 16:3.
The sun becomes hotter,
resulting in extreme heat
waves that torment those
who will not repent of
their sins!
In northern Israel,
on the plain of Jezreel,
will be gathered massive
military power and might.
These armies will actually
fight against the
commander of Heaven's armies,
Jesus Christ at His return.
Turn to Revelation 19
in your Bible.
Revelation 19:14,
the Apostle John describes
Christ returning to
conquer all nations...
When Christ returns
to this earth,
He will conquer
all his enemies.
He will conquer the
nations and their powerful
armies that fight against
Him at His coming.
The Day of the Lord will
bring God's judgment on
the nations.
As we've seen, in one
sense the Day of the Lord
is the year preceding the
return of Christ.
In another sense,
it continues on through the
Millennium and on out
to eternity.
The Apostle Peter
describes it this way.
2 Peter 3:10...
The Apostle Peter exhorts us
to be in a spiritual state
of readiness.
We must be alert to the
Day of the Lord,
a sobering period of
judgment on the nations.
Beyond that lies
tomorrow's world, a
wonderful time of beauty,
prosperity and restoration
under the rulership of Christ.
May God speed that day!
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