Joel 1:15
“Alas the day. For the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as destruction from the almighty.”
There are three major days or eras spoken of in Scripture; the day of man, the day of Christ and the day of the Lord.
We are presently in the day of man (1 Corinthians 4:3), where mankind is having his own way. This world, for the most part, has rejected the Lord and is suffering the consequences.
The day of Christ, spoken of in 1 Corinthians 1:7-8; 2 Corinthians 1:14 and Philippians 1:6, is synonymous with the Rapture of the Church – when the church is taken up into heaven and will spend 7 years with Christ before returning with Him to rule and reign on the earth.
The third day spoken of in the Scriptures (Isaiah 2:12; 13:6 Ezekiel 30:3) is the day of the Lord. It is a time immediately following the rapture when God intervenes directly in the affairs of humanity. This begins a period of time known as the great tribulation – the seven-year period seen in Revelation 6-19, when God finally gets the attention of a world that isn’t listening. This continues into the event directly following the tribulation – the Millennium, 1000 years of peace when Jesus rules and reigns from Jerusalem.
While two of these eras are yet future, we need to be living our lives with the expectation of His eminent return, that we might be counted worthy to escape the things which are to come.
The Truth
“Wail, for the day of the Lord is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty. Therefore all hands will be limp, every man’s heart will melt, and they will be afraid.” (Isaiah 13:6-7)
