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The Day of the Lord

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This coming Sunday is the first Sunday in Advent. The words of this Gospel are ominous to say the least and point to the “Day of the Lord,” a recurring theme in the Old Testament, symbolizing a time of divine intervention in history. It represents a moment when God acts decisively, bringing judgment, justice, and sometimes deliverance. The concept of the “Day of the Lord” appears primarily in prophetic books like Isaiah, Joel, Amos, and Zephaniah. Here is a summary of its meaning based on these scriptures: Continue reading →

Day of the Lord

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From yesterday’s first reading centered on “to share in the divine nature: (2 Peter 1:4), we continue to read from 2 Peter, moving ahead to Chapter 3 where we encounter “the coming of the day of the Lord” (2 Peter 3:12).  The language of the text has all the hallmarks of the apocalyptic and it indeed is speaking of “the end times” an expression best suited to the modern Western imagination. For something a little different today, let us examine the expression “day of the Lord.” Continue reading →

Day of the Lord

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If you do a web search for “the Day of the Lord,” you’ll find all kinds of end-of-the-world predictions. But if you carefully trace this theme throughout the story of the Bible, you’ll discover a very different picture.

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