OUR LORD WHOSE DAY IS NEAR

Isaiah chaper 13 verses 6 - 9 says this;

Wail, for the day of the Lord is near; it will come like destruction from the Almighty.

Because of this, all hands will go limp, every heart will melt with fear. Terror will seize them, pain and anguish will grip them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look aghast at each other, their faces aflame.

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.

This passage continues on from the description of the great massing of  the Lord's army in preparation for an assault on the strongholds of darkness.

As the day of action approaches, the reactions of the agents of darkness are recorded this way; Terror will grip them and pain and anguish will seize them. Their hearts will melt and they will writhe in agony. Their arms will hang limp and they will be aghast and their faces will be aflame.

As this event draws near, the prophet advises the people to wail for such is the day of the Lord.

A day of wrath and anger that will make the land desolate and the sinners in it will be destroyed.

Such a day must be prepared for by repentance and believing and trusting in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ who died to pay the penalty for our sins that the wrath of God may pass over us and spare us from its destruction.

Amen.