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#DayOfDarkness #DarkDay #CloudyDay<\/p>\n
Lest any Futurists try to ignorantly or intentionally misinterpret this verse in the Book of Zephaniah, let me point out that the verse has absolutely nothing to do with some future return of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n
The prophet Zephaniah was a contemporary of Jeremiah, Daniel and some of the other minor prophets.<\/p>\n
Just as Jeremiah began preaching as a young boy during the reign of King Josiah \u2014 and continued to preach for forty years after that \u2014 so did Zephaniah. This fact can be easily confirmed by reading the opening verses of both Books.<\/p>\n
To reiterate, \u201cthe great day of the LORD\u201d which is mentioned in this verse is NOT describing a future return of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n
In Scripture, this phrase is sometimes used to describe a time of great chastisement and destruction when God uses the enemies of Israel to mete out His judgments against a rebellious people.<\/p>\n
In other words, God doesn\u2019t actually come \u2014 like in the Second Coming doctrine which is embraced by many Christians \u2014 He simply intervenes via the enemies of Israel to pour out His judgments.<\/p>\n
So, just like the prophet Jeremiah, this verse is in reality describing the coming judgment and destruction of Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of the armies of Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar.<\/p>\n
As I point out in my Bill\u2019s Bible Basics articles, this event occurred during the third Babylonian siege against Jerusalem around 587 BC.<\/p>\n
If anyone tries to explain this verse differently \u2014 such as by pushing its fulfillment into the future \u2014 they are deceived and don\u2019t know what they are talking about. Please just ignore them.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd\u202d if any man\u202d think\u202d\u202d that he knoweth\u202d\u202d any thing\u202d, he \u202dknoweth\u202d\u202d\u202d \u202dnothing\u202d\u202d yet\u202d as\u202d he ought\u202d\u202d to know\u202d\u202d.\u202d\u201d
\n1 Corinthians 8:2, KJV<\/p>\n
“Wrath of God” KJV Bible Verse List:<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/VerseLists\/verse229.html<\/a><\/p>\n “Flee From the Wrath to Come” KJV Bible Verse List:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/VerseLists\/verse555.html<\/a><\/p>\n Article: “Do You Want Love and Light, or Rod and Wrath?”:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Articles\/lovelit1.html<\/a><\/p>\n “A Day of Darkness” KJV Bible Verse List:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/VerseLists\/verse356.html<\/a><\/p>\n “Cast into Outer Darkness” KJV Bible Verse List:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/VerseLists\/verse371.html<\/a><\/p>\n “Flee From Works of Darkness” KJV Bible Verse List:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/VerseLists\/verse095.html<\/a><\/p>\n “Jesus Protected and Power of Darkness” KJV Bible Verse List:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/VerseLists\/verse559.html<\/a><\/p>\n “Lovers of Darkness” KJV Bible Verse List:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/VerseLists\/verse576.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" #DayOfDarkness #DarkDay #CloudyDay Lest any Futurists try to ignorantly or intentionally misinterpret this verse in the Book of Zephaniah, let me point out that the verse has absolutely nothing to do with some future return of Jesus Christ. The prophet … Continue reading