{"id":83905,"date":"2020-03-16T04:35:30","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T09:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prayingpint.com\/?p=83905"},"modified":"2020-03-14T11:45:54","modified_gmt":"2020-03-14T16:45:54","slug":"9-f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/16\/9-f\/","title":{"rendered":"9.f.   \u00a0For the day of the LORD is near upon all the nations."},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p2\">Joel 2:1 <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Blow a trumpet in Zion; sound an alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming; it is near<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"verseid:23.2.12\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Isaiah 2:12<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0For the LORD of hosts has a day against all that is proud and lofty, against all that is lifted up\u2014and it shall be brought low;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"verseid:26.7.5\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Ezekiel 7:5-7<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThus says the Lord GOD: Disaster after disaster! Behold, it comes.\u00a0\u00a0An end has come; the end has come; it has awakened against you. Behold, it comes.\u00a0\u00a0Your doom has come to you, O inhabitant of the land. The time has come; the day is near, a day of tumult, and not of joyful shouting on the mountains.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"verseid:26.7.10\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Ezekiel 7:10<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u201cBehold, the day! Behold, it comes! Your doom has come; the rod has blossomed; pride has budded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"verseid:26.7.12\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Ezekiel 7:12<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0The time has come; the day has arrived. Let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn, for wrath is upon all their multitude.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"verseid:31.1.15\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Obadiah 1:15<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0For the day of the LORD is near upon all the nations. As you have done, it shall be done to you; your deeds shall return on your own head.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"verseid:39.4.1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Malachi 4:1<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cFor behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze, says the LORD of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"verseid:52.5.2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>1 Thessalonians 5:2<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"verseid:59.5.8\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>James 5:8<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"verseid:60.4.7\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>1 Peter 4:7<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"verseid:26.12.23\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Ezekiel 12:23<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Tell them therefore, \u2018Thus says the Lord GOD: I will put an end to this proverb, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel.\u2019 But say to them, The days are near, and the fulfillment of every vision.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p2\">There is a difference between \u201cDay of the Lord\u201d and \u201cComing of the Lord\u201d.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cThe Coming of the Lord\u201d is the day the Lord comes back like a thief in the night.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>He is not a thief to those who are expecting His return.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>He is a thief to those who remain.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>He comes to take His bride out of the coming of the \u201cDay of the Lord\u201d.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We know this as the rapture of all believers, dead or alive, to be changed and bodily be in His presence forever more.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>These believers are those who came to an understanding of the gospel, their sin and separation from God, confessing and repenting of their sin, repenting and turning away from their<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>sinful nature, and expectantly looking too, trusting in, and relying on salvation through Jesus Christ.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>This is not just words on their lips but deep in their heart, soul, and mind.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>They are changed from the inside and live to humbly serve, honor, follow, trust, obey, and look for the \u201cComing of the Lord\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">There are those who reject their sin, sinful nature, and the need for redemption through Jesus Christ.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>They find all they want in this world and do not look for the coming of the Lord.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>They do not live to honor Him.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>They live self-centered, self-reliant, and self-satisfying lives.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It is hard for them to see any need of Jesus Christ for their eyes are fixed on what this world offers and makes them happy.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Day after day they chase after that which can never satisfy their soul and they jump from one thing to another in hopes of finding inner peace, rest, and joy.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Their heart is hard to things of God, His Word, and the need for Jesus Christ.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>There is no looking for the \u201cComing of the Lord\u201d.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>For them is reserved the \u201cDay of the Lord\u201d.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>This is not going to be a time anyone would want to go through.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>War, famine, disease, plagues, fires, earthquakes, floods, and the wrath and anger of Jesus Christ.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The \u201cDay of the Lord\u201d will surely come and will follow the \u201cComing of the Lord\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Now is the time of Lord, the time of grace, mercy, hope, peace, rest, and a life with assurance of eternity in heaven.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joel 2:1 \u00a0 Blow a trumpet in Zion; sound an alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming; it is near Isaiah 2:12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0For the LORD of hosts has a day against all that is proud and lofty, against all that is lifted &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/16\/9-f\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;9.f.   \u00a0For the day of the LORD is near upon all the nations.&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[13250,13237,13243,3135,13240,970,13247,13245,454,4247,4713,1532,404,167,13246,4714,13239,13254,6539,2582,13251,769,13253,2734,13238,1430,13248,1952,337,65,1413,13244,13249,13252,13241,1319,13242,12755,3016,442,4751],"class_list":["post-83905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-prayers","tag-ablaze","tag-alarm","tag-arrived","tag-arrogant","tag-awakended","tag-brought-low","tag-buring","tag-buyer","tag-coming","tag-day-is-coming","tag-day-is-near","tag-day-of-the-lord","tag-deeds","tag-disaster","tag-done-to-you","tag-doom","tag-end-has-come","tag-end-of-all-things-is-at-hand","tag-establish-your-hearts","tag-evildoers","tag-fully-aware","tag-holy-mountain","tag-is-at-hand","tag-lifted-up","tag-lofty","tag-near","tag-oven","tag-pride","tag-proud","tag-rejoice","tag-return","tag-seller","tag-stubble","tag-thief-in-the-night","tag-time-has-come","tag-tremble","tag-tulmult","tag-tumpet","tag-vision","tag-wrath","tag-zion"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83905"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83973,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83905\/revisions\/83973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}