the day of the Lord

2 Peter 3:10-11 (NLT)
10But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and everything in them will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be exposed to judgment.
11Since everything around us is going to melt away, what holy, godly lives you should be living.

What do we make of such passages? Welcome to the strange world of the apocalypse. “Apocalypse” means, “Revelation,” or “Uncover.” The Bible has much apocalyptic language, writings that speak of events to come that are interpreted literally or metaphorically. The Book of Revelation, is also entitled “The Apocalypse of John,” and is a whole book filled with this type of material.

Revelation is not the only place we see apocalyptic language, as the passage from 2 Peter above indicates. In an example like this, the second coming of Christ is called “the day of the Lord.” This phrase occurs 20 times in the New Living Translation of the Bible. It is a pretty terrifying. This is the most frequent allusion to what God’s judgment of the world will be like. 14 of the 20 mentions are from the Old Testament.

The first time the phrase appears is in Isaiah 13:9.

For see, the day of the LORD is coming--the terrible day of his fury and fierce anger. The land will be destroyed and all the sinners with it.

What exactly is this “day?”

Tomorrow