The Day of the Lord

The concept of the Day of the Lord is a time in which Yahweh intervenes powerfully and effectively into the affairs of this world. 1 The Day of the Lord can include, but is not limited to warfare, cleansing, redemption and theophany. The Day of the Lord means that something big has happened, is happening, or is going to happen. Sometimes it takes revelation to see that what has occurred is an act of God rather than the normal everyday affairs of men. By this definition every act of our Lord Jesus Christ would be considered The Day of the Lord, as well as His entire ministry. These concepts in Zechariah include punishing the enemies of Jerusalem (Zechariah 12:1-9). Zechariah prophecies the piercing of our Lord Jesus Christ who is of the house of David (Zechariah 12:10). Zechariah 13:1-2 speaks of cleansing the house of David and Jerusalem from Idolatry. Joel uses five references to The Day of the Lord that span the entire book. 2 The concept in Joel goes from The Day of the Lord