The Day of the Lord |
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Matthew 7:22 - Many will say to me on that day, `Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' |
"That day" is the day of judgment. |
John 6:39 - And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all that he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. |
The resurrection occurs on the last day. |
John 6:40 - For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day." |
The resurrection occurs on the last day. |
John 6:44 - No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day. |
The resurrection occurs on the last day. |
John 6:54 - Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. |
The resurrection occurs on the last day. |
John 11:24 - Martha answered, "I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day." |
The resurrection occurs on the last day. |
John 12:48 - There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; that very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day. |
Judgment occurs on the last day. |
Acts 2:20 - The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord. |
The day of the Lord will be preceeded by celestial signs. |
1 Corinthians 1:8 - He will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
The day of the Lord is a time when it is good to be found blameless. This implies a judgment. |
1 Corinthians 5:5 - hand this man over to Satan, so that the sinful nature may be destroyed and his spirit saved on the day of the Lord. |
The day of the Lord is a day of destruction and salvation. This implies the final judgment. |
2 Corinthians 1:14 - as you have understood us in part, you will come to understand fully that you can boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of the Lord Jesus. |
The day of the Lord will be a time of boasting in Jesus, a time of testimony. |
1 Thessalonians 5:2 - or you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. |
The day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. |
2 Timothy 1:18 - May the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day! You know very well in how many ways he helped me in Ephesus. |
Mercy can be found on "that day." |
2 Timothy 4:8 - Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day -- and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing. |
Rewards come on "that day." |
2 Peter 3:10 - But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare. |
The day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. |