By
Frank J Potter
The day of the Lord signifies the END of "The period of
grace." John 1 verse17 spells out very clearly that Moses
initiated the Dispensation of "Law" while Jesus began the
Dispensation which the world has been experiencing since His
crucifixion. (See Appendix 195 of the Companion Bible. Also read
the note given at the bottom of page1513 on Moses.) The day of the
Lord will also be the day that the "times of the Gentiles"
will be fulfilled. (Luke 21:24) Those times began in 477 BC when
Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem.
In my mind, therefore, "The day of the Lord" should
represent a very significant day in the mind of any true Christian.
Christ was 30 when he ended Moses' beginning of the Dispensation of
"Law." The day of the Lord represents the end of the
Dispensation of "grace."
Now, if "the day of the Lord" represents the End of the
period of grace, according to Appendix 195, then "The day of the
Lord" also represents the beginning of the Tribulation. Please
note that according to Daniel 9, verses 26b and 27, Satan, the prince
that shall come, will initiate the final seven-year week, sometime
after the beginning of the Tribulation.
"The day of the Lord" will be the "Day" that
the "falling away" of 2nd Thessalonians, verse 3 and when
God "shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in
the land" of Zephaniah 1, verse18 occurs. It will also be the
beginning of the removal of the curse God told Isaiah to put on the
nation of Israel in Isaiah 6, verses 9 and 10.
Many people think that Jesus was referring to the Day of the Lord
in Matthew 24:35-36, but he was referring to "heaven and earth
passing away." Zephaniah 1:7-8 explains very clearly that the Day of
the Lord will "....come to pass on the day of the Lord's sacrifice."
Jesus, our Lord, was sacrificed on Preparation Day for Passover.
