ARE YOU READY FOR JEHOVAH'S DAY?

"The great day of Jehovah is near.  It is near, and there is a hurrying of it very much." -Zephaniah 1:14. 


JEHOVAH'S great day is not 24 hours long.  It is an extended period during which divine judgment is executed upon the wicked.  The ungodly have reason to dread that day of darkness, fury, burning anger, distress, and desolation.  (Isaiah 13:9; Amos 5:18-20; Zephaniah 1:15) "Alas for the day," says Joel's prophecy, "because the day of Jehovah is near, and like a despoiling from the Almighty One it will come!" (Joel 1:15)  On that great day, however, God will be the Savior of those "upright in heart." -Psalm 7:10. 

The expression "day of Jehovah" applies to the execution of divine judgment at various times.  For instance, "a day of Jehovah" came upon Jerusalem's residents at Babylonian hands in 607 B.C.E. (Zephaniah 1:4-7)  A comparable execution of God's judgment occurred in 70 C.E. when God used the Romans to execute his judgment upon the Jewish nation that rejected his Son.  (Daniel 9:24-27; John 19:15) The Bible also foretells a  "day of Jehovah" when he will 'war against all the nations.' (Zechariah 14:1-3)  Under inspiration, the apostle Paul associated that day with Christ's presence, which began in 1914.  (2 Thessalonians 2:1, 2)  With  the day of Jehovah looming on the horizon, the year text of Jehovah's Witnesses for 2007 has been especially appropriate. Taken from Zephaniah 1:14, it reads:  "The great day of Jehovah is near." 

Since God's great day is near, now is the time to prove yourself ready.  How can you prepare for that day? Do you need to take additional steps to get ready for Jehovah's day? 

Next time: Prove Yourself Ready

From the Watchtower magazine, 2007