The Day of the Lord - Now or Later

2 Thessalonian 1:8-10 He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might  on the day he comes to be glorified in his holy people and to be marveled at among all those who have believed. This includes you, because you believed our testimony to you.

The language of JUDGMENT makes the post-modern mind uncomfortable.   

Yet, any measure of successful human existence requires a measure of judgment. Everyone makes judgments.  Everyone’s judgment is imperfect. 

If there is a creator God then it seems that his judgment would be perfect. 

The Hebrew Prophets speak on behalf of that God whose nature is justice and who struggles to manifest it now in His freedom graced creation. 

You can open your Bible to just about any page in the Hebrew Prophet section and find the language of judgment.  But the news is not all bad.

Here are the full passages I took from during the presentation When Faith Comes To Town: Judgment Day.  I encourage you to read them in full context, looking for parallel issues you face today. 

Joel 3:1-3

Amos 5

Malachi 4

Isaiah 64

When you read the prophets, notice that while God’s justice is inevitable eternal condemnation is not.  Making correct judgments in the now about one’s self/tribe/nation avoids future destruction.  The choice is up to us.