The Message of Zephaniah for Today

The “Day of the Lord” is the main theme of Zephaniah. Each one of the seven parts of Zephaniah contributes to this idea. The Day of the Lord bring both judgment and grace as occurring at the same time. In the New Testament, Jesus’s first coming fulfilled the Day of the Lord, bringing grace and some judgment upon humans primarily (though most of the judgment fell upon Jesus Christ Himself, as He vicariously bore the guilt of His people). However, the bulk of the judgment still awaits the world, as part two of the Day of the Lord is still to come.

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Taken from The Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth, JULY/AUGUST 2020, Vol. 28, No. 4, Page 156-157. Used by permission.