The "Day Of The Lord” Study In The Scriptures – Additional References Part 9 – Isaiah, Jeremiah Series

THE “DAY OF THE LORD” STUDY IN THE SCRIPTURES – ADDITIONAL REFERENCES PART 9 – ISAIAH, JEREMIAH

The DAY OF THE LORD is “The Day of Jehovah” and its usage is always associated with something dire, with judgement, and with events outside the implementation of man. In other words, it is the intervention of God with the power of God in the affairs of this world. It has a primary application to Israel, but that is always extended often to a wider field, and that involves the world. Its main focus is in the Tribulation that is coming. We continue with Additional references that apply to The Day of the LORD without mentioning that term -

NUMBER 7

[7]. {{Isaiah 63:1-6 Who is this who comes from Edom with garments of glowing colours from Bozrah, this One who is majestic in His apparel, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.” Isa 63:2 Why is Your apparel red, and Your garments like the one who treads in the wine press? Isa 63:3 “I have trodden the wine trough alone, and from the peoples there was no man with Me. I also trod them in My anger and trampled them in My wrath, and their lifeblood is sprinkled on My garments, and I stained all My raiment, Isa 63:4 for the day of vengeance was in My heart, and My year of redemption has come. Isa 63:5 I looked, and there was no one to help, and I was astonished and there was no one to uphold, so My own arm brought salvation to Me, and My wrath upheld Me. Isa 63:6 I trod down the peoples in My anger and made them drunk in My wrath, and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.”}}

((The key phrase for this these scriptures is “In that day”, but it is absent from our chosen passage, but the context is 100% in The Day of the LORD. Some might think this is bloodthirsty but it is the Lord who describes Himself, the Lord, mighty to save, the Lord strong in battle. His vengeance is against the armies of the world in Israel who will come with hatred to exterminate the earthly people of the Lord. At Armageddon the full anger of a righteous and jealous God will be exhibited. Let us examine the passage in more detail.

We have the sense of Edom again representing much wider than the people of Edom. Bozrah was the capital. (As said several times earlier, judgement on Edom means judgement on the nations = Armageddon. This is the terrible Day of the LORD when He saves/delivers His people from the armies of the world in Israel.) The passage begins with a series of questions. Who is this who comes from Edom? Of course it is the Lord (majestic apparel, great strength). If there is any doubt, well the Lord answers the question, the One speaking in righteousness, the Saviour.

We have mentioned before that prophecy can have a double application. Here it could have been judgement against Edom on a separate occasion, BUT the greater application is to the great battle of Armageddon recorded in Revelation 19. Here is the passage that parallels our Isaiah one:-

{{Revelation 19:11-16 “I saw heaven opened and behold, a white horse, and He who sat upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war. Rev 19:12 His eyes are a flame of fire, and upon His head are many diadems and He has a name written upon Him which no one knows except Himself. Rev 19:13 He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood and His name is called The Word of God. Rev 19:14 The armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses. Rev 19:15 From His mouth comes a sharp sword so that with it He may smite the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron, and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty. Rev 19:16 On His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”}}

Then the next question regards the red staining all over the clothing. Verse 3 answers the question. It is verse 3 that is graphic in language, the actions attributed to anger and wrath. This is a picture of the angry LORD, now in vengeance against all His enemies. Usually several people tread out the grapes in the winepress but the Lord alone, trod down (will tread down) the vile nations in His fury. He trod and trampled so hard that the blood went everywhere, which was why His garments are stained all over with blood. Verse 4 provides the motivation and that was vengeance. Who is an avenging God like the Lord? No one, and here He is in full vengeance, and the Revelation sharp two-edged sword of chapter 19, is flashing at divine speed to mow down the world’s armies in the great battle in the plain of Meddigo and Jezreel.