A day is coming—and maybe much closer than anyone would like to admit—when the God of all creation marks the end of time as it is known. The Bible calls it “the day of the Lord.” It is a time in history where Jehovah God sets right all the wrong things on planet earth. The Old Testament Prophet Isaiah speaks of God focusing his attention on the proud and powerful. It is a day filled with much fear and trembling.
The day of the Lord is a time yet to come, as well as a period of time rather than a 24-hour day. The New Testament book of Acts speaks about this day as a time of physical darkness over the planet where the sun and moon are blocked from shining. The Apostle Peter describes the day as flaming hot with massive destruction causing the very sky to disappear. The Apostle Paul speaks of the day as coming like a thief in the night.
No matter how you spin it, it isn’t a time to look forward to. Neither is it a time that is in the past because none of the things mentioned in the scriptures have happened on such a large scale. Things like this have happened on a smaller scale, with volcano eruptions, or nuclear explosions that have given us a glimpse of how the earth will look.
The point is that this event is still in the future.
Humanity is created in the image and likeness of the creator God. This is clearly laid out in the Old Testament book of Genesis. The Apostle Peter describes the creator God as patient and loving, not wanting any of His creation to perish. This is the reason things seem to drag on; he is giving humanity ample time to get it right, willingly choosing him over a sinful life. However, a day (or period of time) is set when righteousness must prevail and all things not righteous must be made right; hence, the day of the Lord.
I was dedicated to the Lord while still in my mother’s womb. After my birth, she kept her promise to raise me—as best as she understood—in the ways of the Lord. When I reached the age of accountability—somewhere around age 12—I too made the decision to follow the Lord. Somewhere around age 18, I surrendered my life to serve him. I have known God my entire life.
In early 2008 the idea of a simple church gained popularity. The denomination that I was associated with embraced it, and myself along with a few other pastor’s began a journey. That journey (I called it an unexpected journey after the Lord of the Rings movie bearing the same name) lasted several years until a new path presented itself in 2014. At that time, I began the (unexpected) journey to a close personal relationship with God. That journey has led me down paths of discovery that include the godhead, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
This journey has been the basis of my attempts to reach out to whoever may be willing to embrace, as well as embark on such a journey. It is excitingly scary.
What does any of this have to do with “the day of the Lord?” Simply put, a close personal relationship with the godhead (or God if you prefer) empties you of the self-centered, self-righteous, proud, boastful way of life I knew as a leader in the traditional church—which I have many times called the matrix. In other words, a close personal relationship ensures me that I will not be wrapped up in the righteous cleansing that the Bible calls the day of the Lord.
It is my solemn belief that anyone willing to embark on such a journey will escape this cleansing.