Zephaniah: The Great Judgment Day Of God

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I find all the prophet’s messages to be meaningful, but I admire Zephaniah message the most. Zephaniah’s message is valuable because it talks about, “The Great Judgment Day of God”. The “Great judgment Day of God” is also known as the “Day of the Lord” and his payday. I see it as the day everyone will have to pay for his or her consequences for not listening to the lord. For those who have not followed God’s commandants, that day will be dark and frightening. Zephaniah’s message consists of the Day of the Lord, Nations warned of coming judgment, and God’s people restored. In Zephaniah’s message, it says that you must follow and submit to God so he can protect and save you. Zephaniah’s message also mentioned that “do not love the world or the things in the world” (André van Belkum). In the message, it states that if …show more content…

In other words, you cannot love evil and be on God’s side. The prophet Zephaniah says that those who choose to follow the ways of the world, consequently become God’s enemy because you cannot be friends with God and the world. You have to either choose good or bad. I find this ultimatum very terrifying because it is difficult to not love the world and the pleasure it brings us. Now a days, we as humans are so into technology and in most cases we want the latest phone out, which is not the way God wanted us to live. In my opinion, humans do not even notice when they are breaking the commandants left by God. In his message, it also states that there are consequences for bad actions. God left us ten commandants that were supposed to be our guide on how to live our life. Unfortunately, most humans do not follow the ten commandants and that’s what is going to lead God to punish us according to Zephaniah. I know a few people who believe God punishes us for not living how he wants us to by causing hurricanes or mass shootings. I do not think that is God’s way of punishing us, but I do

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