Day of the Lord
Americannoun
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Also called Day of Yahweh. (in Old Testament theology) a day of final judgment.
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Also called Day of Jesus Christ. Also called Day of Christ,. Christianity. the day of the Second Coming.
Etymology
Origin of Day of the Lord
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English
Example Sentences
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Even the voice of the Day of the Lord; The mighty man crieth there bitterly.
From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall
The night is darkest before the morn, When the pain is sorest the child is born, And the Day of the Lord is at hand.
From The Measure of a Man by Merrill, Frank T. (Frank Thayer)
She afterwards went in her turn to warn Oliver Cromwell of the Day of the Lord that was coming upon him.
From A Book of Quaker Saints by Hodgkin, L. V. (Lucy Violet)
The Day of the Lord is at hand, at hand, His storms roll up the sky; The nations sleep starving on heaps of gold, The dreamers toss and sigh.
From The Measure of a Man by Merrill, Frank T. (Frank Thayer)
But though we have seen some fruit, we believe that the greater part by far will be manifested in the Day of the Lord.
From A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself, Fourth Part by Müller, George
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