Lord's Day

The Lord's Day is a phrase which in the Old and New Testament in the Christian church history and in German poetry describes each in Hebrew thought, a particularly qualified period. In Christianity the one hand it means Sunday (this dominica ), on the other hand (as in Judaism ) the date of some mentioned in Bible prophecy events divine intervention.

Hebrew Bible and Judaism

" Day of the Lord " (Hebrew yom yahweh ) referred to in the Old Testament, an announced by the prophets time of the arrival of affiliated, predicted events divine judgment, which brings both destruction and devastation as well as justice for the righteous with it (for example, Isaiah 2, time 3:19-21 EU), 12 EU; 13,6.9 EU.

It is therefore also called

  • Day of vengeance (Isaiah 34.8 EU; 61.2 EU; 63.4 EU; Jer 46,10 EU),
  • Day of wrath (Ezek. 7.19 EU; Zef 1,15.18 EU) or
  • Estag anger of the Lord ( Zeph 2:2-3 EU)

Referred to.

This day is also synonymously as

  • Day of darkness and gloom ( Joel 2.2 EU; Zef 1.15 EU), as
  • Day of trouble and distress ( Zef 1.15 EU), as
  • Day of Verwüstens and desolation ( Zephaniah 1.15 EU), as
  • Day of the horn and the battle -cry ( Zef 1.16 EU) and as
  • Day of clouds (Ezekiel 30.3 EU; 34.12 EU; Joel 2.2 EU; Zef 1.15 EU)

Described.

In many places of the Old Testament it is only

  • " That day " (for example (Isa 2,17.20 EU) ) or
  • "The day " (for example, Lam 1.21 EU; Hes 30.2 EU)

Mentioned.

Some see in the conquest of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar (c. 587 BC) a fulfillment of predicted events for this day, but after this conquest, written, later writings of the Old Testament describe the Lord's Day as a time of his as yet unfulfilled, future time ( eg property 13.1 EU; 14,1.9 EU; 3.2 times the EU; 3.23 EU).

The Ezekiel 34.12-13 EU -mentioned global collection and return of the " day of clouds " ( = day of the Lord, see Hes 30.3 EU; Joel 2.2 EU and Zef 1.15 EU) scattered Israelites in their country also has in its time has not yet taken this event found incomparably great day ( Jer 30:7 EU) of Old Testament prophecy.

Therefore, the Old Testament ends with a prophecy about the still -down great and terrible day of the Lord (Mal 3.23 EU).

New Testament

In the New Testament called the Lord's Day (Greek: kyriake hemera ) is also a highly qualified time with special events of Bible prophecy (Acts 2,20 EU; 1 Thess 5.2 EU; 2 Thess 2.2 EU; 2 Peter 3:10 EU). Even the writers of the New Testament assumed that the day of the Lord was his time to expect more.

Again, it is sometimes only

  • " That day " ( Lk 17,31 EU; 22.34 EU; 2 Thess 1,10 EU; 2 Tim 1,12.18 EU; 4.8 EU and others) or simply
  • Heb 10.25 EU;; "the day " ( Acts 17:31 EU, Romans 2.16 EU; 13.12 EU; 1 Cor 3.13 EU; 1 Thess 2 Peter 1:19 5,4.5.8 EU EU )

Mentioned.

Other names that show other aspects of the essence of this day are:

  • Great day (Jude 6 EU),
  • Day of God (2 Peter 3.12 EU; Rev. 16.14 EU),
  • Day of judgment (Mt 10,15 EU; 11,22.24 EU; 12.36 EU; 2 Peter 2:9 EU; 3.7 EU; 1 Jn 4,17 EU),
  • Day of wrath (Rom 2.5 EU),
  • Day of the revelation of judgment (Rom 2.5 EU).

Jesus and the Gospels

John has Jesus the day as " my " day ( Jn 8,56 EU) designate what qualifies the Lord's day as a joyous occasion. In Luke's Gospel, it is the "Day of the Son of man " ( Lk 17,24 EU), as "his day " ( Lk 17,24 EU) is also referred to there; it should be accompanied by apocalyptic light and Theophaniephänomenen.

Paul

Paul refers to the Day of the Lord (1 Thess 5.2 EU; 2 Thess 2.2 EU) as

  • " Day of the Lord Jesus Christ " (1 Cor 1.8 EU; 5.5 EU; 2 Cor 1.14 EU) or as
  • " Day of Christ " ( Phil 1.6 EU; 1.10 EU; 2.16 EU).

John

Even the Apostle John emphasizes the fact that this day the Lord ( Jesus Christ ) is (Rev 1.10 EU).

Peter

In the context of Peter's Pentecost sermon of the Old Testament prophet Joel is quoted in 2.20 EU; this is Joel's statement changed so that being said about the Lord's day, he would be " great and glorious " while Joel was iim book spoke of " great and terrible ". This shows that these days both dark ( terrible ) and bright (nice ) has phases.

Revelation

In the Book of Revelation (Rev 1,10 EU) expression by the author is first referred to Sunday as part of its initial location and time of the visions as recurring weekday.

Early Church

In early church time " day of the Lord " called (Greek: kyriake hemera ) or " Lord's Day " in addition to the predominant importance in the Bible more and more Sunday as the resurrection of Christ. The word lives in all Romance languages ​​continued (Italian Domenica from the Latin " ( this) Dominica ", Spanish Domingo from the Latin " ( this) dominicus ", French Dimanche also from the Latin " di ( do it ) minicus " ).

In the German poetry

Day of the Lord is the beginning of a proverbial poem by the German poet Ludwig Uhland, representing Shepherd idyll and serenity. It is overwritten with the title shepherd Sonntagslied. Its now famous first line is:

Nor will this poem.

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