Joel 2:11
New Living Translation
11 The Lord is at the head of the column.
He leads them with a shout.
This is his mighty army,
and they follow his orders.
The day of the Lord is an awesome, terrible thing.
Who can possibly survive?
Malachi 3:2
New Living Translation
2 “But who will be able to endure it when he comes? Who will be able to stand and face him when he appears? For he will be like a blazing fire that refines metal, or like a strong soap that bleaches clothes.
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Nahum 1:6
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6 Who can stand before his fierce anger?
Who can survive his burning fury?
His rage blazes forth like fire,
and the mountains crumble to dust in his presence.
Revelation 18:8
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8 Therefore, these plagues will overtake her in a single day—
death and mourning and famine.
She will be completely consumed by fire,
for the Lord God who judges her is mighty.”
Revelation 6:17
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17 For the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to survive?”
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Joel 3:16
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16 The Lord’s voice will roar from Zion
and thunder from Jerusalem,
and the heavens and the earth will shake.
But the Lord will be a refuge for his people,
a strong fortress for the people of Israel.
Jeremiah 30:7
New Living Translation
7 In all history there has never been such a time of terror.
It will be a time of trouble for my people Israel.[a]
Yet in the end they will be saved!
Psalm 46:6
New Living Translation
6 The nations are in chaos,
and their kingdoms crumble!
God’s voice thunders,
and the earth melts!
Amos 5:20
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20 Yes, the day of the Lord will be dark and hopeless,
without a ray of joy or hope.
Joel 1:15
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15 The day of the Lord is near,
the day when destruction comes from the Almighty.
How terrible that day will be!
Jeremiah 50:34
New Living Translation
34 But the one who redeems them is strong.
His name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
He will defend them
and give them rest again in Israel.
But for the people of Babylon
there will be no rest!
Isaiah 42:13
New Living Translation
13 The Lord will march forth like a mighty hero;
he will come out like a warrior, full of fury.
He will shout his battle cry
and crush all his enemies.
Isaiah 13:4
New Living Translation
4 Hear the noise on the mountains!
Listen, as the vast armies march!
It is the noise and shouting of many nations.
The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has called this army together.
Numbers 24:23
New Living Translation
23 Balaam concluded his messages by saying:
“Alas, who can survive
unless God has willed it?
Zephaniah 1:14-15
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14 “That terrible day of the Lord is near.
Swiftly it comes—
a day of bitter tears,
a day when even strong men will cry out.
15 It will be a day when the Lord’s anger is poured out—
a day of terrible distress and anguish,
a day of ruin and desolation,
a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and blackness,
Joel 2:31
New Living Translation
31 The sun will become dark,
and the moon will turn blood red
before that great and terrible[a] day of the Lord arrives.
Footnotes
- 2:31 Greek version reads glorious.
Jeremiah 25:30
New Living Translation
30 “Now prophesy all these things, and say to them,
“‘The Lord will roar against his own land
from his holy dwelling in heaven.
He will shout like those who tread grapes;
he will shout against everyone on earth.
Amos 5:18
New Living Translation
Warning of Coming Judgment
18 What sorrow awaits you who say,
“If only the day of the Lord were here!”
You have no idea what you are wishing for.
That day will bring darkness, not light.
Amos 1:2
New Living Translation
2 This is what he saw and heard:
“The Lord’s voice will roar from Zion
and thunder from Jerusalem!
The lush pastures of the shepherds will dry up;
the grass on Mount Carmel will wither and die.”
Joel 2:25
New Living Translation
25 The Lord says, “I will give you back what you lost
to the swarming locusts, the hopping locusts,
the stripping locusts, and the cutting locusts.[a]
It was I who sent this great destroying army against you.
Footnotes
- 2:25 The precise identification of the four kinds of locusts mentioned here is uncertain.
Ezekiel 22:14
New Living Translation
14 How strong and courageous will you be in my day of reckoning? I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do what I said.
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Isaiah 7:18
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18 In that day the Lord will whistle for the army of southern Egypt and for the army of Assyria. They will swarm around you like flies and bees.
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2 Samuel 22:14-15
New Living Translation
14 The Lord thundered from heaven;
the voice of the Most High resounded.
15 He shot arrows and scattered his enemies;
his lightning flashed, and they were confused.
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