Amos 5 presents something from a bit of a different perspective than we’re maybe used to: “Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord! Why would you have the day of the Lord? It is darkness, and not light.” Amos refers to the Day of the Lord as a time o… . . . → Read More: Amos 5 presents something from a bit of a different perspective than we’re maybe used to: "Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord! Why would you have the day of the Lord? It is darkness, and not light."
Amos refers to the Day of the Lord as a time of terror and death. After all, the majority of Amos’ immediate audience for the book would not be fairing well when the Lord visited his people. Fortunately for us, though we deserved judgment as much as the people of Israel did (for their idolatry and oppression of the poor), the Day of the Lord has already come for us in a sense: when God’s judgment was poured out on Christ for the sake of all who believe on him. Now, when the final Day of the Lord comes, we who believe have nothing to fear (and may indeed rejoice) for judgment had already come for us and was satisfied in the blood of the Lamb.
(Seth)
