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Wailing, not just weeping, but wailing in emotion, in loud emotion,

alas for the day, exclamation point, and these verses start talking about the day of the Lord.

It says it multiple times, the day, the day is near, the day of the Lord is near.

It will be a day of clouds.

And then this description, a time of doom for the nations, and this is not just here in Ezekiel.

This is a phrase we see all throughout the Bible, the day of the Lord that's coming,

and it's always a reference to a day of salvation for those who have trusted in the Lord,

for those who are looking to the Lord, for those who are following and worshipping the Lord,

and it's a day of judgment for all who are not trusting in the Lord.

It's a day of doom for the nations, the peoples who have not trusted

in God, and his redemption, ultimately, his redemption in Jesus.

And there's a sense in which we've been praying this over and over again through Ezekiel.

But I just, I hope this hits you in a fresh way that hits me today, because this is the way

Jesus constantly talks, like be ready for the day of the Lord, be ready.

Don't be asleep, wake up the day of the Lord is coming.

So may these verses change our perspective on today, knowing this could be the day,

or tomorrow could be the day, very soon is coming the day of the Lord.

And that has implications certainly for our lives that we would be ready for the day when Jesus

comes back, ready for the day when he comes to judge all the nations and all the peoples

including you and me that we would be trusting in Jesus and following Jesus with our whole hearts,

and that we would be leading others to be ready for the day of the Lord.

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