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“WHAT DID THE PROPHETS SEE …” SERIES

 QUESTION: “WHAT MODERN DAY EVENTS DID ZEPHANIAH SEE?”

ANSWER: 1. THE BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON” (Zeph 3:8) and the following

                 2. 1,000 YEAR REIGN OF CHRIST ON EARTH” (Zeph 3:9, 20)

 EXPLANATION:
Zephaniah prophecy (639 -606 BC) is in the days of King Josiah (Zeph 1:1), who brought about great reform over 31 years (2Chron 34), which came after the long and wicked reign of Manasseh which lasted 55 years.
Under Josiah the 15^th king of the Southern tribes, there was a temporary revival (see 2 Kings chapter 22)
Zephaniah was a great influence on king Josiah and he prophesied just a few years before the Babylonian captivity.

 WHAT DID ZEPHANIAH SEE?

 1.  GOD’S IMMINENT WRATH FOR JUDAH (Zeph 1:1-16) – their filthy, immoral state; and the soon to come invasion by Babylon (Zeph 1:1-2-3)

2.  GOD’S WRATH FOR THE NATIONS (Zeph 2:4-16; 3:8) - Moab, Ammon, Ethiopia

3.  THE COMING OF A ‘PURE LANGUAGE’ (Zeph 3:9)

4.  GOD GATHERING JUDAH BACK AGAIN (Zeph 3:20)

Chapter 1 The coming day of wrath for Jerusalem and Judah
He leaves them in no doubt as to what God will do – utterly wipe out everything off the land, man and beast (Zeph 1:2); cut off Baal (Zeph 1:4); punish the princes (Zeph 1:8); destroy houses and goods (Zeph 1:13).
The great day of the Lord is at hand (Zeph 1:7, 10, 14, 15, 16)

Chapter 2 The coming day of wrath for all nations
For the Philistines in Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod and Ekron (Zeph 2:4-5); Moab and Ammon (Zeph 2:8) (these were the ungodly offspring of Lot with his daughters); the Ethiopians and Assyria (Zeph 2:12-13).

Chapter 3 A pure language will return
He meant they would return to God and his ways (Zeph 3:9); the poor will be left and those that trust the Lord God (Zeph 3:12); there will be great joy and singing and there will be no more evil (Zeph 3:14-15); God will turn back their captivity (Zeph 3:20).

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Harley Hitchcock

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