The Book of the Prophet Zephaniah
This prophecy starts with the time of Zephaniah and in this prophecy it telescopes to the end of the age when God brings everything to an end (2:2). The day of the LORD is coming to Judah, and it’s a terrible day for those who have put God to the test all these years, and God has been very patient. The judgment doesn’t stop at Judah as the whole world will be consumed. Zephaniah tells the people of Israel that the nations of the world cannot stand: Moab, Ammon, Ethiopia, and especially Assyria. All nations will know that He is God, and “He will make a complete end, indeed a terrifying one, of all the inhabitants of the earth” (1:18). In the Messianic age to come the Messiah Himself will restore all things according to His will and good pleasure. And this restoration doesn’t stop at Judah. God will bring about a time when all the nations will call on the name of the Lord. Judah, Israel, the nations, and the Lord will dwell together in peace, justice, and joy after the Messiah has returned! (Click here to go to the complete introduction)
