The Coming Day of the Lord.

     Behold the day of the Lord is coming, cruel with fury and burning anger, to make the land a desolation; and He will exterminate its sinners from it. 
     For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not flash forth their light; the sun will be dark when it rises, and the moon will not shed its light.
     Thus I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; I will also put an end to the arrogance of the proud, and abase the haughtiness of the ruthless.
                                                     Isaiah 13:9-11 NASB

     In this present age, an individual who would quote a passage of scripture like this one, is viewed as mean spirited, judgmental, and even hateful. This is the common reaction of many when confronted with biblical truths such as this. 
     The simple truth is this: There is indeed a "day of the Lord" coming. This is reality plain and simple. There is coming a day when God is going to judge the world in righteousness through Jesus Christ (Acts 17:31). One day every mouth will be stopped, and the whole world will be held accountable to God (Romans 3:19). There is a coming day when the sun will be as black as sackcloth, and the moon will be as blood, and the stars will fall from the heavens (Rev 6:12-13; Acts 2:20). The day will come when all of those who in their pride and arrogance cast off God's law, and brazenly promoted sin will stand before Him in terror. The Bible tells us that we will be judged according to our deeds (Romans 2:5-16), and all of those whose names are not found in the Lamb's book of life will be cast into everlasting torment in the lake of fire (Rev 20:11-15).
     The only remedy is to flee to Christ from the wrath to come. To cast yourself upon Him in repentance and faith; surrendering your life to Him. He will cleanse you and change you; blotting out all of your sin, and preparing you for the day when we will all appear before Him.