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Dies Irae (”That day of wrath”) is found in Zephaniah 1:15, with reference to the Day of the Lord.
The Day of the Lord is a theme that runs through the prophets and was understood by Israel as the day when they would triumph over all their enemies. The prophet Amos, however, said that the Day of the Lord would be a day of judgment for Israel (Amos 5:18 - “Woe to you who desire the Day of the Lord!”). Amos said that the Day of the Lord would be a day of darkness, not light.
Zephaniah took Amos a step further and said that the Day of the Lord would be a catastrophe when all the world would be devoured by fire in a kind of cosmic sacrifice. He spoke of divine judgment. He spoke cosmic upheaval. He spoke of terror.
Zephaniah’s point was that the Day of the Lord is coming and that no one can avoid God’s judgment. Those who repent will be blessed, so seek God before it is too late.
The NT authors cite Zephaniah several times with reference to the end of time.