Reference

Obadiah 1:15

The Lords Day Future Fulfillment Punishment Language Time-Bound Fulfillment

“For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.”

Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity;

Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.

For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.

For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been.

But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.

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Future Fulfillment

Keyword Match

90% relevance

This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Punishment Language

Semantic Discovery

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This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Time-Bound Fulfillment

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Counter-Arguments

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The Lords Day

The verse refers to "the day of the Lord" as a time of judgment for the heathen, not as a special day of worship distinct from the seventh day.

Future Fulfillment

While the "day of the Lord" often has future eschatological implications, in some prophetic contexts, it can refer to a more immediate, historical judgment, making its exclusive placement at the "end of the age" debatable without further contextual analysis.

Punishment Language

The verse describes a principle of reciprocity ("as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee") and a return of "reward," which could be interpreted as a natural consequence or justice rather than explicitly divine punishment.

Time-Bound Fulfillment

The verse speaks of a future event ("the day of the Lord is near") and a principle of retribution ("as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee"), but it does not specify a defined duration or a recognizable timeframe for its fulfillment.

The Lords Day

Cross-References

Matthew 7:2Thematic

“For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.”

James 2:13Thematic

“For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.”

Habakkuk 2:8Thematic

“Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.”

Ezekiel 30:3Thematic

“For the day is near, even the day of the Lord is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.”