Obadiah 1 Psalm 82-83: Obadiah was proclaiming something that should be a wake up call for us as well.
Obadiah 1:15 For the day of the Lord is near
Obadiah was talking about a day of reckoning coming not just for Israel but for all nations. God was in control even in the darkest of days and He would bring about justice to the earth. That message is just as relevant today as it was then when Israel was in captivity and being disbursed throughout the known world at that time. God had a plan to bring them back. God has a plan for us too.
One day we will hear a trumpet sound. Our day of reckoning is coming as well. The dead in Christ will rise first, then the those of us who are still alive will meet them in the air. Those who claim the Name of Christ will go to our heavenly home. The rest will be headed to a place of even greater darkness, wrath and gnashing of teeth. We will all stand before the throne of God and be held account for what we have done here on earth. Then the Lord will pronounce judgement. Either He will say enter into your rest or depart from Me for I never knew you. By then it will be too late to claim Christ and the free gift of salvation will be gone. That is why today is the day of salvation. Oh friends, don’t wait too late. The day of the Lord is near!