A few decades ago, the many scriptures about the Day of the Lord seemed to have no relevance to the world as it was taking shape. Today, it is much easier to see our history moving toward the Day as it is described in the Bible. The biblical texts have even come to look like descriptions of the era in history we are living through. It is as if we are being forced to do what these texts are there to lead us to do, to confront and deal with the Day of the Lord, to prepare for its terrors and for its glorious consequences, whether or not we will be on this earth when it happens.