There seems to be a number of connections between "the day" of this chapter and the end of days. The defeat of Leviathan seems possibly to mirror the defeat of the dragon in Revelation. Then there is the trumpet sounding in verse 12. Is that a foreshadowing of the trumpet call of Christ when He returns for His saints? Look for yourselves and compare:
Isaiah 27:13 (NIV2011): And in that day a great trumpet will sound. Those who were perishing in Assyria and those who were exiled in Egypt will come and worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.
1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 (NIV2011): According to the Lord's word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.
I found myself considering that day… when the trumpet call of Christ is sounded and the dead in Christ rise to be with him and those still alive join the church triumphant with Christ in glory.
Oh, what a day that will be… indescribable joy and wonder. The glory of the Lord filling the earth as water covers the seas. Tears and pain and morning and sorrow all a thing of the past. Life forever in the wonder of heaven… the new heaven and new earth. Life as it was intended to be when God created and before the fall occurred.
Oh, what a day that will be…
Lord, that will be a great and glorious day. Help me to share Your love and the opportunity to live with You in glory forever with the people of my world so that as many as possible put their faith in Jesus and thus will be received into Your presence and eternity when their life on earth is over. I pray this in Jesus' name. Amen.
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