– God separated the light from the darkness. He called the light “day” and the darkness “night”:
Gen 1,4-5 : God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day” and the darkness “night”.
– Thus begins the account of creation in the book of Genesis. Both day and night are created by the Lord:
Ps 73:16 : Yours is the day, yours is the night: you created the moon and the sun.
– From then on, alternate days and nights:
Gen 1,8,13,14,19,23,31 : Evening came and then morning: it was the second day.
Gen 2:2 : On the seventh day, when God finished his work, he rested from his work.
Gen 8:22 : Sowing and reaping, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will cease no more.
– It is recommended to keep the rest day:
Gen 2:2 : On the seventh day, when God finished his work, he rested from his work.
– It has the meaning of duration of a person’s life:
Exodus 20:12 : Honor your father and mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
Deut 5:16 : Honor your father and mother, as the Lord commanded you, that your days may be long.
1Ch 29,15 : Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.
Psalm 22:6 : And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for long days.
Ps 89,9 : Before your wrath, all our days passed away. Our years dissipated like a breath.
Ps 90:16 : Long days will favor him, and I will show him my salvation.
– You can also indicate a time:
Ex 2,11 : Moses grew up. One day when he happened to go out to join his brothers.
Ps 49:15 : Call upon me in the days of trouble, and I will deliver you and you will give me glory.
– In the NT, along with the indication of time, it designates an opportune time for the conversion of the heart to the Lord:
Mt 6:34 : So do not worry about tomorrow: tomorrow will have its own worries.
Lc 19,42 : If you too, at least on this day that is given to you, knew what can bring you peace!
Jn 8:56 : Abraham, your father, rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day.
– Indicates the final destiny of the human being and the world:
Mt 7:22 : Many will say to me on that day, Lord, Lord, have we not preached in your name?
Mt 11:22 : Therefore I say to you, on the day of judgment it will be more bearable for Tire and Sidon than for you!
Mt 12:36 : I say to you, on the day of judgment men will give account for every idle word they have spoken.
Mt 25:13 : Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.
Lk 17:22 : The days will come when you will wish to see the Son of Man one day, and you will not see him.
Lc 21,34 : Lest that day overtake you unexpectedly.
Jo 6,39.40.44.54 : May I not let any of those given to me perish, but may I raise them up on the last day.
Jn 11:24 : I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.
LORD’S DAY
– In Latin, dies domini (or dominicus ) gave rise to our word Sunday. It is the day devoted to Christian worship, on which the resurrection of the Lord Jesus is commemorated. It is also the day of rest, as is the Sabbath for the Jews.
– In the AT there is a day dedicated to the Lord to manifest joy and jubilation:
Ne 8,10 : Because this day is a feast day consecrated to our Lord.
Ps 117 :24 : This is the day that the Lord has made: let it be a day of joy and happiness for us.
Is 2,12 : For the Lord of hosts will have a day to punish every proud and arrogant person.
– But it is also the day of judgment, of judgment:
Pr 11:4: In the day of wrath, wealth will not profit, but righteousness saves from death.
Is 2,12 : For the Lord of hosts will have a day to carry out punishment.
Is 13,9 : Behold, the day of the Lord will come, a relentless day of fury and burning anger.
Is 34 :8 : For it is a day of vengeance for the Lord, a year of revenge for the defender of Zion.
Ezekiel 30:3: For the day is near, the day of the Lord is near, a cloudy day, a day appointed for the nations.
Jl 1,15 : Alas, what a day! The day of the Lord is indeed at hand.
Jl 2,11 : Yes, the day of the Lord is great and awesome! Who can bear it?
Jl 4,1 : For behold, in those days, at the time when I accomplish the restoration of Judah and Jerusalem.
Am 5,18 : Woe to those who desire to see the day of the Lord! What shall the day of the Lord be to you?
Zeph 1 : 7: Because the day of the Lord is at hand, the Lord has prepared a sacrifice, he has sanctified his guests.
Zech 14:1 : Behold, the day of the Lord is coming, in which your spoil will be divided among you.
Mal 3,2.19-20 : “This coming day will burn them”, says the Lord of hosts, “and nothing will be left”.
– In the NT it is the day of the second coming of Jesus, or parousia and judgment:
Mt 10:15 : On the day of judgment there will be more indulgence for Sodom and Gomorrah than for that city.
Mt 11,22-24 : If Sodom had seen the miracles that were done within your walls, it would survive until this day.
Mt 12:36 : I say to you, on the day of judgment men will give account for every idle word they have spoken.
Lk 10:14 : Therefore it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for Tire and Sidon than for you.
Jn 6:39 : May I not let any of those given to me perish, but may I raise them up on the last day.
John 11:24 : Martha answered him: “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day”.
Jo 12,48 : The word that I announced, that will judge him in the last day.
Acts 2:17 , 20 : The sun will turn into darkness and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
Rom 2 :5 : You are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God.
1Cor 1,8 : So that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1Cor 3:13 : The day (of judgment) will demonstrate it. It will be discovered by fire.
1Cor 5,5 : So that your soul may be saved on the day of the Lord Jesus.
2Cor 1,14 : Exactly as you will be ours, on the day of the Lord Jesus.
Eph 4:30 : Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you are sealed for the day of redemption.
Phl 1,6-10 : Who began this excellent work in you will finish it until the day of Jesus Christ.
Phil 2:16 : In this way, on the day of Christ, I will feel joy in not having run in vain, in not having worked in vain.
1Th 4,15-16 : At the coming of the Lord, we who are still alive will not precede the dead.
1Th 5,2-4 : For yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
Heb 10:25 : But let us admonish one another, and all the more when you see the Great Day approaching.
Jas 5,3 : You have treasured up in the last days!
2Pe 2,9 : Reserve the wicked to be punished on the day of judgment.
2Pet 3 :7 : Reserved for the fire on the day of judgment and perdition of the wicked.
1Jn 4:17 : In this is love perfected in us, that we have confidence on the day of judgment.
Jd 6 : He kept them with eternal bonds in darkness for the judgment of the Great Day.
