Obadiah 1:15-21
“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.”
King James Version
The Day of the LORD's lex talionis principle applied to Edom and all nations, foreshadowing the final judgment.
Fulfillment References
Revelation 16:17-21 Revelation 11:15 Obadiah 1:21
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) Pentecostal'The day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen... and the kingdom shall be the LORD's' (v. 21). Edom's pride and the nations' violence meet the day of the LORD; deliverance comes on mount Zion and saviours arise to judge. It is fulfilled when the Lord Jesus returns to judge the nations (Rev. 16-18) and to reign — for the kingdom is the LORD's, and the Lord is Jesus.
JewishThe day of the LORD brings recompense on Edom and the nations for their violence against Jacob; deliverance on Mount Zion and the restoration of Israel's possession — 'the kingdom shall be the LORD's.'
CatholicThe judgment of the proud nations and the triumph of God's kingdom, read of the final judgment and Christ's universal reign.
ProtestantThe day of the LORD against the nations and the establishing of God's kingdom, fulfilled in Christ's judgment and reign (cf. Rev. 11:15).
AcademicAn oracle of reversal — Edom's downfall and Judah's restoration; 'the kingdom shall be the LORD's' is a climactic theocratic affirmation.
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