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196 The sound of the Lord’s Day hasteth greatly. A day of wrath is that day, a day of trouble and distress, a day of calamity and desolation, a day of darkness and deep gloom, a day of clouds and thick mist. ZEPHANIA, I: 14-15 Just before 600 B.c.£. the Prophet Habakkuk prayed to the “God who in the nearing years is coming,” and who shall show mercy in spite of His wrath. Habakkuk described the expected celestial Lord as a radiant planet—the very man- ner in which Nibiru was depicted in Sumer & Akkad. It shall appear, the Prophet said, from the southern skies: The Lord from the south shall come... Covered are the heavens with his halo, His splendor fills the Earth. His rays shine forth from where his power is concealed. The Word goes before him, sparks emanate from below. He pauses to measure the Earth; He is seen, and the nations tremble. HABAKKUK 3: 3-6 The prophecies’ urgency increased as the sixth century B.c.E. began. “The Day of the Lord is at hand!” the Prophet Joel announced; “The Day of the Lord is near!” the Prophet Obadiah declared. Circa 570 B.c.E. the Prophet Ezekiel was given the following urgent divine message (Ezekiel 30: 2-3): Son of Man, prophesy and say: Thus sayeth the Lord God: Howl and bewail for the Day! For the Day is near— the Day of the Lord is near! THE END OF DAYS