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What is "the day of the L-RD" found in Isaiah 13:6 and elsewhere and when does/did it occur?:

JPS Tanakh 1917 Isaiah 13:6 Howl ye; for the day of the L-RD is at hand; As destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

It seems to be described as a day of judgment. Is it a day of judgment primarily on the nations or on Israel?

Also, is it associated with the arrival of the messiah?

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    Read in the subsequent verses. It should become very obvious, especially with verse 9, that this refers to the Day of Judgement in the end times. – DonielF Apr 22 '18 at 18:09
  • @DonielF Smells strongly like an answer... – ezra Apr 22 '18 at 20:11
  • @DonielF Nothing in scripture is "very obvious" to me! Hasn't Babylon been destroyed already? – Ruminator Apr 22 '18 at 20:59
  • @Ruminator How do you mean? When was Babylon previously destroyed? – DonielF Apr 22 '18 at 21:22
  • It is in ruins today: https://www.ancient.eu/babylon/ – Ruminator Apr 22 '18 at 21:26
  • @Ruminator Without becoming too "kabbalistic", Babylon is still very much alive spiritually... Similar to the presence of Amalek today. :) – ezra Apr 23 '18 at 02:51
  • @ezra I'm inclined now to accept the explanation that I read in my research yesterday that the term "day of the L-ORD" is referring to "when G-d visits" in regard to a particular situation and that the term does not refer to the one ultimate event. – Ruminator Apr 23 '18 at 13:01
  • @Ruminator Did you find this explanation among Jewish sources? If so, why don't you post it as an answer? – ezra Apr 23 '18 at 13:15
  • @ezra It was from a Christian commentator. – Ruminator Apr 23 '18 at 13:17

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