Posted by Lisa Laree to Beer Lahai Roi
When Old Testament prophets are mentioned, just kind of general, in a group, the collective image is, I'm afraid, of someone proclaiming doom and gloom and judgment. I don't think that's actually true of OT prophets as a group, but that is the stereotype.
However, it is somewhat true of Zephaniah.
And Yet.
Look at the declaration in 3:9:
Then will I purify the lips of the peoples, that all of them may call on the name of the LORD and serve him shoulder to shoulder.
Did you catch that? "Peoples?" As in, more than one people? Maybe, even what it says a few words later, 'all of them'?
I don't think this is talking about universal salvation; put it context and it's rather obvious that this is talking about everyone who's left after the judgment. But it does seem to indicate that there will be folks from ALL people groups who call on God's name and work for him shoulder-to-shoulder.
Personally, I think that's gonna be pretty neat.
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