Cleansing the Earth
a.k.a
THE DAY OF THE LORD
Compiled by WD Kemner March 2025
The earth will one day be cleansed of all the evil that has been in control and then God’s Kingdom will be restored. This will usher in the period called the Millennium Kingdom. One Thousand years of God’s Kingdom on earth.
Why does any of this occur?
The Bible details from the beginning God’s patience with man. Through the prophets God stated that He would not always hold back His hand of judgment. He has given man plenty of time and now it is time for the DAY OF THE LORD.
DAY OF THE LORD
Man was given details of the Second Coming centuries before the First Coming of Messiah in Bethlehem. This term is used by many writers in the Bible. The Apostle John talks about it in Revelation 19. The prophet Joel used the phrase “The Day of the Lord” in Joel 1:15 “Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
Isaiah first uses the phrase “Day of the Lord” in Isaiah 2:10-22. Twice in that passage he states: “…for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.” He goes on to describe men running to hide in the rocks and that does not help them.
There is even some “Heavenly sarcasm” when the Jews kept crying for “The Day of the Lord to come. Amos 5:17-20
However, God is not in a RUSH to bring that Day upon us. He is waiting for every possible soul.
2 Peter 2:8-9 “But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”
Verse 9 describes God’s view of time. For Man however, the events of this day will get the world’s attention and will all happen in a single literal “DAY”. Isaiah 10:17; Zechariah 3:9-10; Zechariah 14:6-7. It will be a day that will fulfill God’s promises to His chosen people Israel. He has been patient with them and now it is time for the end. This can be seen in the writings of Isaiah and many other passages. Many of the prophets like Zechariah summarized that day.
Some facts from these writers include:
God shaking the heavens, moving the earth out of her location.
Eradication of people regardless of age or gender who are not members of God’s family.
He will wash away the “filth”.
By the end of that day there will be an enormous loss of life. Numbers unseen before.
This battle is often considered by many as the sole event of the End Times. The word “Armageddon” itself has become infamous in our culture today and used often in reference to the end of the world. There are several events besides just the Battle at Megiddo that occur at the Second Coming of Jesus or the “Day of the Lord”. The Valley of Megiddo is and has been a strategic location for centuries.
Scripture specific to this event: Revelation 16:13-16
All Evil will be totally cleansed from the face of the earth before the day is over. The forces of this world will be in the Valley of Megiddo prepared to meet the forces of God in what they believe will be the battle to get rid of God. Instead, they will meet their end. God’s armies behind the General Jesus Christ will proceed to Cleanse the Earth!
Earth’s CLEAN UP has Begun
THIS IS A PURGING.
Jeremiah 30:23-24 “Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked. The fierce anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have done it, and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it.”
Jeremiah 25:30-33 “Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth. A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the LORD.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth. And the slain of the LORD shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground.”
Isaiah 24:1-6; 16-20 “Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. …. The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word….The earth mourneth and fadeth away,… hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left… and the foundations of the earth do shake… The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage.”
Isaiah 29:7-8 “And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision.”
What a nightmare that will be upon the nations that have distressed Jerusalem in any form when they see God’s wrath unfolding.
Isaiah 66:15-16 “For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.”
Zechariah 9:14 “And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord (#136) GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.”
God WILL BE SEEN fighting for His people. When he blows that trumpet. It is the end. Time for his wrath upon the evil in the world.
Micah 5:7-15
“And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men. And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver. Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots: And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds: And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers: Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands. And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities. And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.”
The Jewish remnant will be among all the people (Gentiles) of the earth. The Lord’s judgment WILL be carried out. No one will be able to stop the destruction of the enemies of God. All symbols and items used for the worship of evil will be destroyed. This includes in Israel as well. The world will be cleansed of evil.
The Cleansing Armies of God
The Death Toll to be incredible.
“And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.”
Joel 2:3-11
“A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness. They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining: And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?”
Isaiah 4:1 “…seven women shall take hold of one man…”
After the events of the Second Coming and thus the battles that happen, there will be a shortage of men on the planet.
Isaiah 13:3-6 “I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness. The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle. They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land. Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.”
God has called forth His armies to battle. The magnitude in size of God’s armies that will take out His wrath.
Isaiah 13:15-16 “Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.”
Zechariah 9:15-17 “The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar. And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land. For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.”
Israel will be the victor in this war with evil.
Zechariah 10:5-7 “And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded. And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the LORD their God, and will hear them. And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the LORD.”
The mighty army of Israel is awakened. Like the days of Joshua, who will be able to stand in front of the advancing army of the God of Israel?
Foretold Punishments
Being Fulfilled on this Day
Egypt Isaiah 19
EGYPT is on the southern side of the Valley of Megiddo. Jesus will go into Egypt (verse 1) “…Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt…” and by the end of chapter (19-22), Egypt will experience one of the Greatest Revivals in scripture.
Joel 3:19 Describes Egypt and Edom in the Millennium Kingdom. “Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.”
Zechariah 10:11-12 “And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.”
Idumea Isaiah 34; Isaiah 63:1-6; Ezekiel 35:1-15
IDUMEA guilt and coming punishment is detailed through the entire 34 chapter of Isaiah. By the time we read chapter 63, it starts out with Messiah walking in from Idumea area with His blood-stained garments. Ezekiel 35 is very descriptive of the blood that will be required of them for what they have done to Israel.
Isaiah 63:1-6 “Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save. Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat? I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.
For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come. And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me. And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth.”
Tyrus and Zidon - Zechariah 9:2b-4
“Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise. And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets. Behold, the Lord will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.”
Ezekiel was to prophesy against Tyre the judgment of God. Ezekiel 26-29.
Jesus commented on them in Matthew 11:21.
The prophet Joel also had a similar warning from God. Joel 3:3-9
Gaza and land of Philistines – Zechariah 9:5-7
Will be witness to what takes place in Tyrus. Will lose King and not have a replacement. Will act as custodians for Judah.
Babylon (of Revelation 17) will be Destroyed by the ISRAEL 15
Micah 5:5b-6 “… then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men. And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.”
Record also in Isaiah 13:19-22 and Revelation 17-18
Isaiah 25:2-3 “For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built. Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee.”
Isaiah 27:10-11 “Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness…”
Jerusalem as it will exist upon the DAY OF THE LORD - entire chapter Isaiah 29
Isaiah 4:4 “…and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.”
Isaiah 25:7-8 “And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations. He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces;”
There has been a “veil” over the face of the planet since Adam sinned in the Garden. That will be removed. Sin sacrifice made with the pure lamb sacrifice taking place on Calvary. The veil of the Temple was torn, no separation between man and God. When he returns to that same place all sin and presence of Satan and the demons will be removed from being a presence to influence man. The Millennium Kingdom will be totally free of satanic influence.
Isaiah 25:10-12 “For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill. And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands. And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.”
Isaiah 29:1-6 “…I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee. And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground…”
“…it shall be at an instant suddenly. Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire…
Isaiah 31:4-7 “… the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof. As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.“
When Christ returns, He will preserve Jerusalem. Preservation in the sense of continuing to exist. The Anti-christ will have desecrated the temple and built himself palaces in Jerusalem. Jerusalem will see destruction but will continue and be rebuilt per God’s specifications.
Zechariah 9:8, 10
“And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.”
“And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.”
God will no longer allow the enemy to have control over His House.
When God returns there will no longer be a need for the weapons of war.
Zechariah Chapter 12 Entire Chapter focused on Jerusalem and Judah in the End. Any enemies BETTER read ahead!
With Babylon Destroyed
Comes ENDING for the Anti-christ
The next events include the capture and destruction of the Anti-christ.
We have been given the impression (due to lack of knowledge) for decades that the Battle at Armageddon “wipes out all evil including Satan and the Anti-christ”. This comes due to reliance upon ONLY the Revelation passage that “sums up that total day”. This is simply not true. The battle of Megiddo will see billions dead but does not include the man who declared himself a god.
See the Study on the Profile of the Anti-christ for the events that now occur pertaining to his demise.
RESHAPING THE REGION
The earth has been made desolate over centuries of conflict and by judgment on this day of cleansing.
It will need to be reshaped in places. The area around Israel will be changed JUST by the Lord standing on the Mount.
Zechariah 14:4-5 “And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south...”
Amos 1:2
“And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.”
Isaiah 13:9 “Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.”
Isaiah 29:17-24
Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest? And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness. The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off: That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.
Therefore thus saith the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale. But when he seeth his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.
They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.
THE CONCLUSION OF THE PURGING
GOD TAKES OVER!
Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.
THE END ARRIVES WHEN: Jesus can “Hand-over” the planet with ALL THINGS SUBDUED! Who is He handing it to? God the Father. Jesus the Son is subject to the FATHER.
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SATAN is PLACED INTO PIT UNTIL AFTER THE MILLENNIUM.
The planet WILL NOT receive a COMPLETE Cleansing until AFTER: