Zephaniah

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NASB	Zephaniah 1:4 "So I will stretch out My hand against Judah And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, And the names of the idolatrous priests along with the priests.
AMPLIFIED 2015	Zephaniah 1:4 "I will also stretch out My hand [in judgment] against Judah And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And I will cut off and destroy the remnant of Baal from this place, And the names and remembrance of the idolatrous priests along with the [false] priests,

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Bible Question: Someone recently referred to Zeph 1:15-18 in reference to the World Trade Center disaster...but I thought Zeph referred prophecies concerning Judah and neighboring nations...can you help me? I want to reply to this to comfort this person.
Thanks
Shannon

Bible Answer: Greetings Shannon!

You are absolutely correct. Zeph. 1:15-18 does refer to the judgement of Judah when they were overcome by the Babylonians. Note Zeph. 1:4 in particular.

However, many prophecies in Scripture conflate events in such a way that they can refer to both near and far events in the same breath. For instance, some passages refer to both the first and second comings of Christ in one short passage. Even though both events are seperated by many years.

Thus, Zeph. 1:15-18 could also refer to a future judgement of Judah. However, there is no way that it refers to the World Trade Center bombing.

I hope this helps!

Your Brother in Christ,

Tim Moran

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