Nahum speaks of the burning of the earth at the Second Coming and of the mercy and power of the Lord. Nineveh will be destroyed, which is a symbol of what will be in the latter days. The miserable downfall of Nineveh is foretold. When Habakkuk learns that the Lord will raise up the Chaldeans to overrun the land of Israel, he is troubled that the wicked can be thus employed. The Lord admonishes patience and promises that the just will live by faith. The earth will be filled with knowledge about God. Idols have no power. In his prayer Habakkuk trembles at the majesty of God. The destruction of Judah is symbolic of the Second Coming. It is the day of the Lord’s sacrifice, a day of wrath and trouble. Seek righteousness; seek meekness. Judgment will come upon the Philistines, the Moabites, the children of Ammon, the Ethiopians, and the Assyrians. At the Second Coming, all nations will assemble to battle. Men will have a pure language. The Lord will reign in their midst.
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