Prophet Name:
Zephaniah, related to the Royal line, meaning ‘The Lord protects’, according to the Book of the Bee he was of the tribe of Simeon and died in peace in his own land
Mission/Message:
Zephaniah’s mission was to disclose God’s coming judgement and to speak about ‘the day of the Lord’.
Documentation:
Due to Zephaniah’s social position he would have been very knowledgeable of the political issues of the time, and was probably familiar with the writings of Isaiah and Amos. The book itself is believed to have been written after 640 but before 627.
Occupation:
Not known for sure but we know he was related to the royal line.
Best known for:
-Prediction of the Day of the Lord
Attributes of his personality:
He was of ruling class, in his twenties when he began to prophesy
Supernatural Aspects:
It says that the ‘word of God came to him’. His prophecies come across as if God revealed things to him first and then he spoke about it to others. This is slightly different to others who said directly as if God was speaking to them in present tense.
Examples of prophecies:
-The Day of the Lord
-The destruction of the world
End Times Prophecies:
This book is full of end time prophecies; death of men and birds and fish, destruction of the economy, houses and land not liveable (maybe nuclear contamination), a day of darkness, a time when wealth is worth nothing, the whole world consumed, streets deserted, cities destroyed
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