day of the lord, n.Definitions

The Day of the Lord (n.) was ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a promise of rescue to the crowd and a promise of fire to Amos, who saw judgment coming before any glory.

The Day of the Lord (n.) outranked ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the house of the Lord in the prophets' eyes; their hope was a time, not a building.