I.   The Day of the Lord
      A)    What the OT says about this Day is not contradicted by the NT
      B)    The term can be used with some flexibility
      C)    The Day is a day of both darkness & light

II.  The Day as Darkness
      A)   The Day cannot begin without the rebellion and the Man of Lawlessness
      B)    Key Anti-Christ passages: Daniel 9:24-27; Rev. 11: 7-10, 13:1-9, 19:20, 21; II Thess. 2: 1-12
      C)    The many names and faces of Anti-Christ
      D)    The Anti-Christ cannot appear in his final embodiment until God’s restraint is removed
      E)    The end of the Man of Lawlessness and the shattering of his kingdom

III.  The Day as Light
      A)    The Day ushers in a millennial reign of Christ that replaces the prior kingdom
      B)    The 1000-year kingdom will be a spectacular referendum on Christ’s greatness
      C)    As nations once came to Anti-Christ, now they will come toChrist to solve their problems, and the world will be changed in many ways
      D)    How to stay out of the counterfeit kingdom and get into Christ’strue kingdom