Scripture tells us about moments when divine judgment has come upon the earth. The prophets of old pointed forward to these moments of judgment and called them “the day of the Lord.”
The prophet Amos said, “Why do you long for the day of the Lord? That day will be darkness, not light” (Amos 5:8).
The prophets tell us that without God’s mercy no one would survive these moments of judgment; no one would survive because all are guilty of sin. The cross was just such a moment. A moment in which God came to collect the debt that was owed him. On that day, almost 2,000 years ago, sin would be dealt with, one way or another, and for those who believe, once and for all.