What does the "Day of the Lord" in 1 Cor 3:13 mean?

[Des]

11 For other foundation no man can lay, but that which is laid; which is Christ Jesus. 12 Now if any man build upon this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble: 13 Every man’s work shall be manifest; for the day of the Lord shall declare it, because it shall be revealed in fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work, of what sort it is. 14 If any man’s work abide, which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. 15 If any man’s work burn, he shall suffer loss; but he himself shall be saved, yet so as by fire.

Does the Douay Rheims say it is the immediate judgement here? Now the day of the Lord, and his fiery trial, (in the particular judgment immediately after death,) shall make manifest of what sort every man’s work has been:

To me it seems ot be speaking of the Final Judgement since many times The Day of the Lord is used to reference this.

 

[James224]

Hi Des,

Quote: "11 For other foundation no man can lay, but that which is laid; which is Christ Jesus. 12 Now if any man build upon this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble: 13 Every man’s work shall be manifest; for the day of the Lord shall declare it, because it shall be revealed in fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work, of what sort it is. 14 If any man’s work abide, which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. 15 If any man’s work burn, he shall suffer loss; but he himself shall be saved, yet so as by fire.

Does the Douay Rheims say it is the immediate judgement here? Now the day of the Lord, and his fiery trial, (in the particular judgment immediately after death,) shall make manifest of what sort every man’s work has been:

To me it seems ot be speaking of the Final Judgement since many times The Day of the Lord is used to reference this."

My comment: Yes. It is the immediate judgement of a person; not the final judgement. These are the classic verses on Purgatory. The “Day of the Lord” means the day of your death. Notice: (after the day of your death) V15 says, “If any man’s work burn, he shall suffer loss; but HE HIMSELF SHALL BE SAVED, YET SO AS BY FIRE.” How is he saved? BY FIRE. Notice: Not just your works go through the fire but YOU go through the fire. This is after your death as “The Day of the Lord” means.

May God bless,

James224

 

[Des]

James224:

Hi Des,

My comment: Yes. It is the immediate judgement of a person; not the final judgement. These are the classic verses on Purgatory. The “Day of the Lord” means the day of your death. Notice: (after the day of your death) V15 says, “If any man’s work burn, he shall suffer loss; but HE HIMSELF SHALL BE SAVED, YET SO AS BY FIRE.” How is he saved? BY FIRE. Notice: Not just your works go through the fire but YOU go through the fire. This is after your death as “The Day of the Lord” means.

May God bless,

James224

Hi James, i understand the verse is referring to Purgatory cause i actually use it to defend the Doctrine. But a non Catholic friend of mine said “The Day of the Lord” in that verse was speaking of final Judgement, and gave a few quotes using Day of the Lord to back it up. So what i’m really getting at is, are there different words in Greek used when reffering to Day of the Lord" in this verse as opposed to the other verses using the same language to speak of that day in the End Times? Does that make sense?

 

[cialovesyou]

Hey Des,
The term “Day of the Lord” is common in the apocalyptic genre, and means various things approximating “The day the Lord saves us”, “The day the Lord revenges upon the wicked”, “The day of wrath” etc
For example…
Joel 2:23 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.
Amos 5:18 Woe to you who long for the day of the LORD! Why do you long for the day of the LORD ? That day will be darkness, not light.
Isaiah 13:9 See, the day of the LORD is coming —a cruel day, with wrath and fierce anger— to make the land desolate and destroy the sinners within it.

There are many others, but you get the idea.

Now remember that Paul was a Pharisee, and the Pharisees were particularly fond of the Apocalyptic genre and prophecies.
(For instance they put much stock in the book of Daniel!).
So, Pauls writings are peppered with Apocalyptic language if you know to look for it.
For example…
1 Cor 15:24: Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power.
25: For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
26: The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
27: “For God has put all things in subjection under his feet.” But when it says, “All things are put in subjection under him,” it is plain that he is excepted who put all things under him.

Or, more obviously…
1 Thess 4:16: For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the archangel’s call, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first;
17: then we who are alive, who are left, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and so we shall always be with the Lord.

“Day of the Lord” I would suggest, is another example of this prophetic, and often apocalyptic genre, finding expression in Pauline eschatology.

Hope this helps.