Amos 6:3 Meaning and Explanation
“Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;”
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Read Full Chapter →Those who deny that judgment is coming actually hasten it by enthroning violence in their midst.
What Does Amos 6:3 Mean?
To "put far away the evil day" is to push the thought of reckoning out of mind, to live as though the day of accounting will never arrive. It is the posture of a people who silence the warning and crowd their calendar with anything but repentance. The denial feels comfortable, but it is a lie told to oneself.
The terrible irony is in the second line: while they push judgment off, they pull violence near. By their own conduct they "cause the seat of violence to come near," installing injustice where authority should sit. The day they refuse to imagine is being summoned by their own hands. Denial does not delay the harvest; it only ripens it, and the throne meant for righteous rule is given over to cruelty.
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What does Amos 6:3 mean?
Those who deny that judgment is coming actually hasten it by enthroning violence in their midst.