When the Bible speaks of "Jehovah," it is representing love itself, the inmost love that is the essence of the Lord. That divine love is one, whole and complete in itself, and Jehovah also is one, a name applied only to the Lord. The divine love expresses itself in the form of wisdom. Love, then, is the essence of God -- His inmost. Wisdom -- the loving understanding of how to put love into action -- is slightly more external, giving love a way to express itself. Wisdom, however, is expressed in a great variety of thoughts and ideas, what the Writings collectively call divine truth. There are also many imaginary gods, and sometimes angels and people can be called gods (the Lord said Moses would be as a god to Aaron). So when the Bible calls the Lord "God," it is in most cases referring to divine truth. In other cases, "God" has reference to what is called the divine human. The case there is this: As human beings, we cannot engage the Lord directly as divine love. It is too powerful and too pure. Instead, we have to approach Him by understanding Him through divine truth. Divine truth, then, is the Lord in human form, a form we can approach and understand. Thus "God" is also used in reference to this human aspect, because it is an expression of truth.

73. 2. From the Prophets

The day of Jehovah of Hosts shall be upon everyone that is proud and haughty. In that day shall a man cast away his idols; when He arises to terrify the earth (Isaiah 2:12-21). Concerning the Last Judgment.

Jehovah of Hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in justice (Isaiah 5:16-17). In the first part desolation is treated of (verses 3-15), afterwards the curse upon the evil (verses 18-30).

When thou shalt be visited of Jehovah God with thunder and with earthquake, and a great voice, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire (Isaiah 29:6).

It is called a day of vengeance (Isaiah 61:2).

Of the Lord's battle with the hells and of their subjugation, and thus of the redemption of the faithful (Isaiah 63:1-14).

As an east wind will I scatter them; I will regard them from the back and not from the face in the day of their calamity (Jeremiah 18:17).

They have been driven before thee; in the time of thine anger deal with them (Jeremiah 18:23).

Concerning the day of judgment, which is called the day of revenge, of vengeance, of ruin, of anger. See many places in the section on Redemption.