| Summary | Chapter 9 concludes the great message of Amos of God pouring out fiery wrath on all sin by the vision of the Lord standing by the altar ready to cast it down. God's judgment will fall on any false religion that looks like the true; likewise God stands by to judge anything false in our lives. The book closes with one of the greatest restorations in the minor prophets. The outcome of judgment is not further judgments but restoration blessing, which Ed shows as preliminary restoration, progressive restoration, and permanent restoration. |
