"Woe to you who desire the day of Yahweh! Why do you long for the day of Yahweh? It is darkness, And not light.
Some of the Bible critics are very sensitive about such a doctrine as "The Day of the Lord," going out of their way to deny that even Amos approved of any such doctrine.  "Amos did not deny or refute the doctrine"[40] was the way Smith viewed it; but in the viewpoint here, it must be affirmed that Amos did far more than refrain from denying the popular theology regarding the judgment day.  "Yes," these words mean, "there is to be a judgment day, but it will not be the type of judgment day you people are longing for, but a day of terror and destruction."