it is used first by isaiah and subsequently incorporated into prophetic and apocalyptic texts of the bible. it relies on military images to describe the lord as a "divine warrior" who will conquer his enemies. in certain prophetic texts of the hebrew bible, the enemies of the lord are israel's enemies, and in these visions the day of the lord brings victory for the people of ancient israel. other prophets use the imagery as a warning to israel or its leaders and for them, the day of the lord will mean destruction for the biblical nations of israel and/or judah. this concept develops throughout jewish and christian scripture into a day of divine, apocalyptic judgment at the end of the world.