Why An Alarm?

Blow the trumpet in Zion,
And sound an alarm in My holy mountain!
Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble;
For the day of the LORD is coming,
For it is at hand.   Joel 2:1

If we think of the Lord's holy mountain as it is in Isaiah 11, the one with the wolf and the lamb and no hurting or destroying, then sounding an alarm would seem pointless, a crass interruption of the peace even. Here the alarm is sounded because the Lord is not there yet. The day of our Lord approaches because of the promise of His return to His holy mountain. Obviously placing the wolf with the lamb today will result in one less lamb in the world. That day has not yet come for the wolf and lamb to lie down together. So, yes, sound the alarm as the day of the Lord comes upon the land. Who would sound such an alarm? The Lord's enemies are the most likely candidates, and they have good reason to tremble as His day comes upon them! 

No conflict here in the word, it is the same mountain at different times in the Lord's story. 

Love and joy to you in Christ our Lord!

Bucky