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[[Image:Zephaniah manuscript.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A 14th century manuscript showing the beginning of the Book of Zepheniah.]]

[[Image:Zephaniah manuscript.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A 14th century manuscript showing the beginning of the Book of Zepheniah.]]

The '''Book of Zephaniah''' is a book in the [[Old Testament]], and the ninth of the [[Minor Prophets]]. It has been clled "the compendium of all prophecy", containing as it does many elements found in other prophets' work,<ref>Pawson, J. David ''Unlocking The Bible'' p.544 (London, Collins; 2003) ISBN 978 0 00 716666 4</ref> such as [[Isaiah]], [[Amos]], [[Joel]] and [[Micah]]. This parallelism has been called the thread of "Godly harmony", visible "in the prophecies of such different men who have lived at totally different times but who always presented the one goal of God: the glory of the [[Messiah]] and His earthly people in the [[Millennium]], as well as the events leading up to it."<ref>Remmers, Arend ''Zephaniah and the Other Prophets'' [http://www.biblecentre.org/commentaries/ar_40_ot_zephaniah.htm Zephaniah] (2006) biblecenter.org. Retrieved 29 July 2008.</ref> The book is concerned with [[judgement]], and stands as "a powerful reminder for [[Christians]] that they also should expect God's discipline."<ref>Pawson, p.553</ref>

The '''Book of Zephaniah''' is a book in the [[Old Testament]], and the ninth of the [[Minor Prophets]]. It has been clled "the compendium of all prophecy", containing as it does many elements found in other prophets' work,<ref>Pawson, J. David ''Unlocking The Bible'' p.544 (London, Collins; 2003) ISBN 978 0 00 716666 4</ref> such as [[Isaiah]], [[Amos]], [[Joel]] and [[Micah]]. This parallelism has been called the thread of "Godly harmony", visible "in the prophecies of such different men who have lived at totally different times but who always presented the one goal of God: the glory of the [[Messiah]] and His earthly people in the [[Millennium]], as well as the events leading up to it."<ref>Remmers, Arend ''Zephaniah and the Other Prophets'' [http://www.biblecentre.org/commentaries/ar_40_ot_zephaniah.htm Zephaniah] (2006) biblecenter.org. Retrieved 29 July 2008.</ref> The book is concerned with [[judgement]], and stands as "a powerful reminder for [[Christians]] that they also should expect God's discipline."<ref>Pawson, p.553</ref> Zephaniah warns against foreign religious practices, [[idolatry]], and those who doubt the threat of the Lord's wrath. The Day of Judgement is the key concept, with the possibility for deliverance if the people repent. The judgment will leave a "humble remnant that will seek its refuge in the Lord."<ref>Eaton, J. H. ''Obadiah, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah'' (London: SCM Press; 1961)</ref><ref>Soggin, J. A. ''Introduction to the Old Testament'' (rev ed; London; 1980)</ref>

The book also closely parallels the [[Book of Revelation]]. Both have the same basic structure:

The book also closely parallels the [[Book of Revelation]]. Both have the same basic structure: