Joel 2 (full chapter below) has so much truth and prophecy packed into a single chapter. God gives us a great view of the dark and dreadful Day of the Lord which applies to the second coming of Jesus Christ to end the rule of the final Antichrist and establish His Millennial Kingdom. This is against the backdrop of God having just judged His people for unfaithfulness by a swarm of locusts destroying everything. But God is imploring them to return and he will restore them, also showing great insight into His character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nJoel 2:13\u201314<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
[13] Return to the LORD your God,\n for he is gracious and merciful,\nslow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love;\n and he relents over disaster.\n[14] Who knows whether he will not turn and relent,\n and leave a blessing behind him,\na grain offering and a drink offering\n for the LORD your God? (ESV)<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nBut regarding the second coming of Christ we have this wonderful section of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on His chosen people and the wonderful quote “And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.” We should all take hope in that the rapture is close and this will come to pass just seven years later, and the world is rapidly laying the foundations for the final Antichrist to make his debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nJoel 2:28\u201332<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The LORD Will Pour Out His Spirit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
[28] \u201cAnd it shall come to pass afterward,\n that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;\nyour sons and your daughters shall prophesy,\n your old men shall dream dreams,\n and your young men shall see visions.\n[29] Even on the male and female servants\n in those days I will pour out my Spirit.\n\n\n[30] \u201cAnd I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. [31] The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes. [32] And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the LORD has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the LORD calls. (ESV)<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\nJoel 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Day of the LORD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
[1] Blow a trumpet in Zion;\n sound an alarm on my holy mountain!\nLet all the inhabitants of the land tremble,\n for the day of the LORD is coming; it is near,\n[2] a day of darkness and gloom,\n a day of clouds and thick darkness!\nLike blackness there is spread upon the mountains\n a great and powerful people;\ntheir like has never been before,\n nor will be again after them\n through the years of all generations.\n\n\n[3] Fire devours before them,\n and behind them a flame burns.\nThe land is like the garden of Eden before them,\n but behind them a desolate wilderness,\n and nothing escapes them.\n\n\n[4] Their appearance is like the appearance of horses,\n and like war horses they run.\n[5] As with the rumbling of chariots,\n they leap on the tops of the mountains,\nlike the crackling of a flame of fire\n devouring the stubble,\nlike a powerful army\n drawn up for battle.\n\n\n[6] Before them peoples are in anguish;\n all faces grow pale.\n[7] Like warriors they charge;\n like soldiers they scale the wall.\nThey march each on his way;\n they do not swerve from their paths.\n[8] They do not jostle one another;\n each marches in his path;\nthey burst through the weapons\n and are not halted.\n[9] They leap upon the city,\n they run upon the walls,\nthey climb up into the houses,\n they enter through the windows like a thief.\n\n\n[10] The earth quakes before them;\n the heavens tremble.\nThe sun and the moon are darkened,\n and the stars withdraw their shining.\n[11] The LORD utters his voice\n before his army,\nfor his camp is exceedingly great;\n he who executes his word is powerful.\nFor the day of the LORD is great and very awesome;\n who can endure it?\n\n\nReturn to the LORD<\/strong>\n\n[12] \u201cYet even now,\u201d declares the LORD,\n \u201creturn to me with all your heart,\nwith fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;\n[13] and rend your hearts and not your garments.\u201d\nReturn to the LORD your God,\n for he is gracious and merciful,\nslow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love;\n and he relents over disaster.\n[14] Who knows whether he will not turn and relent,\n and leave a blessing behind him,\na grain offering and a drink offering\n for the LORD your God?\n\n\n[15] Blow the trumpet in Zion;\n consecrate a fast;\ncall a solemn assembly;\n[16] gather the people.\nConsecrate the congregation;\n assemble the elders;\ngather the children,\n even nursing infants.\nLet the bridegroom leave his room,\n and the bride her chamber.\n\n\n[17] Between the vestibule and the altar\n let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep\nand say, \u201cSpare your people, O LORD,\n and make not your heritage a reproach,\n a byword among the nations.\nWhy should they say among the peoples,\n \u2018Where is their God?\u2019\u201d\n\n\nThe LORD Had Pity<\/strong>\n\n[18] Then the LORD became jealous for his land\n and had pity on his people.\n[19] The LORD answered and said to his people,\n\u201cBehold, I am sending to you\n grain, wine, and oil,\n and you will be satisfied;\nand I will no more make you\n a reproach among the nations.\n\n\n[20] \u201cI will remove the northerner far from you,\n and drive him into a parched and desolate land,\nhis vanguard into the eastern sea,\n and his rear guard into the western sea;\nthe stench and foul smell of him will rise,\n for he has done great things.\n\n\n[21] \u201cFear not, O land;\n be glad and rejoice,\n for the LORD has done great things!\n[22] Fear not, you beasts of the field,\n for the pastures of the wilderness are green;\nthe tree bears its fruit;\n the fig tree and vine give their full yield.\n\n\n[23] \u201cBe glad, O children of Zion,\n and rejoice in the LORD your God,\nfor he has given the early rain for your vindication;\n he has poured down for you abundant rain,\n the early and the latter rain, as before.\n\n\n[24] \u201cThe threshing floors shall be full of grain;\n the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.\n[25] I will restore to you the years\n that the swarming locust has eaten,\nthe hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter,\n my great army, which I sent among you.\n\n\n[26] \u201cYou shall eat in plenty and be satisfied,\n and praise the name of the LORD your God,\n who has dealt wondrously with you.\nAnd my people shall never again be put to shame.\n[27] You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel,\n and that I am the LORD your God and there is none else.\nAnd my people shall never again be put to shame.\n\n\nThe LORD Will Pour Out His Spirit<\/strong>\n\n[28] \u201cAnd it shall come to pass afterward,\n that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;\nyour sons and your daughters shall prophesy,\n your old men shall dream dreams,\n and your young men shall see visions.\n[29] Even on the male and female servants\n in those days I will pour out my Spirit.\n\n\n[30] \u201cAnd I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. 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