JOEL

JOEL INDUCTIVE BIBLE OVERVIEW

By Dennis Schmidt 12/2014

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This paper discusses the book of Joel.. Another prophet of the time was Obadiah. The king of Judah was Joash (Jehoash) as mention in 2 Kings 11:21-12:21 & 2 Chronicles 24:1-27. Joash and the king that follows (his son) Amaziah "did that which was right in the sight of the Lord." Joash was under ten when the book was written (a possible reason for no comments about the king). Jehoiada (the high priest and his uncle) guided him until Jehoiada's death after which Joash started doing wrong. Much is written about the priests and sacrifice. Both of the kings did wrong later in their lives. All scriptures are from the King James' version Bible.

JOEL THEME:

- GOD WILL, ON AN ULTIMATE DAY OF THE LORD, JUDGE ALL ENEMIES OF GOD. - Joel 1:15

- GOD WILL RESTORE, RENEW, BLESS HIS PEOPLE WHO REPENT OF THEIR SINS. - Joel 2:12-13

AUTHOR: Prophet Joel DATE: 835 BC FROM: Judah TO: Southern Kingdom of Judah

PURPOSE:

- THE DAY OF THE LORD JUDGMENT FOR ENEMIES OF GOD. - Joel 1:15

- NATIONAL REPENTANCE AND ITS BLESSINGS. - Joel 2:12-13

KEY VERSES: Joel 2:1, Joel 2:28-29, 32

KEY WORD(S)/VERSES:

[ day ] (10) {1:2, 15; 2:1= , 2, 11, 29, 31; 3:1, 3:14, 18}; [ great ] (9) {1:6; 2:2=, 11, 13, 29, 21, 25, 31; 3:13}, Day of the Lord (5) {1:15=, 1, 2, 3}

OUTLINE FOR JOEL

I) INTRODUCTION: {JOEL 1:1}

II) DAY OF THE LORD NEAR-SIGHT: {JOEL 1:2 – 1:20}

A) PAST DAY OF LOCUST: {JOEL 1:2 – 1:12}

B) PAST DAY OF DROUGHT: {JOEL 1:13 – 1:20}

III) DAY OF THE LORD FAR-SIGHT: {JOEL 2:1 – 2:32}

A) NEAR DAY OF THE LORD: {JOEL 2:1 – 2:27}

B) FUTURE DAY OF THE LORD: {JOEL 2:28 - 32}

IV) FINAL JUDGMENT FOR ENEMIES OF GOD: {JOEL 3:1 – 3:16}

V) ISRAEL FUTURE BLESSING: {JOEL 3:17- 3:21}

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MISC: JOEL PROPHECIES FULFILLED IN NEW TESTAMENT {JOEL 1:17 – 1:21}

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{Joel 2:1-11} "Blow ye 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 cometh, for it is nigh at hand; {2} A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. {3} A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. {4} The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. {5} Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. {6} Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness. {7} They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: {8} Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. {9} They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief. {10} The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining: {11} And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?" Fulfilled in tribulation.

{Zechariah 14:1-4} "Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. {2} For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. {3} Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. {4} And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst"

{1 Thessalonians 5:2-4} "For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. {3} For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. {4} But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief."

{Revelation 1:7} "Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen."

{Joel 2:30-31} "And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. {31} The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come." Fulfilled in Great Tribulation.

{Matthew 24:29-30} "Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: {30} And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory."

{ Joel 2:32} "And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call." Fulfilled in Great Tribulation.

{Romans 10:13} "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."

{Joel 3:1} "1 For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem," Fulfilled in millennium and in eternal state. Fulfilled after Jesus 2^nd coming.

{Zechariah 14:2-3} "For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. {3} Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle."

{Joel 3:2-16} "I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land. {3} And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink. {4} Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head; {5} Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things: {6} The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border. {7} Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head: {8} And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken it. {9} Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: {10} Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. {11} Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD. {12} Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about. {13} Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great. {14} Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. {15} The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. {16} The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel." Fulfilled after Jesus 2^nd coming.

{Joel 3:18} "And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim." Fulfilled in millennium.

{Amos 9:13} "Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt."

{Joel 3:20} "But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation."Fulfilled in millennium and in eternal state.

{Amos 9:15 } "And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God."

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NEW TESTAMENT REFERENCE TO JOEL: Acts 2:16-21

See my paper: "Deeper Bible Topical Papers" WITHOUT COMMENTS & REFERENCE SCRIPTURES for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Salvation Biblical Word Glossary" SALVATION WORD DEFINITIONS ARE SHOWN INCLUDING THEIR HEBREW & GREEK MEANINGS for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "My Doctrine Beliefs" ALL KEY THEOLOGICAL AREAS WITH MY PAPERS ON EACH SUBJECT for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Bible Books & Topics - Subject Cross Index" SHOWS REFERENCES IN BOTH MY BIBLE & TOPIC PAPERS WHERE A TOPIC SUBJECT INFORMATION MAY BE FOUND. for more information on this subject.

I) INTRODUCTION: {JOEL 1:1}

Word of the Lord: God's word is alive and active.

See my paper: "God's Word/Bible/Scriptures" HOW GOD REVEALS HIMSELF; WRITTEN AND ORAL; SAFE GUARDS ON HIS WORD. for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Bible Study & Interpretation Guideline" PRESENTED IS HOW TO STUDY SCRIPTURE SYSTEMATICALLY. for more information on this subject.

Joel: Means Yahweh is God. No other Biblical reference to this Joel. Several other Joels are found in the scriptures.

Pethuel: Means ingeniousness of God. No other reference to him.

PROPHETS:

Prophet: A spokesman for another, as for God. Other names/titles in the Bible are as follows: Man of God; Servant of the Lord; Messenger of the Lord; and Seer (to see).

See my paper: "Jesus as Prophet, Priest, & King" SCRIPTURES SHOWS JESUS AS A PROPHET, MELCHISEDEC PRIEST & ETERNAL KING for more information on this subject.

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MISC: TRUE & FALSE PROPHETS TEST {JOEL 1:1}

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Prophet: A spokesman for another, as for God. Other names/titles in the Bible are as follows: Man of God; Servant of the Lord; Messenger of the Lord; and Seer (to see).

Exodus 7:1-2 "And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. {2} Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land."

Numbers 11:29 "And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, <and> that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!"

Jeremiah 1:7 "But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I <am> a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak."

Amos 3:7-8 "Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. {8} The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?"

1 Samuel 9:9 "(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for <he that is> now <called> a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)"

John 15:15 "Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you."

1 Corinthians 12:28 "And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, governments, diversities of tongues."

Prophet would meet the following:

- Spoke only in the name of the Lord (Yahweh).

- God had a special calling for him to by a prophet.

- His life matches his position. He did not practice divination.

- Do not assume signs and wonders prove his position.

- His God given prophecies came to pass.

Deuteronomy 13:1-3 "If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, {2} And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; {3} Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul."

2 Thessalonians 2:9 "<Even him>, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,"

- His message was in harmony with previous revelation. History will confirms his authenticity.

Deuteronomy 18:21-22 "And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken? {22} When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that <is> the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, <but> the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him."

- Moral quality and spiritual essence of the message.

- Inner witness to the Holy Spirit believer.

- Test the prophets revelation against what the Bible states.

1 Corinthians 14:29 "Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge."

Holy Scriptures:

God's word is above that of His name:

Psalms 138:2 "I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name." God's words is most important.

Word of God is Jesus (God's name) who is in every Scriptures:

Isaiah 55:11 "So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it." The Bible, scriptures, are God's words.

Psalms 40:7 "Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book <it is> written of me," (fulfilled see Hebrews 10:7) The Bible is centered on Jesus (God) before & after He is manifested in flesh.

John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." Jesus is God & the Word of God.

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II) DAY OF THE LORD IN NEAR-SIGHT: {JOEL 1:2 – 1:20}

A) PAST DAY OF LOCUST: {JOEL 1:2 – 1:12}

See my paper: "Gospel in the Genealogy of Adam" PRESENTED IS GOSPEL IN GENESIS 5 BY THE MEANINGS OF THE PEOPLES NAMES for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Church Officers and Their Qualifications" THE FIVE FOLD MINISTRIES & THE DEACON MINISTRY ARE PRESENTED for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Apostle" SHOWN ARE THE NEW TESTAMENT APOSTLES & THEIR MINISTRIES for more information on this subject.

Tell ye your children of it your children <tell> their children, their children another generation:

In the NIV these are all listed as locust.

Locust: Total destruction by locust and other insects. Used by God for divine judgment.

Only sin mention suggests self-indulgent life-style.

See my paper: "Forgiveness of Sins" GOD FORGIVES OUR SINS THROUGH THE BLOOD OF JESUS. for more information on this subject.

Without number: Phases used several times i.e. Ps 105:34.

Teeth are the teeth of a loin:

See my papers: "Inductive Bible Study Book of Daniel" for more information on this subject.

He hath laid my vine waste: He here meaning God.

See my paper: "Is Free Will Biblical?" MANY SCRIPTURES ARE SHOWN FOR PREDESTINATED. OPPOSING FREEWILL VIEWS ARE DISCUSSED for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Some Saved and Some Lost - God's Sovereignty" GOD'S PLAN FOR BOTH PEOPLE THAT ARE LOST & SAVE IS SHOWN for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "God Plans for His Purpose. Who Harden Pharaoh's Heart?" GOD'S USE OF SINNERS TO ACHIEVE HIS PURPOSE IS SHOWN for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Plan of God" DISCUSSED ARE PREDESTINATION AND RELATED TOPICS WITH THEIR GREEK AND HEBREW DEFINITIONS, SCRIPTURES, AND COMMENTS for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Is Free Will Biblical?" MANY SCRIPTURES ARE SHOWN FOR PREDESTINATED. OPPOSING FREEWILL VIEWS ARE DISCUSSED for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Some Saved and Some Lost - God's Sovereignty" GOD'S PLAN FOR BOTH PEOPLE THAT ARE LOST & SAVE IS SHOWN for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "God Plans for His Purpose. Who Harden Pharaoh's Heart?" GOD'S USE OF SINNERS TO ACHIEVE HIS PURPOSE IS SHOWN for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Plan of God" DISCUSSED ARE PREDESTINATION AND RELATED TOPICS WITH THEIR GREEK AND HEBREW DEFINITIONS, SCRIPTURES, AND COMMENTS for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "God Will Receive All the Glory" DISCUSSED IS PREDESTINATION PLAN OF GOD FOR SALVATION, SANCTIFICATION, PERFECTION, AND GLORIFICATION. for more information on this subject.See my paper: "God Will Receive All the Glory" DISCUSSED IS PREDESTINATION PLAN OF GOD FOR SALVATION, SANCTIFICATION, PERFECTION, AND GLORIFICATION. for more information on this subject.

Mary, the mother of Jesus.

Virgin...husband of her youth:

See my paper: "Mary" MARY, JESUS MOTHER, IS NOT GOD'S MOTHER. SHE SINNED, HAD SEVERAL CHILDREN & WAS SAVED. for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Virgin" VIRGIN MARY, JESUS IS BORN TO VIRGIN WOMAN MOTHER, SHE HAD SEVERAL CHILDREN AFTER JESUS. for more information on this subject.

Meat offering & drink offering is cut off from house of the LORD: Reference to temple, sacrifices, and priests could mean Joel is from levities or maybe not.

See my paper: "Entry into the Holy of Holies" 3RD EXPERIENCE WITH THE FATHER, 1ST BORN-AGAIN WITH JESUS & 2ND WITH HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISM for more information on this subject.

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MISC: HOUSE OF THE LORD {JOEL 1:9 – 3:18}

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(1) The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD'S ministers, mourn. {Joel 1:9}

(2) Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD. {Joel 1:14}

(3) And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim. {Joel 3:18}

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B) PAST DAY OF DROUGHT: {JOEL 1:13 – 1:20}

My/His: 1:6, 13; 2:18,26-27; 3:2-5,16.

Your God: 8 times. God relationship.

See my paper: "Triunity: Father, Son, & Holy Spirit" GOD IS A QUALITATIVE ONE TRIUNITY NOT TRIUNE: THREE SEPARATE PERSONS. for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Just Who Is God" GOD CAN NOT BE DIVIDED. GOD IS A QUALITATIVE ONE TRIUNITY NOT THREE SEPARATE PERSONS. for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "The One God - The Shama" THE KEY BIBLE SCRIPTURE FOR ONE GOD IS DEUTERONOMY 6:4. THE WORD FOR GOD IS A PLURALITY, & THE WORD FOR ONE IS A COMPOUND UNITY. THIS IS THE CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE FOR GOD WHO IS A TRIUNITY PLURALITY ONE UNITY. for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "God the Holy Spirit / Ghost Scriptures & Notes" SCRIPTURES & NOTES THAT SHOW THE HOLY SPIRIT IS GOD & A MANIFESTATION OF THE TRIUNITY GODHEAD for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Godhead Relationship" HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH MANIFESTATION OF THE GODHEAD FOR FULFILLMENT, NOT ONLY JESUS. for more information on this subject.

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MISC: YOUR GOD {JOEL 1:13 – 3:17}

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(1) Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God. {Joel 1:13}

(2) Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD. {Joel 1:14}

(3) And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. {Joel 2:13}

(4) Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God? {Joel 2:14}

(5) Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. {Joel 2:23}

(6) And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed. {Joel 2:26}

(7) And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed. {Joel 2:27}

(8) So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more. {Joel 3:17}

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MISC: GOD RELATIONSHIP {JOEL 1:13 – 3:17}

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(2) And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed. {Joel 2:26}

(3) And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed. {Joel 2:27}

(4) So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more. {Joel 3:17}

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Sanctify ye a fast...solemn assembly: Set apart a day for this purpose. In NIV the word is declare.

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MISC: FASTING FOR OTHERS {JONAH 1:14}

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Nineveh people believed God, proclaimed a fast, put on sackcloth:

Matthew 12:41 "The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas <is> here."

Fasting:

Isaiah 58:3-7 "Wherefore have we fasted, <say they>, and thou seest not? <wherefore> have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours. {4} Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as <ye do this> day, to make your voice to be heard on high. {5} Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? <is it> to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes <under him>? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD? {6} <Is> not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? {7} <Is it> not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?"

Examples of fasting:

To stand in gap for people:

Deuteronomy 9:18 "And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger."

To learn God's will:

Ezra 8:21 "Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance."

To stand in gap for healing country:

2 Chronicles 7:14 "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."

To heal child for parents sin:

2 Samuel 12:16 "David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth."

To heal someone:

Matthew 17:21 "Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting."

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MISC: FASTING FOR ONESELVE {JONAH 1:14}

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FASTING: Prayer and fasting are together in many scriptures.

- To restore dstroyed items

Joel 2:25 "And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you."

- Standing in Gap:

Ezekiel 22:30 "And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none."

- Moses stood in Breach:

Psalms 106:23 "Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them."

Exodus 32:32 "Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written."

Deut 9:26 "I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand."

- To humble one's soul.

Psalms 35:13 "But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing <was> sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom."

- To chastened one soul.

Daniel 10:12 "Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words."

Psalms 69:10-11 "When I wept, <and chastened> my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach. {11} I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them."

- To rend ones heart to repent of evil.

Deuteronomy 9:18 "And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger."

2 Samuel 12:16 "David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth."

- To seek the Lord's will.

Daniel 9:3 "And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:"

Fasting key scriptures:

Isaiah 58:4-8 Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as <ye do this> day, to make your voice to be heard on high. {5} Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? <is it> to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes <under him>? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD? {6} <Is> not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? {7} <Is it> not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? {8} Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward."

Matthew 17:19-21 "Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? {20} And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. {21} Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting."

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Lord your God:

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MISC: LORD YOUR GOD {JOEL 1:14 – 3:17}

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(1) Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD. {Joel 1:14}

(2) And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. {Joel 2:13}

(3) Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God? {Joel 2:14}

(4) Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. {Joel 2:23}

(5) And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed. {Joel 2:26}

(6) And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed. {Joel 2:27}

(7) So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more. {Joel 3:17}

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Day of the Lord: Refers to consummation of history and divine judgments. It has two aspects: God's triumph over evil. Blessings to his people.

See my paper: "End Times Events - Day of the Lord" ESCHATOLOGY. GOD'S PLAN FOR THE LAST 7 YEARS END DAYS, INCLUDING MANY RAPTURES, & JESUS 2ND COMING for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Revelation-Key-Elements" REVELATION-KEY-ELEMENTS: QUICKLY HELP EXPLAIN THE BOOK OF REVELATION BY CHAPTERS AND HIGHLIGHTS for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Revelation - Overview" REVELATION CHAPTER EVENTS WITH PICTURES – 7 CHURCHES (2, 3); 144,000 (7, 14); 3 SETS OF SEVEN PLAGUES: [SEALS (6, 8); TRUMPETS (8-9, 11); VIALS (16)]; 2 WITNESSES (11); ALL RAPTURES {12); SATAN (12, 13, 17); ANTI-CHRIST (13, 17); FALSE PROPHET (13,17); HARLOT (17) for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Day of the Lord” DAY OF THE LORD EVENTS for more information on this subject.

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KEYWORD: DAY OF THE LORD {JOEL 1:15 – 3:14}

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(1) Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come. {Joel 1:15}

(2) Blow ye 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 cometh, for it is nigh at hand; {Joel 2:1}

(3) And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it? {Joel 2:11}

(4) The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. {Joel 2:31}

(5) Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. {Joel 3:14}

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MISC: DAY OF THE LORD {JOEL 1:14 – 3:17}

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Mention 5 times in Joel 1:15, 2:1, 2:11, 2:31 and 3:14.

It is called gloominess (2:2), destruction (1:15), wrath

(Zephaniah 1:15, 18), and punishment (Isaiah 24:20-21).

Other references: Isaiah 13:6,9; Ezekiel 13:5,30:3; Amos 5:18,20; Obadiah 15; Zephaniah 1:7,14 (Almost the entire book); Malachi 4:5

Isaiah 13:9 "Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it." Sinners in general.

Jeremiah 30:7 "Alas! for that day <is> great, so that none <is> like it: it <is> even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it." Other scriptures to all people and people of that date.

2 Peter 3:10 "But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up." The end day itself.

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Almighty God:

See my paper: "Just Who Is God" GOD CAN NOT BE DIVIDED. GOD IS A QUALITATIVE ONE TRIUNITY NOT THREE SEPARATE PERSONS. for more information on this subject.

Location Joel 3:2 Valley of Jehoshaphat (means Yahweh judges).

See my paper: "Judgments of Believer & Unbeliever" PRESENTED ARE SEVERAL JUDGMENTS FOR THE SAVED AND UN-SAVED for more information on this subject.

Fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field: Not in Joel's time, but this will occur during the day of the Lord.

III) DAY OF THE LORD FAR-SIGHT: {JOEL 2:1 – 2:32}

A) NEAR DAY OF THE LORD: {JOEL 2:1 – 2:27}

KEY VERSE: Joel 2:1

Zion: God's holy hill in Jerusalem, the captial of all nations.

See my paper: "Israel Trip to the Holy Land Israel" TRIP IN 5/97 TO VISIT ISRAEL WHERE MY DAUGHTER, TOUR, & A NUMBER OF SPECIAL EXPERIENCES OCCURRED. for more information on this subject.

Day:

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KEYWORD: DAY {JOEL 1:2 – 3:18}

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(1) Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers? {Joel 1:2}

(2) Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come. {Joel 1:15}

() Blow ye 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 cometh, for it is nigh at hand; {Joel 2:1}

(4) A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. {Joel 2:2}

(5) And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it? {Joel 2:11}

(6) And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. {Joel 2:29}

(7) The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. {Joel 2:31}

(8) For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, {Joel 3:1}

(9) Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. {Joel 3:14}

(10) And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim. {Joel 3:18}

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There hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after: Revelation tells of God's wrath unto a evil and wicked generation.

See my paper: "Gospel in the Genealogy of Adam" PRESENTED IS GOSPEL IN GENESIS 5 BY THE MEANINGS OF THE PEOPLES NAMES for more information on this subject.

Horses: Job compares horses to locust and Joel compares locust to horses.

Earth quake..the sun and the moon shall be dark:

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MISC: SIGNS OF THAT TIME {JOEL 2:10 – 3:15}

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(1) A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. {Joel 2:2}

(2) The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining: {Joel 2:10}

(3) The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. {Joel 2:31}

(4) The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. {Joel 3:15}

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Who can abide it:

See my paper: "Day of the Lord” DAY OF THE LORD EVENTS for more information on this subject.

GOD REQUIRES REPENTANCE: 2:12 TO 2:17

See my paper: "Grace" DEFINITION OF GRACE; GRACE FOR BELIEVERS; ONLY KINDNESS TO UNBELIEVERS; GRACE GROWTH; GRACE SAVES for more information on this subject.

Blow the trumpet in Zion: A call to a religious assembly.

Sanctify a fast...solemn assembly: See Joel 1:14 notes. Set apart a day for this purpose.

All the people.

See my paper: "Man's Greatest Need - Relationship With God" ANSWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT GOD CHARACTERISTICS & MAN'S PURPOSES. for more information on this subject.

God's heritage:

See my paper: "Israel & Jewish People in God's Plan" JESUS JEWISHNESS, ISRAEL, JERUSALEM, & JEWS IN GOD'S PLAN; JEWS & GENTILE SALVATION for more information on this subject.

THE LORD WILL RESTORE JUDAH: 2:18 TO 2:27

The Lord hears the prayers and repentant hearts.

See my paper: "Israel & Jewish People in God's Plan" JESUS JEWISHNESS, ISRAEL, JERUSALEM, & JEWS IN GOD'S PLAN; JEWS & GENTILE SALVATION for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Restoration of the Kingdom of God to Israel" ISRAEL IS GODS CALENDAR TO EVENTS. JEWS WILL BE RESTORED & SAVED for more information on this subject.

Great:

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KEYWORD: GREAT {JOEL 1:6 – 3:13}

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(1) For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion. {Joel 1:6}

(2) A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. {Joel 2:2}

(3) And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it? {Joel 2:11}

(4) And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. {Joel 2:13}

(5) But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things. {Joel 2:20}

(6) Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things. {Joel 2:21}

(7) And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you. {Joel 2:25}

(8) The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. {Joel 2:31}

(9) Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great. {Joel 3:13}

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Former rain and latter rain: Many religious groups use this scripture as a end time ministry. They believe that God will save many in the end days or give them super-natural signs and wonders to heal & to restore the dead.

See my paper: "Former & Latter Rains" PARALLEL OF SOWING FOR ISRAEL ARE PRESENTED WITH FUTURE PROBLEMS ISRAEL WILL ENCOUNTER for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Jesus in the Old Testament" MANY OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES SHOWN THAT THE ANGEL OF THE LORD IS PRE-INCARNATE JESUS CHRIST. for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Messianic Prophecies That Jesus Fulfilled" OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES PROPHECIES & THEIR NEW TESTAMENT FULFILLMENT BY JESUS. for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Jesus Life, Events & Identity" JESUS KEY EVENTS SHOW HIS LIFE & IDENTIFY WHO HE IS. for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Jesus Titles & Characteristics" TITLES FOR JESUS WITH THEIR MEANINGS for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Just Who Is God" GOD CAN NOT BE DIVIDED. GOD IS A QUALITATIVE ONE TRIUNITY NOT THREE SEPARATE PERSONS. for more information on this subject.

B) FUTURE DAY OF THE LORD: {JOEL 2:28 - 32}

KEY VERSES: Joel 2:28-29

Afterward = last days (Acts 2:17) Messianic time.

Joel says total fulfilment due Lord's day.

See my paper: "Holy Spirit Baptism" HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISM BENEFITS ARE SHOWN. THE STEPS TO RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISM ARE SHOWN for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Is the Baptism of Holy Spirit with the Evidence of Tongues of God or the Devil?" THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN SCRIPTURE INCLUDES TONGUES WHICH ARE FOREIGN LANGUAGES TO COMMUNICATE WITH GOD IN PRAYER for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "God's Dispensation & Covenant Plans" AN OVERVIEW OF THE CREATION DISPENSATIONAL & COVENANT (WITHIN EACH DISPENSATION) PLANS ARE SHOWN for more information on this subject.

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MISC: HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISM AT TIMES OF JESUS {JOEL 2:28 – 2:32}

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(1) And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: {Joel 2:28}

(2) And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. {Joel 2:29}

(3) And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call. {Joel 2:32}

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MISC: HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISM AT END TIMES {JOEL 2:28 – 2:32}

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(2) And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. {Joel 2:29}

(3) And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. {Joel 2:30}

(4) The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. {Joel 2:31}

(5) And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call. {Joel 2:32}

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MISC: PROPHET'S SPIRIT BEHAVIOR IN THE OLD TESTAMENT {JOEL 2:28 – 2:29}

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Moses:

Numbers 11:29 "And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, <and> that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!"

King Saul:

1 Samuel 10:5-11 "After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where <is> the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy: {6} And the spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. {7} And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, <that> thou do as occasion serve thee; for God <is> with thee. {8} And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, <and> to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and show thee what thou shalt do. {9} And it was <so>, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day. {10} And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. {11} And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What <is> this <that> is come unto the son of Kish? <Is> Saul also among the prophets?"

Elisha:

2 Kings 2:7-9 "And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan. {8} And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped <it> together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground. {9} And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me."

2 Kings 2:15-18 "And when the sons of the prophets which <were> to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. {16} And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send. {17} And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not. {18} And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?"

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KEY VERSE: Joel 2:28-29

Holy Spirit given to any Christian who believes and asks in faith:

See my paper: "Faith" FAITH PROMISES PRESENTED FOR EVERY ASPECT OF THE CHRISTIANS LIFE: SALVATION & HEALING. THE CONDITIONS. for more information on this subject.

Sun shall be turned into darkness...moon into blood:

See my paper: "True Gospel for Salvation by the Imputed Righteousness of Jesus" GOSPEL SHOWN IN SCRIPTURES MUST INCLUDE THE REVELATION OF THE IMPUTED RIGHTEOUSNESS OF JESUS. for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Imputed/Reckoned/Counted Righteousness of Jesus" TRANSFER OR THE IMPUTED RIGHTEOUSNESS OF JESUS TO THE CHRISTIAN & CHRISTIAN'S SINS TO JESUS. for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "What is a Born-Again & How to Become One" BORN-AGAIN PRINCIPLES ARE PRESENTED. THE STEPS TO RECEIVE JESUS ARE SHOWN. for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Man's Greatest Need - Relationship With God" ANSWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT GOD CHARACTERISTICS & MAN'S PURPOSES. for more information on this subject.

IV) FINAL JUDGMENT AGAINST ENEMIES OF GOD: {JOEL 3:1 – 3:16}

Captivity of Judah and Jerusalem: All nations again come against Israel to bring her under their control. This always has been the case.

See my paper: "Revelation-Key-Elements" REVELATION-KEY-ELEMENTS: QUICKLY HELP EXPLAIN THE BOOK OF REVELATION BY CHAPTERS AND HIGHLIGHTS for more information on this subject.

Valley of Jehoshaphat: Valley of decision in Joel 3:14. Symbolic name of valley near Jerusalem for God's ultimate judgement

See my paper: "Restoration of the Kingdom of God to Israel" ISRAEL IS GODS CALENDAR TO EVENTS. JEWS WILL BE RESTORED & SAVED for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Justification of Faith - Old Testament Doctrine" OLD TESTAMENT JEWS SAVED BY THE SAME WAY AS CHRISTIANS for more information on this subject.

Plowshares into swords...pruninghooks into spears: See opposites:

Let the weak say, I am strong: Words for a song.

See my paper: "Israel & Jewish People in God's Plan" JESUS JEWISHNESS, ISRAEL, JERUSALEM, & JEWS IN GOD'S PLAN; JEWS & GENTILE SALVATION for more information on this subject.

Valley of Jehoshaphat (means Yahweh judges).

See my paper: "Judgments of Believer & Unbeliever" PRESENTED ARE SEVERAL JUDGMENTS FOR THE SAVED AND UN-SAVED for more information on this subject.

Valley of decision: Could be the Great white throne judgment.

Sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars withdraw shining:

Jesus is coming. God's people blessed.

See my paper: "Jesus Two Comings As King" GOD IS EARTH'S KING & JESUS IS ISRAEL'S KING IN HIS TWO COMINGS for more information on this subject.

V) ISRAEL FUTURE BLESSING: {JOEL 3:17- 3:21}

See my paper: "Jesus in the Old Testament" MANY OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES SHOWN THAT THE ANGEL OF THE LORD IS PRE-INCARNATE JESUS CHRIST. for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Messianic Prophecies That Jesus Fulfilled" OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES PROPHECIES & THEIR NEW TESTAMENT FULFILLMENT BY JESUS. for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Jesus Life, Events & Identity" JESUS KEY EVENTS SHOW HIS LIFE & IDENTIFY WHO HE IS. for more information on this subject.

Sounds like today but it will be better.

See my paper: "Messianic Prophecies That Jesus Fulfilled" OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES PROPHECIES & THEIR NEW TESTAMENT FULFILLMENT BY JESUS. for more information on this subject.

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