Many Bible writers have little "time indicators" they use to "forward" the stories they tell or the doctrines they teach. Matthew loves the adverb "then." And Mark frequently utilizes the word "straightway." But the Old Testament Prophets (Joel … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF JOEL, CHAPTER 2 AS USED BY PETER IN ACTS CHAPTER 2
One of the most complete "quotations" of the Old Testament in the New Testament involves Joel 2:28-32. Simon Peter incorporates this Text into his great "Day of Pentecost" Sermon. I want to show you the specifics, now. Joel 2:28-32 ... "And it … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF JOEL, CHAPTER 2, “WONDERS!”
Joel chapter 2 has a gigantic sweep! And near its end God promises: "And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF JOEL, CHAPTER 2, THE HOLY SPIRIT
A little Paragraph in Joel 2 gives us a precious view of God the Holy Spirit. One that is familiarly replicated in the New Testament. The Prophet (Joel) quotes Almighty God: "And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF JOEL, CHAPTER 2, WHEN GOD DELIVERS!
The Paragraph is long, and glorious! And gives, in detail, aspects of the Grace of God, that will some day (near the end of the Tribulation I suspect) be extended to the Jews, as a People, a Nation. By the way, a repenting Group as … [Continue reading]
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