The coming restoration of israel and the day of the lord. Day of the lord, god, christ, the bible study tools. The book of joel, though, like many prophecies, sometimes jumps from one time period to another. Peter explains that this is what joel prophesied about in joel 3.
Joel compares the plague of locusts to the day of the lord, a day of gods wrath and judgment. For the day of the lord is coming, for it is at hand. The symbolic language of joels prediction found its fulfilment, at least in part. Joel and his usage of the phrase the day of the lord. The bloodred moon theory was always just thata theory, regardless of the adamancy of some teachers. The value of natural calamities can serve to turn men to god b. The day of the lord is time when god intervenes in human affairs. To the people who live in israel, and to all their leaders. Predictions and claims for the second coming of christ. Behold, the day of the lord is comingcruel, with fury and burning angerto make.
Lord is to be a day of redemption and joy, it will instead turn into a day of disaster. Israel anticipated that for them gods coming would hold favorable prospects, that it would. In descriptive terms, joel presented the destiny of the nations as they relate to israel in the day of the lord. The bible indicates that tremendous events are ahead for the world. So as we go through the text this morning, be aware of the multiple perspectives of the prophets message. The day of the lord is a biblical term and theme used in both the hebrew bible. Newton predicted that christs millennium would begin in the year 2000 in his book observations upon the prophecies of daniel, and the apocalypse of st. The prophet joel, recorded in your bible, proclaims this day of judgment. Theme of the twelve 2nd exodus god supplants the miracle of the egyptian exodus, with the greater miracle of the. But remember, malachi and john foretold the day of the lord. Calling joel a minor prophet is not done to place this book as less significant than the other prophets.
Book of joel bible study chapter 2 the day of the lord. God will destroy the sinful kingdom and the sinners of his people will perish by the sword. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the lord. I n looking again at what happened on the day of pentecost, i saw the impact of that day was not only that the 120 received the baptism in the holy spirit and spoke with tongues, but that it was a day of the outpouring of the gift of prophecy. The book of revelation describes the day of the lord as an apocalyptic time. The day of the lord is coming an overview of the book of joel. But the day of vengeance is coming, and it was the lord himself who described the day of the lord recorded in matthew, mark and luke, and it is this day particularly that zephaniah is talking about. The fountain of this plenty is in the house of god, whence the streams take rise. The outpouring of the holy spirit on the 120 believers on the day of pentecost is not the fulfilment predicted of such an outpouring upon all flesh.
To forestall total disaster the prophet calls for a fast 1. To joel, gods wrath is upon the nations who oppressed israel. The locust horde and the day of the lord desiring god. Even as a theory, it came close to doing what the bible warns against. Joel also pinpoints the crucial action during the battle of armageddon at the end of the tribulation in a place called the valley of jehoshaphat 3. We also noticed some lessons to be learned from the book. Reinhold in all intelligent discussions of endtime events and the coming snatching away of believers the rapture, the student of bible prophecy faces the central question of. In the book of acts, the holy spirit comes upon the apostles and they began speaking in tongues on the day of pentecost. Over 800 years before that day, the prophet joel had prophesied that the holy. The day of the lord and the day of christ 2 overview the day of the lord refers to the day of gods wrath and judgment upon this world.
Joel predicted, just as malachi, that the day of the lord would be when israel was cleansed through judgment of her blood guilt joel 3. The prophet joel echoed a warning of approaching judgment when god would punish the wicked and reward the faithful. Joel invites us to repent from that way of life because the day of the lord is coming. June 10, 2002 the following study will examine various references to the day of the lord in the old testament writing prophets, and argue that the frequent collocation1 was elastic in nature, diverse in scope, and varied with respect to timing. This is what was spoken by the prophet joel desiring god. Possession of the spirit is down payment of every believer. The day of the lord pictured by the prophet joel bible. The day of the lord theme for the book of joel people. The theme running through the book of joel is, the day of the lord is coming. In the coming of the lord, gerald lund brings into sharp focus the events both thrilling and threatening which are to precede and accompany the second coming.
This time will involve gods judgment on all of humanity. This conclusion will be drawn in response to three key questions that affect the nature, scope, and timing of the day of the lord. But we also find examples from the old testament that clearly indicate a future coming day of the lord. So joel sees two things coming as the day of the lord approaches. Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the lord is coming, it is near, a day of darkness and gloom, a. The point of this section is that joel 2, like many other prophecies, is not written in strict chronological order. Joels prophecy for the day of pentecost the gospel. Chapterbychapter bible studies joel when disaster strikes. However, the day of judgement is coming and this chapter speaks of that day.
The day of the lord gods wrath on the unbelievers the day of christ. Now were going to discuss the day of the lord with the beyond today panel, but first lets recap what weve covered today. Let all the residents of the land tremble, for the day of the lord is coming. Joel could only look forward to the coming of jesus and wonder. What is the day of the lord and how is it different from. Wonders in heaven and earth to appear before the coming of the day of the lord. In the light of the day of the lord, repentance is expected by gods people. The prophet joel issues a warning about the coming of the day of the lord.
Is the day of the lord the second coming of christ. Weve been looking at the prophecies of joel and have examined the conditions of the day of the lord that are described in some detail in this book. For the day of the lord is coming burning like an oven. Day of the lord 67 the babylonian defeat of egypt ca.
The day of the lord crisis that is seen in the book of joel is centered on israel, but we need to apply it to our nation, knowing there is a parallel crisis coming to the antichrists empire that involves military invasions and agricultural crisis rev. For the day of the lord is near in the valley of decision joel 3. It is the beginning of the fulfilment of this prophecy. But is the day of the lord something we should fear. What book was written about jerusalems destruction. Join adam ericksen as he explores this fascinating book. A basic introduction to the day of the lord in the old. This is the great and notable day of the lord of joel. The new testament only confirms the destructive character of the day.
Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the lord is coming. Joel wasnt the only old testament prophet who longed for the day when god would saturate his people with his spirit. Joel chapter 2 took us to the very end of this period of wrath. Joel sees a massive locust plague as an illustration of the coming day of the lord and speaks graphic phrases about the devastation which has come upon israel with the locustsand the devastation that is inevitably coming someday. But now he sees another day of the lord coming, great and terrible 2. To latterday saints there is probably no subject more significant than that of the saviors second coming. The day of christ is the rapture so christians dont face gods wrath zeph 1. The book of the prophet joel comes second in the group of minor. A day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick.
Verses 30 and 31 are clearly before the coming of the great and awesome day of the lord verse 31, while the surrounding verses are about the time after christs return. The day of the lord occurs at the end of the tribulation see revelation 6. This is because the old testament passages referring to the day of the lord often speak of both a near and a far fulfillment, as does much of old testament prophecy. The outward manifestation of these gifts, as shown on the day of pentecost, in accordance with this prediction, was gradually withdrawn from the church. The book of joel in the bible predicts a time of destruction and punishment called the day of the lord. The day of the lord scripture meaning bible study tools. Why didnt jesus return during the bloodred moon of 2015. For part 1 of this series on the book of joel, please click here. Near is the great day of the lord, near and coming very quickly. And everyone who calls on the name of the lord will be saved. Chapter 2 begins with another warning that the terrible day of judgment called the day of the lord is coming and that this locust horde is the dawn of this day of the lord. Gathered under the expression the day of the lord is a large group of prophetic events predicted in both the old and the new testaments. In the old testament the expression day of the lord occurs eighteen times in prophetic literature, most often in the books of joel and zephaniah. As depicted by joel, the day of the lord means decision.
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the lord come 2. These events are predicted under significant emblems. Each book of the hebrew bible has revealed another dimension to the person. In the book of joel vs 1 begins with joel anticipating the day of. A day of wrath is that day, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness, a day of trumpet and battle cry against the fortified. Joel was the first to mention this and as we continue through this book well see this. He inquired of the lord, but the lord did not answer him by dreams or urim or prophets. In this truly exciting commentary on one of the most neglected and misinterpreted books of the bible, author david levy, a hebrew christian, presents a concise, lucid, nontechnical exposition on such prophetic events as. Studies in the minor prophets joel the day of the lord.
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