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Joel 3:11

Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD.

Assemble yourselves - `Hasten' (Maurer).

Thither - to the valley of Jehoshaphat.

Cause thy mighty ones - the warriors who fancy themselves "mighty ones" (), but who are on that very spot to be overthrown by Yahweh (Maurer). Compare "the mighty men" (). Rather, Joel speaks of God's really "mighty ones" (His angels), in contrast to the self-called "mighty men" (; ; : cf. , "The prince (evil angel) of the kingdom of Persia withstood me ... but, lo, Michael one of the chief princes, came to help me"). Auberlen remarks: One prophet supplements the other, for they all prophesied only "in part." What was obscure to one was revealed to the other: what is briefly described by one is more fully so by another. Daniel calls Antichrist a king, and dwells on his worldly conquests; John looks more to his spiritual tyranny, for which reason he adds a second beast, wearing the semblance of spirituality. Antichrist himself is described by Daniel. Isaiah (Isaiah 29:1), Joel (Joel 3:1), and Zechariah (Zechariah 12:1; Zechariah 13:1; Zechariah 14:1) describe his army of pagan followers coming up against Jerusalem, but not Antichrist himself.

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See also Joel 3:11 in other biblical comments:

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Charles Box Commentaries

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  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

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