Joel 3:18-21

Enemy nations face punishment -- Joel 3:18-21: In Joel three verse eighteen we see figures of (1) fruitful vineyards, (2) cattle and goats tat graze on the hills and produce a lot of milk, and (3) streams in Judah that will never run dry. These are actually pictures of spiritual blessings that are ours through the Christ and His kingdom. Those that serve God will be blessed. The nations that persecuted God's people like Egypt and Edom will now become a barren desert. They would feel God's wrath because of the mistreatment of God's people and the destruction of His land.

Judah or spiritual Israel will dwell forever. When Daniel predicted the coming of the kingdom of Christ he said it would stand forever. "And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever." (Daniel 2:44) The Lord cleansed fleshly Israel of idolatry with the punishment. Those in Christ are cleansed by blood. Those in spiritual Israel have remission of sins. It is a most wonderful thing when a person can be innocent and have God's forgiveness and His defense!