Joel 2:1-32

Contents: Day of vengeance upon Israel. Invading hosts and awful scourges. Repentance of the Jewish remnant and Jehovah's response and deliverance.

Characters: God, Holy Spirit, Joel.

Conclusion: There is a great and terrible day of the Lord coming upon the world, to be ushered in with wonders in heaven and earth, blood and fire and pillars of smoke. Woe to those who are not prepared for that day when it comes unawares upon them. Those who are able to pass through it will be given a change of heart through the universal outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and God will reign gloriously in all the universe, restoring to great favor in the earth the remnant of Israel.

Key Word: Day of the Lord, Joel 2:1; Joel 2:31.

Strong Verses: Joel 2:10; Joel 2:28; Joel 2:29.

Striking Facts: Joel 2:28. This has a partial and continuous fulfillment during «the last days» (Hebrews 1:2), which began with the first advent of Christ (Acts 2:17), but the greater fulfillment awaits the «last days» as applied to Israel, when Christ shall come to be recognized as Lord of Lords and King of Kings.