Joel 2:28

And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: AFTERWARD - "in the last days" () under Messiah, after the punishment of the Jews by the Gentile nations, and then after the invasion and deliverance of Israel from the northern army. Having heretofore stated the outward blessings, he now raises their minds to the expectation of extraordinary spiritual blessings, which constitute the true restoration of God's people (). Fulfilled in the earnest of the Spirit given on Pentecost (Acts 2:16, "This (the outpouring of the Spirit on the assembled disciples) is that whic...

We have explained why the Prophet began with earthly blessings. One may indeed think that this order is not regular; for Christ does not in vain remind us, that the kingdom of God ought to be first sought, and that other things shall be added in their place, (Matthew 6:33;) for food, and every thing that belongs to this frail life, are, as it were, additions to the spiritual life. But the Prophet designedly mentioned first the evidence of God’s favor in outward benefits; for we see how slow the perceptions of men are, and how slothful they are in seeking spiritual life. As, then, men rise to things above with so much difficulty, the Prophet makes use of the best helps; and we must indeed be dealt with as we usually deal with children. For as there is not so much discernment in them as to be influenced by reasons, we set before them what is suitable to their weak and simple comprehension;...

28-32 The promise began to be fulfilled on the day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit was poured out, and it was continued in the converting grace and miraculous gifts conferred on both Jews and Gentiles. The judgments of God upon a sinful world, only go before the judgment of the world in the last day. Calling on God supposes knowledge of him, faith in him, desire toward him, dependence on him, and, as evidence of the sincerity of all this, conscientious obedience to him. Those only shall be delivered in the great day, who are now effectually called from sin to God, from self to Christ, from things below to things above....

Verse 28. _SHALL COME TO PASS AFTERWARD_] אחרי כן _acharey ken_, "after this;" the same, says _Kimchi_, as _in the latter days_, which always refers to the _days of the Messiah_; and thus this prophecy is to be interpreted: and we have the testimony of St. Peter, Acts 2:17, that this prophecy relates to _that mighty effusion of the Holy Spirit_ which took place after the day of pentecost. Nor is there any evidence that such an _effusion_ took place, nor such effects were produced, from the days of this prophet till the day of _pentecost_. And the _Spirit_ was poured out then _upon all flesh_, that is, on people of different countries, speaking the languages of almost all the people of the earth; which intimated that these were the _first-fruits_ of the conversion of all the nations of the world. For there was scarcely a tongue in the universe...

AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS AFTERWARD - After the punishment of the Jews through the Pagan, and their deliverance; after the Coming of the Teacher of righteousness, was to follow the outpouring of the Spirit of God. I WILL POUR OUT MY SPIRIT ON ALL FLESH - o: “This which He says, “on all flesh,” admits of no exception of nations or persons. For before Jesus was glorified, He had poured His Spirit only on the sons of Zion, and out of that nation only were there prophets and wise men. But after He was glorified by His Resurrection and Ascension, He made no difference of Jews and Gentiles, but willed that remission of sins should be preached to all alike.” ALL FLESH - is the name of all mankind. So in the time of the flood, it is said “all flesh had corrupted his way: the end of all flesh is come before Me.” Moses asks, “who of all flesh hath heard the v

EXPOSITION JOEL 2:1 These verses contain a further description of the calamity occasioned by the locusts and the appearance presented by them; the calling of a congregational meeting for penitence and prayer; the reason assigned in the coming of the day of the Lord. JOEL 2:1 BLOW YE THE TRUMPET (margin, cornet) in Zion, AND SOUND AN ALARM (or, cause it to sound) IN MY HOLY MOUNTAIN. The _shophar_, or far-sounding horn, and probably the _chatsoterah_,_ _the _hazar_ or silver trumpet, were called into requisition. The priests are urged with great vehemence, as _tiqu shophar _and _hariu _imply, to apprise the people that the day of Jehovah's terrible judgment was near

AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS AFTERWARD,.... After the teacher of righteousness has been sent, and a plentiful rain of the Gospel has been let down in the land of Judea, in the ministry of John the Baptist, Christ and his apostles, and such a comfortable enjoyment of the blessings of grace in it, and the knowledge of God by it; and after the wonderful work of redemption wrought by Christ. R. Jeshua in Aben Ezra and Jarchi both say this prophecy refers to time to come; and Kimchi observes, that the phrase is the same with "in the last days"; and so the Apostle Peter quotes it, Acts 2:17; a phrase, as the above writer observes, which always signifies the days of the Messiah, to which he applies these words; and so do other Jewish writers, both ancient and modern o; and there is no doubt with us Christians that they belong to the times of Christ and his apostles, since they are by an inspired w...

AFTERWARD Compare (Acts 2:17) which gives a specific interpretation of "afterward" (Hebrew, "Acherith", means "latter," "last"). "Afterward" in Joel (Joel 2:28) means "in the last days" (Greek, "eschatos", and has a partial and continuous fulfilment during the "last days" which began with the first advent of Christ (Hebrews 1:2) but the greater fulfilment awaits the "last days" as applied to Israel. (_ See Scofield) - (Acts 2:17). _ for phrase, "the last days." (_ See Scofield) - (Acts 2:17). _...

II. THE COMING DAY OF THE LORD: THE REPENTANCE AND RESTORATION OF ISRAEL CHAPTER 2 _ 1. The alarm sounded and the day at hand (Joel 2:1) _ 2. The invading army from the north (Joel 2:3) 3. The repentance of the people and cry for help (Joel 2:12) 4. “Then.” The great change (Joel 2:18) 5. Promises of restoration, and the early and latter rain (Joel 2:19) 6. The outpouring of the Spirit upon all flesh (Joel 2:28) 7. Deliverance in Mount Zion

THE PORTENTS OF THE DAY OF YAHWEH. The deliverance from the locusts is but a harbinger of the time coming when Yahweh will impart His spirit to all Jews for to such the context evidently restricts all flesh so that without distinction of age, sex, or social position, they shall have the ecstatic vision and utterance which mark the prophetall Yahweh's people shall be prophets. The earth shall be filled with the bloodshed of war, and from burning cities shall columns of smoke ascend; the very luminaries shall be dark and lurid at the approach of the dread Day of Yahweh. But from its terrors all the worshippers of Yahweh shall escape. JOEL 2:28. SPIRIT: the divine life-energy. For the conception _cf._ Numbers 11:29....