Joel Rebellion & Return The Day of the L ORD

Joel Reminder & Warning Devastation & Healing Rebellion & Return Question & Answer Joel 1:1-2:17Joel 2:18-3:21

Mt Ebal Disobedience = Curses Disobedience = Curses Mt Gerizim Obedience = Blessings Deuteronomy 27-28

Joel The day of the L ORD HWHYYHWHHaShemG_d

Joel Yow’eel YAHWEH ‘Eel The L ORD is God

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 1:1-12 Plague of locusts Wake up! A nation has invaded My land My vines, My fig trees Mourn Offerings cut off Fields are ruined Despair Joy is withered away

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 1:6 2:4-5 Actual plague of locusts? Or Symbol of a nation invading? Revelation 9 Locusts in the future

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 1:6-7 2:18 3:2 Whose land is this? Who owns the contents? II Chronicles 7: 18-22

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 1: 8-12 Dried up Withered Destroyed Surely the joy of mankind is withered away

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 1:13-20 Offerings withheld Day of the L ORD = destruction No joy in Temple Food cut off No seeds, no grain Livestock suffering Wildfires Drought

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 1:15 Day of the L ORD coming like destruction from the Almighty Isaiah 13 Ezekiel 30: 1-4 Zephaniah 1: II Peter 3: 10

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: 1-11 Day of the L ORD = darkness, gloom, blackness, clouds Large & mighty army Devouring fire Nothing escapes Like cavalry in battle Nations in anguish Like thieves they enter Day of the L ORD = dreadful

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: 1-2, Day of the L ORD = darkness, gloom, blackness, clouds Day of the L ORD = great, dreadful Who can endure it? Matthew 24: 29 Isaiah 34: 4 Revelation 6: Revelation 8: 5

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: 11 Day of the L ORD Who can endure it? Amos 5: 18 Why do you long for it?

Joel Rebellion & Return Luke 21: Revelation 3: 10 Day of the L ORD Is there a way out? Jesus rescues us from the coming wrath I Thessalonians 1:10 I Thessalonians 5: 1-6

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: Even now…return to Me Return to Me and I will return to you Zechariah 1: 3 Deuteronomy 4: 25-31

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: Rend your heart & return Gracious Compassionate Slow to anger Abounding in love Relents from sending calamity Blessing used for…?

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: Assemble everyone Spare your people Protect your inheritance Why should they say “Where is their God?”

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: 17 Your inheritance: - An object of scorn - A byword among the nations Why should they say “Where is their God?” I Kings 9: 6-9 Psalms 44: 9-14

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: 17 The land of Israel, the people of Israel - An object of scorn, a byword Why should they say “Where is their God?” Ezekiel 36

Joel Reminder & Warning Devastation & Healing Rebellion & Return Question & Answer Joel 1:1-2:17Joel 2:18-3:21

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: 18 - out of jealousy for His land - out of pity for His people Never again… A restoration will come - The people to the land The land to the people Joel 2: 19 & Amos 9: 11-15

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: 20 An army from the north Driven to the Seas Stench of the dead Gog & Magog Ezekiel 38 & 39

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: Return & Restoration Bountiful land Abundant showers Overflowing grain & wine And you will… And never again…

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: Return & Restoration You will praise never again… You will know… never again…

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: And afterward… The Holy Spirit Dreams & visions Cosmic wonders Day of the L ORD Deliverance

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: 28 And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people… In the last days I will pour out My Spirit on all people… Acts 2: 17

Moses/Law 1500BC OT 400BC Christ Temple 70AD Mosaic/Law AGE Messianic/Church/Grace AGE Last Days End of Mosaic/Law AGE

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: A future restoration A second ingathering Isaiah 11: Amos 9: 15 Never again to be uprooted

Joel Rebellion & Return The Messiah is coming! First time? Or second time? Romans 11: 25 II Corinthians 3: Hardened hearts & blinded eyes

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: Acts 2: I will pour out My Spirit on all people… Young, old Sons, daughters Male, female, servants Dreams, visions, prophecy

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: Acts 2: Cosmic disturbances Wonders/signs – heaven & earth Blood, fire, billows of smoke Sun darkened Moon turned to blood BEFORE the great and dreadful/glorious day of the L ORD

Joel Rebellion & Return II Thessalonians 2: 1-2 Has the Day of the L ORD already come? That day will not come until… II Thessalonians 2: 3-4 II Peter 3: 10

Joel Rebellion & Return Matthew 24 Has the Day of the L ORD already come? The Day of the L ORD is yet to come!

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: 31 great & dreadful day of the L ORD Acts 2: 20 great & glorious day of the L ORD before the great & glorious day of the L ORD come Joel 2: 31 Septuagint

Joel Rebellion & Return how can the day of the L ORD be both dreadful AND glorious? Matthew 24: 30 Colossians 3: 4 glorious day of the L ORD Power & great glory – and those with Him

Joel Rebellion & Return how can the day of the L ORD be both dreadful AND glorious? Zechariah 12: Matthew 24: 30 Revelation 1: 7 dreadful day of the L ORD And they will mourn

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 3: 1-16 A judgment of nations… Specifically – Tyre, Sidon, Sheba?

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Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 3: 1-3 When I restore the fortunes of Judah & Jerusalem… I will – gather them & judge them based on…

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 3: 1-3, 12, 14 I will gather all nations Enter into judgment against them I will sit to judge all the nations Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision

Joel Rebellion & Return Matthew 25: He will sit on His throne All the nations gathered before Him He will separate That which you have (or have not) done to My brothers

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 3: 1-3 I will gather all nations Enter into judgment against them concerning: My inheritance, My people Israel Scattered My people Divided up My land

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 3: 9-16 Nations! Prepare for war! The nations were angry; And your wrath has come. Revelation 11: 18

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 3: Valley of judgment Prepare for the harvest The Son of Man harvests the earth Revelation 14: : 1

Joel Rebellion & Return Let the wheat & the weeds grow together until the harvest At the end of the age – Wheat to God’s kingdom Weeds to the fiery furnace Matthew 13: 24-30, 36-43

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 3: Multitudes gathered for judgment Cosmic disturbances Day of the L ORD “roars”

Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 3: Israel will flourish, be protected be inhabited, be pardoned - Egypt & Edom will be desolate The L ORD your God dwells in Zion

Joel Rebellion & Return - Actual locust plague – example of future events - Devastated land – “Even now, return to ME” - Israel restored, cosmic disturbances, God’s judgment call on the name of the L ORD and you will be saved