1. Joel Rebellion & Return The Day of the L ORD

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

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

4. Joel The day of the L ORD HWHYYHWHHaShemG_d

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

6. 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

7. 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

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

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

10. 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

11. 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: 14-18 II Peter 3: 10

12. 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

13. Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: 1-2, 10-11 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: 12-14 Revelation 8: 5

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

15. Joel Rebellion & Return Luke 21: 34-36 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

16. Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: 12-17 Even now…return to Me Return to Me and I will return to you Zechariah 1: 3 Deuteronomy 4: 25-31

17. Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: 13-14 Rend your heart & return Gracious Compassionate Slow to anger Abounding in love Relents from sending calamity Blessing used for…?

18. Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: 15-17 Assemble everyone Spare your people Protect your inheritance Why should they say “Where is their God?”

19. 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

20. 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

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

22. 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

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

24. Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: 21-27 Return & Restoration Bountiful land Abundant showers Overflowing grain & wine And you will… And never again…

25. Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: 26-27 Return & Restoration You will praise never again… You will know… never again…

26. Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: 28-32 And afterward… The Holy Spirit Dreams & visions Cosmic wonders Day of the L ORD Deliverance

27. 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

28. Moses/Law 1500BC OT 400BC Christ Temple 70AD 2012+ Mosaic/Law AGE Messianic/Church/Grace AGE Last Days End of Mosaic/Law AGE

29. Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: 18-27 A future restoration A second ingathering Isaiah 11: 10-12 Amos 9: 15 Never again to be uprooted

30. Joel Rebellion & Return The Messiah is coming! First time? Or second time? Romans 11: 25 II Corinthians 3: 13-16 Hardened hearts & blinded eyes

31. Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: 28-29 Acts 2: 16-18 I will pour out My Spirit on all people… Young, old Sons, daughters Male, female, servants Dreams, visions, prophecy

32. Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 2: 30-32 Acts 2: 19-21 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

33. 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

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

35. 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

36. 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

37. Joel Rebellion & Return how can the day of the L ORD be both dreadful AND glorious? Zechariah 12: 10-14 Matthew 24: 30 Revelation 1: 7 dreadful day of the L ORD And they will mourn

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

40. HEZBOLLAH HAMAS

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

43. 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

44. Joel Rebellion & Return Matthew 25: 31-33 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

45. 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

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

47. Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 3: 12-13 Valley of judgment Prepare for the harvest The Son of Man harvests the earth Revelation 14: 14 - 15: 1

48. 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

49. Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 3: 14-16 Multitudes gathered for judgment Cosmic disturbances Day of the L ORD “roars”

50. Joel Rebellion & Return Joel 3: 17-21 - Israel will flourish, be protected be inhabited, be pardoned - Egypt & Edom will be desolate The L ORD your God dwells in Zion

51. 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