| Joel's Prophecy of the Last DaysJoel
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| | were to save themselves from that
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| foresaw the coming of the Spirit in
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| | perverse generation, (Acts 2:40) i.e. the
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| connection with the last days. (Joel
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| | one upon whom Jesus predicted would come
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| 2:28-30) It is important to note that
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| | vengeance for all the righteous blood
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| these were the last days of Israel and of
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| | shed on the earth. (Matt. 23:34-38)The
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| the covenant that God made with them in
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| | Spirit and the ParousiaJesus promised the
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| Sinai. (Hebrews 1:1,2; 8:13)The coming of
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| | Holy Spirit during the interim of his
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| the Spirit signaled that the time of
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| | going to the Father. This was the time of
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| judgment had arrived. In the chapter
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| | longsuffering and encouragement to the
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| following, Joel adds, "For behold in
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| | nation to heed the message of repentance.
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| those days and at that time, when I bring
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| | (2 Peter 3:9)During his absence Jesus
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| back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem,
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| | would not leave the disciples as orphans.
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| I will also gather all nations, and bring
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| | In his place, he would send the Holy
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| them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat;
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| | Spirit as a helper until his return.
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| and I will enter into judgment with them
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| | Through the signs, he worked with the
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| there...(3:1,2)Peter Cites Joel's
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| | apostles until the end of that age, Mark
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| Prophecy As A Warning of Impending
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| | 16:20, Matthew 28:20.This time is however
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| JudgmentOn Pentecost following Christ's
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| | brief as Jesus referred to it as a
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| resurrection, Peter described the events
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| | "little while," (John 16:16-19). Jesus'
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| occurring on that day. There appeared
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| | coming, then at hand, (James 5:7,8) came
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| cloven tongues like fire, a sound as of a
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| | in a very little while, (Hebrews 10:37),
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| rushing wind and eleven Galileans stood
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| | --a period of about 40 years.Jesus'
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| miracoulously speaking in dozens of
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| | return marked the end of the
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| foreign languages before a curious
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| | eschatological Spirit in the last days.
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| multitude of devout Jews.Quoting Joel
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| | No longer is he absent, but once again
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| (2:16-20), Peter warns the nation whose
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| | present with the church, not in
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| hands were still dripping with the blood
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| | humiliation, but in his glory, as Lord of
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| of the Messiah, namely that judgment upon
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| | lords and King of kings (2 Corinthians
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| them would arrive in short order. The
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| | 5:8; 1 Timothy 6:14, 15).William Bell is
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| national message of warning urged by the
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| | a public speaker and author of the
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| apostles was, --repent! For those who
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| | Re-Examination, a study of the Lord's
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| did, salvation awaited.Particularly, they
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| | return in the first century.
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