Joel 2
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Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an
alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land
tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;
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a day of darkness and of gloominess, a
day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the
mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the
like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years
of many generations.
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A fire devoureth before them; and behind
them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden
before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing
shall escape them.
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The appearance of them is as the
appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.
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Like the noise of chariots on the tops of
mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that
devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. Rev.
9.7-9
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Before their face the people shall be
much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.
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They shall run like mighty men; they
shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one
on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:
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neither shall one thrust another; they
shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the
sword, they shall not be wounded.
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They shall run to and fro in the city;
they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses;
they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
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The earth shall quake before them; the
heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the
stars shall withdraw their shining: Rev. 8.12
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and the LORD shall
utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great:
for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the
LORD is great and very terrible; and who
can abide it? Rev. 6.17
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The Mercy of the LORD |
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Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart,
and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:
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and rend your heart, and not your
garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for
he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great
kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
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Who knoweth if he will return and
repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering
and a drink offering unto the LORD your
God?
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Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a
fast, call a solemn assembly:
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gather the people, sanctify the
congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those
that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber,
and the bride out of her closet.
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Let the priests, the ministers of the
LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and
let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and
give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule
over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
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Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.
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Yea, the LORD will
answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and
wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no
more make you a reproach among the heathen:
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but I will remove far off from you the
northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and
desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part
toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill
savor shall come up, because he hath done great things.
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Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice:
for the LORD will do great things.
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Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field:
for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth
her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their
strength.
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Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and
rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given
you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for
you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
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And the floors shall be full of wheat,
and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.
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And I will restore to you the years that
the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the
palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
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And ye shall eat in plenty, and be
satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your
God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never
be ashamed.
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And ye shall know that I am in the
midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall
never be ashamed.
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The Outpouring of God's
Spirit |
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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:
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and also upon the servants and upon the
handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit.
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And I will show wonders in the heavens
and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
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The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, Mt. 24.29 · Mk. 13.24, 25 · Lk. 21.25 · Rev. 6.12, 13 before
the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
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And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: Acts 2.17-21 Rom. 10.13 for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as
the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the
LORD shall call.
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