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A Prophet For Pentecost

Joel 2:1-32

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A Prophecy For Pentecost

Commentary

by

Charles Box

Text: Joel 2:1-32, Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming. It is close at hand–a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like dawn spreading across the mountains a large and mighty army comes, such as never was of old nor ever will be in ages to come. Before them fire devours, behind them a flame blazes. Before them the land is like the garden of Eden, behind them, a desert waste-nothing escapes them. They have the appearance of horses; they gallop along like cavalry. With a noise like that of chariots they leap over the mountaintops, like a crackling fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army drawn up for battle. At the sight of them, nations are in anguish; every face turns pale. They charge like warriors; they scale walls like soldiers. They all march in line, not swerving from their course. They do not jostle each other; each marches straight ahead. They plunge through defenses without breaking ranks. They rush upon the city; they run along the wall. They climb into the houses; like thieves they enter through the windows. Before them the earth shakes, the sky trembles, the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars no longer shine. The Lord thunders at the head of his army; his forces are beyond number, and mighty are those who obey his command. The day of the Lord is great; it is dreadful. Who can endure it? "Even now," declares the Lord, "return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning." Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity. Who knows: He may turn and have pity and leave behind a blessing–grain offerings and drink offerings for the Lord your God. Blow the trumpet in Zion, declare a holy fast, call a sacred assembly. Gather the people,




consecrate the assembly; bring together the elders, gather the children, those nursing of the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room and the bride her chamber. Let the priest, who minister before the Lord, weep between the temple porch and the altar. Let them say, "Spare your people, O Lord. Do not make your inheritance an object of scorn, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, "Where is their God?" Then the Lord will be jealous for his land and take pity on his people. The Lord will reply to them: "I am sending you grain, new wine and oil, enough to satisfy you fully; never again will I make you an object of scorn to the nations. "I will drive the northern army far from you, pushing it into a parched and barren land, with its front columns going into the eastern sea and those in the rear into the western sea. And its stench will go up; its smell will rise." Surely he has done great things. Be not afraid, O land; be glad and rejoice. Surely the Lord has done great things. Be not afraid, O wild animals, for the open pastures are becoming green. The trees are bearing their fruit; the fig tree and the vine yield their riches. Be glad, O people of Zion, rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given you a teacher for righteousness. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before. The threshing floors will be filled with grain; the vats will overflow with new wine and oil. I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten–the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm–my great army that I sent among you. You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you will praise the name of the Lord your God, who has worked wonders for you; never again will my people be shamed. Then you will know that I am in Israel, that I am the Lord your God, and that there is no other; never again will my people be shamed. And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days. I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the Lord has said, among the survivors whom the Lord calls. NIV




Introduction: I. Joel two sounds almost like a restatement of Joel one with the Pentecost prophecies added.

A. Joel said that the people must assemble and than an announcement should be made that the day of the Lord is at hand. 1. He described that day as a dark day of destruction. B. The people were urged to turn to God and to cry in repentance unto the Lord.

1. The day of the Lord would be a day of darkness like nothing ever seen before.

II. God would send the army of locusts and a human army also against the nation of Judah. A. It would be an army of Judgment. 1. This army would be terrible, powerful and very destructive. a. The nation would be left in terror.

b. The army would be skilled in warfare and much disciplined. c. They would overpower the land of Judah.

2. This would be the Lord's army and no one could stand before them. (Joel 2:11).

a. Joel 2:11, The Lord thunders at the head of his army; his forces are beyond number, and mighty are those who obey his command. The day of the Lord is great; it is dreadful. Who can endure it? NIV

III. Joel called upon the people to return to the Lord in true repentance.




A. He understood that God is "gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and a God of great kindness."

1. If the people would, in repentance, fast and pray, perhaps God would change His mind about the punishment. 2. He would send blessings and Judah would not be reproached before other nations.

B. The Lord would respond to their repentance by showing pity for the land and for the people.

IV. Joel also proclaimed the future day of the Lord.

A. Then God's Spirit would be poured out on all flesh and Judah and all others could return to a covenant relationship with God through Jesus Christ. B. Forgiveness of sins and spiritual blessings would then be available to all that call upon the Lord in obedience.

Commentary:

The Day of the Lord is Great

Joel 2:1-11, Blow the trumpet in Zion: sound the alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming. It is close at hand-a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like down spreading across the mountains a large and mighty army comes, such as never was of old nor ever will be in ages to come. Before them fire devours, behind them a flame blazes. Before them the land is like the garden of Eden, behind them, a desert waste–nothing escapes them. They have the appearance of horses–they gallop along like cavalry. With a noise like that of chariots they leap over the mountaintops, like a crackling fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army drawn up for battle. At the sight of them, nations are in anguish; every face turns pale. They charge like warriors, they scale walls like soldiers. They all march in line, not swerving from their course. They do not jostle each other; each marches straight ahead. They plunge through defenses without breaking ranks. They rush upon the city;




they run along the wall. They climb into the houses; like thieves they enter through the windows. Before them the earth shakes, the sky trembles, the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars no longer shine. The Lord thunders at the head of his army; his forces are beyond number, and mighty are those who obey his command. The day of the Lord is great; it is dreadful. Who can endure it? NIV

I. The trumpet was blown to warn the nation of danger and invasion.

A. The warning was sounded in order that the people could tremble and make matters right with God before the day of the Lord came.

1. The Lord was sending the locust and He was also sending the army of Babylon.

a. It would be a dark and gloomy day of destruction for Judah.

b. Nothing like this had ever been seen before nor will it ever be seen again.

II. Word pictures are often very vivid.

A. God said before the invasion the land was like Eden, after the invasion it looked like burned, desolate wilderness.

1. Israel had been a great country; now they faced a complete overthrow. a. This overthrow was inflicted as punishment for evil. i. The locust plague would be horrible.

ii. God said they look like horses and appear like a charging cavalry. iii. They roar across the mountains like noisy chariots.




b. Behind this mighty army it looked as if a forest fire had consumed everything.

III. The very appearance of both the locust and the Babylonian army would be frightening. A. Neither walls nor barricades could hinder these invading armies.

1. They would climb over the walls and in rank continue their destruction. 2. This army is so very destructive because it is the Lord's army that He is using to chastise His rebellious people. 3. The destruction was everywhere and it was total or complete devastation, in the city and in their homes. 4. In a figurative way the prophet said, "They make the earth tremble and the heavens shake; the sun and moon turn dark, and stars stop shining." NIV

B. The day of the Lord was so terrible that none could withstand it.

The Lord's Invitation to Repent

Joel 2:12-17,"Even now," declares the Lord, "return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning." Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity. Who knows: He may turn and have pity and leave behind a blessing–grain offerings and drink offerings for the Lord your God. Blow the trumpet in Zion, declare a holy fast, call a sacred assembly. Gather the people, consecrate the assembly; bring together the elders, gather the children, those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room and the bride her chamber. Let the priests, who minister before the Lord, weep between the temple porch and the altar. Let them say, "Spare your people, O Lord. Do not make your inheritance an object of scorn, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, 'Where is their God?" NIV




I. At that moment it was not too late for the people to return to the Lord with all their heart and to cry in repentance to him. A. They were told to fast and pray.

1. Joel said, Rend your heart, and not your garment 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." (Joel 2:13) NIV 2. Their hope for enjoying God's blessings was for them to turn back to Him. 3. If they would repent they could have sufficient grain and wine for offering sacrifices.

II. Joel again called on the people to sound the trumpet on Zion!

A. They were to call a solemn assembly with fasting and prayer to show their sincerity to God.

1. Everyone, adults, children, babies, and even newlyweds were to assemble before the Almighty.

a. False worship to the sun god had taken place "between the temple porch and the altar." (Ezekiel 8:16)

i. Now the priests were commanded to cry out at that very place for truth. ii. They were to ask God to save His people and help them to not be a laughing stock before the nations.

The Lord Will Bless His People

Joel 2:18-27, Then the Lord will be jealous for his land and take pity on his people. The Lord will reply to them: "I am sending you grain, new wine and oil, enough to satisfy you fully; never again will I make you an




object of scorn to the nations. I will drive the northern army far from you, pushing it into a parched and barren land, with its front columns going into the eastern sea and those in the rear into the western sea. And its stench will go up; its smell will rise." Surely he has done great things. Be not afraid, O land; be glad and rejoice. Surely the Lord has done great things. Be not afraid, O wild animals, for the open pastures are becoming green. The trees are bearing their fruit; the fig tree and the vine yield their riches. Be glad, O people of Zion, rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given you a teacher for righteousness. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before. The threshing floors will be filled with grain; the vats will overflow with new wine and oil. I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten–the great locusts and the locust swarm–my great army that I sent among you. You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you will praise the name of the Lord your God, who has worked wonders for you; never again will my people be shamed. Then you will know that I am in Israel, that I am the Lord your God, and that there is no other; never again will my people be shamed. NIV I. The People of Judah would spend seventy years in Babylonian captivity.

A. Even while they were there the Lord was deeply concerned about the land and He had pity on His people.

1. The Lord provided an opportunity for His people to return from captivity.

a. He said, "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."

II. God said, "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."

A. What happened to them would never again happen to them nationally.

1. Having learned that the Lord is the one and only God, Israel could now receive His blessings.




2. He would stand by their side and not allow them to be put to shame.

Prophecy Pointing to Pentecost

Joel 2:28-32, And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days. I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved, for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the Lord has said, among the survivors whom the Lord calls. NIV I. The last verses of Joel two are a very famous prophecy quoted by Peter on the day of Pentecost on which the church was established. (Acts 2:17-21)

A. Acts 2:17-21, And it shall be in the last days, saith God, I will pour forth of my Spirit upon all flesh: And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, And your young men shall see visions, And your old men shall dream dreams: Yea and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days Will I pour forth of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy. And I will show wonders in the heaven above, And signs on the earth beneath; Blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke: The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the day of the Lord come, That great and notable day. And it shall be, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. NIV

B. These events transpired in the "last days" of the Jewish dispensation. C. In the church age the Spirit of God would bring blessings upon all flesh, whether Jew or Gentile. D. The outpouring of the Spirit on that day would be accompanied by miracles upon all flesh.




E. This was proof that the gospel was for all people, whether high or low, rich or poor.

II. Joel used several figurative expressions to describe the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

A. He said there would be wonders in the sky above and on the earth below. 1. There will be blood and fire and clouds of smoke.

2. The sun will turn dark, and the moon will be as blood before that great and terrible day of the Lord comes.

B. Many unusual physical things did take place in connection with the crucifixion of Jesus.

1. Also these expressions were common in the Old Testament when prophets were predicting the fall of nations.

C. The fall of Babylon was pictured with the words, "For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine." (Isaiah 13:10) NIV

III. God would drive out the locusts and the army of Babylon.

A. The Lord did great and marvelous things both in sending His armies and in removing them when the time was right.

1. He told the land or literally the people of the land to rejoice because of the great things that God does. 2. The animals would again be able to rejoice over the blessing that God sent to the land. 3. There would be no more reason to fear.




B. The people of Zion were to rejoice because God was to give the right seasons and proper rain to produce necessary crops.

1. Grain will cover their threshing floors and wine and olive oil would overflow their containers. 2. When the people returned from Babylonian captivity the effects of the locust and of the army of Babylon were all reversed. 3. The Lord made up for their losses. 4. These words described to the Jewish mind in a very vivid way the ending of the Jewish system and the beginning of the Christian system.

IV. Joel closed this section with the words, "whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered." A. Observe the statement "shall be saved" in Acts 2:21.

1. "And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved." NIV 2. Any that wish to enjoy the remission of past sins must call on the name of the Lord by obeying the gospel plan of salvation. 3. In no other way is one promised pardon.

Conclusion: I. Will you call upon the Lord so that you might be saved?




Questions

Joel 2:1-32

(Questions based on NIV text.)

An Army of Locust

1."________________the________________in_________________; ______________________;______________the_________________ on my__________________ _______________ . Let_____________ ________________who_______________in the _________________ ________________; for the ________________of the ____________ is__________________. It is_________________at____________–a _________________of_______________and__________________, a ____________of _____________and____________. Like_________ _____________across the________________a__________________ and______________ ________________ _______________, such as ________________was of ________________nor_____________will be in______________to come." 2. Why would everyone in the land tremble? Give the time and circumstances of that day.___________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 3. What did Jesus say that is similar to Joel 2:3c? See Matthew 24:22. Were Joel and Jesus talking about the same thing? Explain_________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Describe the Lord's army of judgment. Of what did the army of the Lord literally consists?______________________________________




________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Why was the trumpet to be blown in Zion? What was the purpose of the sounding of this alarm?________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. "Before them ________________ ______________,behind them a _____________ ______________. Before them the______________ is like the_________________ of ________________, behind them, a ________________ ______________–nothing _____________them. They have the ___________________ of __________________; they _________________along like ________________with a _________ like that of ________________they ____________________over the ________________, like a _______________ ___________________ __________________, like a ______________ __________________ drawn up for ____________________." 7. Of what army does Joel 2:3-5 speak? Give reasons for your answer. _________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 8. Describe conditions in the land before and after this army's onslaught. _______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________




9. "At the __________________ of them, _________________ are in _____________________; every ______________turns __________. They _______________like ________________; they____________ ______________like _________________; they all______________ in _____________________, not _____________________from their ________________. They do not _______________each other; each _____________________ ______________________ ___________. They ___________________ through ___________________ without _____________ ________________. They ________________upon the ______________; they ____________ along the _____________. They _______________ into the _____________; like ____________ they_____________________through the____________________." 10. Who are they/them in verses 6-9? Give reasons for your answer. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. "Before them the _______________ _________________,the ________________ _______________, the __________________and ___________________ are ________________, and the __________ no _______________ ________________. The _________________ _________________ at the _______________ of his _____________; his _______________ are _______________ ________________, and _________________ are those who ____________________ his ________________. The _____________ of the ______________ is ________________; it is ________________. _______________ can _____________________ it?" 12. Does God ever use evil people to achieve his purposes? If so, give examples.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________




Rend Your Heart

13. "Even now," declares the _____________, "____________ to me with ______________ your ________________, with ____________ and __________________ and _______________________." 14. Was it too late for Israel to return to God and avoid destruction? When is it too late for us to return to God to avoid destruction?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 15. "________________ your ___________________ and not your ___________________. _______________ to the _______________ your _________________, for he is ___________________ and _____________________, and ___________________ in _________, and he _________________ from sending _____________________. Who knows? He may ________________ and _____________have ______________________ and ______________________ behind a __________________–_________________ ____________________ and __________________ ________________ for the ____________ your God." 16. What was involved and not involved in Israel's returning to God? See verses 13, 15-17. _______________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 17. How did Joel describe the Lord in verses 13-14? How may this encourage us? ____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________




________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 18. "Blow the ________________ in ______________, ___________ a ______________ _____________, _____________ a ___________ ___________________. ___________________ the _____________, _______________________ the ________________________; bring together the ____________________, gather the ________________, those ___________________ at the ____________________. Let the _____________________ leave his _____________________ and the _____________________ her ________________________. Let the ______________________ who _____________________ before the _______________, ________________ between the _____________ ________________ _______________ and the ____________. Let them say, '_______________ your ______________, O __________. Do not make your _________________ an object of _____________, A _________________ among the _______________. Why should they say among the _______________ 'Where is their __________?'" 19. In Joel's time, what did the ancients believe about a defeated nation in regard to God? ____________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Lord's Answer

20. "Then the __________________ will be ________________ for his ____________________ and take __________________ on his _________________________." 21. "The _____________ will ________________ to ____________: 'I am _________________ you _________________, new _________ and _________________, enough to _______________________ you _______________________; never again will I make you an object of _________________ to the _________________. 22. Did Israel's repentance negate their punishment?______________




________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 23. How much would it take to fully satisfy you? Give a serious answer.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 24. Was the statement, "…never again will I make you an object of scorn to the nations", absolute? If so, what about the Roman destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70?___________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 25. "I will_______________ the __________________ ___________ far from you, __________________ it into a ________________ and _________________ ________________, with its _______________ __________________ going into the _______________ __________ and those in the rear into the _________________ _______________. And its ________________ will go up; its __________________ will _________________." 26. What exactly is meant by the northern army and the eastern sea? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________




27. "Surely he has done ___________________ ______________. Be not _________________, O ________________; be _____________ and ___________________. Surely the ____________________ has _________________ ________________ ______________________. Be not ________________, O _____________ ____________ for the __________________ __________________________ are becoming _____________________. The ______________ are _____________ their ________________; the _____________ _______________ and the ____________________ yield their _______________________. Be __________________________, O ______________________ of Zion, ______________________ in the ____________________ your __________________ for he has given you a _________________ for ____________________________. He ____________________ you __________________________ _________________________, both ____________________ and __________________ _____________, as before. The ____________________ __________________ will be ___________________________ with __________________; the ___________________ will ___________________ with _________ ___________________ _________________ and ______________." 28. Does God care for animals? Give evidence for your answer. ____ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 29. What blessings did God promise to Israel? When and on what condition were these blessings given? _________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 30. "I will _________________ you for the _____________________ the __________________________ have _____________________ – the ________________________ ______________________ and the




___________________ __________________, the ______________ __________________________ and the _______________________ _____________________________– my ______________________ _____________________ that I ____________________ among you. You will have _______________________ to ______________, until you are ____________________, and you will __________________ the ___________________ of the ________________________ your ________________, who has _______________ ________________ for you; never again will my ______________________________ be ____________________. Then you will ___________________ that I am in ____________________, that I am the __________________ your _________________, and that there is _____________________ ________________________; _________________ ______________ will my _____________________ be _________________________. 31. How has God corrected wrongs that have come into your life? Give an example. __________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 32. Is the statement, "never again will my people be shamed," absolute or conditional? ____________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Day of the Lord

33. "And afterward, I will ____________ ________________my ______________________ on ____________ __________________. Your _______________________ and _____________________ will ________________________, your ___________________________ _________________ will _________________ _________________, your _________________ men will see __________________. Even on my ________________________, both _____________________




_______________ and ________________, I will _______________ out my _____________________________ in those days. I will show ______________________ in the ____________________ and on the _________________________ , __________________________ and _______________________ and ___________________________ of _______________________. The ______________________ will be __________________________ to _____________________ and the ___________________ to ___________________ before the coming of the _____________________ and __________________________ _____________________ of the _________________________. And __________________________ who ____________________ on the ______________________ of the ______________________ will be _______________________; for on __________________________ _____________________ and in _____________________________ there will be _________________________, as the ______________ ____________________ has said, among the ___________________ whom the ________________________ ______________________." 34. The above prophesy was referenced in Acts 2 by the Apostle Peter as applying to Pentecost and the beginning of the church, Christian era. Were there applications of this prophesy before Pentecost? If so, give details. Will there be future applications of this prophesy? If so, give details. ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 35. In reference to Pentecost and the first century, give examples of the fulfillment of the following prophesies and specify each text or figurative: (1) God's Spirit will be poured out on all people. _______ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________




(2) Sons and daughters will prophesy, old men will dream dreams and young men will see visions. ________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (3) God's Spirit would be poured out on his servants, both men and women. _________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (4) Wonders will be shown in heaven and on earth, blood, fire and billows of smoke.__________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (5) The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood. ______ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 36. To exactly what does "the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord" refer? Do these words have more then one application? If so, what are they? _______________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________




37. Are there many ways of calling on the name of the Lord that bring salvation or is there only one way to acceptably call upon the Lord? If only one, explain in detail of what this consists. _________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 38. What are the primary and secondary applications of the words deliverance and survivors in verse 32? _________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



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