What happen is 586bc is a foreshadow of what is going to happen. Student of eschatology means people that will know the heart of God. What happen in 586bc is a foreshadow of what is going to happen. If you don't understand this date, the book of Isaiah will not make sense. This is the centre piece of theology of understanding God’s judgement.
1.586 BC (Babylonian invasion, how God is going to judge, how can we respond.)
2.deliverance of Israel from Egypt (exodus)
What God do through Moses with the ten plague is what God going to do at the end of the age. The seal the trumpet and bowl is a powerful reflection of the ten plague in Egypt. Partially has been fulfilled but much of it is not fulfilled. We better fasten our seat belt to prepare ourselves. God raise up voices all over nations to speak and to prepare. Acts 2 is only a down payment, prophetic foreshadow of what is going to happen. What happen in acts 2 is local outpouring of the holy spirit of a result of the upper room prayer meeting. God is raising up many prayer meeting for revival.
Joel 2:11
Who can endure? The greatest crisis, glory is about to come. Who can endure? Can you endure? Can I endure? We cannot assume that we will automatically be ready. God is the one to raise up the Nebunecazzar army to discipline nations. God not just allow, He raised up Nebunecazzar. One of the question we will ask is how can a God of kindness allows this to happen.
Joel 2:11
God raised up the Babylonian army with no apology. Many prophet prophecy and told Israel to repent and surrender.
Joel 2:1-10
Joel say the Day of the Lord is great (the finest hour of the church of Jesus Christ) and very terrible, dreadful. Who can endure? Can I? Can you? Can we? We are assuming. We still have time but not much. The great need of the hour is we need to prepare ourselves. The key to overcome and prevail is confidence in God’s leadership, confidence in His love, word, who He is, His way, His nature. Joel say He is gracious, merciful, slow to anger. We have to interpret that God is always gracious, merciful. The book of Joel give us the clearest reason.
4 primarily reason to study the book of Joel
1.ultimate and fullness of the fulfilment of the book of Joel is during Jesus returning
Joel 1:2
Persecutions, judgement is going to happen. Israel is going to face another great Holocaust, far worst than ww2. We are seeing it now that Russia is closing. There is a powerful prophesy that the window is going to be open for a season. Thing will shift overnight. The bible talks about there will be a time when the whole economic system will reset.
Joel 2:1-11
The bible talks about how to identify Antichrist. God wants us to know so that we will not be deceived.
2.The book of Joel give us the divine and biblical reason of God discipline on His people and judgement on Nation
Judgement begins first in the house of God. We need to understand that God raise up evil and wicked nation to firstly discipline His people and Nation. This is offensive and biblical.
Joel 2
God raise up king Nebunecazzar to discipline the nation.
Habakkuk 1
God raised up the Chaldean army that totally shock Habakkuk. God using someone wicked to discipline someone not so wicked. Habakkuk give us example that God will raise up evil nation to discipline His people.
Revelation 6
Who do you think raise up Antichrist? Jesus.
Revelation 6:1, 2
The one on the white horse is referring to Antichrist. The lamb is Jesus. Who open the seal? Jesus. Why? God orchestrated it. Who initiated the testing of Job? why?
Daniel 11
The idea that when you become a believer everything will be smooth is not biblical. Suffering is to refine us. Who is Jesus looking for when He come back? Overcomer. Overcome means there must be test. God wants a group of people that is pure white blameless and holy. Judgement is God removing everything that hinders love. He wants our heart.
1.586 BC (Babylonian invasion, how God is going to judge, how can we respond.)
2.deliverance of Israel from Egypt (exodus)
What God do through Moses with the ten plague is what God going to do at the end of the age. The seal the trumpet and bowl is a powerful reflection of the ten plague in Egypt. Partially has been fulfilled but much of it is not fulfilled. We better fasten our seat belt to prepare ourselves. God raise up voices all over nations to speak and to prepare. Acts 2 is only a down payment, prophetic foreshadow of what is going to happen. What happen in acts 2 is local outpouring of the holy spirit of a result of the upper room prayer meeting. God is raising up many prayer meeting for revival.
Joel 2:11
Who can endure? The greatest crisis, glory is about to come. Who can endure? Can you endure? Can I endure? We cannot assume that we will automatically be ready. God is the one to raise up the Nebunecazzar army to discipline nations. God not just allow, He raised up Nebunecazzar. One of the question we will ask is how can a God of kindness allows this to happen.
Joel 2:11
God raised up the Babylonian army with no apology. Many prophet prophecy and told Israel to repent and surrender.
Joel 2:1-10
Joel say the Day of the Lord is great (the finest hour of the church of Jesus Christ) and very terrible, dreadful. Who can endure? Can I? Can you? Can we? We are assuming. We still have time but not much. The great need of the hour is we need to prepare ourselves. The key to overcome and prevail is confidence in God’s leadership, confidence in His love, word, who He is, His way, His nature. Joel say He is gracious, merciful, slow to anger. We have to interpret that God is always gracious, merciful. The book of Joel give us the clearest reason.
4 primarily reason to study the book of Joel
1.ultimate and fullness of the fulfilment of the book of Joel is during Jesus returning
Joel 1:2
Persecutions, judgement is going to happen. Israel is going to face another great Holocaust, far worst than ww2. We are seeing it now that Russia is closing. There is a powerful prophesy that the window is going to be open for a season. Thing will shift overnight. The bible talks about there will be a time when the whole economic system will reset.
Joel 2:1-11
The bible talks about how to identify Antichrist. God wants us to know so that we will not be deceived.
2.The book of Joel give us the divine and biblical reason of God discipline on His people and judgement on Nation
Judgement begins first in the house of God. We need to understand that God raise up evil and wicked nation to firstly discipline His people and Nation. This is offensive and biblical.
Joel 2
God raise up king Nebunecazzar to discipline the nation.
Habakkuk 1
God raised up the Chaldean army that totally shock Habakkuk. God using someone wicked to discipline someone not so wicked. Habakkuk give us example that God will raise up evil nation to discipline His people.
Revelation 6
Who do you think raise up Antichrist? Jesus.
Revelation 6:1, 2
The one on the white horse is referring to Antichrist. The lamb is Jesus. Who open the seal? Jesus. Why? God orchestrated it. Who initiated the testing of Job? why?
Daniel 11
The idea that when you become a believer everything will be smooth is not biblical. Suffering is to refine us. Who is Jesus looking for when He come back? Overcomer. Overcome means there must be test. God wants a group of people that is pure white blameless and holy. Judgement is God removing everything that hinders love. He wants our heart.
