festival of trumpets

1 And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem. This is a story about the 2nd temple. In many ways it prefigures the third temple, the one we will have in the millennial reign of Jesus. 2 Then...

1 Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. 2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. 3 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. This is a Psalm for the festival of trumpets.

1 In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks. This day refers to the Feast of Trumpets and is prophetic for the end of this age. 2 Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may...

1 Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. The feast of unleavened bread is the feast at the beginning of the year, and in this case it signified the beginning of the age of grace. The end of the year is signified by the festival of Trumpets which is September...

9 Be stunned and amazed, blind yourselves and be sightless; be drunk, but not from wine, stagger, but not from beer. 10 The Lord has brought over you a deep sleep: He has sealed your eyes (the prophets); he has covered your heads (the seers). 11 For you this whole vision is nothing but words...

It is very hard for me to believe that Joel is not talking about this pandemic, but see for yourself. He describes a unique event that hits everyone on the face of the Earth. He compares it to locusts, worms, various insects, a foreign army of invaders, a lion, and the prince of this age. He...