Ivan Hlavanda
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"This is what was spoken by the prophet Joel"
Peter, Acts 2:16, 1st century AD
I have read this chapter. And it does fulfil part of Joel's prophecy, chapter 2:28-29
Acts 2:17 "And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out 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:"
Last days refers to present era of redemptive history from the first coming of Christ to His return. One of the characteristics of the future reign of Christ is the abundant outpouring of the Holy Spirit. On the Day of Pentecost, Peter recognised that the outpouring anticipated an even greater outpouring yet to come. So while Joel's prophecy may have started back then, the prophecy is still being fulfilled until Christ's second return.
Joel 2:30 "And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke."
These wonders in heaven and earth began in the First Coming and "Passion of Christ, grew in the destruction of Jerusalem, but shall be perfectly fulfilled toward the end of the world, before the final Judgement, and the destruction of the Universe." And because this prophecy is still being fulfilled, I do believe that the plague Joel is referring to in his chapter, that it's a warning to Israel to repent and turn their heart towards to God, he is also referring to every plague until the end of the world, that God still uses plagues as a warning for us to turn to Him and repent.
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