A Call To Action: Understanding the Book of Joel - Part Four
This is an introduction worth reading:
Talk is cheap. In a time when economic, religious and geopolitical threats are rising….a time when so much of the world is turning against God…a time when so many have forgotten God in their daily lives….a time when so many think the Church is irrelevant and/or hypocritical….and a time when many have turned against Israel and God’s Chosen People, what we need isn’t a bunch of religious hot air — slogans, bumper stickers or platitudes.
What we desperately need is a bold and sincere and solid and revolutionary faith that moves us to action, that moves us to know God more deeply and serve Him more faithfully before the Day of the Lord arrives.
This one of the reasons I love the Old Testament Book of Joel and why I’m grateful we studied it together at the 2011 Epicenter Conference — because it is a powerful call to action
Today, I’m posting Part Four of my personal study notes on the Book of Joel. I hope you’ll find them helpful as you seek a faith that changes your life and moves you to serve the Lord with more passion and conviction than ever before.
Amen. Now on to the Bible study. Below is just a small sample of what is contained in the article:
The Hebrew Prophet Joel indicates a day of severe and unprecendented judgment is coming upon the world. The question is: How should mankind in general – and the people of Israel in particular – prepare for such judgments before they come? Beginning in Joel 2:12, the Lord is very clear and specific. His people are to:
- Return to the Lord with all our heart
- Return to the Lord with fasting
- Return to the Lord with weeping
- Return to the Lord with mourning
- Rend our hearts and not our garments
- This is not just a call to a generic, run-of-the-mill prayer meeting — this is a call to get on our faces and beg and plead with the Lord to have mercy on us as individuals, as families and as nation
There is much much more to this article and it is very good and very timely.
36 comments:
I just want to drop some information on you scott, I think it would be most helpful. There's a difference between the land and the people israel. The "jews" that inhabit the land now are not from the tribe of judah, they are jews by religion. The jews from the tribe of judah are a cursed people so are the israelites.
Deuteronomy 28:15 “And it must occur that if you will not listen to the voice of Jehovah your God by taking care to do all his commandments and his statutes that I am commanding you today, all these maledictions must also come upon you and overtake you"
Revelation 2:9 "‘I know your TRIBULATION and POVERTY—but you are rich—and the blasphemy by those who say they themselves are Jews, and yet they are not but are a synagogue of Satan."
Revelation 22:3 "And NO MORE WILL THERE BE ANY CURSE. But the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in [the city], and his slaves will render him sacred service"
Revelation 3:9 "Look! I will give those from the synagogue of Satan who say they are Jews, and yet they are not but are lying—look! I will make them come and do obeisance before your feet and make them know I have loved you."
Revelation 12:9 "So down the great dragon was hurled, the original serpent, the one called Devil and Satan, who is misleading the entire inhabited earth; he was hurled down to the earth, and his angels were hurled down with him."
If you are looking for who the real jews are from the tribe of judah. Knowing that america is mystery babylon. Then try looking at the "african americans" you live side by side with. Read the curses from dueteronomy 28:68 and the book of joel will make much more sense to you.
Revelation 17:15 "And he says to me: “The waters that you saw, where the harlot is sitting, mean peoples and crowds and nations and tongues." ~America
Revelation 17:6 "And I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the holy ones and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus." Tribe of judah
Revelation 18:24 "Yes, in her was found the blood of prophets and of holy ones and of all those who have been slaughtered on the earth.”
John 8:32 "You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free"
Shalom
Hmm...I believe mystery Babylon is Rome. Why do you believe it is the US?
My father used to say you could prove ANYTHING by the BIBLE! And apparently he was right. lol. Once again that pesky babylon issue. So here it goes...(SUE help!) There is Babylon the mystery religon. Babylon the actual city. And Babylon-lets call this one a lifestyle, attitude, behavior thing.
Babylon the actual city, where King Nebekenezer lived, where Daniel was located, where the Jews were enslaved and the head of the Babylonian Empire located. This is important for all of the above reasons, but especially relating to the 4 great empires, and the upcoming anti-christ empire, as the Babylonian empire is the comparison for the anti -christ empire. So this is a reference point in many ways.
Rev.17:6 Wow, interesting interpretation because if you continue to Rev17:9 Here is the mind that has wisdom:The 7 heads are 7 mountains on which the woman sits. (whore of Babylon) Does America have 7 mountains that represents it?
Rev17:4 says the woman is arrayed in purple and scarlet. Is America associated with those colors? Hmm, who might meet that criteria? Well Rome sits on 7 mountains, and the Roman Catholic Church is definately associated with those 2 colors. Oh and the RCC has been responsible for numerous deaths of real followers of Christ. Think Inqusition for example.
And in Rev 17:1 it speaks of the judgement of the great harlot who sits on many waters. Rev17:2 says the kings of the earth comitted fornication with her and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication. Well, I could see the US in those verses but I'm not positive that is what it really means. We sure meet the criteria for a lot of this behavior described in Rev18:2-23 that describes why Babylon is destroyed. But frankly, a whole lotta stuff has to go down before the second coming and most of this will take place during the trib so we won't REALLY know til it happens I'm thinking. ally continues
Now for the rest of anon's questions/statements. It seems you have gotten ahold of some information from the Black Israelites. I have really good rastafarian friends from Ghana, Nigeria, Etheopia and Erithea (sp?)and we have talked at great length about these things and compared Bible verses and theories. And frankly I agree with most of what they believe until they get to the Haile Salessi part of their belief system. They really understand prophecy. They study for hours every day and pray about the same amount.
Really jews are jews by either race or religon or both. The only Africans I know of who are jews possibly by race are etheopian from the line of King Soloman and the Queen of Sheba. There may be some spillover into Sudan and Egypt. My African friends concur with this and since they are African, I'm gonna believe them. There is nothing I could find in the Bible to contradict this though if there is please let me know. There are 12 Tribes for sure and they have wandered far and wide indeed!
Please read the Bible very carefully for yourself. I have found myself in error in my earlier days by being to quick to take what others tell me about the Gospel as Gospel! ally
ALLY - I agree
There's a lot of clues that give mystery babylon the great away. The verse Revelation 17:15 "And he says to me: “The waters that you saw, where the harlot is sitting, mean peoples and crowds and nations and tongues." Describes america as being the melting pot. The name mystery babylon the great goes along with the name Iran gave to america in 1900. "The Great Satan is a derogatory epithet for the United States of America in some Iranian foreign policy statements." Prison planet just released an article on america, asking the question does america have culture and it states
http://www.prisonplanet.com/does-america-have-a-culture.html
"The culture of the United States is said to be a youth culture, which is defined n terms of entertainment: sex, rock music or its current equivalent, violent video games, sports, and TV reality shows. This culture has transformed the country and appears on the verge of transforming the rest of the world There are even indications that secularized Arab and Iranian youth can’t wai to be liberated and to partake of this culture of porn-rock"
Revelation 18:3 "For because of the wine of the anger of her fornication all the nations have fallen [victim], and the kings of the earth committed fornication with her, and the traveling merchants of the earth became rich due to the power of her shameless luxury.”
You know americans believe that we can't touched. Nothing will ever happen to us, that's why americans are still asleep in the american dream.
Revelation 18:7 "To the extent that she glorified herself and lived in shameless luxury, to that extent give her torment and mourning. For in her heart she keeps saying, ‘I sit a queen, and I am no widow, and I shall never see mourning."
Revelation 17:16 "And the ten horns that you saw, and the wild beast, these will hate the harlot and will make her devastated and naked, and will eat up her fleshy parts and will completely burn her with fire." This describes an atomic bomb, and we know as well everybody on the planet hates america because america is always trying to tell everybody what to do.
Revelation 17:18 "And the woman whom you saw means the great city that has a kingdom over the kings of the earth.”~America the lone super power in the world
Courtesy of you scott I got this from your article
"Saying that the American government in Washington DC had“no future” and would “collapse,” Zhirinovsky cited Russia’s about.”“With them we will destroy any part of the planet within 15 minutes,” he sensationally warned"
Revelation 18:8 "That is why in ONE DAY her plagues will come, death and mourning and famine, and she will be completely burned with fire, because Jehovah God, who judged her, is strong."
Also from that same article "“whole continents will be put to sleep forever” warning that “whole continents will be put to SLEEP FOREVER” and that “120 million will die"
Revelation 18:21 "And a strong angel lifted up a stone like a great millstone and hurled it into the sea, saying: “Thus with a swift pitch will Babylon the great city be hurled down, AND SHE WILL NEVER BE FOUND AGAIN."
So now you have Iran building a missles base in south america, russia who has bad blood with america since the cold war. China who also hates america and now you have north korea where america just discovered the possibility of nuclear weapons. Along with pakistan who they recently accused of knowing the where abouts of bin laden who also have nuclear weapon capability. Who china and russia are also allies with.
Ally I don't know any black israelites lol
Oops, please don't think the Black Israelite organization and African Rastafarianism are the same in any way.And African Rastafarianism is different than Jamacan Rastafarianism. Mighty confusing isn't it? The Black Israelites are a racist hate organization that uses religon to justify their means, very similar to the KKK theoreticcally being based in religon. It would probably be better to compare them to say the difference between Islam and Black Islam. Both Islam and Black Islam worship Allah. Regular Islam wants to convert Christians and kill them if they don't convert. Black Muslims want to kill whites, and consider them the devil wether they are muslims or not. Louis Farrakahn's crew, if that helps any. Whew-way to much stuff to cover at one time. Very cultish stuff
Sorry anon or anyone if I offend. Sometimes I type what I'm thinking without proper editing. But B.I. really has a lot of info and theories on what you were talking about. If they weren't so hateful, I might take them more seriously. Their interpretation is very convincing and interesting.
Scott-Doc of the no fog posted a link about the info blackout about the nebraska nuke plant in another spot. I think this is my big break to start reaching non believers since this should wake some people up! Just a heads up because this will be a reality check for sure for everyone who cares!
Deuteronomy 28:68 "And Jehovah will certainly bring you back to Egypt(Slavery) by ships by the way about which I have said to you, ‘You will never see it again,’ you will have to sell yourselves there to your enemies as slave men and maidservants, but no man shall redeem you.”
Isaiah 14:1-2 "For Jehovah will show mercy to Jacob, and he is yet certain to choose Israel; and he will actually give them rest upon their soil, and the alien resident must be joined to them, and they must attach themselves to the house of Jacob. And peoples will actually take them and bring them to their own place, and the house of Israel must take them to themselves as a possession upon the soil of Jehovah as menservants and as maidservants; and they must become the captors of those holding them captive, and they must have in subjection those who were driving them to work."
Joel 3:1-2 “For, look! in those days and in that time, when I shall bring back the captive ones of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also collect together all the nations and bring them down to the low plain of Je·hosh´a·phat; and I will put myself on judgment with them there on account of my people and my inheritance Israel, whom they scattered among the nations; and they apportioned out my own land."
Joel 3:6 "and the sons of Judah and the sons of Jerusalem you have sold to the sons of the Greeks, for the purpose of removing them far from their own territory"
I speak for truth not race, but my only question is if jews are jews regardless of race ethinicity or religion why does it say that?
Revelation 2:9 ‘I know your tribulation and poverty—but you are rich—and the blasphemy by those who say they themselves are Jews, and yet they are not but are a synagogue of Satan.
Revelation 3:9 "Look! I will give those from the synagogue of Satan who say they are JEWS, and yet they are not but are LYING—look! I will make them come and do obeisance before your feet and make them know I have loved you.
Joel 2:1 “Blow a horn in Zion, O men, and shout a war cry in my holy mountain. Let all the INHABITANTS of the land get agitated; for the day of Jehovah is coming, for it is near!"
They're called "He-Bros"...
;-D
But seriously, they were fully ck out by the Rabbis back in the late 80s, early 90s, customs and geneology and they have been fully accepted into Israel [as Hebros]...
Sorry, had 2 thro that in 1 more x jes cause it is funny!
;-D
Deuteronomy 28:37"And you (Israel) shall become an astonishment, a (scornful nicknames) among ALL nations whither YAH shall lead you." He-bro yea scornful nicknames is part of the curse as well lol
quick guys, crazy stuff is happening. go to utube. the guys name is addicts4Christ1 The military iscalling up vets who arre out of the military and well 2 things....called us vets being called up for emergency whats up and truckers report movimg military equipment across us/fema involved. oh anon we want truth too. we all look together and search! Is this it Scott? Do youo think? Doc NF your opinion?
Ooops, just 4 clarification; the true decendants, NOT Nation of Islam/B.I. cults!!!
Most definitely. I'm not trying to twist no scripture any which type of way that I see fit lol. I just quote it word for word but he-bros huh? that's a good one lol
Scott, I agree with you, it is Rome
(Babylon).....the city of the 7 hills......
That is why I was watching Berscolino, since he makes me suspicious.....
On another note, here we go again...
stocks are WAY UP, it is VERY CLEAR
that Wall Street is not expecting
any judgment any time soon....
the game continues to be played...
Bulls just cannot stay in the pasture where they belong...
News tonite out of Greece is that
their govn SURVIVED a no confidence
vote, just kicking the can down
the road, playing games to make
bulls happy....
I really wish the judgment
would come, I want to SEE
Wall Street suffer for once...
seems like everyone suffers but
them, makes me sick.....
Stephen in Hawaii
OooooKay!! Looks like we got multiple "Anons" posting interesting things & I can't tell which "Anon" I should to respond to...
At the bottom of the post comment window there is a "Name/URL" dot that you can click on, then enter any phoney name you want to be regularly posting as [it's untracable ... or so Obummer would have us believe..], and that way we'll know who to respond to about whatever wuz posted.
;)
PS. I'm telling you this because I am currently doing the same thing right now, typing in my name, as I am on my wife's compuker ... when I am logged in on my own, my blogger ID name has the underlined link that will take you to my email link.
Doc-its me ally with the utube thingie. please listen to the trucker one if nothing else. its just like 2 or 3 min. Thanks!
Anon (orig poster) What?
I have to respectfully disagree. :) The Scripture references you provided, are being misinterpreted. The references to Jews "lying", is just the same as when Jesus spoke to the Pharisees. Jesus after speaking with them, He told them their father was the devil. This in absolutely no way, does not mean that they are not Jews! What He was saying was they are blinded to the Truth of Him! Interestingly, you quoted John 8:32. You need to continue to
John 8:44
44.Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
They are Jews, genetically proven, not just "religion". While there are those that have converted to Judaism, that live in Israel. The vast majority are in fact of Jewish lineage. There are Jewish groups for example, that go around the world, genetically testing people that claim to be one of the "Lost Tribes" of Israel. In fact, they found a village in Africa, that actually was genetically Jewish.
Forgive me, but I must respectfully disagree with your statements. This sounds like typical , selective, replacement theology. Isnt it convenient to attempt to come up with some kind of combination of Scripture, to declare the Jewish people within Israel, dont belong there, as they are not "true" Jews!
U.S. mystery Babylon? What? I have to disagree. The only connection I can see involving the Trib and the U.S. is obummer. He is stunningly a prototype for the AC to come. But we know hes not the AC, he is not out of Europe, but rather a family in Kenya rejoices, their son the village idot has been found...he lives in a big white house...far far away.
All kidding aside...the U.S. is no where in Scripture, which by itself, says allot. When studying His Word, we have to know that its not always what God says, but very much what He doesnt say. There are allot of folks out there , that increasingly continue to cherry pick Scriptures to make fit with the "ideas" they have about any number of topics. Actually, these folks are fulfilling Prophecy themselves !
2 Timothy 4:3-4
3.For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4.And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
Personally, just me, but anything that occurs after the Rapture, AC etc., I find it difficult giving alot of time to.
Mrs. C:
With much forethought and and with deep devotion to this our great nation, I hereby declare my intentions to nominate Mrs. C. for the presidency of the United States.
Rev.2:9
..sat they are Jews, and are not..
Wouldn't that mean, Jews by natural descent, but not spiriturally of the "true circumcision.".
also, when it says the Mother of Harlets, wouldn't that mean she has little ones? So, Rome, and then all other false religions?
LM
Mrs C, I can't wait to see you and the other great teachers of the
bible hanging out discussing THE WORD when we make it to the Promised Land! ally
JAMES.....yikes. Ya gotta stop that....geepers.
What am I gonna do for a hot dinner? :scratch head
Deuteronomy 28:15 “And it must occur that if you will not listen to the voice of Jehovah your God by taking care to do all his commandments and his statutes that I am commanding you today, all these maledictions must also come upon you and overtake you:"
Deuteronomy 28:68 "And Jehovah will certainly bring you back to Egypt (slavery) by ships by the way about which I have said to you, ‘You will never see it again,’you will have to sell yourselves there to your enemies as slave men and maidservants, but no man shall redeem you.”
Isaiah 14:1-3 "For Jehovah will show mercy to Jacob, and he is yet certain to choose Israel; and he will actually give them rest upon their soil, and the alien resident must be joined to them, and they must attach themselves to the house of Jacob. And peoples will actually take them and bring them to their own place, and the house of Israel must take them to themselves as a possession upon the soil of Jehovah as menservants and as maidservants; and they must become the captors of those holding them captive, and they must have in subjection those who were driving them to work. And it must occur in the day when Jehovah gives you rest from your pain and from your agitation and from the hard slavery in which you were made a slave"
Joel 3:1-3 “For, look! in those days and in that time, when I shall bring back the captive ones of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also collect together all the nations and bring them down to the low plain of Je·hosh´a·phat; and I will put myself on judgment with them there on account of my people and my inheritance Israel, whom they scattered among the nations; and they apportioned out my own land. And for my people they kept casting lots; and they would give the male child for a prostitute, and the female child they sold for wine, that they might drink."
Joel 3:6 "and the sons of Judah and the sons of Jerusalem, you have sold to the sons of the Greeks, for the purpose of removing them far from their own territory"
Joel 3:7 "here I am arousing them [to come] from the place where you have sold them, and I will pay back, your treatment upon your own heads."
Joel 3:8 "And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the sons of Judah, and they must sell them to the men of She´ba, to a nation far away; for Jehovah himself has spoken [it]."
Revelation 22:3
"AND NO MORE WILL THERE BE ANY CURSE. But the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in [the city], and his slaves will render him sacred service"
All scripture no words from me. What a glorious day it will be :)
Scott our Brother, It is my great impression that Anon, is promoting Anti-Semitism with the attempt at cherry picking, and extremely in great error, incorrectly interpreting Scripture.
"Further more "Jews" are known for having money, not being poor lol how many poor "jews" do you know?"
"The "Jews" owned the slave ships"
Come on...
"Israel are a cursed people and it will remain that way until the 2nd coming. The truth is the truth "
What? They are Blessed above all nations!
Hmm...sounds like right out of the so called "Reverand" Wrights so called "sermons"...
Ok, Anon, in one post you quote Scripture, but state "no words". Then you repeat the same Scripture, with your own words. Again, you are cherry picking, selecting specific Scripture out of context, and with gross misunderstanding and goal to
*attempt to "prove" that "Israel is a cursed people".
*attempt to "prove" that African Americans are the tribe of Judah?
What?
Evidently, from one of your previous posts, your are not from the U.S., which is curious as to where you are from? Thats neither here nor there, as your words are peppered with Anti - Semitism.
This sounds like its right out of Nazi Germany!
Further more "Jews" are known for having money, not being poor lol how many poor "Jews" do you know?
To answer your question, there are millions of "poor Jews". Ever heard of Russian Jews, Ethiopian Jews? The list goes on...
Again, your reference to Rev. 2:9
in context, is Jesus addressing the different CHURCHES! this has nothing to do with with what you are attempting to make with fitting Scripture into your idea of the Jewish people. :(
What! Jesus and "Israel and the Rothchilds", please....
Your reference to Rev.3:9, again, is out of context! Jesus is speaking again, to the Church. Have you read it in full context? Have you read any Scripture in full context? He tells the Church of Philadelphia that the non-believing Jews (is just the same as when Jesus spoke to the Pharisees) John 8:44 did you read that?
Oh boy, again your reference to Deut. 28:25 is completely out of context. Apparently you are very confused. On one hand you are attempting to promote that Israel is "cursed", but then you take the time to list all of the wars they have won in recent history, which demonstrates they are Blessed!
First of all, in context, God is simply laying down the law so as to speak as to the consequences should they NOT be obedient! The key word from Him here is IF! Yes IF THEY ARE NOT OBEDIENT TO HIM.
Deuteronomy 28:15
15 “But it shall come to pass, if you do not obey the voice of the LORD your God, to observe carefully all His commandments and His statutes which I command you today, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:
I truly Believe the Word of God, and you are indeed "twisting" Scripture for your own agenda. Quoting Scripture, means nothing as far as your misguided "proof" goes. Remember, satan quoted Scripture to Jesus. This isnt about whos right or wrong, this is indeed about the Truth of Gods Word! IN CONTEXT!
As far as your implication about the African American slaves, please, I cant even go there. It is ridiculous. God knows the name of every nation on this earth! He allowed them to be created! and as much as folks attempt to make the U.S. part of Bible Prophecy, it doesn’t fly.
As for your reference to Rev.22:3, and selectively taken out of context! This is not a "curse" for the Jewish people, but the curse of all man kind. Have you read the entire chapter?
Finally I as you this, you do understand that our Salvation is through the Jews, dont you?
John 4:22
22.Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
Do you believe that Jesus, died, rose again, and then became a "Christian"? NO, He is Jewish, and for all of Eternity will remain Jewish! So are you saying that Jesus is "cursed" because He is Jewish? No, He's not, and neither are the Jewish people. They are the Apple of Gods Eye, His First Born, and He richly Blesses them!
It would do you well, to keep this in mind...from Gods Word...
Genesis 12:3
3.And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall ALL FAMILIES OF THE EARTH BE BLESSED.
James, Brother, Thank you so much for such kind words! Im speechless truly...you would have to be very strong in your Faith to be in any political position in these days! lol
God Bless You! :)
Ally, Sis, Im so glad your getting the Wasp spray! According to that Officer I heard, is shoots really far (understandably for wasps lol), and is a good deterrent if your trying to get away from someone. Ally, I cant wait for all of us to be together, in His Presence, WOW! Forgive me, but truly I have never considered myself a teacher. It is Him, His Holy Spirit that teaches us all, and we are so Blessed to fellowship and learn together.
Before Zola Levitt went to be with the Lord a few years back, he spoke with great joy, of looking forward to having long conversations with many of the Old and New Testament Saints. Wow! And I guarantee you, he is doing that very thing right now! :) I would love to have a long chat with all of them, and I guess Eternity fits the bill for that hope :) lol I would like to ask Paul, what the thorn in is side was all about! lol
It will be Glorious Ally, as Paul said, we cant even imagine!
God Bless You Sis!
Thanks for all of that Mrs C and the context and reference.
We're greatly blessed to have you around - thats the truth. :)
Mrs C.-I will make the hot meals for Mr. C and the others while you teach the word. You have some serious fire in your belly. You, Scott, Sue blow me away! I wish I could throw it out like that verse n chapter! Soon, very soon we will be together! ally
Scott my Brother, Truly I say to you, it is my privilege! You Brother, do such an excellent job of providing a place for Fellowship...for all of us to treasure and share His Word! Scott it is you who are a Blessing to all of us, and many, many more who visit here, and are unseen. :) You are an awesome Servant for Him...and He Blesses you! :)
Big Hug
Ally, Sis, Bless your sweet heart!
Can you make him "build-a-burgers"? lol lol! All credit and Glory is to Him! :) Yes Sis, it sure is looking like it wont be long until we all are sitting with our Lord Jesus at the Marriage Super of the Lamb! ya-hoo! or...as the LOML says WEE DOGGY!lol
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