SIGNS AND WONDERS

         Show Wonders in the Heavens 

                    and on the Earth

Joel 2:30-32

English Standard Version (ESV)

Steps to knowing God and His Ways

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The knowledge  of God is to be passed from generation to generation by instructing our children in the nature, character, and ways of God.  Thus trained, a deeper understanding of God’s current move, whether in judgment or revival is possible.  This understanding avoids reliance on fleshly or demonic sources of guidance, and allows the alignment of our priorities with God’s purpose.

KINGDOM DYNAMICS

Believe that signs, wonders, and miracles are part of God’s unchanging nature and workings. Choose to call on the name of Jesus for salvation and deliverance. Recognize that ″calling on His name″ relates to inviting His saving and delivering action in all facets of your life, not only your initial experience of New Birth.

2:30, Wonders: are forerunners of God’s judgment.  They are patterned after the plagues God brought upon Egypt at the time of Israel’s deliverance (see Ex. 7-11). They are also the phenomena that accompany war.

2:31 Moon into blood: The moon appears red as when it is viewed through heavy smoke. The days previous to the terrible day of the Lord of the Lord come.

2:32 When the world order is falling apart, whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered.  These signs of God’s judgment are disastrous for those who will continue in their sin.  They are, however, signs of redemption and deliverance for those who turn to the Lord. 

        ● Mount Zion…Jerusalem are to be understood as figures for the dwelling lace or presence of God.

●   Remnant: Those who are saved; those who have called on the name of the Lord. See Zeph. 2;7

● Whom the Lord shall call:  Here we see the salvation is two-fold.  It is both the calling on The Lord by men and the calling to men through the miraculous wonders.  Men can respond by calling of God and will then be delivered.

In Closing

Dear Friends, no event in Joel’s time answers the prophetic section (vv. 29, 32).  It has its initial fulfillment on the Day of Pentecost when the outpouring of the Spirit began ″the last days.″ Joel’s prophecy will culminate with the coming again of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, and the subsequent end of this world.  We are now living in thee prolonged last days.  The rising crescendo of violence and war that characterizes contemporary history should be understood as the beckoning of God for men to call upon Him and be saved.  Amen

In Christ,

Janet Irene Thomas

Playwright/Screen Writer/Director

Producer/Published Author

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Bible Stories Theatre of

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