Sermon Notes 2/9 – The Last Days

-Joel is one of the minor prophets book in the Bible – smaller in content

Joel 2:1 – this is written to the priests – the leaders of Israel

—1 Chronicles 12:32 – the priests were to prepare and warn the people

verse 1 – the Lord’s Trumpet

-the day of the Lord is the second coming of Jesus Christ

-trumpet is a shofar – made from a ram or bull

       The Trumpet Was Blown For Several Reasons

1. to signal approaching danger

2. a call to assemble people together

3. to announce something

verses 2-5 –

-the day of the Lord – 2 things will happen

   1. refers to misery and destruction

   2. everything will grow dark

-Matthew 24:29-30

-Jesus, the Light of the World, crashes through the darkness – Rev 19:10-18

***A great & mighty people – this is the enemies of Israel

-this is the 7 year tribulation period – Matthew 24:21

v2 – as the dawn comes

-no one can hold back the sun coming up or going down

-no one can stop the return of the Lord or the coming invasion of Israel

v3 – these are the last days weapons used in the invasion with Israel

v4 – as the enemies invade Israel – in front of them it looks beautiful

     – as the enemies invade Israel – it looks desolate and destroyed

-this verse also describes modern day weapons in the invasion of Israel

v5 – some feel these are cruise missiles

     – Joel is receiving this in a vision and trying to explain what he sees

v6 – the reaction of Israel when the invasion happens

-pain – means to shaken and in anguish

faces – become pale…they are frightened about what is happening

verses 7-9 – these verses speak of end time demonic driven armies against Israel

***they are a disciplined, unified army on a mission—not crowding one another

verse 9 – the enemy runs through Jerusalem to kill, steal and destroy – Jn 10:10

verse 10 – the Lord returns and turns things around

-the Lord is giving the world one last chance to be saved – Joel 3:14