Joel
Chapter 3
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Eschatology: The Day of the Lord
In recent days, I will pour out my spirit on all flesh. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
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Even on my servants and maidens, I will pour out my spirit on that day.
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I will show wonders in the heavens and on earth —blood, fire, and columns of smoke.
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The sun will darken, and the moon, will turn to blood at the approach of the great and dreadful day of God.
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Then, everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. For on Mount Zion, a remnant will remain, as the Lord has declared; in Jerusalem, some will be saved, those whom the Lord calls.
Commentaries
Eschatology: The Day of the Lord.
In Judah and Jerusalem, men and women, regardless of social status, will receive the spirit of prophecy, fulfilling Moses’ wish in Numbers 11:29. As in Ezekiel 47, the gift of the Spirit is connected to the symbol of water that restores the earth’s fertility (cf. Jl 4:18).