Joel Chapter 2 demonstrates the pattern of the biblical Prophets, including the prophetic ministry of Jesus and the Apostles - a wave of judgment that turns some people to God, renewal, ultimate judgment, ultimate salvation

2. WHAT’S THIS? AN OUTPOURING?
Joel’s Message – Timeless!
1. Disaster gets our attention
2. Major disruptions cause us to turn to God
3. God responds with mercy – now
4. The land is renewed!
5. God’s teacher renews His people!
6. The Spirit is poured out!
7. Ultimate judgment will come in the end, as will
ultimate salvation

3. THE PROPHETIC PATTERN
The Lord sends a wave of judgment - to
get people to turn to Him
The Lord saves from judgment – there is
renewal!
The Lord will send ultimate judgment and
save those who have turned!
The Lord brings ultimate renewal and
salvation!

4. THE LAND, ONCE DEVASTATED, IS RENEWED!
Fear not, Earth! Be glad and celebrate!
GOD has done great things.
Fear not, wild animals!
The fields and meadows are greening
up. The trees are bearing fruit again:
a bumper crop of fig trees and vines!

5. TEACHING THAT REFRESHES THE SOUL!
Children of Zion, celebrate!
Be glad in your GOD.
He’s giving you a teacher
to train you how to live right—
Teaching, like rain out of heaven, showers of
words to refresh and nourish your soul, just as
he used to do. And plenty of food for your
body—silos full of grain, casks of wine and
barrels of olive oil.

6. RESTORATION! RENEWAL! HOPE!
“I’ll make up for the years of the locust,
the great locust devastation—
Locusts savage, locusts deadly,
fierce locusts, locusts of doom,
That great locust invasion
I sent your way.
You’ll eat your fill of good food.
You’ll be full of praises to your GOD,
The God who has set you back on your heels in wonder.
Never again will my people be despised.

7. THE SPIRIT OUTPOURED! SIGNS AND WONDERS!
“I will pour out my Spirit
on every kind of people:
Your sons will prophesy,
also your daughters.
Your old men will dream,
your young men will see visions.
I’ll even pour out my Spirit on the servants,
men and women both.
I’ll set wonders in the sky above
and signs on the earth below:
Blood and fire and billowing smoke,
the sun turning black and the moon blood-red,
Before the Judgment Day of GOD,
the Day tremendous and awesome.

8. PETER ON THE DAY OF PENTECOST – ACTS 2
“ Then Peter stood up with the Eleven,
raised his voice and addressed the
crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who
live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to
you; listen carefully to what I say. These
people are not drunk, as you suppose.
It’s only nine in the morning! No, this is
what was spoken by the prophet Joel…”