Matthew Henry
Joel 2 commentary
II. How the kingdom of glory
shall be introduced by the universal change of nature,
v. 30, 31.
Joel 2:30-31
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth,
blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood,
before the great and terrible day of the Lord come.
"The pouring out of the Spirit will be very comfortable to the righteous; but let the unrighteous hear this, and tremble. There is a great and terrible day of the Lord coming, which shall be ushered in with wonders in heaven and earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke, the turning of the sun into darkness and the moon into blood. This is to have its full accomplishment (as the learned Dr. Pocock thinks) in the day of judgment, at the end of time, before which these signs will be performed in the letter of them, yet so that it was accomplished in part in the death of Christ (which is called the judgment of this world, when the earth quaked and the sun was darkened, and a great and terrible day it was), and more fully in the destruction of Jerusalem, which was a type and figure of the general judgment, and before which there were many amazing prodigies, besides the convulsions of states and kingdoms prophesied of under the figurative expressions of turning the sun into darkness and the moon into blood,
and the wars and rumours of wars,
and distress of nations,
which our Saviour spoke of
as the beginning of these sorrows,
But before the last judgment
there will be wonders indeed in heaven and earth,
the dissolution of both, without a metaphor.
The judgments of God upon a sinful world,
and
the frequent destruction
of wicked kingdoms
by fire and sword,
are prefaces to
and presages of
the judgment of the world
in the last day.
Those on whom the Spirit is poured out shall foresee and foretel that great and terrible day of the Lord, and expound the wonders in heaven and earth that go before it; for, as to his first coming, so to his second, all the prophets did and do bear witness, Rev. 10:7.
But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.
Your country is currently in
the process of
being destroyed BTW.
"the frequent destruction
of wicked kingdoms
by fire and sword,
are prefaces to
and presages of
the judgment of the world
in the last day."
Meanwhile?
Nowhere to be found:
Fourth round of US-Iran talks on Saturday postponed for logistical reasons
THEN 40 MINUTES LATER:
Source says US hadn’t confirmed participation in fourth round of talks with Iran
5:59 5/1/25
The Times of Israel.
"The United States
never confirmed its participation
in a fourth round of Iran talks
on Saturday in Rome,
a source familiar with the matter says,
after the negotiations were postponed."
"The source tells Reuters that the timing and venue of the next round of talks have yet to be confirmed but are expected in the near future. Oman said earlier in the day that the next round of US-Iran nuclear talks, which had been provisionally planned for Saturday, would be rescheduled
for logistical reasons."
Like what?
All the rocket fuel in your
busiest port exploding?
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