1. Abraham Joshua Israel Jesus Joel
The Lord’s Promises …
Abraham
Joshua
Israel
Jesus
Joel

2. I. Overview of Joel Chapter 2
2: : :28, 29 2: :1-11
‘Now…’ ‘Then…’ ‘Afterward…’ ‘Before …’ ‘Day of the Lord’

3. II. The Day of The Lord 2:1-11
Blow the trumpet, the day of the Lord is coming 1,11
Description of the day
Relationship to locusts of chapter 1

4. III. Now Therefore 12-17 Now therefore says the Lord…12
List of things they should do now
Note how the Lord
- is not interested in externals
- is interested in what they should do now

5. IV. Then … 18-27
Then the Lord will 18
List of promises the Lord makes

6. V. The Promise of The Spirit
Afterward I will pour out My Spirit 28…29
Acts 2:14-21 cites, not ‘fulfilled’
Prior to Pentecost
Basics of the Holy Spirit poured out
John
Acts
Romans 8
1 Corinthians 2, 12
2 Corinthians 3
Galatians 5
Many more passages
Summary …

7. VI. Before The Day of The Lord 30-32
Before the coming of the day of the Lord
Wonders in heaven and earth 30
Invitation – whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved 32

8. Applications
When you hear of a natural disaster, think of the day of the Lord.
Live in the ‘now’. Do not put off doing what the Lord wants you to do now.
Be filled with the Spirit. Do a Bible study on the Holy Spirit.
Call on the name of the Lord and be saved. You are a ‘whoever’, why wait?