Joel 3

A time wherein the earth shall be abundantly fruitful (Psalm 67:6; Isaiah 30:23, 24; Amos 9:16; and many other places). A time wherein the world shall be delivered from that multitude of sore calamities that before had prevailed (Ezekiel 47:20), and there shall be a universal bl…

Rule 4. In the matter of our redemption, especially in the New Testament, and prophecies of the Old of the same subject, Christ died for all pro generibus singulorum — for men of all nations, some of all kinds. 1. Because God speaks so of our salvation, as (Joel 3:28), which was…

First, by preferring the promised relief and remedy above all the present glory and worship of the Church; directing it to look above all its enjoyments to that which in all things was to have the pre-eminence. See Isaiah 2:2; chapter 4:2-5; chapter 7:13-15; chapter 9:6-7; chapt…

When God comes with dyed garments from Bozrah (Isaiah 63:1). When he gathers the nations, and brings them into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and there causes his mighty ones to come down against them (Joel 3:2, 11). When the day of God's indignation does come, and he makes such sla…

This is a braving, a daring of God to his face, and with whoever he bears long, to be sure, these are none of them. You see now, what are the signs of a full ripe sinner; and when it comes to this, either with a nation, or with a single person, then ruin is near (Joel 3:13; Gene…

Then you shall return and discern between truth and falsehood, right and wrong (Malachi 3:18), which now it is not always easy to do. The day of the Lord is said to be in the valley of decision (Joel 3:14), because then and there will this great cause be decided, which has been…

So hope as a helmet keeps off the stroke from a Christian, that it shall not hurt or dismay him. In time of public calamities, hope keeps the soul from sinking (Joel 3:16): the Lord shall roar out of Zion; the heavens and earth shall shake, but the Lord will be the hope of his p…

Therefore, the Lord Jesus Christ speaking of the signs fore-running that day of calamity which then was coming upon Jerusalem, says, Iniquity shall abound (Matthew 24:12). If iniquity do abound among those that are the professed enemies of God, and of his people, that's a sign t…

After this, they had them into a place where did hang up a golden anchor. So they bid Christiana take it down; for said they, You shall have it with you, for it is of absolute necessity that you should, that you may lay hold of that within the veil (Hebrews 6:19), and stand stea…

Never did any yet come to Christ and receive him with their whole souls, with all their hearts, but they had fruition of him, and blessedness by him; faith therefore is not the coming of the soul, but the coming of the whole soul to Jesus Christ: and this you may be established…

A man may make himself like these things, he may debase himself into the vileness of an idol, "They that make them are like to them;" he may under-value and uncoin himself, blot out God's image and inscription, and write in the image and inscription of earth and Satan, he may tu…