The Shaking of Nations - A Harvest Tsunami Is On Its Way....

beyond historic Israel. It is another a double prophecy, with a

greater fulfillment to come in the future.

The immediate prophecy was that upon Israel's repentence, the

Lord would remove the judgment inflicted by the locust army

upon the nation's crops and woud restore the rain cycle, ending

the drought. From that would proceed a future harvest of wine

and grain, with joy for the nation.

We might be inclined to say that here Joel reached a "happy

ending." But then in verse 28, speaking for God, Joel inserts

the word “afterward.” After what? Well, after the nation's

repentance, and after the removal of God's judgments, He

would again release the rain cycle to restore the prosperity of

Israel. The renewed rain cycle was a sign of Gods forgiveness

and renewed blessings — and more: Evidence that God again was dwelling with Isarel, speaking to and through His people. 13

But the import of Joel’s word carries beyond what 8th-century

Judah experienced. Peter uncovers in Joel’s words a greater

future deliverance and outpouring of spiritual rain falling on “all

flesh” — not just on Israel. All people will be forgiven, rescued,

and receive God’s Spirit. God will remove the judgment that

13 Before Jesus came, the nation of Israel had not heard a prophetic word from God for almost 400 years. In a spiritual sense God was ready to end the drought of His word — by the coming of John the Baptist and Jesus.