Joel Chapter One

Brief Recap

We have thus far studied chapter one up to and including verse eighteen and have seen that the entire context revolves around the silencing (cutting off) of the true Gospel at or near the end of days. The following is a brief overview:

Verse 2 -

Something dreadful is coming which mankind has never experienced before.

“Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers?” (Joel 1:2)

This appears to be a rhetorical question with an obvious answer - NO. Speaking of this same event, Christ tells us the same thing in Matthew 24:21:

“For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.”

This has never been before; nothing of this magnitude has occurred prior to this end-time event. Many other passages in scripture confirm this. Joel 1:2 appears to be offering a rhetorical question, much like the rhetorical question Jesus asked concerning the end of the age:

“Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8)

Again the answer will be no, which is to say that there will be merely a small trickle of the true faithful found compared to the masses of humanity upon the earth.

Verse 3 -

The following event of Joel chapter one is to be herald down through the generations; it is to be preached relentlessly!

“Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.” (Joel 1:3) This is a pertinent part of the Gospel news.

Verse 4 -

And now the beginning of the prophecy:

“That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpillar eaten.” (Joel 1:4)

The Old Testament Hebrew tells us that the palmerworm, cankerworm, and caterpillar are all various types of devouring locusts. This dreadful event is much more than a literal insect infestation. These locusts are without question allegorical terms and/or symbols defining all those who attempt to eat away and destroy God’s Vineyard - the true Word of God.

Verse 5 -

The true Word of God has been cut off; it is the time of Great Tribulation.

“Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your MOUTH.” (Joel 1:5)

The locusts have finally eaten away at God’s vineyard; there is no wine to extract from the vineyards. The Gospel has been cut off from the mouths of the congregations.

“And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;

For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.” Matthew 26:27-28

The new wine that Joel 1:5 speaks of is the symbolical shed blood of Christ. It is the only eternal hope for all of mankind, but finally it is being cut off from our very mouths. “Mouths” often signifies the testimony of the true believer. For example, consider the following passages:

Psalms 71:15 - My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

Luke 21:15 - For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

Acts 1:16 - Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.

Acts 8:35 - Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

Romans 10:9 - That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Here is Joel 1:5 we see that the true Word of God is not coming forth from the mouths or lips of babes as in previous generations; “… for the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.”

Verse 6 -

Who are they that are destroying the true Word of God?

Note - The true Word of God can never be destroyed: (Matthew 16:18 - “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” However, the earthly congregations that preach the Word of God can and will be stripped of their truth; true believers being spared as the tares overtake the congregations. God alludes to this event in many places throughout scripture. Where will this attack come from?

“For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.” (Joel 1:6)

The nation that Joel speaks of, in the final analysis and fulfillment of these verses, appears to represent all of unsaved humanity throughout the Church Age and culminating at the height of their rebellion at the very end of time. This is what Revelation speaks of in the twelfth chapter:

“And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” (Revelation 12:17)

Verse 7 -

God’s earthly vineyard is laid waste.

“He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white.” (Joel 1:7)

John 15:5 - I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

He, i.e. the world; this nation (verse 6) of locusts, have devastated God’s Vineyard. Note: They have laid God’s Vineyard waste only because it is in align with God’s will for the earth in these final days. God has always been in full control, is now in full control, and will remain in full control throughout eternity. It is for a short time, a mere blink of the eye to God, that the Word of God (Christ incarnate) - the Vine of the earth - and His branches, (the testimony of His elect) will be cut off, that is to say will be silenced. Believers on an individual basis will of course continue their testimony, however as a corporate entity called the global church of Christ, it is they whose testimony will be silenced or replaced by a false witness. The nation of locusts have laid God’s Vine (Christ’s words) waste, therefore its branches (true Christians) are made white. That is to say the branches are barked clean by the locusts; they have been eaten down to the clean white bark and nothing remains. Their global testimony is gone; gone as the church entity the world has known for two thousand years.

Verse 8 -

There will be a time to lament for the world’s fallen church.

“¶Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.” (Joel 1:8)

“And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.” (Revelation 18:19)

Verse 9 -

The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD. Since Christ is our ultimate meat and drink offering, this is clearly another way of saying that the true Word of God is cut off from the earthly congregations. God is using many different analogies in this chapter, but all are clearly teaching the same truth.

“The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD'S ministers, mourn.” (Joel 1:9)

The locust have eaten it all; there are no more vineyards from which to extract the wine. There are no fields for the cattle to graze upon.

Verse 10 -

The land mourns because there is no food, nothing but famine. Remember this is the great spiritual famine at the end of days, unlike anything ever known to man in the past.

“The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.” (Joel 1:10)

To reiterate; the blood of Christ, which cleanses us from all our sins, has been dried up, metaphorically speaking. The new wine is no longer available along with the oil, otherwise taught in scripture to be the Holy Spirit. Yes, at that time God will withdraw His Holy Spirit from the earth, 2 Thessalonians 2:7. In addition we see here that God is using corn as a symbol of His Word. Corn is wheat and wheat is indeed a product of the church which symbolizes the true believer. There will be no further believers coming into salvation, for the new wine, the oil, the meat and drinking offerings; all in relation to God’s vineyard has been cut off by this dreadful army of end-time locust.

Verse 11 -

This locust attack marks the completion of the Gospel Age. The harvest of souls is over.

“Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished.” (Joel 1:11)

“The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.” (Jeremiah 8:20)

Verse 12 -

The eternal joy of the sons of men has (unknowingly to most, Matthew 22:14) withered away. God’s spiritual vine that we eat from has dried up along with the pomegranate tree, palm tree, and the apple tree. There is no more salvation to be had, thus these trees of the field are withered and the once possible eternal JOY is now withered away from the human race.

“The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.” (Joel 1:12)

Of course when scripture speaks of the joy of men, it is in reference to the joy of knowing one is saved for eternity. Nothing could be worse than the notion of not having the prospect of eternal salvation for our families, but that time will come, and very soon it appears. Hopefully now is still the day of salvation, 2 Corinthians 6:2.

Verse 13 -

Lament! For the meat offering and the drink offering are withheld from the house of our God. Yes, as we have cautioned in the past, God’s Word will never be destroyed. It will be cut off or withheld from the world at the end of days.

“Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.” (Joel 1:13)

Verse 14 -

“¶Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD,” (Joel 1:14)

Verse 15 -

What is happening here? Why are we losing God’s vineyard? Why are the locusts consuming the fields? Why is there no more oil or new wine? Why is there no further eternal salvation via the Holy Spirit (oil) and the shed blood of Christ (new wine)? WHY? Because the day of the LORD has arrived!

“Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.” (Joel 1:15)

Verse 16 -

God reiterates the same theme many times in this chapter, and obviously for good reason. It is an eternal matter and God uses different symbols to disclose and repeat the same warning. Generations have read this chapter and have been warned that the free good news of eternal salvation will one day come to its end. Our hopes of eternal joy and gladness for our loved ones will be cut off.

“Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?” (Joel 1:16)

Verse 17 -

Again God is reiterating to us that the Gospel seed is no longer available; the spiritual storehouses (congregations) are desolate; the barns are broken down (again likely the congregations where the wheat is stored); and the corn is withered; that being the wheat is no longer effective.

“The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.” (Joel 1:17)

Verse 18 -

The Abomination of Desolation has set in, thus the churches at that particular time will have fallen into desolation. They may be thriving with thousands of congregational members, but they will still have been labeled by God as desolate. The true wheat will remain a part of God’s true elect, whether they have a congregation to attend or not makes no difference, since the kingdom of God is within you, Luke 17:21.

“How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.” (Joel 1:18)

There are no true pastures for the herds of cattle, for the locusts have eaten them. Yes, false doctrines fed by false prophets have gradually eaten away at God’s true vine; God’s salvation pastures have been stripped bare by these locusts. There is nothing of eternal significance for humanity to feed upon. “For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be,” Matthew 24:21.

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Verse Nineteen

“O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.” (Joel 1:19)

Up till this point chapter one has taught that it is the locusts that are destroying God’s Word. They have laid God’s vine waste, Joel 1:7; the meat and drink offerings are cut off because these locusts have eaten the fields, Joel 1:9. The field and the corn are wasted, and the new wine is dried up, Joel 1:10. God’s vine is dried up along with all of the trees of the field, Joel 1:12. All of this damage is due to “a nation” that is come up against God’s land, who is strong and without number; whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, Joel 1:6. The earthly empire of the Assyrians fulfilled this prophecy somewhat as a prefigure to this event, however the final, ultimate, and spiritual fulfillment is set for the end of days. That being said, God is showing us that these locusts are representative of people who devour the Word of God with their false doctrines; their adding to and taking from the truth of God’s Word. For a more thorough understanding of these spiritual locusts, please see the study “The Fifth Trumpet Judgment” at our Spiritual Bible Studies site (http:spiritualbiblestudies.com).

The entire first chapter of the book of Joel repeats and reiterates the fact that it is the locusts who are the enemies of God. It is these locusts who devour God’s Word, His Word being represented by the metaphorical fields, vineyards, and lush vegetation. The destruction clearly comes from these great armies of locust! Why then do we now read in verse nineteen that a fire is devouring the pastures and a flame is burning the trees of the field? We were told that it is these locusts who are consuming God’s vineyard. And now we read that a fire is consuming the pastures. How do we reason with this? This is the first mention of fire in this chapter of Joel.

The Force Behind This Destruction

Let us first understand this principle point: The force behind this destruction is not the locust, it is rather the hand of God.

“Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.” (Joel 1:5)

The judgment of this world begins first at the house of God, 1 Peter 4:17. It is the house of God that is being judged here in the first chapter of Joel. This judgment is being waged by the locusts, however these locusts are merely tools of God’s divine judgment. Let us compare the following two verses carefully:

“There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth <Strong’s Hebrew # 4973> as knives…” (Proverbs 30:14a)

Jaw Teeth: Strong’s Hebrew # 4973

Contracted from Strong’s Hebrew # 3216; properly a biter, that is, a tooth: - cheek (jaw) tooth, jaw. # 3216; dovoureth.

“For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth <Strong’s Hebrew # 4973> of a great lion.” (Joel 1:6)

Cheek Teeth: Strong’s Hebrew # 4973 (same as Jaw Teeth) Contracted from Strong’s Hebrew #3216; properly a biter, that is, a tooth: - cheek (jaw) tooth, jaw. # 3216; dovoureth.

And what is their purpose?

“For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.” (Joel 1:6)

“He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white.” (Joel 1:7)

In both accounts, the purpose of this nation and/or generation is to devour (with jaw teeth and with cheek teeth) the Word of God. In the Proverbs 30:14 account, God reveals that the generation or nation’s purpose is to devour the poor from off the earth and to devour the needy from among men. Note: By examining the phrase “poor and needy” one will discover that this phrase is ultimately a term God utilizes in referring to His true elect.

In the Joel 1:6-7 account, the nation’s purpose is to lay waste to God’s Vine, and to bark (to fragment) His Fig Tree. In both the Proverb and Joel accounts, it is God’s Word and God’s people who are to object of this devouring. The enemy (locusts) devours the Word of God, thereby destroying the congregations of the world. Their power is mighty, thus the metaphorical terms Jaw Teeth and Cheek Teeth. God is displaying the mighty force of the locusts.

Let us look to one more passage from scripture that pertains to these cheek teeth and jaw teeth we have just read about.

Psalm 58:1-6

1 - ¶<<To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David.>> Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

2 - Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

3 - The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

4 - Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

5 - Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.

6 - ¶Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.

<Note: “Great teeth” in essence comes from the same Hebrew word as does Cheek Teeth (Joel 1:6) and Jaw Teeth (Proverbs 30:14), meaning grinder; that is a back tooth.

Unsaved man is symbolized by God in various terms or representations. One such term is young lions here is Psalm 58:6. We see this same idea brought forth in our study of Joel 1:6, which declares that a nation is come up upon God’s land (ultimately God’s New Testament spiritual land of salvation) strong and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he has the cheek teeth of a great lion. >

Job 4:8-10 -

8 - Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

9 - By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.

10 - The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

<Yes, this is the destiny of all those who plow iniquity and sow wickedness. They are symbolized as young lions and fierce lions, and the emphasis is upon their teeth. Precisely as we have read in our study of Joel. This group encompasses all peoples of the earth apart from those who have the true Christ in their hearts. Those who oppose the anointed Christ are seen by God as being young lions or great lions with sharp teeth to devour that spiritual truth which they hate so dearly. These symbolic lions are also the symbolic locusts that desire to consume God’s harvest fields and His vineyards. Yes, these are they who come into the congregations of the world and to the market places via the airwaves, etc.; they go anywhere and everywhere to devour the poor and needy from off the earth. They come to destroy the sacred text of the one and only living God.>

The Fire and the Flame

“O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.” (Joel 1:19)

It would do well to read the eleventh chapter of Jeremiah, which is yet a small sample of God’s judgment at the end of days. Joel speaks of invading locusts over and over throughout the first chapter. At the end of this chapter God proclaims that it is a fire and a flame that is to devour the pastures and the trees of the fields. But what of the locusts? Didn’t we read that the locusts were devouring the pastures and the fields? Yes we did! And now we read that a fire and a flame will devour these pastures? Let us explain. In mentioning the eleventh chapter of Jeremiah, we see the prominent verse being verse 16, which speaks of God’s judgment upon His once faithful earthly representation - the church:

Jeremiah 11:16 - The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: <Christ’s earthly church, no doubt> with the noise of a great tumult he <God> hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.

God is using His instruments of judgment upon His once faithful earthly church; those instruments of judgment are the invading locusts which in reality are all those who think, bring, or preach false and damnable heresies in the name of Christ. God alludes to these locusts as an invading NATION, Joel 1:6. This nation in actuality encompasses all peoples of the earth (sons of men) who spiritually eat away at Christ’s elect (sons of God). This nation of symbolic locusts is God’s judgment upon His once faithful but now harlot earthly church. This judgment of God, through of use of locusts, appears to be God’s judgmental FLAME and FIRE upon His once faithful global church.

“O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.” (Joel 1:19)

We read of this flame and fire in the second chapter of Joel as well. God’s holy mountain at the Day of the Lord is the topic according to Joel 2:3. The second verse speaks of the invaders as a “great people,” of which there has never been the like. In verse 3 we read:

Joel 2:3 - A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.

And nothing shall escape them! What is transpiring here? The warning goes forth to all of the inhabitants of God’s holy mountain, Joel 2:1. God’s judgment upon the end-time global church is symbolized as fire and a flame at the end of Joel chapter one. God’s instruments of judgment are the invading locusts. In Joel chapter two this same fire devours the “inhabitants of the land,” i.e. those within the church - God’s earthly holy mountain. These are not the literal inhabitants of national Israel (Zion) of today, these are the literal inhabitants of spiritual Zion of today: those who are or claim to belong to Christ - God’s true Israel. Now look closely at verse three: “…A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth…” There is quite a difference between a fire and a mere flame, is there not? After a devastating forest fire one may see only smoldering embers or a flame here and perhaps a flame there due to the fact that all of the vegetation has been consumed by the raging fire. The same principle seems to apply here in Joel 2:3. The devouring locusts (as the fire of God’s judgment upon the harlot church), has accomplished its task completely. Before the land (church) a raging fire appeared, and behind the land (church) a flame burns. The devastation is complete. Now then, God confirms this very notion in the same verse of Joel 2:3 - “… the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.” Yes, before the locusts attacked, the church was once faithful and filled with God’s blessings. It was as a spiritual Garden of Eden on earth, but the locusts (God’s judgment of fire) have left behind a desolate wilderness. This is the Abomination of Desolation and the Great Tribulation of the human race.

Revelation 18:8 - Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

“An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.”

(Proverbs 16:27)

We must recognize the fact that when scripture speaks of fire it can and does carry different meanings. For example, God is spoken of as being a consuming fire, Deuteronomy 4:24, Deuteronomy 9:3, and Hebrews 12:29. There are many other passages in scripture that speak of God as being a fire. Recall in the book of Acts how God’s Holy Spirit appeared as “cloven tongues like as of fire,” Acts 2:3. We might also recall that the angel of the Lord appeared unto Moses in a “flame of fire,” Exodus 3:2.

The good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is referenced as fire:

Jeremiah 5:14 - Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.

Revelation 11:5 - And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.

God is described throughout scripture as having characteristics of fire:

Revelation 19:11-12 -

11 - ¶And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

12 - His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.

Revelation 15:2 - And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.

God is not only described as a consuming fire, but His judgment upon the sons of men, past and future has been a judgment of fire, both literal and symbolical.

Psalms 11:6 - Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

Ezekiel 38:22 - And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.

Luke 17:29 - But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.

2 Peter 3:10 - But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

Revelation 16:8 - ¶And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.

God is a consuming fire and God’s vastness takes on metaphorical characteristics, one being that of fire.

Revelation 9:15-18 -

15 - And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.

16 - And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.

17 - And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.

18 - By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their MOUTHS.

Psalms 57:4 - My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Psalm 74:4-7 -

4 - Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.

5 - A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.

6 - But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.

7 - They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.

Psalms 78:21-22 -

21 - Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;

22 - Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:

<God’s judgment many times is carried out by the wicked sons of men whom God likens as the fire of His judgment.>

Psalms 79:5-7 -

5 - How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

6 -Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.

7 - For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.

Psalms 89:46 - How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?

Ezekiel 15:6-8 -

6 - Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

7 - And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them.

8 - And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord GOD.

The fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field. The spiritual feeding areas of earth’s invisible wilderness are devoured by the enemies of God. It is the Day of the Lord and God’s flame and fire has begun to work its way throughout the earth and its churches worldwide. Call out to God before it’s too late. We know neither the day nor the hour, but as true believers this time of trouble will not catch us unaware. The Day of the LORD is near.

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