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Here Come the Locusts!

Here Come the Locusts!. Joel 1:1-12. Who was the Prophet Joel?. Joel- Hebrew – The Lord is God Referred to frequently in the New Testament Jesus- Matthew 24:29 Joel 2:10 Peter Acts 2:16-21 Joel 2:28 Paul Romans 10:13 Joel 2:32.

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Here Come the Locusts!

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  1. Here Come the Locusts! Joel 1:1-12

  2. Who was the Prophet Joel? • Joel- Hebrew – The Lord is God • Referred to frequently in the New Testament Jesus- Matthew 24:29 Joel 2:10 Peter Acts 2:16-21 Joel 2:28 Paul Romans 10:13 Joel 2:32

  3. Key Theme of Joel • “The Day of the Lord” • 5 times in Joel • 19 times in the Hebrew Scriptures • The consummation of History • Day of Judgement • Do you know what time it is?

  4. Who was this Wake-up Call Addressed to? • Israel- Israel, Judah, Zion- The Fig Tree- Matthew 24: 32-33 Jeremiah 24 I Kings 4: 21-26 Habakkuk 3:16-17 • Trumpet call to God’s people- those who love God and love His Word-”It’s later than you think!” Romans 13:11-12 • Warning to the nations- Matthew 25 Joel 3

  5. A Coming Plague of Locustsv.4 • The plagues in Egypt- Exodus 10 Judgement of the false gods Exodus 12:12 - Humble yourself and turn! • Nothing like this has ever happened before-v.2 • The locusts compared to an invading nation-v.6 Satanic imagery- I Peter 5:8

  6. Listen! Wake Up! • Do you know what time it is? Matthew 16:3 • Israel returned to the Land Matthew 24:32 • The Hebrew language reborn-v.2 “Never happened before” Zechariah 3:9 • Earthquakes and natural disasters Matthew 24:7 • Wars and rumours of wars- Matthew 24:6 • Rising darkness- Isaiah 5:20 • Birth pangs- Matthew 24:8 • Wake Up! Ezekiel 30:3

  7. A Desolate Portrait v.7-12 • The Land bereft of blessing • The “Seven Species” Deuteronomy 8:8 • A promise filled with hope! • Restored Joy and gladness • The voice of the bride and groom Jeremiah 33:10-11

  8. The Time is Now! Cry out to God! Romans 10:13

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