The Pouring Out of God's Spirit
I. The Condition in the House of the Lord - Joel 1
- A. Symptoms of disobedience in the Lord's house
- Joel 1:1-20 and Deut. 28:15, 38-43, 50-52
- 1. Progressive decay - Joel 1:4
- 2. Spiritually asleep - Joel 1:5
- 3. The enemy prevails - Joel 1:6-7
- 4. The loss of blessing and joy - Joel 1:8-12, 16
- 5. The emptiness in God's house - Joel 1:9, 13, 16
- 6. Lack of fruitfulness - Joel 1:17
- 7. A desperate situation - Joel 1:18-20
- B. Responding to God in the Lord's house - Joel 1:1-20
- 1. Hear - Joel 1:2
- 2. Tell - Joel 1:3-4
- 3. Awake - Joel 1:5
- 4. Lament - Joel 1:8
- 5. Be ashamed - Joel 1:11
- 6. Gird yourselves and wail - Joel 1:13a
- 7. Lie all night in sack cloth - Joel 1:13b
- 8. Consecrate a fast - Joel 1:14
- 9. Gather everyone to the Lord's house - Joel 1:14
- 10. Cry out to the Lord - Joel 1:14, 19-20
II. The Revelation of "The Day of the Lord" - Joel 2:1-17
- A. The meaning of the phrase "The Day of the Lord" - Joel
2:1
- 1. It is not a calendar day, but an extended period of judgment
beginning with the Lord's parousia (presence and coming ) and ending with
the great white throne judgment. The events of this period are detailed
in 2 Pet. 3:8-13 and Rev. 20:1-15.
- 2."The Day of the Lord" is essentially the day of the
Lord's judgment in contrast to "man's day" mentioned in 1 Cor.
4:3-5, which is the time of man's judgment.
- B. The description of "The Day of the Lord" - Joel 2:2-11
- C. The real nature of "The Day of the Lord" - Joel 2:11
- D. The purpose of revealing "The Day of the Lord" - Joel
2:1, 12-17
- 1. To tremble - Joel 2:1
- 2. To have a whole-hearted turn - Joel 2:12
- 3. To touch God's mercy - Joel 2:12-14
- 4. To have a genuine repentance - Joel 2:15
- 5. To have a definite separation - Joel 2:16
- 6. To become desperate before the Lord - Joel 2:17
III. The Outpouring of the Spirit of the Lord - Joel 2:18--3:21
- A. For His people's satisfaction - Joel 2:18-19
- B. For His people's deliverance from the enemy - Joel 2:20
- C. For rejoicing over the Lord doing great things - Joel 2:21-22
- D. For the former and latter rain - Joel 2:23
- E. For fullness and overflowing - Joel 2:24
- F. For restoration - Joel 2:25-27
- G. For the producing of the church - Joel 2:28-32
- H. For the restoration of Israel - Joel 3:1
- I. For the judgment of the nations - Joel 3:2-13
- J. For the phenomena of "The Day of the Lord" - Joel 3:14-15
- K. For the kingdom - Joel 3:16-21