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Joel's Army: Joel 2:1 "Blow a trumpet in Zion , And sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, For the Day of the LORD (Yahweh) is coming; Surely it is near, 2 A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness. As the dawn is spread over the mountains, So there is a great and mighty people; There has never been anything like it, Nor will there be again after it to the years of many generations. 3 A fire consumes before them, And behind them a flame burns. The land is like the garden of Eden before them, But a desolate wilderness behind them, And nothing at all escapes them. 4 Their appearance is like the appearance of horses; And like war horses, so they run. 5 With a noise as of chariots they leap on the tops of the mountains, Like the crackling of a flame of fire consuming the stubble, Like a mighty people arranged for battle. 6 Before them the people are in anguish; All faces turn pale. 7 They run like mighty men; They climb the wall like soldiers; And they each march in line, Nor do they deviate from their paths. 8 They do not crowd each other; They march everyone in his path. When they burst through the defenses, They do not break ranks. 9 They rush on the city, They run on the wall; They climb into the houses, They enter through the windows like a thief. 10 Before them the earth quakes, The heavens tremble, The sun and the moon grow dark, And the stars lose their brightness. 11 And the LORD (Yahweh) utters His voice before His army; Surely His camp is very great, For strong is he who carries out His word. The Day of the LORD (Yahweh) is indeed great and very awesome, And who can endure it?"
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Who are these people? Not the Russians. Not grasshoppers. The Bible clearly tells us who these people are! Verse 11: His camp! His army! His camp. Here is; "He who carries out His Word!!!" Those who do God's will! Please note, what the Bible has to say about those who do God's will. You will find a theme that runs through the course of the entire Bible. Those sons of God who are led by His Spirit! ( Rom. 8) Jesus said, in Matt 12:50, "For whosoever shall do the will of My Father Which is in Heaven, the same is My brother, and sister, and mother." KJV
Who are these people? The saints! What are they able to do? Ps 149:5 "Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds. 6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two edged sword in their hand; 7 To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; 8 To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; 9 To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD (Yahweh). KJV "What soever you bind, shall be bound!" You shall do the "greater works"! "If two of you agree, it SHALL be done!" Have we seen this? Not to any great extent. Will we see this? Of course! When?
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