Joel 2:28-32

The Lord Will Pour Out His Spirit

28 1 w "And it shall come to pass afterward,
that x I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;
y your sons and z your daughters shall prophesy,
your old men shall dream dreams,
and your young men shall see visions.
29 a Even on the male and female servants
in those days I will pour out my Spirit.

30 "And I will show b wonders in the heavens and b on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. 31 c The sun shall be turned to darkness, d and the moon to blood, e before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. 32 And it shall come to pass that f everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. g For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the Lord has said, and among h the survivors shall be those whom the Lord calls.

  1. Cross References
    Joel 2:28 - 32
    And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.
    Acts 2:17 - 21
    'And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
  2. Cross References
    Isaiah 32:15
    Until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is deemed a forest.
    Ezekiel 39:29
    And I will not hide my face anymore from them, when I pour out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, declares the Lord God.
    Zechariah 12:10
    And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.
    John 7:39
    Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
  3. Cross References
    Acts 2:39
    For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.
  4. Cross References
    Acts 21:9
    He had four unmarried daughters, who prophesied.
  5. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 12:13
    For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body - Jews or Greeks, slaves or free - and all were made to drink of one Spirit.
  6. Cross References
    Matthew 24:30
    Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
    Luke 21:11
    There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.
  7. Cross References
    Matthew 24:30
    Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
    Luke 21:11
    There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.
  8. Cross References
    Joel 2:10
    The earth quakes before them; the heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
  9. Cross References
    Revelation 6:12
    When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood.
  10. Cross References
    Malachi 4:5
    Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.
  11. Cross References
    Romans 10:13
    For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
  12. Cross References
    Isaiah 46:13
    I bring near my righteousness; it is not far off, and my salvation will not delay; I will put salvation in Zion, for Israel my glory.
    Isaiah 59:20
    And a Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression," declares the Lord.
    Obadiah 1:17
    But in Mount Zion there shall be those who escape, and it shall be holy, and the house of Jacob shall possess their own possessions.
  13. Cross References
    Jeremiah 31:7
    For thus says the Lord : "Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and raise shouts for the chief of the nations; proclaim, give praise, and say, 'O Lord, save your people, the remnant of Israel.
    Micah 4:7
    And the lame I will make the remnant, and those who were cast off, a strong nation; and the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion from this time forth and forevermore.
    Zechariah 8:12
    For there shall be a sowing of peace. The vine shall give its fruit, and the ground shall give its produce, and the heavens shall give their dew. And I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
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