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Joel was one of the early prophets of Judah, and was likely prophesying during the days when Elisha was in Israel. Joel’s preaching carried the theme of great disasters, with locusts, plagues, famine, fire, war, and strange celestial events.
Probably the most amazing fact about Joel is the book’s connection to the New Testament. In Acts 2:17-21, the apostle Peter quotes from Joel 2:28-32, showing that the fulfillment of Joel’s prophecy was found in the coming of the Holy Spirit in power upon the apostles.
Peter affirmed what Joel said, in that “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” On that day in Acts 2, 3,000 people called on the name of the Lord by repenting and being baptized for the remission of sins, as commanded in Acts 2:38.
Matt Clifton
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