Joel 3
John MacArthur · Citado em PreceptAustin
Joel 3
MacArthur - Though the Lord would, as a lion, roar against Israel in judgment (cf. Am 1:2), He would also roar for the purpose of calling, protecting, and blessing (cf. Joel 3:16). from the west. Returns from Assyrian and Babylonian captivities were from the E. This undoubtedly has reference to His return at the Second Advent to set up the millennial kingdom (cf. Is 11:11, 12), when He calls Israel from their worldwide dispersion and reverses the judgment of 9:17. (MacArthur Study Bible)
Joel 3
MacArthur - In Joel 3:16, the Lord “roars” against the nations; here His wrath was directed primarily toward Israel
Joel 3
MacArthur - The shaking of the cosmic bodies and the nations goes beyond the historical removal of kingdoms and the establishment of others, such as the defeat of Persia by Greece (Daniel 7). Rather, the text looks to the cataclysm in the universe described in Rev 6–19, the subjugation of the nations by the Messiah, and the setting up of His kingdom which will never be destroyed (cf. Da 2:44-note; Da 7:27-note; Zec 14:16–21-note; Mt 25:32; Lk 21:26-note; Heb 12:26-note; Rev 19:19–21-note)....There is no Scripture to indicate that God’s glory ever did come to Zerubbabel’s temple, as the first temple was filled with the Shekinah glory (cf. 1 Ki 8:10, 11; 2 Ch 5:13, 14). However, His glory will fill the millennial temple (Eze 43:5). This glorification cannot refer to Christ’s physical presence in Herod’s temple, for the events of Hag 2:6–9 cannot be accounted for historically. The context speaks of the establishment of His earthly, Davidic, millennial kingdom and His presence in the temple during that kingdom. ( MacArthur adds this comment on the prophetic phrase "in that day" in Hag 2:23) The day of Messiah’s triumph (cf. Zechariah 12–14-note).
Joel 3
MacArthur - What the outward conformity to the Mosaic Covenant could not do, God does through a new, regenerated heart in the New Covenant (Jer 31:31-34; Zec 13:1, 2). This (covenant in Hos 2:18) depicts a millennial scene (cf. Isa 2:4; 11:6-9; Mic 4:3) when God's people become subject to God and creation becomes subject to them. (The MacArthur Study Bible) My holy mountain - Literally, "the mountain of My holiness" and occurs 11 times mostly in the prophets denoting the place on earth distinguished and set apart by the presence of the Lord. Notice the possessive pronoun My. This is God's mountain. This mountain is in Jerusalem and is probably the area we today call Temple Mount (pix), where Solomon's and Herod's temples once stood. It is sad to see such esteemed men of old like Augustine interpret this phrase as "the church is the mountain." Augustine writes "The church itself is the mountain … we are going to rise again, and we shall be the holy mountain of God." Needless to say this allegorical interpretation is absurd. God says it is a mountain and that is exactly what it is! Beloved, if the plain sense of a text makes good sense in conttext, then seek to make no other sense out of it, lest you end up with nonsense! My holy mountain - Isa. 11:9; Isa. 56:7; Isa. 57:13; Isa. 65:11; Isa. 65:25; Isa. 66:20; Ezekiel 20:40, Joel 2:1; Joel 3:17; Obad. 1:16; Zeph. 3:11. Compare similar phrases My holy hill - Ps. 2:6; Ps. 3:4; Ps. 15:1; Ps. 43:3; Ps. 99:9. Holy hill - Jer 31:23 the holy mountain of God - Ezek 28:14, Da 9:20 Your holy mountain - Da 9:16 the beautiful Holy Mountain - Da 11:45 So Jerusalem will be holy - This describes the time AFTER the Lord Jesus Christ returns with a "roar" and defeats all of Israel's enemies once and for all. This same time period is described in some detail in Zechariah 14:1-21-note. Zechariah writes that In that day (THE DAY OF THE LORD - THIS IS THE "GOOD" SIDE OF THAT DAY - WHEN ISRAEL IS RESTORED AND HOLINESS REIGNS SUPREME) there will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, “HOLY TO THE LORD.” And the cooking pots in the LORD’S house will be like the bowls before the altar. 21 Every cooking pot in Jerusalem and in Judah will be holy to the LORD of hosts; and all who sacrifice will come and take of them and boil in them. And there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts in that day. (Zechariah 14:20-21-note) Isaiah speaks of this day when everything cries holy to the Lord... Isaiah 35:8 A highway will be there, a roadway, And it will be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it, But it will be for him who walks that way, And fools will not wander on it. Isaiah 52:1 Awake, awake, Clothe yourself in your strength, O Zion; Clothe yourself in your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; For the uncircumcised and the unclean Will no longer come into you. And strangers will pass through it no more - This refers in part to foreign armies that had in the past so frequently trampled and defiled the Holy City.. John describes the last days (literally the last 42 months which is the time of the Great Tribulation) of heathen trampling of God's holy places... Then there was given me a measuring rod like a staff; and someone said, “Get up and measure the TEMPLE of God and the altar (THE TEMPLE WILL BE REBUILT IN THE SEVENTIETH WEEK OF DANIEL - see preparations of orthodox Jews of Temple Mount Faithful), and those who worship in it. “Leave out the court which is outside the TEMPLE and do not measure it, for it has been given to the nations; and they will tread under foot the holy city for forty-two months. (Rev 11:1-2-note) While strangers will not pass through Jerusalem, in the Millennial age, Gentiles will be welcomed to come and celebrate, Zechariah recording... Then it will come about that any who are left of all the nations (REFERRING TO THOSE GENTILES WHO WERE NOT KILLED IN THE VALLEY OF DECISION AND WHO ENTER THE MILLENNIUM AS REGENERATE OR BORN AGAIN BELIEVERS - See Tony Garland's excellent summary of the Judgment of the Sheep and Goats - Mt 25:31-46) that went against Jerusalem will go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Booths. (Zec 14:16-note). Uses of Zion in the Context of the Millennial Kingdom of the Messiah - It is important to note that Zion is frequently mentioned in many eschatological passages, most of which describe Zion in the Millennial reign of Messiah. While you may not agree with all of these passages (but be sure to check the context before you disagree), all have some elements that are difficult to explain other than ascribing them to a future time when Messiah returns to save Israel (Ro 11:26-28) and establish His Kingdom on earth where He will reign as King of kings for 1000 years - 2 Kings 19:31 Psalm 2:6 Psalm 14:7 Psalm 20:2 Psalm 53:6 Psalm 69:35 Psalm 110:2 Isaiah 1:27 Isaiah 2:3 Isaiah 4:3-5 Isaiah 18:7 Isaiah 24:23 Isaiah 33:5 Isaiah 33:20 Isaiah 34:8 Isaiah 35:10 Isaiah 51:3 Isaiah 51:11 Isaiah 51:16 Isaiah 52:1 Isaiah 52:2, 7, 8 Isaiah 59:20 Isaiah 60:14 Isaiah 61:3 Isaiah 62:1 Isaiah 62:11 Isaiah 64:10 Isaiah 66:8 Jeremiah 30:17 Jeremiah 31:6 Jeremiah 31:12 Jeremiah 50:5 Joel 3:16 Joel 3:17 Joel 3:21 Obadiah 1:17 Obadiah 1:21 Micah 4:2, 7, 8 Zephaniah 3:14 Zephaniah 3:16 Zechariah 1:17 Zechariah 2:10 Zechariah 8:3 F B
Joel 3
MacArthur commenting on 2 Peter 3:10 says "In Scripture the day of the Lord signifies the extraordinary, miraculous interventions of God in human history for the purpose of judgment, culminating in His final judgment of the wicked on earth and the destruction of the present universe." However this description is not entirely accurate because this day also has a glorious side to it as described below (and to which even MacArthur seems to agree as noted in the quote below). John MacArthur in his sermon on Zechariah 14 seems to contradict his own belief that the Millennium is not part of the Day of the Lord writing (specifically regarding Zech 14:8) "And I think it’s a picture, too, of how blessing is going to flow. Jerusalem will become the center of the world and blessing will just flow in all directions. What an incredible time. So we see the coming of the DAY OF THE LORD. (ED: THIS DOES NOT SOUND LIKE THIS DAY IS SOLELY A DAY OF DOOM AND GLOOM!) Now very rapidly the rest of the chapter will flow. Are you ready?...Zech 14:9 begins the crowning of the Lord as King. We’ve seen the coming of the day of the Lord, now the crowning of the Lord as King. The first thing that happens when He arrives, He’s going to have a coronation. Verse 9, “And the LORD shall be King over all the earth. IN THAT DAY shall there be one LORD and His name one.” Listen, the Lord is not only going to be the King in heaven, but IN THAT DAY He’s going to be the King on earth. He will not be King de jure, that is by right, but He will be King de facto, that is in fact. This is a promised reality. The King is coming. And He is going to be King. And IN THAT DAY, it says, He’ll be King – now watch this – “And there will be one LORD and His name one.” Do you know how many religions there will be in the world in the kingdom? One – that’s all. Just one. Anybody who begins to start another one will be dealt with by the rod of iron with which Christ rules, read Revelation 19. The worldwide monotheism, one religion, all of the systems of Satan are over. And the absolutely unique and incomparable one God, the only wise God and our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh, Him and Him alone will the world worship. And so IN THAT DAY there will be one Lord and His name will be one." So in his sermon comment MacArthur certainly sounds like he sees the Day of the Lord as not just doom and gloom but blessing and glory. Again John MacArthur alludes to a time of blessing associated with the Day of the Lord in his sermon "The Invisible Kingdom of God, Part 2" - Joel begins at the very outset of his prophecy with identifying this event, Jeol 1:15, “Alas for the day, for the day of the Lord is near and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.” The coming of the King was the day of the Lord. The day of the Lord is always associated with judgment, maximum judgment, a final kind of judgment. There are days of the Lord in the Old Testament, days when God stepped in with great judgment, BUT there is a culminating eschatological final day of the Lord which Joel has in view here. This will be destruction from the Almighty. He will come to destroy His enemies and the ungodly. At the same time, it will be a time of salvation, it will be a time of blessing for the righteous. If you go to the end of his prophecy, Joel 3:18, “It will come about in that day … that day of the Lord … the mountains will drip with sweet wine and the hills will flow with milk and all the brooks of Judah will flow with water and a spring will go out from the house of the Lord to water the valley of Shittim.” In other words, it’s going to be a time of immense blessing. COMMENT: SO THE QUESTION I WOULD ASK DR MACARTHUR IS "WHEN DID YOU SAY THAT TIME OF BLESSING WOULD OCCUR?" AND IF I AM INTERPRETING HIM CORRECTLY, HE STATES THAT IT IS IN THAT DAY...THE DAY OF THE LORD! WHEN IS THIS BLESSING REALIZED? THE OBVIOUS ANSWER IS DURING THE MILLENNIUM. IT WOULD SEEM TO FOLLOW THAT THE TIME OF THE MILLENNIUM ONE COMPONENT OF THE DAY OF THE LORD, THE TIME OF GLORY FOLLOWING THE TIME OF GLOOM. And look at Isaiah's description of the Day of the Lord. Isaiah 13:9 begins with doom and gloom writing "Behold, the day of the LORD is coming, Cruel, with fury and burning anger, To make the land a desolation; And He will exterminate its sinners from it." The description continues and seems at first to be divided by a chapter break (which we know is not inspired) with the description in Isaiah 14:1 describing the time "When the LORD will have compassion on Jacob, and again choose Israel, and settle them in their own land, then strangers will join them and attach themselves to the house of Jacob." When is that? Clearly that is the Millennium. So again we see the pattern of doom and gloom progressing to blessing and glory. We see a similar pattern of doom and gloom morphing (so to speak) to blessing and glory in Joel. And so in Joel 3:14-18 we read "Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. 15 The sun and moon grow dark and the stars lose their brightness. 16 The LORD roars from Zion And utters His voice from Jerusalem, And the heavens and the earth tremble. But the LORD is a refuge for His people and a stronghold to the sons of Israel. 17 Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, Dwelling in Zion, My holy mountain. So Jerusalem will be holy, And strangers will pass through it no more. 18 And in that day The mountains will drip with sweet wine, And the hills will flow with milk, And all the brooks of Judah will flow with water; And a spring will go out from the house of the LORD To water the valley of Shittim." Notice Joel 3:18 says "in that day" which begs the question what "day?" In context, Joel has been describing the Day of the LORD, first the doom and gloom aspect of that DAY, but then the blessing and glory of that DAY. This passage would support the premise that the Day of the LORD includes the time of the Millennium when water flows from the house of the LORD. The Day of Yahweh is not only a day of judgment on the unrighteous but is also a day of deliverance and blessing on the righteous. Irwin Busenitz (who is associated with John MacArthur) on Joel 3:18 - The temporal phrase in that day introduces the final section of the prophecy, linking it with the preceding verses. The Day of Yahweh is not only a day of judgment on the unrighteous but is also a day of deliverance and blessing on the righteous. Both aspects of this theme are reiterated in these final verses. After the emphatic and universal judgment has been executed upon the heathen, the prophet summarizes the blessings which will flow from the throne of God and which will overflow the land of Israel (cf. Isa 4:2). (Mentor Commentary on Joel and Obadiah - recommended) Robert Thomas (also associated with John MacArthur) writes "From the broad perspective of Scripture, the day of the Lord will be a time when God’s wrath puts extended pressure on His enemies (Isa. 3:16–24; 13:9–11; Jer. 30:7; Ezek. 38–39; Amos 5:18, 19; Zeph. 1:14–18). By using terminology descriptive of the day of the Lord, Jesus identified part of that day with the Great Tribulation in particular and the whole of Daniel’s seventieth week in general (cp. Matt. 24:21 with Jer. 30:7; Dan. 12:1; Joel 2:2 ED COMMENT: ACTUALLY THAT IS NOT COMPLETELY CORRECT. Mt 24:21 DESCRIBES THE GREAT TRIBULATION AS A 3.5 YEAR PERIOD, NOT THE ENTIRE 7 YEARS OF DANIEL'S 70TH WEEK. AND PAUL TEACHES THE DAY OF THE LORD BEGINS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GREAT TRIBULATION - 2Th 2:3-4). At the outset of the day of the Lord, human trials will be prolonged and comparable to a woman’s labor before giving birth to a child (Isa. 13:8; 26:17–19; 66:7–9; Jer. 30:6–8; Mic. 4:9, 10; cf. Matt. 24:8; 1 Thess. 5:3).126 This phase of growing human agony will be climaxed by the Messiah’s personal return to earth to terminate the period of turmoil through direct judgment. Armageddon (Rev. 16:16; 19:11–21) and the series of Tribulation visitations that precede it are inseparable parts of the day of the Lord. God’s eschatological wrath is a unit. This does not end the day of the Lord, however. Following Christ’s personal intervention will come an extended time of blessing and prosperity for those who remain to populate the earth. (Revelation 1-7: Exegetical Commentary) J Vernon McGee agrees writing "And it shall come to pass in that day" -- that is, the Day of the Lord. "The mountains shall drop down new wine" -- this is in the time of the Kingdom." That sounds like the blessing and glory component of the Day of the LORD. Thomas