Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things:
Joel 3:5 charges Tyre and Sidon with the regions of Philistia for taking God's silver and gold and precious goods into their temples while scattering His people and dividing the land. That robbery of sacred treasures is wrongdoing for which God promises to repay those nations. It belongs to the Lord's gathering of the nations before Him to be judged, alongside cosmic signs and the deliverance of His people. That judgment on ancient oppressors reveals universal principles that also apply to the last-day judgment and deliverance of God's people. It is a prophecy of latter-day strife and preparation for war now fulfilled in the present state of the nations, in vast military spending and the building of battleships and ever more powerful warships, signaling that the earth's harvest is ripe and the end and the coming of the Master are near.
Historical Setting and Charge
Joel 3:5 records a historical invasion of Judah in the reign of Jehoram, when Tyre together with the Philistines took silver and gold and valuable objects and carried them into their temples. The charge is laid against Tyre and Sidon and the regions of Philistia for taking God's silver and gold and precious goods into their temples as part of oppressing and scattering the people of Judah and Israel and dividing the land. For this the nations are gathered before the Lord to be judged in his coming day of judgment, with cosmic signs and the deliverance of his people. Their taking of God's silver and gold and sacred treasures into their temples is wrongdoing for which God promises to repay those nations for what they have done.
Final Judgment and Deliverance
The verse belongs to the Lord's description of His judgment in which the nations are gathered before Him to be judged for scattering Israel, dividing the land, and taking silver and gold and precious goods into their temples, and this judgment is set as part of His coming day of judgment alongside cosmic signs and the deliverance of His people. The charge against Tyre and Sidon and the regions of Philistia for taking His silver and gold and precious possessions into their temples and for oppressing and scattering Judah's people carries God's promise to repay those nations for what they have done. That judgment on ancient oppressors illustrates universal principles that also apply to the last-day judgment and to the last-days scenes of judgment and of the deliverance of God's people.
Its fulfillment stands within the prophecy through Joel 3:17 at the commencement of the day of the Lord before the thousand years begin at the resurrection of the just. It belongs to the one and the same time of the gathering and deliverance of Israel and the pouring out of God's Spirit on the living saints, including all the living saints of every name just prior to the resurrection of the just. At that time many of the remnant of literal Israel are gathered and delivered in Jerusalem in Asia at the battle of the great day of the Lord, and all the Israel of God in every nation are delivered and receive the Spirit of God to be redeemed with all the righteous dead at the second appearing of Christ.
The final battle of God's judgment in Joel 3:1-17 is placed in the Valley of Jehoshaphat near Jerusalem, where the nations gather. Although they lay siege to Jerusalem in their war against the Turk, their apparent victory is brief, for God intervenes and strikes them. That great battle at Jerusalem in the Valley of Jehoshaphat is connected with the time of the last plague, immediately before Christ's coming.
The prophecy is of latter-day strife, unrest, and preparation for war now fulfilled in vast military spending and in battleship building, and this spirit of war is the spirit of the devil, aroused and nourished by spirits of demons working miracles going forth to the kings of the earth to prepare them for the great war of Armageddon. It reveals worldwide war followed by the coming of the King of Kings, when men will have demonstrated their utter unworth to rule the world and He whose right it is shall reign.
Present Signs and Warning
Joel 3 belongs to latter-day strife, unrest, and preparation for war, now fulfilled in the present state of the nations in vast military spending and in the building of battleships and increasingly powerful warships. This development of warships demonstrates that the prophecy applies to the present time and points to the coming of Armageddon and the world's destruction. These war preparations signal that the earth's harvest is ripe and the end is near. The prophecy shows that the last days are near and points to the coming of the Master. Joel 3 reveals worldwide war followed by the coming of the King of Kings, when men will have demonstrated their utter unworth to rule the world and He whose right it is shall reign.
This preparation for war and the spirit of war is the spirit of the devil. It is aroused and nourished by spirits of demons working miracles, going forth to the kings of the earth to prepare them for the great war of Armageddon.
The prophecy of Joel 3 finds remarkable fulfillment in the present state of the nations and exposes false visions of peace. It is included among the signs in the political world that precede the second advent. These signs are fulfilling with particular fullness and intensity in the present age.
Ignoring the sure word of prophecy causes religious teachers to misapply facts and miss this fulfillment. The chapter warns that the day of the Lord approaches while watchmen sleep and the alarm is feebly sounded. So the terrible day comes as a thief in the night and presses the question of who is on the Lord's side.
The verse testifies of Christ and belongs to God's historical revelation culminating in Christ. Christ is the central light holding together all Scripture and shedding illuminating rays through the whole. It gives precious spiritual lessons beyond its historical setting and widened horizon.
Joel 3:5 charges Tyre and Sidon with the regions of Philistia for taking God's silver and gold and precious goods into their temples while scattering His people and dividing the land. That robbery of sacred treasures is wrongdoing for which God promises to repay those nations. It belongs to the Lord's gathering of the nations before Him to be judged, alongside cosmic signs and the deliverance of His people. That judgment on ancient oppressors reveals universal principles that also apply to the last-day judgment and deliverance of God's people. It is a prophecy of latter-day strife and preparation for war now fulfilled in the present state of the nations, in vast military spending and the building of battleships and ever more powerful warships, signaling that the earth's harvest is ripe and the end and the coming of the Master are near.
Historical Setting and Charge
Joel 3:5 records a historical invasion of Judah in the reign of Jehoram, when Tyre together with the Philistines took silver and gold and valuable objects and carried them into their temples. The charge is laid against Tyre and Sidon and the regions of Philistia for taking God's silver and gold and precious goods into their temples as part of oppressing and scattering the people of Judah and Israel and dividing the land. For this the nations are gathered before the Lord to be judged in his coming day of judgment, with cosmic signs and the deliverance of his people. Their taking of God's silver and gold and sacred treasures into their temples is wrongdoing for which God promises to repay those nations for what they have done.
Final Judgment and Deliverance
The verse belongs to the Lord's description of His judgment in which the nations are gathered before Him to be judged for scattering Israel, dividing the land, and taking silver and gold and precious goods into their temples, and this judgment is set as part of His coming day of judgment alongside cosmic signs and the deliverance of His people. The charge against Tyre and Sidon and the regions of Philistia for taking His silver and gold and precious possessions into their temples and for oppressing and scattering Judah's people carries God's promise to repay those nations for what they have done. That judgment on ancient oppressors illustrates universal principles that also apply to the last-day judgment and to the last-days scenes of judgment and of the deliverance of God's people.
Its fulfillment stands within the prophecy through Joel 3:17 at the commencement of the day of the Lord before the thousand years begin at the resurrection of the just. It belongs to the one and the same time of the gathering and deliverance of Israel and the pouring out of God's Spirit on the living saints, including all the living saints of every name just prior to the resurrection of the just. At that time many of the remnant of literal Israel are gathered and delivered in Jerusalem in Asia at the battle of the great day of the Lord, and all the Israel of God in every nation are delivered and receive the Spirit of God to be redeemed with all the righteous dead at the second appearing of Christ.
The final battle of God's judgment in Joel 3:1-17 is placed in the Valley of Jehoshaphat near Jerusalem, where the nations gather. Although they lay siege to Jerusalem in their war against the Turk, their apparent victory is brief, for God intervenes and strikes them. That great battle at Jerusalem in the Valley of Jehoshaphat is connected with the time of the last plague, immediately before Christ's coming.
The prophecy is of latter-day strife, unrest, and preparation for war now fulfilled in vast military spending and in battleship building, and this spirit of war is the spirit of the devil, aroused and nourished by spirits of demons working miracles going forth to the kings of the earth to prepare them for the great war of Armageddon. It reveals worldwide war followed by the coming of the King of Kings, when men will have demonstrated their utter unworth to rule the world and He whose right it is shall reign.
Present Signs and Warning
Joel 3 belongs to latter-day strife, unrest, and preparation for war, now fulfilled in the present state of the nations in vast military spending and in the building of battleships and increasingly powerful warships. This development of warships demonstrates that the prophecy applies to the present time and points to the coming of Armageddon and the world's destruction. These war preparations signal that the earth's harvest is ripe and the end is near. The prophecy shows that the last days are near and points to the coming of the Master. Joel 3 reveals worldwide war followed by the coming of the King of Kings, when men will have demonstrated their utter unworth to rule the world and He whose right it is shall reign.
This preparation for war and the spirit of war is the spirit of the devil. It is aroused and nourished by spirits of demons working miracles, going forth to the kings of the earth to prepare them for the great war of Armageddon.
The prophecy of Joel 3 finds remarkable fulfillment in the present state of the nations and exposes false visions of peace. It is included among the signs in the political world that precede the second advent. These signs are fulfilling with particular fullness and intensity in the present age.
Ignoring the sure word of prophecy causes religious teachers to misapply facts and miss this fulfillment. The chapter warns that the day of the Lord approaches while watchmen sleep and the alarm is feebly sounded. So the terrible day comes as a thief in the night and presses the question of who is on the Lord's side.
The verse testifies of Christ and belongs to God's historical revelation culminating in Christ. Christ is the central light holding together all Scripture and shedding illuminating rays through the whole. It gives precious spiritual lessons beyond its historical setting and widened horizon.