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Joel 3

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1 και εσται μετα ταυτα και εκχεω απο του πνευματος μου επι πασαν σαρκα και προφητευσουσιν οι υιοι υμων και αι θυγατερες υμων και οι πρεσβυτεροι υμων ενυπνια ενυπνιασθησονται και οι νεανισκοι υμων ορασεις οψονται

2 και επι τους δουλους και επι τας δουλας εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις εκχεω απο του πνευματος μου

3 και δωσω τερατα εν τω ουρανω και επι της γης αιμα και πυρ και ατμιδα καπνου

4 ο ηλιος μεταστραφησεται εις σκοτος και η σεληνη εις αιμα πριν ελθειν ημεραν κυριου την μεγαλην και επιφανη

5 και εσται πας ος αν επικαλεσηται το ονομα κυριου σωθησεται οτι εν τω ορει σιων και εν ιερουσαλημ εσται ανασωζομενος καθοτι ειπεν κυριος και ευαγγελιζομενοι ους κυριος προσκεκληται

   

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The Inner Meaning of the Prophets and Psalms #199

  
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199. Internal Meaning of Joel, Chapter 2

1-2 The Lord will come and will execute judgment (1, 15)

2 when falsity and evil from the sensual has destroyed the whole church. (3)

4-9 Falsity of evil will destroy all things of it by various insanities. (3)

10 All good and truth has been dispersed, together with the knowledges [cognitiones] of them. (3)

11 The Lord will fight with them. (7)

12-17 Exhortation to be converted to Him, to repent, and to be wise. (2)

18-19 The Lord will establish the church, to which He will give its goods and truths, (11)

20 and will remove falsities of evil, and thus hell. (11, 17)

21-25 They will have trust in the Lord, from which they will have goods and felicities, (11)

26-27 and acknowledgment from the heart. (11)

28-29 By His Divine the Lord will fill those who are of that church with all things and will vivify them. (11, 12)

30-31 Falsities of evil and evils of falsity will dissipate influx on the day of judgment, (3, 15)

32 but those who acknowledge and worship the Lord will be saved. (17)

  
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