"In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams."
{Acts 2:17} (NIV)
The prophet Joel saw the Day of Pentecost 500 plus years before it happened. He saw a time when God’s Holy Spirit would be poured out upon men, women and children. A time when anyone who calls on the name of the Lord would be saved. This day of Pentecost was just the beginning of the CHURCH! How many glorious days have gone by since then; each day receiving this pouring out of the Spirit unto humans bringing them to salvation.
The grace of God is amazing. The sacrifice of His Son and the subsequent pouring out of His Spirit, accomplished the salvation of millions and millions of people from every tribe and nation, and God isn’t finished yet! The method of salvation is very plain; those who receive the Holy Spirit will prophesy or preach. That is, the CHURCH is the method that God uses to pour His Spirit out unto the world. Those in the room spoke the gospel to the crowd in their languages and many were added to the CHURCH that day, and so on and so on and so on.
Joel also saw the end of this age. He saw the great and glorious Day of the Lord, a Day that is coming soon. A Day that will bring destruction and an end to the wickedness of this age. Does 'soon' mean today, or does soon mean another 2,000 years? Whether He comes today or many days from now, may we be found this day prophesying! May we speak this day with our tongues, our pens and our actions the glorious gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ!
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