28And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: 29And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. 30And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. 31The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD come. 32And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call (Joel 2: 28-32).
This passage is the one that the Apostle Peter quoted on the Day of Pentecost-some 500 plus years after being written by the Prophet Joel (Acts 2:17-21). In this passage we see that the Creator involves all of Creation in His deliverance (sons, daughters, old men, young men, heavens, earth, moon…). This is so because they are His. Notice too in this passage that the Holy Spirit is given to His people.
Verse 32 is where I want to draw your attention. We are living in the age of grace. If you call upon the name of the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth, you will be delivered. It is significant and essential too, that you call upon the name of the Lord. The name of the Lord is Yahweh. Yahweh means to be; He transcends all things; He is the great I AM (Exodus 3:14). You are calling on the one who IS. There is much more here, remember too, when Christ was asked who he was by the religious leaders, He said, “ Before Abraham was, I AM” (John 8:58). Therefore, Christ is your redeemer and deliverer, and He is I AM-Yahweh Himself.
It is also important to notice that this passage does not say you might be delivered, it says you will be delivered. The Creator does not leave things to chance, and if He promises something, it will occur. Please call upon the name of the Lord, in this age of grace, while there is still time. The Creator is Yahweh.
This passage is the one that the Apostle Peter quoted on the Day of Pentecost-some 500 plus years after being written by the Prophet Joel (Acts 2:17-21). In this passage we see that the Creator involves all of Creation in His deliverance (sons, daughters, old men, young men, heavens, earth, moon…). This is so because they are His. Notice too in this passage that the Holy Spirit is given to His people.
Verse 32 is where I want to draw your attention. We are living in the age of grace. If you call upon the name of the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth, you will be delivered. It is significant and essential too, that you call upon the name of the Lord. The name of the Lord is Yahweh. Yahweh means to be; He transcends all things; He is the great I AM (Exodus 3:14). You are calling on the one who IS. There is much more here, remember too, when Christ was asked who he was by the religious leaders, He said, “ Before Abraham was, I AM” (John 8:58). Therefore, Christ is your redeemer and deliverer, and He is I AM-Yahweh Himself.
It is also important to notice that this passage does not say you might be delivered, it says you will be delivered. The Creator does not leave things to chance, and if He promises something, it will occur. Please call upon the name of the Lord, in this age of grace, while there is still time. The Creator is Yahweh.
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