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• Joel (Prophet)People

  Joel was the prophet whose message is preserved in the Old Testament Book of Joel. Scripture identifies him only as "the son of Pethuel." He is known for his account of a locust plague, his call to repentance, and the promise that God would pour out His Spirit.

• Joel OsteenPeople

  Joel Osteen (born 1963) is an American television preacher and the senior pastor of Lakewood Church, a megachurch in Houston, Texas. He is the author of *Your Best Life Now*, which also became widely known in Korea through its Korean translation.

• Joel 1Bible

  The first chapter of the Book of Joel describes a locust plague and drought that have devastated the land of Judah, calls the people and priests to lament, fast, and gather in solemn assembly, and proclaims that "the day of the LORD" is at hand.

• Joel 2Bible

  Joel 2 is the second chapter of the Book of Joel. It warns of the day of the LORD, when an army like a swarm of locusts advances, and calls the people to rend their hearts and return to God. It then promises the restoration of the land and the outpouring of God's Spirit upon all flesh.

• Joel 3Bible

  Joel 3 is the final chapter of the Book of Joel. In this prophecy God gathers the nations into the valley of Jehoshaphat for judgment, restores Judah and Jerusalem, and declares that he will dwell in Zion.

• Joel 2:28-29Bible Verses

  Joel 2:28-29 is God's promise that afterward he will pour out his Spirit upon all flesh, so that sons and daughters will prophesy, old men will dream dreams, and young men will see visions, and that he will pour out his Spirit even upon servants and handmaids. Peter quoted the passage in his Pentecost sermon, and it is a central text in interdenominational debates over the work of the Holy Spirit, spiritual gifts, and women's ministry.

• Joel 2:32Bible Verses

  Joel 2:32 promises that on the day of the LORD "whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered." Quoted in Peter's Pentecost sermon (Acts 2:21) and in Romans 10:13, it is frequently cited as a text on the universal offer of salvation and on the lordship of Jesus.

• Joel 2:23–27Bible Verses

  A passage in the Book of Joel in which God promises Judah, repentant after a locust plague, that he will return the rain and abundant harvests and "restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten." It is often cited in sermons on restoration, and interpreters differ over the meaning of "the former rain and the latter rain."

• Joel 2:12-14Bible Verses

  A passage in which the prophet Joel calls the people of Judah to return to God with fasting and weeping, and to rend their hearts rather than their garments. It is a key text emphasizing inward repentance over outward appearance and is frequently read on Ash Wednesday and in sermons on repentance.

• Acts 2:16–21Bible Verses

  In this passage, Peter, speaking on the Day of Pentecost, quotes the Book of Joel and proclaims that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit "upon all flesh" fulfills prophecy. It is frequently cited in discussions of whether spiritual gifts continue today, of women in ministry, and of eschatology.

• Valley of JehoshaphatBible

  The Valley of Jehoshaphat is the valley named in Joel 3 as the place where God gathers all nations for judgment. The name means "the LORD judges." Tradition has long identified it with the Kidron Valley east of Jerusalem.

• Romans 10:13-14Bible Verses

  Romans 10:13-14 is a passage in which the apostle Paul quotes the Book of Joel to declare that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Through a series of questions moving from calling to believing, hearing, and preaching, he then shows the necessity of proclaiming the gospel. The passage is frequently cited as an invitation to salvation and as a basis for evangelism and missions.

• AmosBible

  Amos is the third of the twelve books of the Minor Prophets in the Old Testament. It preserves the words of the prophet Amos, who was active in the northern kingdom of Israel in the eighth century BC, and it is well known for its call to social justice and its critique of merely formal worship.

• HemanPeople

  Heman is an Old Testament figure who appears in 1 and 2 Chronicles as a Levite worship leader in charge of temple music in the time of David. The same name also appears in the title of Psalm 88 and in 1 Kings 4.

• Minor ProphetsBible

  The Minor Prophets are the twelve prophetic books, Hosea through Malachi, that appear at the end of the Old Testament. The name refers to the books' brevity, not to any lesser importance.

• Day of the LordBible

  The Day of the Lord is an expression used by the Old Testament prophets for the time when God intervenes directly in history to bring about judgment and salvation. The New Testament takes it up as "the day of the Lord" and "the day of Christ," connecting it with the Second Coming and the Last Judgment.

• MercyBible

  Mercy is the disposition and action of taking pity on the suffering of others, treating them generously, and helping them. Scripture confesses mercy as part of God's character and calls believers to share the same disposition.

• Romans 10:14–15Bible Verses

  Romans 10:14–15 is a passage in which the apostle Paul uses a chain of questions (calling, believing, hearing, preaching, and sending) to show that people are needed to proclaim the gospel. It is frequently cited as a basis for sending missionaries and for preaching, and interpreters differ over to whom the "sending" applies.

• Acts 2:39–41Bible Verses

  The verses that conclude Peter's sermon at Pentecost, proclaiming that the promise is "unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off" and reporting that three thousand were baptized that day. The passage is frequently cited in the debate over infant baptism and in discussions of the promise of the Holy Spirit.