Joel
c. 800–c. 740 BCE · Ancient Israel
“And 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:”
Famous Quotes
“The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.”
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.”
“And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.”
“And 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.”
About Joel
Prophet whose book uses a devastating locust plague as the occasion for oracles about the Day of the Lord. His prophecy of the Spirit being poured out on all flesh became a key text for early Christianity.