Joel Chapter 3

Joel Chapter 3 
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Introduction:  In chapter 2, Joel foresaw the invasion of Israel in the future by the beast and the pouring out of the Spirit in the last days upon Israel.]

Chapter 3 is a continuation of the “day of the LORD.” As the prophet listens to the Lord, he gains a clear understanding of the events during the “day of the LORD." His focus here is particularly of the events at the height of the Tribulation. Armageddon, the return of Christ, and the judgement of the sheep and goat nations are in view though perhaps not in their precise chronological order. In addition, a glimpse of millennial conditions is presented.
 
I.  God to Regather Israel
 
Joel 3:1 For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
Joe 3:2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
 
The reference is made to the return of the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem.  The context does not lend itself to the later Babylonian captivity of Judah and Jerusalem. The captivity in that day in all likelihood is a reference to the occupation of Jerusalem by the forces of the beast in the latter stages of the tribulation.

The words translated as bring back (shuwb) have the sense of ‘turning back.’  The Lord in that day will deliver Jerusalem from its enemies in preparation for His coming reign.
The only place the “valley of Jehoshaphat” is mentioned in the Bible is here in Joel.   One of two possibilities are in view here.  One view is that the valley of Jehoshaphat is a reference to the valley of Jezreel adjacent to Mount Megiddo in which the central elements of the battle of Armageddon will take place. The context, particularly in verses 13-16, lends credence to this view

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