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"I WILL SHOW PORTENTS IN THE SKY AND ON EARTH,
BLOOD AND FIRE AND COLUMNS OF SMOKE; THE SUN SHALL BE TURNED INTO DARKNESS AND
THE MOON INTO BLOOD BEFORE THE GREAT AND TERRIBLE DAY OF THE LORD COMES."
(Joel 2:30,31 NEB).
BEFORE "THE
GREAT AND TERRIBLE DAY".
According to scriptural principle,
the duration of the "day of the Lord"
is one year. (See Ezekiel 4:6
NEB and Daniel 9:27 Moffatt). It therefore
follows that the prophesied "single hour"
when the doom of "Babylon" strikes is one twenty-fourth
of the year when the desolating of the wealth and splendour of "Babylon"
begins (i.e.) 15 days. (Rev
18:10 NEB). But those who refuse to get
out of spiritistic "Babylon" after the "single hour"
has elapsed will continue to suffer "pestilence, bereavement, famine, and
burning" for the remainder of the year of the Lord's Judgement, just as
it is written. (Rev 18:4-8 NEB).
The portents that Jehovah God will show
"in the sky and on earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke" when
"the sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood" will
occur just before "the great and terrible day of the
LORD
comes." The "day
of the LORD"
will be of 360 days duration (a Jewish year).
"And it must occur that everyone
who calls on the Name of Jehovah will get away safe
(shall be saved.
NEB); for in Mount Zion and in
Jerusalem there will prove to be the escaped ones, just as Jehovah has said, and
in among the survivors, whom Jehovah is calling." (Joel 2:32).
THE "VALLEY
OF THE LORD'S JUDGEMENT".
All nations are in the process of
being gathered to the Valley of the Lord's Judgement "on account of My
people and My inheritance Israel, whom they scattered among the nations; and
they apportioned out My land." (Joel 3:2). When the nations are gathered
according to their warring spirit aspect against God: "...there I will
take My seat and judge all the nations round about." (Joel 3:12
NEB). Jehovah will be "a refuge for His
people and the defence of Israel... but Egypt shall become a desert and Edom a
deserted waste, because of the violence done to Judah". (From Joel
3:16-19 NEB).
It is important to note that there are two Israels, two Zions, and two states of Judah. Historically, there are the
geographical areas they each cover, but of greater importance is their spiritual
meaning. "My inheritance Israel, whom they scattered among the nations"
are the 144,000 Spirit anointed sons of God spiritual
"Israel". (Rom 9:6-8 &
25,26 NEB).
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