Reflexion, A Spiritual Community
Reflexion, A Spiritual Community
Joel 3:1-5
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This is one of the most remarkable passages in all the Bible
For me, it is second only to John’s introduction of Jesus
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. . . . And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth” (Jn. 1:1 and 14)
- what makes this prophecy given to Joel extraordinary,
• is this experience of the Spirit that is promised was definitely exclusive
◦ this is clear from a passage I have frequently quoted
◦ when Moses complained his assignment was too much for him, God told him,
“Gather for me seventy men of the elders of Israel . . . and bring them into the tent of meeting, and let them take their stand there. And I will come down and talk with you there. And I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them . . . . ¶ Then the LORD came down in the cloud . . . and took some of the Spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. And as soon as the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied. But they did not continue doing it” (Nu. 11:17 and 25)