Joel 2:1 Meaning
Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;
Context Explained
1Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;
2A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
3A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 24:14
Jesus speaks of the need to proclaim the gospel before the end comes.
1 Thessalonians 5:2
Both verses emphasize the suddenness of the day of the Lord.
Revelation 1:3
The call to heed warnings about the coming judgment is echoed in Revelation.
Source: Joel 2:1