Post by Cindy on Sept 14, 2018 10:09:12 GMT -5
I would like to mention another passage that's often misunderstood and there's much false teaching about:
““ ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. I will show wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord. And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’” (Acts 2:17–21)
Like many other prophetic verses, this will be fulfilled twice. The first time it was partially fulfilled at Pentecost. The passage itself is Peter repeating the prophecy in Joel 2 and explaining that it's being partially fulfilled right in front of them. This will be fulfilled one last time during the Millennial Kingdom. This passage is not talking about "now" during the end times, but is speaking of what will happen during the Millennial Kingdom. Remember, the church is living in the age of Grace. It is our lot to believe by faith and not by sight. However, when the church was born, it was born with a great many signs and wonders. Those things slowly fell off until they were rare instead of happening all the time. So for the vast majority of the Church Age, there would not be (and there wasn't) a lot of signs and wonders being performed. Once the Millennial Kingdom starts however, then this passage will be totally fulfilled and there will once again be many signs and wonders going on. This is when God blesses Israel and makes them His voice to all the other nations. That’s why they will prophesy, have dreams and visions. It will all be to lead people to /?Christ or to cause them to repent of their sins.
It's funny how they will use one part of a passage but then leave out another. You don't hear them mention this verse: “The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.” (Acts 2:20) And they often leave out the last part too since that's old stuff to them: “And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’” (Acts 2:21)
Here is the entire passage:
““ ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. I will show wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord. And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’” (Acts 2:17–21)
Now see the original one which Peter was quoting:
““And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days. I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD. And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has said, among the survivors whom the LORD calls.” (Joel 2:28–32)
It's all of one piece and all goes together and obviously isn't talking about today, but about the Millennial Kingdom, just after the second coming. God as always does His best to save everyone that's willing before Jesus comes as judge.
““ ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. I will show wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord. And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’” (Acts 2:17–21)
Like many other prophetic verses, this will be fulfilled twice. The first time it was partially fulfilled at Pentecost. The passage itself is Peter repeating the prophecy in Joel 2 and explaining that it's being partially fulfilled right in front of them. This will be fulfilled one last time during the Millennial Kingdom. This passage is not talking about "now" during the end times, but is speaking of what will happen during the Millennial Kingdom. Remember, the church is living in the age of Grace. It is our lot to believe by faith and not by sight. However, when the church was born, it was born with a great many signs and wonders. Those things slowly fell off until they were rare instead of happening all the time. So for the vast majority of the Church Age, there would not be (and there wasn't) a lot of signs and wonders being performed. Once the Millennial Kingdom starts however, then this passage will be totally fulfilled and there will once again be many signs and wonders going on. This is when God blesses Israel and makes them His voice to all the other nations. That’s why they will prophesy, have dreams and visions. It will all be to lead people to /?Christ or to cause them to repent of their sins.
It's funny how they will use one part of a passage but then leave out another. You don't hear them mention this verse: “The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.” (Acts 2:20) And they often leave out the last part too since that's old stuff to them: “And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’” (Acts 2:21)
Here is the entire passage:
““ ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. I will show wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord. And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’” (Acts 2:17–21)
Now see the original one which Peter was quoting:
““And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days. I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD. And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has said, among the survivors whom the LORD calls.” (Joel 2:28–32)
It's all of one piece and all goes together and obviously isn't talking about today, but about the Millennial Kingdom, just after the second coming. God as always does His best to save everyone that's willing before Jesus comes as judge.
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