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Joel 1-3
From the Valley of Decision to the Valley of Shittim

Dr. June talks about the major things that happened this week in worldly news and how our persecution is imminent. This goes along with the 40-day fast instructions we are receiving as well - that as judgment comes to the wicked, it's blessings on the other side to the Children of Israel (us). Pastor continues by preaching what God told him! 

Worldly events that happened this week:

  • President Trump sat up the Board of Peace and signed it as official. This board contains the worst enemies of Christians - the Muslims. Their doctrin, the Quran, does not get along with Jews or Christians - yet they are the majority on his new board! He is now the President of all Presidents and hopes to take over the UN.

  • The United Nations announced they're going bankrupt and may fold! The United States has not paid their bills to them and they're sinking.

  • This is all preparing for the Noahide Court System - the Tribunals.

  • The Epstein files that have been released

Pastor takes us through many valleys and what they mean.  

In Joel, it talks about two valleys:

  1. Joel 1 - Locust plague in Judea.  Verse 8 talks about lamenting that the husband of her youth....Lament/Weep.  Verse 13 talks about gird yourselves and lament - you priest and ministers of my house. 

    1. Verse 14 - sanctify a fast - cry unto the Lord over this!  We are modern-day priests and ministers to our family, etc. We see a lot of sin in our camp.  Call a solum assembly.

    2. Verse 15 - Destruction from the almighty shall come. There will be great destruction on the day of the Lord.  Joel's call to reform shows us how we are too occupied in worldly events. Watch where we keep our focus.

  2. Key things in Joel is true repentance and true revival.  It's only possible when God is in the heart of His people.  

The Day of the Lord is coming - Read book of Zepheniah. It goes right along with Joel.  Alot will be happening on the Day of the Lord. Joel addresses his word to the leaders and to all who live in the land.  

Joel Chapter 2 - 

  • Let all the people tremble for he is at hand! The day of darkness is here. This is divine judgment. Destruction to which there is no escape. Like locusts and invading armies. It's God bringing overwhelming force on His people due to their sins. Let all the habitation of the land tremble! A day of cloud and thick darkness! 

  • The land before them is like the garden of eden but behind them is a desolate place. 

 Joel 2 KJV

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.

4The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.

5Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.

6Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.

7They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:

8Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.

9They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.

10The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:

11And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?

12Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:

13And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

14Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God?

15Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:

16Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

17Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?

18Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.

19Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen:

20But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.

21Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things.

22Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.

23Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.

24And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.

25And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.

26And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.

27And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.

28And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

29And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

30And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

31The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.

32And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.

What is the Valley of Shittim?

It's the transformation of the dry, barron place into a fertile landscape.  It's the signal that God's grace will bring abundant provision like new wine from the mountains and eternal life. God's judgment will also bring overflowing blessings to the end of the Earth. 

In other words, judgment to the wicked will be blessings for us.

Psalms Chapter 23

1(A Psalm of David.) The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

3He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

4Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

5Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.