Joel 2:28-32 There Shall Be Those Who Escape!

"It shall come to pass afterward." This phrase fights to remove any doubt that you may have about the validity of the following declarations. "I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh." As I perceive it, there are two wonderful things to contemplate in this phrase. The Spirit will be poured out. God does not have to do this. He desires to do so. Secondly, the Spirit won't simply be poured out, but it will be poured out on all flesh. I have hope to have the Spirit poured into me. The result of this follows in the next few verses with the following occurrences:

Sons/Daughters: Prophesy
Old Men: Dreams
Young Men: Visions

"Even on the male and female servants I will pour out my Spirit." Even to those who are looked down upon by those in their society. One's social class does not matter to the Lord. He will pour out His Spirit.

The passage then goes discussing briefly some of the wonders that will be shown. What is the result of this little bit? To draw people to Himself. "And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved." What marvelous truth we can cling to with all our might. It doesn't matter what situation in which we find ourselves. We who have called on the name of the LORD will be saved.

To conclude today's section, we are given another reminder of the judgment that is proclaimed in this book. But not in the way one would expect. "For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the LORD has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the LORD calls." There shall be those who escape! This phrase is simply bursting with hope. "Among the survivors shall be those whom the LORD calls." This here is an interesting little nugget pointing to God's election.