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Prophecy Fulfilled in History
Commentators note that these "wonders" are not just abstract future events. Many were historically fulfilled around Christ's first coming (e.g., the darkness at the crucifixion) and especially during the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. Historians from that era recorded strange phenomena like a star shaped like a sword over the city and visions of armies in the clouds, seen as a direct fulfillment of Joel's prophecy.
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Joel
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Albert Barnes
On Joel 2:30
18th Century
Theologian
And I will show wonders - Each revelation of God prepares the way for another, until that last revelation of His love and of His wrath in th…
Charles Ellicott
On Joel 2:30–31
19th Century
Bishop
The sun ... and the moon.— These words, recalling some of the signs in the ancient history of the Jews (especiall…
John Calvin
On Joel 2:30–31
16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet seems here to contradict himself. For he had until now promised that God would deal kindly and bountifully with his people, and everyth…
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John Gill
On Joel 2:30
17th Century
Pastor
And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth
This, and what follows, refer to the prodigies seen in the a…
Matthew Henry
On Joel 2:28–32
17th Century
Minister
The promise began to be fulfilled on the day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit was poured out, and it was continued in the converting grace and mi…