“Blow a trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming; surely it is near,” Joel 2:1
This is the warning God gives through His Prophet Joel. As we read of the devastation by an Army of Locusts in Chapter 1, he continues it here in Chapter 2 saying “A day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness. As the dawn is spread over the mountains, so there is a great and mighty people; There has never been anything like it, nor will there be again after it to the years of many generations.” In this verse he likens these Insects to people and later on to fire. Can you imagine it? Millions of Locusts sweeping over the land consuming everything in its path!
Two thoughts. Every one of these Soldiers are under God’s control. We’re told in Proverbs “The locusts have no king, yet all of them go out in ranks;” That’s because Almighty God is their King and they do His bidding. Also, God, in His Mercy, gives warning. He did this repeatedly prior to Christ, and does it through the Gospel since. There is “still” a Day of Judgement coming and only those who are “in Christ” are Safe!
Are you ready?