Joel 1:15

“Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.”

"Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come." - Joel 1:15
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What does Joel 1:15 mean?

Joel 1:15 (KJV) states, "Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come." This verse is part of the prophet Joel's lamentation over the devastation that is about to befall the land of Judah. The verse serves as a…

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The Day of the Lord: A Call to Prepare and Repent

In the book of Joel, we encounter a profound and urgent message encapsulated in Joel 1:15: "Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come." This verse serves as both a warning and a call to action, echoing through the…

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A Prayer for Awareness and Salvation in Troubling Times

O Lord of Hosts, As I come before You, my heart is heavy with the weight of this world and the impending truths that we face. I echo the words of the prophet Joel, "Alas for the day! For the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come." (Joel…

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Joel 1:15 - "Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come."
1 Chronicles 15:7 - "Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:"
1 Chronicles 15:11 - "And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,"
Joel 1:1 - "The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel."
Joel 3 verse 15
1 Chronicles 15:17 - "So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;"
"Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:" - 1 Chronicles 15:7
"The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel." - Joel 1:1
Joel 2:15 - "¶ Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:"
Joel 3:15 - "The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining."
Joel 1:5 - "Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth."
"And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab," - 1 Chronicles 15:11
Joel 1 natural disaster
"¶ Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:" - Joel 2:15
"The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining." - Joel 3:15
1 Chronicles 11:38 - "Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri,"
Joel 1:2-4, 13-20
Joel 1:8 - "¶ Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth."
1 Chronicles 23:8 - "The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three."
1 Chronicles 5:12 - "Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan."
1 Chronicles 4:35 - "And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,"
1 Chronicles 6:36 - "The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,"
"So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;" - 1 Chronicles 15:17
Prophet Joel in a small village surrounded by a small diverse group of listeners. Joel has an aura about his head. The background sky and cloud are seen in soft pastels pinks, yellows, and blues.
Prophet Joel in a small village surrounded by a small diverse group of listeners. Joel has an aura about his head. The background sky and cloud are seen in soft pastels pinks, yellows, and blues.
1 Chronicles 6:33 - "And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,"
Joel 1:10 - "The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth."
Joel 1:3 - "Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation."
1 Chronicles 5:4 - "The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,"