Also the description of them being “like” humans and acting “like” human counterparts to me sound like humans controlling drones or robots. So, they behave like humans but they are more regimented and unstoppable like Joel describes.
Mine too if I had any.
Exactly. And the military drones can shoot bullets.
I’ve read and reread all 3 chapters of Joel. Still meditating. But i also realize it will all be fulfilled in the way Jehovah decrees and I’m just speculating.
I also find it interesting how Joel says in reference to this unique army that the “land ahead of it is like the garden of Eden, But behind it is a desolate waste”. Ezekiel also describes the “Assyrian” as the most beautiful in the “garden of God” and among the “other trees of Eden”. Not sure if there is a connection but Eden is not used a lot in the Bible, only occurring 19 times and most of that is literal Eden or a Bible character with that name.
that’s really interesting Driven, and i’m on to it. Yes, perhaps this isn’t a human army- that makes some good sense.
You are correct regarding Chapter 1 but take a look at Chapter 3, which talks of the Valley of Jehoshaphat where Jehovah judges ALL the nations and rescues his repentant people. So, it starts by describing the desolation of the preaching or ingathering of the crop and ends with Jehovah’s judgment on the nations. What is in between? Perhaps the Great Tribulation or the actual judgement with the house of God or both. Just because there is a judgement on God’s people does not mean that other non-worshippers are not also devastated at the same time. Recall Nebuchadnezzar and his destruction of Jerusalem. He had also attacked the surrounding nations. He didn’t start and probably didn’t end with Jerusalem. It’s still confusing for me but I am just asking and noticing.
I’m not sure if you misunderstood my post. I do realize that Joel was not referring to literal Babylonians.
Agree.
It certainly is an interesting chapter and I can honestly say that I have no idea what it may refer to. History does have examples though of soldiers leaving those wounded untended. In the First World War soldiers were actually ordered not to give aid to the wounded during the opening battle of the Somme (July 1st 1916), but to carry on the advance. There were certainly many other times and it was the norm, rather than the exception. The wounded were often left out for days, their pleas for water and aid, tearing the heart out of those in the trenches that had to listen. On many occasions, a German officer would actually come over to the British trenches under flag of truce to give amnesty to the stretcher bearers to collect their wounded simply because they could not bear the cries for help any longer. It’s idle to speculate I suppose, but the hope of any earthly army fulfilling the prophesy at the present time is China or NATO. Many of the member states of NATO have given ultimate command of their forces to the European Community (Brussels), including Britain, France and Germany, and could numerically equal China’s army - but not in resolve. Even so, it is doubtful that they could fulfil the prophesy you cite. Chinese soldiers could not, and certainly they would not, go back for anyone, wounded or not. In the desperate times to come, we can all count on one aspect of human nature and that is that there are no depths to which the human being cannot sink to in terms of heartlessness and self preservation. China, I have no doubt, would order its entire population of one and a quarter billion to take up arms, and they would too! If Joel is describing a human army in his prophesy, China may be a contender. Doubtless Russia would ally with them.
I think you may well have a point!
that’s exactly right. This army is completely at his disposal and behest.
Ejoyed you observations. The globalist elite plan will succeed until the disgusting stands in the holy place. That = 66CE. (Rev 17:12-14) The patriot movement you speak about will crest at that point and repell the globalist for a time. But the globalist will come back and be used by God to destroy Babylon the Great. That = 70 CE. (Rev 17:15-17) As far as I can tell