Besides, he addresses the nations as though they could hear; but he raises thus his voice, and nobly triumphs over all the wicked for the sake of the godly, though the wicked then proudly ruled and with high disdain: |They shall come,| he says, |at length before God's tribunal, though they now tread the Church under foot; yea, the nations, the nations.| He does not now mention the valley of Jehoshaphat, but of concision. We know not the mode of threshing used by the Jews, but it is evident from several passages that chrvph cheruts was an instrument with which they were wont to thresh; and I am inclined to adopt this sense; for the Prophet had first called God's judgment a harvest, then he compared it to presses. The Lord Dwells In Zion Series Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Sep 6, 2011 based on 1 rating | 3,066 views. Populi, populi in vale concisionis (vel, tribulae,) quia propinquus dies Jehovae in valle concisionis. Since it was so, whatever the Prophets said of the restoration of the people might certainly have seemed incredible. Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision. For the people were so scattered that the name of Israel was of no account. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full; the wine vats overflow because their wickedness is great. Denomination: Pentecostal. But he says --. 14. As to the drift of the subject, there is no ambiguity; the meaning of the Prophet is, -- that God will so punish all the ungodly, that he will cut down and scatter them all, as when the corn is threshed on the floor. Nations! Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision. Joel 3:14-15. The Lord Dwells In Zion Series Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Sep 6, 2011 based on 1 rating | 3,075 views. Denomination: Pentecostal. I have, however, explained what I most approve. The sentence, thus abrupt and broken, is …

for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision; that is, the great and terrible day of the Lord, to take vengeance on all the antichristian powers, both eastern and western, is nigh at hand, which will be done in this valley. Find Top Church Sermons, Illustrations, and PowerPoints for Preaching on Joel 3:14. Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! Scripture: Joel 3:14. 14. 15 The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.… The people then had ceased to exist, for they had lost their name; in short, the constitution of the Church was dissolved, and all might have said, that the people were given up to thousand modes of destruction, as all execrated the name of Israel. —, The sun and the moon shall be darkened —, and the stars shall withdraw their shining, something cut sharply off, de-cision, de-termination.