Thank you @APAK for highlighting the fact in Joel that people like the wide open spaces where God does not exist rather than walk within His Kingdom Earth. Joel laments the fact that the promised visitation of the iniquities of the fathers upon their children and their children's children will occur during the third and the fourth age of the existence of Israel and the Roman Empire came to scatter the Israelites to the four corners of the earth and to destroy God's Temple in Jerusalem as a sign that God had turned his back on them all.
However, we are also told in the scriptures that after the end of the visitation of the father's iniquities on their children runs it full course in time, that God will once again turn towards them and incline His ear to their cries.
Sadly you are talking about God's turning away from Israel because of their continual idolatrous behaviour which historically occurred in 70 AD. However, Rev. 9 is not dealing with this time period and Joel does not justify your particular understanding of Rev. 9.
I am not trying to derail your thread, since you are not dealing with the contextual thrust of Rev. 9, but rather another topic altogether.
Have a good day now.
However, we are also told in the scriptures that after the end of the visitation of the father's iniquities on their children runs it full course in time, that God will once again turn towards them and incline His ear to their cries.
Sadly you are talking about God's turning away from Israel because of their continual idolatrous behaviour which historically occurred in 70 AD. However, Rev. 9 is not dealing with this time period and Joel does not justify your particular understanding of Rev. 9.
I am not trying to derail your thread, since you are not dealing with the contextual thrust of Rev. 9, but rather another topic altogether.
Have a good day now.
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