Book of Joel Chapter 3 Vs. 17

 

The Glorious Future of Judah

So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more. Joel 3:17

So shall ye... The 5th and last section of the prophecy of Joel (Joel 3:17-21, unfulfilled; will be fulfilled at the second coming of Christ and the day of the Lord, which lasts throughout the Millennium).

Twelve Predictions—Unfulfilled:

1. You will know that I am the Lord your God dwelling in Zion, My holy mountain (Joel 3:17; Eze. 48:30-35).

2. Then (when the Lord personally and visibly dwells in Zion among men) Jerusalem will be holy (Joel 3:17; Zec. 14:16-21).

3. There shall no strangers pass through her anymore (Joel 3:17).

4. In that day the mountains will drop down new wine (Joel 3:18)

5. The hills will flow with milk.

6. All the rivers of Judah will flow with waters.

7. A fountain will come forth of the house of the Lord, and shall water the valley of Shittim (Joel 3:18; Eze. 47:1-12; Zec. 14:8).

8. Egypt will be a desolation (Joel 3:19).

9. Edom will be a desolate wilderness.

10. Judah will dwell forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation (Joel 3:20).

11. I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed (Joel 3:21).

12. The Lord will dwell in Zion.

I am the... After this awesome display of divine power, Israel will recognize (know) that the Lord truly dwells among them (cf. Joel 2:27).

Israel’s ultimate restoration

After this awesome display of divine power, Israel will recognize (know) that the Lord truly dwells among them (cf. Joel 2:27). Jerusalem, the site of the Lord’s holy sanctuary (My holy hill; cf. comments on Joel 2:1) will be holy in the sense that it will never again be defiled by foreign invaders (cf. Isa. 52:10-11; Nah. 1:15).