Book of Joel

After reading the Book of Joel, I just kept realizing how much God was talking about His judgment that is going to come down in the future. If I read this everyday I think I would probably have more of a fear for God, but certain times I realize that I do not have a fear like I should and I do something I will regret later on. So the main topic I got out of this reading was God’s judgment, and how we better be prepared for whenever Christ returns, because God’s judgment will be very strong. They also go into depth on what the last days could be like. They make it seem like the last days are going to be very brutal, and that we should never want to be apart of these last days. This reading is definitely one of those readings that brings up a lot more questions than answers.

For example, are these last days going to feel worse than hell itself? Will we ever receive a warning that the last days are approaching us? I do not think these questions can be answered until the last days come. God does not want us to know these answers, because He would rather have us prepared for Him than worrying about all these questions about the last days. We will never figure out when the last days are coming up. They have attempted to guess when the last days are going to occur and they have failed in it each time. We can just hope that we keep our relationship strong with God, and do all the good we can in His name. Then when we reach those last days He will look at us with a big smile and say “Welcome my child”. At least, that is what I picture God saying to me whenever my life comes to an end on Earth.