The Lord’s Military

 

God has an Army, Marines, Air Force, and Navy too. The wicked will be running in retreat.

Joel 2:1-11

1 Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming. It is close at hand—

² a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like dawn spreading across the mountains a large and mighty army comes, such as never was in ancient times nor ever will be in ages to come.

³ Before them fire devours, behind them a flame blazes. Before them the land is like the garden of Eden, behind them, a desert waste—nothing escapes them.

⁴ They have the appearance of horses; they gallop along like cavalry.

⁵ With a noise like that of chariots they leap over the mountaintops, like a crackling fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army drawn up for battle.

⁶ At the sight of them, nations are in anguish;
every face turns pale.

⁷ They charge like warriors; they scale walls like soldiers. They all march in line, not swerving from their course.

⁸ They do not jostle each other; each marches straight ahead. They plunge through defenses without breaking ranks.

⁹ They rush upon the city; they run along the wall. They climb into the houses; like thieves they enter through the windows.

¹⁰ Before them the earth shakes, the heavens tremble, the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars no longer shine.

¹¹ The Lord thunders at the head of his army;
his forces are beyond number, and mighty is the army that obeys his command. The day of the Lord is great; it is dreadful. Who can endure it?