Joel prophesies about a future day when the children of Zion will undergo a restoration of blessings. The ultimate fulfillment of the prophecy is around the time of the Second Coming, the end of days, the great and terrible day of the Lord (v. 31). But like most prophecies, this one is archetypal, and can be appropriately used to describe a variety of situations, including the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:17) and the flood of spiritual manifestations that marked the first generation of the Restoration (JS-H 1:41).
The gist of the prophecy is this, that the Spirit of God will be poured out in a broad based and universal way - sons and daughters, young men as well as old. The Spirit will not discriminate by gender or by age. The manifestations of the spirit will include visions, dreams and prophecy.
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