Joel 2:32 And it shall come to pass, that whoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered… I. THE TIME OF THIS PROCLAMATION IS PRESENT. The time spoken of by Joel began at Pentecost. The Holy Ghost, who then came down to earth, has never returned; He is still in the midst of the Church, performing moral and spiritual miracles in our midst. To-day complete salvation is promised to every one that believeth in Jesus. II. THE WIDE RANGE OF THE PROCLAMATION. "Whosoever." All classes, all ages, all conditions, all degrees of guilt and misery and wickedness. III. HOW PLAIN AND SIMPLE IS THE REQUIREMENT. "Call on the name of the Lord." This is "The plain man's pathway to heaven." Believe and live. What does calling on the name of the Lord mean? 1. To believe in God as He reveals Himself in Scripture. 2. To call upon His name in prayer. 3. To confess that name.As the requirement is plain, so the assurance of blessing is positive. "Shall be saved." Remember that this is a personal blessing to you. ( C. H. Spurgeon.) Parallel Verses KJV: And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call. |
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