Bible Discussion Thread

With respect to all and "thanks for asking what I think," I'd say it doesn't matter much what I think. Here's why: In Acts 2, after the clearly supernatural, observable and undeniable manifestation of the spirit of God and the preaching of the gospel which was miraculously understood by "men of every nation under heaven" who had come to Jerusalem to worship on Pentecost, Peter the Apostle explained: "This is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel...," going on to quote the passage above precisely. What happened there was the fulfillment of the prophecy of Joel, as predicted by Jesus himself when he instructed his apostles after his death to "tarry in Jerusalem until ye be endued with power from on high..."