Joel 2:28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

Is God going to pour out His spirit in greater measure in the last of the last days...like now?

or

We know that the last days began when Jesus died and rose...so does this verse mean whenever we are baptised with the Holy Spirit we will dream dreams see visions?

or both?

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Leonardo Santana

Peter, inspired by the Holy Spirit in Acts 2, said the verse was being fulfilled on Pentecost. (Acts 2:16-17) ...

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Taylor Otwell

I keep hearing Pastors say it's going to come in greater measure when things get really dark.

Are they just refering to that we will cling to Jesus more and get it in it's fullness?

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Leonardo Santana

I'm not sure. I would think that an increase in the spiritual vitality of the church probably needs to come from repentance on our part at this point. Even the more "fiery" of us are pretty apathetic when we compare ourselves to ages past (thinking particularly of the English Puritans, early martyrs, etc.)

Prayer for God to quicken our hearts to keep His commandments is definitely needed.

With care in Christ...

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Taylor Otwell

I think both!

This is just my opinion but to me Samson is good example, when everyone thought all was lost; he brought down the enemy’s house!! I can’t prove it but I think Samson is [b]“a type”[/b] of Christian (the one that everyone loves to judge and has given up on), who will at the end ask God as their strength returns to do one last exploit in His name.

Kind of like that prodical son who squandered all of the portion of the His Father's riches but for whom upon returning - the fatted calf was slain! I’m just saying.... it’s something to think about.

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Lisa

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Lisa