Darkness & Deliverance

The Day of the Lord will be terrible. No one will be able to abide it. Joel was referencing a horrible locust invasion in the present to point out the very real judgments of God that were coming. His prophecy looks to the near future and beyond, culminating in the return of Christ to judge the nations. In light of this, the call is to sound the alarm. God's judgment won't be stopped, but He has provided a way of personal escape through Jesus Christ.