“And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:”
'In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. — the eschatological quotation (Joel 2:28-29 LXX) promises universal Spirit-gifting ('all flesh,' pasan sarka, all flesh/humanity without distinction). The pouring out (ekchusis, pouring forth, outpouring) is abundant, irresistible, and democratizing: sons and daughters, young and old, all receive the Spirit's gift. The phenomena (prophecy, visions, dreams) are the Spirit's common methods of communication.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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