Contrasting the White Horse Army with Joel's Army
The army described in Joel Chapter 2 cannot be that of the white horse return of Christ, simply because the descriptions of these armies do not match. Let us now examine a list of distinctions will show that the "white horse army" cannot be Joel’s Army:
One of the main points describing the white horse return is that Christ does a lot of killing (Revelation 19:21). You know that this is actual killing by the feast of vultures being invited to "the supper of the great God" (Revelation 19:17-18). In contrast, Joel’s army only brings conviction on the world (Joel 2:6) with no killing described.
The manner of the "white horse return of Christ" will be a visible descent from heaven (Acts 1:10-11) with the "armies of heaven" dressed in white linen riding with the Lord upon horses (Revelation 19:14). In contrast, Joel's Army manifest "as the morning spread upon the mountains" (Joel 2:1), which signifies a world wide instantaneous appearance; not a single invading army of horses led by Christ.
The White Horse Army rides on horses. In contrast, Joel's Army runs and leaps (Joel 2:4-5).
The duration of the armies is different. The verse in Joel 2:2 that says, “...a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.” This description does not seem to fit the "white horse army" that rules with Christ (Jude 14-15), at a thousand years (Revelation 20:6) and presumably for all eternity yet to come.
I am emphatic about these distinctions, because the last days prophesy that I am promoting does not include Dominion Theology, A-millennial-ism, Latter Reign, or Kingdom Now doctrines. Though these doctrines are held by large sects within Christianity, their greatest flaw is that they attempt to apply the perfect glorification of Joel's Army upon their own lives and present societies. They have missed the message of 1 Corinthians 15:50 that says, "Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption." As you study thsi prophesy, you will find that, I have made my presentation of this prophesy about the last days rapture based upon the actual words that come from the scriptures, not out of fanciful doctrinal twists that satisfy the fleshy conceptions of man.
Thesis #2
Joel's Army is not only different in substance, but different in activity than the White Horse Army that follows Jesus Christ at His "2nd Coming."
What is Joel Chapter 2 talking about?
What has driven me crazy for years in the reading of Joel 2, are the questions:
Who forms the ranks of this army?
How do you become one of these soldiers?
When does it appear?
an additional question that must be known is, For how long does it march?
The answers are, well, in the scriptures: such as the physical description. its nature, its power, its activity, etc. are listed in Joel. Joel Chapter 2 reads:
1Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand; 2A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. 3A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. 4The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. 5Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. 6Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness. 7They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: 8Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. 9They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief. 10The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining: 11And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
This passage presents an army of supermen, a supernatural army, not an army of natural countries or of men. However, the White Horse Army of Revelation 21 is also a supernatural army, so they can be confused. Though they are both supernatural armies, a comparison of descriptive points shows that they are not the same army, nor do they ride at the same period in prophetic history.
Army: White Horse Army vs. Joel's Army
Leader: Christ Himself vs. The Lord's Voice
Transportation: white horses vs. Running on foot, or flying
Activity: Following Christ as He destroys The militaries of the antichrist vs. Destroying property and rooting people out of strongholds and violating social structures repudiating the strength of the ungodly.
Scope of movement: traversing the atmosphere of Earth in plain sight vs. Strong doors and locks provide no obstacle
Eschatological order of Appearance: 2nd Coming, Initiating the Millennial reign of Christ vs. At a time approaching the Day of the Lord (The 2nd Coming).
Mortal Limits: Not seen facing any opposition, though glorified and immortal vs. Cannot be killed, (allowing for such attempts by the unrighteous).
Earthly Reception: None specified, presumably obedience vs. The ungodly attempt to kill; many feel fear and shame.
Duration of appearance: 1000 years, and presumably into eternity? vs. Limited, not continuing, but existing for a space before the white Horse return of Christ.
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Joel Chapter 2 describes an army of "supermen." Some doubt the word of God and allegorize this passage so the natural meaning of this passage is discounted and downgraded to a prphesy about a plague of locusts. This passage is too challenging for most scholars, because of the necessity to conform to traditional theology. If these scholars believe that there will be a worldwide resurrection of Christians, then a delayed rapture, then such personas, would be abloe to allow for an army of perfected Bible thumpers, evangelizing the world with impunity. An honest overview of all revealed Biblical history and prophesy (history yet to be) one must will be driven to admit that the only place this prophesy of Joel could be played out is between the time of the Christian resurrection, and the rapture, followed by the revealing of the Antichrist. At the time of Christ's resurrection was the only historical place that this kind of resurrection superman can be found. Since there is another resurrection of saints yet to come, what more likely place is there for Joel's Army to march? The army told of in Joel must be resurrected saints, whether risen from the dead or quickened with them at this time of resurrection, otherwise the "soldiers" in this army will not be immortal. It's time to put away unbelief and begine to sound the alarm in the body of Christ!
God Resurrects the Dead Jews
The only other place there was a human resurrection "army" was Ezekiel’s valley of dry bones that were raised to form, “...an exceeding great army...”(Ezek 37:2-14). It is recognized that this Ezekiel prophesy has an application to the advent of the Zionist movement and the re-establishment of Israel in Palestine, however the promise given by God to the Jews is a literal resurrection. The prophesy does say emphatically that dead Jews will be raised physically from graves.
“... Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. 13And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, 14And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.”
I can imagine all the murdered of the holocaust suddenly raising from the dead in triumph, and living back in the land of Israel. I can imagine that when this happens, that they will “know it was the Lord.”
This will literally happen, but I have no revelation of what the timing of this even is, however God will show the truth to those who seek it.
