Signs of things to come

: The Book of Joel offers interesting insight to end times prophecy, even though it was written around 850BC. What is the purpose of the prophecy? To warn God's people to repent, with their hearts, not just outward ritual. Joel uses swarms of locusts to tear down the people. Are the locusts figurative? Perhaps of invading armies, hard times, droughts? What locusts do we face today? How are our hearts toward them? Are we angry? Do we feel the need for repentance? Joel assures us in ch2v25 that God will give back what the locust have taken. God is in the love business, which means he wants to forgive, but we must be truly sorry. Ch2,v28 is borrowed by Peter at Penecost in Acts ch2v16-21. Signs preceeding Christ's second coming!