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=What the Bible actually says= | =What the Bible actually says= | ||
In order to properly interpret scripture, it is necessary to read the passage in context: | In order to properly interpret scripture, it is necessary to read the passage in context. Here is Joel 2:23–32: | ||
:''Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given the early rain for your vindication; he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the latter rain, as before. “The threshing floors shall be full of grain; the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. | :''Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given the early rain for your vindication; he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the latter rain, as before. “The threshing floors shall be full of grain; the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. |