5 A Call to Mourning“Wake up, you drunkards! Cry aloud and howl, you wine drinkers, because your supply of new wine has been snatched from you.
Joel 1:5 Cross References - ISV
Isaiah 24:7-11
7 The new wine evaporates; the vine and the oil dry up; all the merrymakers groan.
8 “The celebrations of the tambourine have ended, the noise of the jubilant has stopped, and the mirth that the harp produces has ended.
9 No longer do they drink wine accompanied by singing; even beer tastes bitter to those who drink it.
10 The chaotic city lies broken down; every house is closed up so that no one can enter them.
11 There is an outcry in the streets over wine; all cheer turns to gloom; the fun times of the earth are banished.
Isaiah 32:10-12
10 In little more than a year, you complacent women will shudder; for the grape harvest will fail, and the fruit harvest will not come.
11 So tremble, you ladies of leisure! Shudder, you daughters who feel so complacent! Strip down and make yourselves naked down to the waist! Then wrap yourself in sackcloth and beat your breasts.
12 For people will be beating their breasts in mourning over the pleasant fields, over the fruitful vines,
Jeremiah 4:8
8 So, put on sackcloth, mourn and wail, because the burning anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.”
Ezekiel 30:2
2 “Son of Man, here’s what you are to prophesy and announce, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: “Wail out loud! Oh no! The day!
Joel 1:11
11 Be dismayed, you farmers! Cry aloud, you vintners, for the wheat and barley, because the harvest in your fields has been lost.
Joel 1:13
13 A Call to Mourn and Repent“Put on your mourning clothes, you priests; and cry aloud, you ministering servants at the altar! Come! Stay the night in mourner’s clothes, you ministers of my God, because the grain offering and the wine offering is held back from the Temple of your God.
Joel 3:3
3 They cast lots for my people— they sold a young boy in exchange for a prostitute, and a girl for wine, so they could drink.”
Amos 6:3-7
3 “Disbelieving that a day of evil will come, embracing opportunities to commit violence,
4 lying on ivory beds, stretching out on your couches, eating lambs from the flock, and fattened calves from the stall,
5 chanting to the sound of stringed instruments as if they were David, composing songs to themselves as if they were musicians,
6 drinking wine from bowls, anointing themselves with the choicest of oils, but not grieving on the occasion of Joseph’s ruin—
7 therefore you will be the first to go into exile, and the celebrations of those who are lounging will end.”
Luke 16:19
19 The Rich Man and Lazarus“Once there was a rich man who used to dress in purple and fine linen and live in great luxury every day.
Luke 16:23-25
23 In the afterlife, where he was in constant torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus by his side.
24 So he shouted, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me! Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water to cool off my tongue, because I am suffering in this fire.’
25“But Abraham said, ‘My child, remember that during your lifetime you received blessings, while Lazarus received hardships. But now he is being comforted here, while you suffer.
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Luke 21:34-36
34 Be Alert“Constantly be on your guard so that your hearts will not be loaded down with self-indulgence, drunkenness, and the worries of this life, or that day will take you by surprise
35 like a trap, because it will come on everyone who lives on the face of the earth.
36 So be alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place and to take your stand in the presence of the Son of Man.”
Romans 13:11-14
11 Live in the Light of the Messiah’s ReturnThis is necessary because you know the times—it’s already time for you to wake up from sleep, because our salvation is nearer now than when we became believers.
12 The night is almost over, and the day is near. Let’s therefore put aside the actions of darkness and put on the armor of light.
13 Let’s behave decently, as people who live in the light of day. No wild parties, drunkenness, sexual immorality, promiscuity, quarreling, or jealousy!
14 Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, and do not obey your flesh and its desires.
James 5:1
1 Advice for Rich PeopleNow listen, you rich people! Cry and moan over the miseries that are overtaking you.