The entire prophetic timetable is not revealed in Joel, but the main elements are. Joel is the one book that is most often quoted as to the signs of what the Millennial Kingdom will be like. So we will study this and then go back to the other books that discuss the last days.
Joel 2:18-27 Then Jehovah will be jealous for His land and pity His people. 2:19 Yes, Jehovah will answer and say to His people, Behold, I will send you grain, and wine, and oil, and you shall be satisfied with it. And I will no more make you a curse among the nations.
We go quickly from the Terrible Day of the Lord to the time of the Lord’s reign on earth. The great battle at the end of the Tribulation is over and the earth is now no longer under any curse.
2:20 But I will remove the northern army far from you, and will drive him into a barren and deserted land, with his face toward the eastern sea and his rear toward the western sea. And his stench shall come up, and his ill odor shall come up, because he was doing great things.
What is this army? Well there are two great battles, one before the Millennial reign and the other at the end of the Millennial reign.
Revelation 19:17-21 And I saw one angel standing in the sun. And he cried with a great voice, saying to all the birds that fly in mid-heaven, Come and gather together to the supper of the great God, 19:18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of commanders, and the flesh of strong ones, and the flesh of horses, and those sitting on them, and the flesh of all, both free and slave, both small and great.
19:19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth and their armies, being gathered to make war against Him who sat on the horse, and against His army. 9:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet doing signs before it, (by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast), and those who had worshiped his image. The two were thrown alive into the Lake of Fire burning with brimstone.
19:21 And the rest were slain by the sword of Him who sat on the horse, it proceeding out of His mouth. And all the birds were filled from their flesh.
This carnage will be horrific to witness. Billions of dead people strewn across the land will produce a stench for some time, even with the birds of the air cleaning the bones. Satan and all who were deceived to following him are instantly slain by the Lord. Satan is also imprisoned in chains.
Revelation 20:1-3 And I saw an angel come down from Heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. 0:2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years. 20:3 And he cast him into the abyss and shut him up and set a seal on him, that he should deceive the nations no more until the thousand years should be fulfilled. And after that he must be loosed a little time.
So for the next 1000 years, Jesus reigns from His holy city, Jerusalem. It will be a time of peace until Satan is once again allowed to return.
2:21 Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice. For Jehovah will do great things. 2:22 Do not be afraid, beasts of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness grow green; for the tree bears its fruit, and the fig tree and the vine yield their strength.
2:23 Be glad then, sons of Zion, and rejoice in Jehovah your God. For He has given you the former rain according to righteousness, and He will cause the rain to come down for you, the former rain and the latter rain in the first month.
2:24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.
The land will produce plenty and the people who survived the Tribulation will have families and the earth once again will be full of people.
2:25 And I will restore to you the years which the swarming locust has eaten, the locust larvae, and the stripping locust, and the cutting locust, My great army which I sent among you.
2:26 And you shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of Jehovah your God, who has dealt with you wonderfully; and My people shall never be ashamed.
2:27 And you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am Jehovah your God, and no one else; and My people shall never be ashamed.
While this may seem like the end of the story, there is more to come.