How can we understand the events portrayed in the Book of Joel? Listen to this lesson to learn it should be interpreted literally, the way the author intended it to be interpreted. See how God was encouraging the Israelites to turn back to Him and when they do in the Tribulation, He pours out the Holy Spirit on them. In order to rightly divide God's Word, find out there are four ways prophecy is interpreted in Scripture: literal, typological, exposition, and summary.