Only two points of contact are found: God’s Spirit was poured out, and those who called upon the name of the Lord were saved. But it is these two elements of Joel’s prophecy—the Spirit poured out and salvation for those who call on the Lord—that provide the connecting link to Pentecost. They lead logically to the central focus of Peter’s sermon.94 Consequently, it appears best to view Joel’s prophecy as fulfilled in a preliminary fashion at the time of Pentecost, with a complete fulfillment reserved
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