371. Wine, Milk, Water
Joel 3:18 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the Lord, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
This is another prophecy concerning the Messianic Age. The Days of the Messiah will be verdant, rich, and abundant like a utopian paradise. This kind of peaceful prosperity remembers the Garden of Eden and foreshadows the New Jerusalem. The first two chapters of the Bible are recapitulated in the last two chapters of the Bible. In between is the Fall into Sin and the curse of the earth and its consequences and the Redemption of mankind with its consequences.
The inherent promise is that we who enter the kingdom of God by faith in Christ are living in a wonderful world. It is spiritual, in the heart, so it is as yet unseen but nevertheless believed. One Day we will experience this glorious world in a physical and tangible way.
Human language cannot adequately describe the wealth and abundance of this wonderful kingdom within. This is one attempt: 1) The mountains will drop down new wine: the grape harvest is so full that the vineyards look like flowing wine. 2) The hills shall flow with milk: the herds of cows and goats produce so much milk that the herds on the hillside look like flowing milk. 3) All the rivers flow with waters: fresh and clean water is often hard to come by, but all the rivers flow with waters year around. 4) A fountain (a spring or well) waters the valleys.
Wine, milk and water flow abundantly. This is the power and presence of the Holy Spirit dwelling in the heart that flows over the whole being of the believer. The kingdom of God within the heart is so rich that there never needs to be any fear of death, sickness, poverty, hunger or thirst. Spiritually, the Word and the Spirit are all we need to enjoy God’s unceasing blessings. May God grant the faith to believe and receive all the riches that God gives through Jesus Christ our Lord.