The citizens of Jerusalem are in panic mode. A brutal locust swarm and an impending invasion by a ruthless army have set the table for the greatest judgment of all. It is time for the prophet Joel to step forward and warn of the coming day when the world will face ultimate justice in the "Valley of Decision." Paul Schwanke opens the book of Joel to gain fresh Biblical insight on the future. As God's prophet of old repeatedly reminded Jerusalem that the Day of God's judgment is 'at hand, ' so the call must be delivered to God's people that we are but a "twinkling of an eye" away from The Day of the LORD. May God use Nigh at Hand to sound an alarm in our day.