The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Zechariah 14:2-9,
"I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem to fight against it; the city will be captured, the houses ransacked, and the women raped. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be taken from the city. Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations, as he fights on a day of battle. On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain moving north and half moving south. You will flee by my mountain valley, for it will extend to Azel. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come, and all the holy ones with him.
On that day there will be neither sunlight nor cold, frosty darkness. It will be a unique day—a day known only to the Lord—with no distinction between day and night. When evening comes, there will be light.
On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it east to the Dead Sea and half of it west to the Mediterranean Sea, in summer and in winter.
The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name."
A long quote this morning, but an important one. Here we have prophecy concerning some details relative to the second coming of Jesus Christ. Here are ten things I'm looking at this morning:
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem to fight against it; the city will be captured, the houses ransacked, and the women raped. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be taken from the city. Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations, as he fights on a day of battle. On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain moving north and half moving south. You will flee by my mountain valley, for it will extend to Azel. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come, and all the holy ones with him.
On that day there will be neither sunlight nor cold, frosty darkness. It will be a unique day—a day known only to the Lord—with no distinction between day and night. When evening comes, there will be light.
On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it east to the Dead Sea and half of it west to the Mediterranean Sea, in summer and in winter.
The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name."
A long quote this morning, but an important one. Here we have prophecy concerning some details relative to the second coming of Jesus Christ. Here are ten things I'm looking at this morning:
1. All the nations will gather to attack Jerusalem.
2. Jerusalem will fall, houses ransacked, women raped.
3. Half those living in Jerusalem will be taken from the city, the other half left.
4. The Lord will wage a military fight against the nations that attack Jerusalem.
5. The Lord comes! His feet will land on the Mount of Olives. He will be accompanied with "all the holy ones."
6. The Mount of Olives will be split in two. Many will flee through the valley the split creates.
7. On that evening, the normal darkness will not fall over the land, it remains light.
8. It will be a day only the Lord knows of (Jesus Christ told us only the Father knows when that day will be.)
9. A "living water" begins to flow from Jerusalem after the Lord returns.
10. Jesus Christ becomes the ruler of the world, bringing an end to all the world's religions (one Lord).
These I find fascinating and are a part of the material all believers need to be aware of today. An interesting study is to look at what Zechariah has to say and compare it with other prophecies the Lord has provide us, such as Matthew 24. We need to be armed with the information the Lord has left us. He didn't provide it in order to "dress up" our Bibles, to embellish them with religious gingerbread. He wants us to know these things!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
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