Some so-called Christian denominations don't give much weight to the Old Testament prophets, mainly because they conflict with those type church's limited Bible scope and understanding. I know those type of churches well, as I was raised in one of them, a Preterist church. But I in no way claim those denominations that teach too many doctrines of men instead of sticking with God's Word as written. I actually do not recall their teaching much prophecy about the end times even! That is how wrapped up in their own minds their doctrines of men are.
The Zechariah 14 Chapter is an Old Testament Bible prophecy that gives details about Christ's future 2nd coming back to this earth.
There is more detail in it about Christ's future coming than what The New Testament Scriptures reveal. It is thus one of the most important Bible Chapters for the Christian Church. It reveals many of the false doctrines taught by men about Christ's future coming and reign. It makes clear just 'when', and 'how' Lord Jesus returns to this earth, and 'who' returns with Him, and 'who' He will reign over from Jerusalem, on earth.
Zech 14
1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
That "day of the Lord" means the very LAST day of this present world when Lord Jesus will come "as a thief in the night." Recall Paul in 1 Thess.5 revealed that, as Peter also did in 2 Peter 3:10 about God's "consuming fire" burning man's works off this earth on that day. And per Rev.16:15, within the 6th Vial timing, Lord Jesus said that He comes "as a thief". The next 7th Vial then signals this "day of the Lord" when His 2nd coming will be.
2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when He fought in the day of battle.
That above is a reference to that last day of this world, the "day of the Lord" when Jesus returns to this earth. That is the battle of Armageddon mentioned in the Rev.19 Chapter. In Zephaniah 3 also is where God said He is going to gather all nations so as to pour out all His fierce anger and indignation upon them.
In that 3rd verse above, just when did... The LORD go forth and fight against those nations in the past, as when He fought in the day of battle? If you have eyes to see, and ears to hear, do you know when Lucifer's original rebellion was when Lucifer drew a third of the angels (stars) to earth with him? The Rev.12:3-4 Scripture reveals back at Lucifer's original time of rebellion, he had setup a beast system that had ten horns, seven heads, but only seven crowns. That is not the same system mentioned in Rev.13:1. The Rev.13:1 beast kingdom is for the end of this present world, and is to have "ten crowns" instead of seven.
4 And His feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
There is where, and how... Lord Jesus will return in the future at His 2nd coming. He is not just going to appear out of the clouds to rapture His Church and then go back into Heaven with them, for that is a doctrine of men.
Lord Jesus is coming literally... back to earth, how He ascended into Heaven, as mentioned in Acts 1 by what the angels said to His disciples who saw Him ascend.
When Lord Jesus' feet touch down there east of Jerusalem, ON EARTH, on that final day of this world, the Mount of Olives is going to cleave in two, half of it to the north, and half of it to the south, forming a great valley running east and west. That definitely ain't going to be some secret either. All nations and peoples on earth will know about it.
5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with Thee.
In 1 Thess.4 Apostle Paul did not specifically tell us just 'where' Lord Jesus will come to when He comes to gather His Church. Since this Zechariah 14 Chapter makes it very plain just 'where' and 'how' Lord Jesus will return to Jerusalem, on earth, with His elect Church, did Apostle Paul really need to give that detail also in 1 Thess.4? No, not really. If one just reads the 1 Thess.4 Chapter about Christ's future coming and gathering of the Church, and not this, then it means their understanding just HANGS on Jesus and His Church being caught up to the "air", and that's it. Home in the "air'! and not on earth. That is actually what some country preachers teach, that's how Biblically illiterate they are.
But here in Zechariah 14, which reveals Christ's FEET will touch down upon the Mount of Olives east of Jerusalem, ON EARTH, and with His elect Church, well that destroys... the silly doctrines of men those Biblically illiterate preachers teach. That's why they don't really like this Zechariah 14 Chapter, because it goes directly against the falseness of what they are teaching! And that is why Zechariah 14 should be all the more important to Christ's faithful who KEEP what God's Word says, instead of what men's doctrines say.
6 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:
That kind of event, with the sun turning dark, and the moon not giving its light, was a sign Jesus gave about the day of His future coming (Matthew 24:29; Mark 13:24).
7 But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.
That also was a SIGN Lord Jesus gave in His Olivet discourse of Matth.24 and Mark 13 about the day of His future 2nd coming. He said only The Father knows when that day and hour will be.
8 And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
That is a direct reference to the Revelation 22 "pure river of water of life". It's about the return of GOD's River of Genesis 2 back to this earth. That River is shown flowing out from under Christ's future Millennium "sanctuary" to feed other waters upon this earth, healing them (Ezekiel 47). That Ezekiel 47 Chapter even reveals its location will be in the holy land, in the middle east, as it names two locations on earth.
We aren't given that amount of detail in The New Testament Books about that River. But then again, like how and when Jesus returns per this Zech.14 Chapter, does The New Testament need to repeat all this again, when a disciple of Christ is supposed have ALREADY READ the Old Testament prophets about these details? Why should The Lord repeat Himself for the Biblically lazy when these things were already written through His prophets?
9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and His name one.
Does that say "the LORD" will be king up in Heaven, invisible, with His Church, OFF this earth? NO! because we already covered the previous Zech.14 verses which declare Lord Jesus' FEET touching down upon the literal Mount of Olives, ON EARTH, bringing His elect saints with HIm. No need to hash that out again. Jesus is coming back TO EARTH, even as the angels said in Acts 1 that Lord Jesus will return to this earth in like manner as His disciples saw Him ascend into Heaven.
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The Zechariah 14 Chapter is an Old Testament Bible prophecy that gives details about Christ's future 2nd coming back to this earth.
There is more detail in it about Christ's future coming than what The New Testament Scriptures reveal. It is thus one of the most important Bible Chapters for the Christian Church. It reveals many of the false doctrines taught by men about Christ's future coming and reign. It makes clear just 'when', and 'how' Lord Jesus returns to this earth, and 'who' returns with Him, and 'who' He will reign over from Jerusalem, on earth.
Zech 14
1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
That "day of the Lord" means the very LAST day of this present world when Lord Jesus will come "as a thief in the night." Recall Paul in 1 Thess.5 revealed that, as Peter also did in 2 Peter 3:10 about God's "consuming fire" burning man's works off this earth on that day. And per Rev.16:15, within the 6th Vial timing, Lord Jesus said that He comes "as a thief". The next 7th Vial then signals this "day of the Lord" when His 2nd coming will be.
2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when He fought in the day of battle.
That above is a reference to that last day of this world, the "day of the Lord" when Jesus returns to this earth. That is the battle of Armageddon mentioned in the Rev.19 Chapter. In Zephaniah 3 also is where God said He is going to gather all nations so as to pour out all His fierce anger and indignation upon them.
In that 3rd verse above, just when did... The LORD go forth and fight against those nations in the past, as when He fought in the day of battle? If you have eyes to see, and ears to hear, do you know when Lucifer's original rebellion was when Lucifer drew a third of the angels (stars) to earth with him? The Rev.12:3-4 Scripture reveals back at Lucifer's original time of rebellion, he had setup a beast system that had ten horns, seven heads, but only seven crowns. That is not the same system mentioned in Rev.13:1. The Rev.13:1 beast kingdom is for the end of this present world, and is to have "ten crowns" instead of seven.
4 And His feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
There is where, and how... Lord Jesus will return in the future at His 2nd coming. He is not just going to appear out of the clouds to rapture His Church and then go back into Heaven with them, for that is a doctrine of men.
Lord Jesus is coming literally... back to earth, how He ascended into Heaven, as mentioned in Acts 1 by what the angels said to His disciples who saw Him ascend.
When Lord Jesus' feet touch down there east of Jerusalem, ON EARTH, on that final day of this world, the Mount of Olives is going to cleave in two, half of it to the north, and half of it to the south, forming a great valley running east and west. That definitely ain't going to be some secret either. All nations and peoples on earth will know about it.
5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with Thee.
In 1 Thess.4 Apostle Paul did not specifically tell us just 'where' Lord Jesus will come to when He comes to gather His Church. Since this Zechariah 14 Chapter makes it very plain just 'where' and 'how' Lord Jesus will return to Jerusalem, on earth, with His elect Church, did Apostle Paul really need to give that detail also in 1 Thess.4? No, not really. If one just reads the 1 Thess.4 Chapter about Christ's future coming and gathering of the Church, and not this, then it means their understanding just HANGS on Jesus and His Church being caught up to the "air", and that's it. Home in the "air'! and not on earth. That is actually what some country preachers teach, that's how Biblically illiterate they are.
But here in Zechariah 14, which reveals Christ's FEET will touch down upon the Mount of Olives east of Jerusalem, ON EARTH, and with His elect Church, well that destroys... the silly doctrines of men those Biblically illiterate preachers teach. That's why they don't really like this Zechariah 14 Chapter, because it goes directly against the falseness of what they are teaching! And that is why Zechariah 14 should be all the more important to Christ's faithful who KEEP what God's Word says, instead of what men's doctrines say.
6 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:
That kind of event, with the sun turning dark, and the moon not giving its light, was a sign Jesus gave about the day of His future coming (Matthew 24:29; Mark 13:24).
7 But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.
That also was a SIGN Lord Jesus gave in His Olivet discourse of Matth.24 and Mark 13 about the day of His future 2nd coming. He said only The Father knows when that day and hour will be.
8 And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
That is a direct reference to the Revelation 22 "pure river of water of life". It's about the return of GOD's River of Genesis 2 back to this earth. That River is shown flowing out from under Christ's future Millennium "sanctuary" to feed other waters upon this earth, healing them (Ezekiel 47). That Ezekiel 47 Chapter even reveals its location will be in the holy land, in the middle east, as it names two locations on earth.
We aren't given that amount of detail in The New Testament Books about that River. But then again, like how and when Jesus returns per this Zech.14 Chapter, does The New Testament need to repeat all this again, when a disciple of Christ is supposed have ALREADY READ the Old Testament prophets about these details? Why should The Lord repeat Himself for the Biblically lazy when these things were already written through His prophets?
9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and His name one.
Does that say "the LORD" will be king up in Heaven, invisible, with His Church, OFF this earth? NO! because we already covered the previous Zech.14 verses which declare Lord Jesus' FEET touching down upon the literal Mount of Olives, ON EARTH, bringing His elect saints with HIm. No need to hash that out again. Jesus is coming back TO EARTH, even as the angels said in Acts 1 that Lord Jesus will return to this earth in like manner as His disciples saw Him ascend into Heaven.
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