Zechariah 14:9-21

 

Zechariah 14:9-21

The Reign of the King

Zec 14:9  And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one. 

Zec 14:10  All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses. 

Zec 14:11  And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited. 

Zec 14:12  And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. 

Zec 14:13  And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour. 

Zec 14:14  And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance. 

Zec 14:15  And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague. 

Zec 14:16  And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. 

Zec 14:17  And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. 

Zec 14:18  And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. 

Zec 14:19  This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. 

Zec 14:20  In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD'S house shall be like the bowls before the altar. 

Zec 14:21  Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts. 

        1.     Jesus Will Be King! – vs. 9

a.     A God-Man will reign as Priest and King after the order of Melchizedek

                                               i.     Zechariah 6:12-13 

b.     Paul explains the apparent contradiction of a Man who is also God

                                               i.     Philippians 2:6-11 

        2.     Jesus Will Reign in the City of God – vs. 10-11

a.     The geography and size of Jerusalem will change. Jerusalem will be expanded to about 45 miles from top to bottom. Something that is not possible now because Jerusalem is located in a mountainous region. – vs. 10

                                               i.     John the Baptist’s prophecy will finally become completely and literally fulfilled.

1.     Luke 3:4-6 

b.     Jerusalem will finally be at lasting peace – vs. 11

                                               i.     Jeremiah 33:14-17 

         3.     Jesus Will Vanquish His Enemies – vs. 12-15

a.     The enemies of Jerusalem will be destroyed in an instant – vs. 12

                                               i.     Zechariah 12:9 

b.     They will fight among themselves in the confusion – vs. 13

                                               i.     Zechariah 12:4 

c.     The Jews will plunder their enemies – vs. 14

                                               i.     Zechariah 12:5-6 

d.     Even the animals of their enemies will be destroyed by the plague – vs. 15

        4.     Jesus Will Be Worshiped as God – vs. 16-19

a.     All the nations of the earth will worship King Jesus and keep the feast of tabernacles – vs. 16

                                               i.     Revelation 11:15-17 

b.     Those that will not Worship the King will be immediately judged – vs. 17-19

                                               i.     Revelation 20:1-10 

         5.     Jesus Will Make All Things Holy – vs. 20-21

a.     Holiness is not only for the most precious of items but will be on the humblest of things as well. – vs. 20

                                               i.     Exodus 39:27-30 

b.     Jerusalem will be cleansed never to be defiled again – vs. 21

                                               i.     Joel 3:17-18 

                                             ii.     1 Corinthians 6:9-11 

Zechariah 14:1-8

Zechariah 14:1-8

The Return of the Logos

 

Zec 14:1  Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. 

Zec 14:2  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. 

Zec 14:3  Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. 

Zec 14:4  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. 

Zec 14:5  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. 

Zec 14:6  And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark: 

Zec 14:7  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. 

Zec 14:8  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. 

 

         1.     Jerusalem is Besieged by Evil – vs. 1-2

a.     Zechariah takes us back to the beginning of his vision described in Chapter 12 and give us more details about the second coming of the Messiah. – vs. 1

                                               i.     Zechariah 12:1-4 

b.     Jerusalem will seem to be almost defeated when the Global Confederacy which attacked her stops to divide the spoil. – vs. 2

                                               i.     All the nations of the world are involved in this Global Confederacy – vs. 2a

1.     Psalm 2:1-6 

2.     Revelation 16:14 

                                             ii.     The city will have fallen – vs. 2b

                                           iii.     The women will be ravished – vs. 2c

                                            iv.     Many will be led away to slavery – vs. 2d

                                             v.     Many will have been killed – vs. 2e

          2.     Jerusalem is Delivered – vs. 3-5

a.     Then the Lord will attack the Nations of the Global Confederacy – vs. 3a

                                               i.     Joel 3:9-16 

                                             ii.     Which means that this description of a siege of Jerusalem cannot be:

1.     Nebuchadnezzar’s siege

2.     The Roman’s siege in 70 AD

3.     Or any other major siege of Jerusalem in history

b.     The Lord will fight for Israel like as in the days of old – vs. 3b

                                               i.     2 Chronicles 20:15 

c.     God incarnate will stand on the Mount of Olives Again – vs. 4a

                                               i.     Acts 1:9-12 

d.     The Mount of Olives East of Jerusalem – vs. 4b

e.     The Mount of Olives will be cloven in half, and a huge valley will be formed in the wake – vs. 4c

                                               i.     Micah 1:3-4 

f.      The people of Jerusalem will escape through the valley – vs. 5a

g.     The people of Jerusalem will be able to reach the safety of Azal – vs. 5b

h.     This will all be caused by a great earthquake that happens when Jesus returns – vs. 5c

                                               i.     Revelation 16:17-19 

i.      These are all the events that lead up to the return of Zechariah’s Lord and God who is Jesus – vs. 5d

                                               i.     Matthew 24:29-31 

j.      Jesus will be at the head of a great army of saints – vs. 5e

                                               i.     1 Thessalonians 3:13 

          3.     The Dawning of a New Day – vs. 6-8

a.     In the New Kingdom there will be nor more Shadow – vs. 6

                                               i.     2 Peter 1:19 

b.     In the New Kingdom there will be no more night – vs. 7

                                               i.     Revelation 21:22-25 

c.     In the New Kingdom, Jerusalem will be the source of Living Water – vs. 8

                                               i.     Revelation 22:1-5  

Zechariah 13:1-9

 

Zechariah 13:1-9

The Cleansing of Jerusalem

Zec 13:1  In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness. 

Zec 13:2  And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land. 

Zec 13:3  And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth. 

Zec 13:4  And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive: 

Zec 13:5  But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth. 

Zec 13:6  And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends. 

Zec 13:7  Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones. 

Zec 13:8  And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein. 

Zec 13:9  And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God. 

 

         1.     In the Last Days There Will be a Cleansing Fountain in Israel – vs. 1

a.      There is a fountain filled with blood drawn from Immanuel’s veins that will cleanse all who come to it.

                                               i.     The blood of Jesus washes away sin - 1 John 1:7 

                                             ii.     The blood of Jesus changes who we are - Isaiah 1:16-18 

                                            iii.     The blood of Jesus takes away our desire for idols - Ezekiel 36:25-27 

                                            iv.     The blood of Jesus sanctifies us - 1 Corinthians 6:11 

                                              v.     The blood of Jesus regenerates us - Titus 3:5 

         2.     In the Last Days Idolatry Will Be Cut Off in Israel – vs. 2-5

a.      God will perform a twofold form of cleansing: - vs. 2

                                               i.     The memory of the former idols will be lost

1.     Micah 5:10-15  

                                             ii.     The false prophets will be removed

1.     False prophets will be dealt with judicially at the family level – vs. 3

a.      Deuteronomy 13:6-11; Matthew 10:37-39 

2.     Former false prophets will be forced to cover their identities because they are so afraid of righteous punishment. – vs. 4-5

a.      They will not speak of their visions

                                                                                                     i.     Micah 3:6-7 

b.     They will dress in the humblest of clothes in hopes of blending in

c.      They will deny ever being a prophet

d.     They will claim that they are farmers in order to hide their identity

           3.     This is All Because of a Crucified Shepherd – vs. 6-7

a.      While there is much debate about what verse 6 means, I believe it fits better in the context of verse 7 than the previous verses. The reality is that it is hard to know for certain. One thing for sure is that it certainly fits with the picture of a suffering Messiah that Zechariah has already identified so clearly.

                                               i.     Jesus was crucified for the Jews – vs. 6a

1.     Psalm 22:16; Isaiah 53:5-6 

                                             ii.     Jesus was crucified by the Jews – vs. 6b

1.     John 11:49-52 

                                            iii.     Jesus was crucified by the sword or the authority of the Roman governance – vs. 7a

1.     John 19:15-16 

                                            iv.     Jesus is a part of the Godhead – vs. 7b

1.     Colossians 1:15-19 

                                              v.     Jesus, who is the good shepherd, was smitten for us – vs. 7c

1.     Hebrews 13:20-21 

                                            vi.     The sheep will be scatted – vs. 7d

1.     Matthew 26:31 

         4.     God Will Purify Israel – vs. 8-9

a.      Many millions of Jews will die in the judicial cleansing by God – vs. 8

                                               i.     Romans 9:27-29 

b.     Yet God is not done with ethnic Israel and plans to restore them after their time of purification – vs. 9

                                               i.     The Jews will be refined - Isaiah 43:1-2 

                                             ii.     They will again call on God - Zechariah 12:10 

                                            iii.     God will again hear their cry - Joel 2:32 

                                            iv.     God will recognize them as His people again - Zechariah 10:6 

                                              v.     They will see God as their God - Jeremiah 32:38