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
