TLW ~ End Time Prophecies in Ezra

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~ Zechariah 12 ~

Zechariah 12:1-1 The "second burden" that this chapter starts out with is the LORD declaring who He is and establishing who He is talking to/about in this chapter. "The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him." {The whole chapter refers to "in that day", which I think means 'the day of the Lord', Christ's return to earth, and thereafter. Also affirmed is that the LORD is our creator! If the LORD coming to earth (as we read below) refers to Jesus, then this verse means Jesus is our Creator, through God the Father, as John 1:1 reads: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." and John 1:14, which reads: "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth." Jesus IS the Word AND the LORD of the Old Testament!!! Now that you know WHO the LORD of the OT is, you should read it anew with Jesus Christ the Messiah in mind!}.

Zechariah 12:2-6 Zechariah records that the LORD will "make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah [and] against Jerusalem." He continues on in several verses with reference to "in that day", such as: "And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it. In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness." {There will be a siege against Judah (region of southern Israel) and Jerusalem (city of). This sounds very much like the end of the Tribulation mentioned in Revelation where all the nations come against Jerusalem and Jesus comes back to save a remnant therein.}.

Zechariah 12:7-9 "The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify [themselves] against Judah. In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David [shall be] as God, as the angel of the LORD before them. And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem." {Judah is clearly first here, Jesus is a descendant of Judah. And then Zechariah goes on to document that the LORD will seek to destroy ALL the nations that come against Jerusalem ... see Revelation!}.

Zechariah 12:10-10 "And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for [his] only [son], and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for [his] firstborn." {The LORD pours out His Spirit of grace upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, I take this to mean that now these people now realize that Jesus IS the Messiah and repent and receive the Holy Spirit and there spiritual eyes & ears are opened. These people will be deeply sorry for the actions of their ancestors toward the Messiah and deeply mourn their rejection of Him.}.

Zechariah 12:11-11 "In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon." {Great loss of life will occur in Jerusalem as noted in Zechariah 13:8-9, and also noted in Revelation!}.

~ Zechariah 13 ~

Zechariah 13:1-5 Zechariah goes on to prophesy how the LORD will come to the House of David, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and how He will cut off idolatry. {The House of David IS Judah, the southern part of Israel.}.

Zechariah 13:6-7 "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. 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." {This is referring to Christ's persecution and death and the question is obviously a future one since the Jews currently still do not recognize Jesus as their Messiah. "smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered" was quoted by Jesus in Mark 14:27 and it was fulfilled in Mark 14:50; here the prophesy is confirmation of the Messiah yet to come at the time this was written.}.

Zechariah 13:8-9 "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. 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." {This seems to refer to the end of Tribulation as spoken of in Revelation. It seems that the people only call upon the name of the LORD when they are clearly loosing this great battle of Armageddon and only 1/3 of them is left alive!}.

~ Zechariah 14 ~

Zechariah 14:1-3 "Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. 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. Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle." {Confirmation! The day of the LORD is the same as "in that day". It also confirms what is said in Revelation! Now watch as our mighty and triumphant Lord Jesus returns to do battle for the remnant of His people, Israel! The battle is short-lived, read on! Pay attention here folks ... the LORD that we have thought so long in the Bible to be God Himself is actually Jesus! Y@hovah (Strong's 03068) this is the same LORD GOD that we see beginning in Genesis 2:4 onward ... here's proof that Jesus is all over the Old Testament! God Himself spoke it and Jesus the Son of God (LORD GOD) performed what His Father spoke, John 1:1 confirms this also.}.

Zechariah 14:4-5 "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.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." {"his feet" refers to Jesus upon His return to earth, make no mistake about WHERE He will be when He returns, note the warnings in Matthew not to follow when it's said 'he is here or he is there' ... do NOT believe them! When He returns on the day of the LORD, He will return to Jerusalem, just as He ascended will He descend ... on the Mt of Olives! Jerusalem, Israel, PAY ATTENTION! Those of you that survive ... this is from YOUR BOOKS of the Bible, you acknowledge the OT ... please, don't let this important prophecy evade you, your safety depends on you listening ... flee as you did in the days of Uzziah, king of Judah, this passage tells you EXACTLY WHERE to flee to!}.

Zechariah 14:6-9 "And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the light shall not be clear, [nor] dark: 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. 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. And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one." {Again, this is confirmed in Revelation, neither day nor night in this one day. The LORD returns and is King over all the earth.}.

Zechariah 14:10-11 "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. And [men] shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited."

Zechariah 14:12-15 We are told in more detail what happens on the day of the LORD when He goes to battle against those that come against His city Jerusalem. There will be a great plague on all the forces, and their animals, that come against Jerusalem and Judah.

Zechariah 14:16-19 We are now told of life thereafter where all the nations will come to Jerusalem, "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.", and we are told of the plight of those that do not come to worship. {It's important to note that ALL the nations and peoples that remain will go to Jerusalem to worship Jesus from year to year AND will "keep the feast of tabernacles", which is currently thought to be only a Jewish Holy Day. We will ALL be keeping the Holy Days of the Lord in the future, and should be doing so now ... rather than observing man's pagan holidays.}.

Zechariah 14:20-21 This chapter ends saying, "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. 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." {I believe that "In that day", as mentioned here, means from THAT DAY onward. I also find it interesting that 'sacrifice' is mentioned here, which likely means there will be a temple, also called the LORD's house, to sacrifice in. Notice ... there will be a Jerusalem AND Judah still!}.

More to come as discovered and time permits!