A Messianic Prophecy

From Darkness to Light  God Prepares the Way Zecharia Speaks Live in the light of God (Isaiah 2:5)  Zechariah 12:1-10 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition Jerusalem's Victory 12 An Oracle. The word of the Lord concerning Israel: Thus says the Lord, who stretched out the heavens and founded the earth and formed the human spirit within: 2 See, I am about to make Jerusalem a cup of reeling for all the surrounding peoples; it will be against Judah also in the siege against Jerusalem. 3 On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who lift it shall grievously hurt themselves. And all the nations of the earth shall come together against it. 4 On that day, says the Lord, I will strike every horse with panic and its rider with madness. But on the house of Judah I will keep a watchful eye, when I strike every horse of the peoples with blindness. 5 Then the clans of Judah shall say to themselves, "The inhabitants of Jerusalem have strength through the Lordof hosts, their God." 6 On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a blazing pot on a pile of wood, like a flaming torch among sheaves, and they shall devour to the right and to the left all the surrounding peoples, while Jerusalem shall again be inhabited in its place, in Jerusalem. 7 And the Lord will save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem may not be exalted over that of Judah. 8 On that day the Lord will shield the inhabitants of Jerusalem so that the feeblest among them on that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the angel of the Lord, at their head. 9 And on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. Mourning for the Pierced One 10 And I will pour out a spirit of compassion and supplication on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem so that, when they look on the one[a] whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him as one mourns for an only child and weep bitterly over him as one weeps over a firstborn. For Reflection Jesus did not just pop onto the scene like a hero in a B movie. Through prophets, God prepared the people for the coming of God's son long before the Christ Event. Zechariah's prophesies depict the restoration of God's promise to Israel. He predicts that the ordinary people of Judah will be made equal in stature to the leaders, and the righteous will prevail over the godless. People will mourn and ask for mercy from the one they pierced. Pray Pray and meditate on the Christ event. Then, prayerfully consider the life you have led in the light of the resurrection of Jesus. Forward to a friend Sign up for our mailing list!