Resurrection Radio Podcast
Episode: “Zechariah, Jerusalem, and the Day of King Jesus Christ”
Introduction
Good afternoon! My name is Eduardo. This is Resurrection Radio Podcast. I am your presenter. We spoke of the different books of the Gospels telling about King Jesus Christ's resurrection. Knowing about the times of difficulty that were going to happen in the future. This is GOD Almighty telling us beforehand what is going to happen in the future so that we can know that the prophecies in Zechariah tell us GOD Almighty is the True GOD. GOD Almighty will give salvation and protect those that are His.
Prophecies of Zechariah
There are specific prophecies about the end times, and there is the reminder that GOD Almighty protects those that are His. We know that during the times of difficulty, there will be those that will believe lies and be deceived. They will not pay attention to the belief of GOD Almighty, and they will be deceived. King Jesus Christ tells us this so that we pay attention to the commandments and the faith instead of the perceived perceptions. Christian believers must pay attention to the Scriptures. We have to remind ourselves of the prophecies of those times. We have to know those specific details. We have to know that Revelation is a Book of the Justice of GOD Almighty. The great tribulation is a time of testing, and it is a time of justice and mercy.
There is mercy in the part of GOD Almighty for sparing and covering and defending those that are His. There is justice against those that oppress the people of GOD Almighty for so long. There is justice because of GOD Almighty being Omniscient, Omnipresent, and Omnipotent among other qualities that the human mind cannot understand. We are reminded to worship GOD Almighty despite what happens. We give glory to GOD Almighty because He is the Creator.
In Zechariah, we learn that there is a time of difficulty that is going to happen in Jerusalem. We learn that the nations are going to go against Jerusalem because it is a reminder of the prophecies of GOD Almighty. Jerusalem has always been able to abound because GOD Almighty allows it to abound. GOD Almighty loves that city. GOD Almighty loves Jerusalem. GOD Almighty loves Israel. GOD Almighty allows for the people of Israel to continue. Not every nation or city has been able to accomplish that. We know that GOD Almighty allows Jerusalem to continue because of the history of Jerusalem with righteous individuals including David, the tribe of Judah, and King Jesus Christ. Not every nation has been able to abound. We know that GOD Almighty allows individuals to abound through righteousness, and there is a remnant in Israel. These are the promises of GOD Almighty that we see. It is interesting seeing that it says:
“The oracle of the word of the LORD concerning Israel: Thus declares the LORD, who stretched out the heavens and founded the earth and formed the spirit of man within him: 'Behold, I am about to make Jerusalem a cup of staggering to all the surrounding peoples. The siege of Jerusalem will also be against Judah. On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples."
There are nations that are going to go against Jerusalem because it is a reminder of GOD Almighty. It is the reminder that GOD Almighty exists and gives favor. GOD Almighty has honored His promises to the righteous individuals that they continue to abound. The nations hate that. The nations hate that GOD Almighty is on His throne for all eternity. We learn that those that go against Jerusalem want to go against GOD Almighty, the people of Israel, and the believers of GOD Almighty. But then we know that GOD Almighty is going to protect them.
GOD Almighty's Protection and the Faith
For righteous individuals that continue to go through difficulty, we have to remind ourselves that we have to continue worshiping GOD Almighty. We can continue worshiping and praising GOD Almighty even through the difficulties. GOD Almighty can work with the difficulties and use that difficulty to help us. That is what we see. For every Christian, there is a specific difficulty that they have gone through that we see the workings of GOD Almighty. GOD Almighty delivered us, protected us, and improved us through the difficulties. This is GOD Almighty saying that Jerusalem will be a staggering block. This is similar to a heavy stone. It is going to cause individuals to go against it, but GOD Almighty will fight against those nations. I do not know if this prophecy fits in to the prophecy of Gog and Magog. Or it may fit into another time of prophecy. I am not sure of the timing of these specific events. Some think that the war of Gog and Magog is speaking about the one of Revelation or another different war. The prophecies speak of a time when the nations will go against Jerusalem. This is to show that GOD Almighty cares for His people.
There is the reminder of knowing that GOD Almighty can provide protection.
“And all the nations of the earth will gather against it. On that day, declares the LORD, I will strike every horse with panic, and its rider with madness.”- Zechariah 12: 3-4
GOD Almighty is able to defend and decide for what happens while there are several nations going against Jerusalem. GOD Almighty can provide protection for them and defend them from those attacks. GOD Almighty is in His Highest Throne in the Highest Heavens, King Jesus Christ has absolute authority, and the Spirit of Truth guides us. So this description of Zechariah might be at the time of the end. The last three and a half years of the tribulation. It may be that time. It fits into context.
“But for the sake of the house of Judah I will keep my eyes open, when I strike every horse of the peoples with blindness. Then the clans of Judah shall say to themselves, 'The inhabitants of Jerusalem have strength through the LORD of hosts, their GOD.'”- Zechariah 12: 4-5
It says that GOD Almighty is able to work wonders for the sake of the house of Judah. This is all describing how GOD Almighty remembers David. For the sake of the house of David, for the sake of the house of Judah, for the sake of the righteous. So because of that faithfulness and righteousness, they are able to continue. We see other specific descriptions of difficulties that happen in the house of Judah. GOD Almighty is able to resolve difficulties when the people go to GOD Almighty. With the faith of the prophets in the Scriptures, we learn that GOD Almighty resolves. We have to remind ourselves that GOD Almighty is able to provide for the righteous the manner to continue.
Jerusalem Reminds Us of GOD Almighty's Favor
There are going to be difficulties, but GOD Almighty is not going to let them be destroyed completely. This is for the sake of the house of Judah. Sometimes it is literal and may mean the house of Judah and it can be a representation of the righteousness similar to David. The name of David is a term of faithfulness, steadfast love, and good things. The house of David is that reminder of righteousness. This is so that the righteous individuals are protected. There is a remnant that is provided for and protected. King Jesus Christ tells us whether this is a church or the church of Jerusalem or the church of Israel. There is no specification, but it relates to Jerusalem and the house of David that are described as righteous. It could be that through those difficulties, individuals learn that GOD Almighty is the true GOD Almighty. The Spirit of Truth provides protection. People will know about the truth and will be saved. They will see the true reality of life. They were deceived. There were perceived perceptions that were not true. The truth can withstand everything. King Jesus Christ states that the old earth and the old heavens will pass away, but the word of GOD Almighty will never pass away. So we know that the Spirit of Truth allows us to understand the word of GOD Almighty. I do not know if this is during the three and a half years when the two prophets will prophesy in those years. GOD Almighty is also going to go against those nations. GOD Almighty does not forsake those individuals. There is the understanding that there are difficulties because nations will go against Israel. This is because of the remembrance of GOD Almighty through Israel and Jerusalem.
We also know that King Jesus Christ fulfills Jewish history. There is that hatred of the world and reminder of reality. We have to remind ourselves that we have to tell our Jewish brothers and sisters that King Jesus Christ is the Messiah. King Jesus Christ wants to give eternal life. Only through King Jesus Christ do we have eternal life. There are no other options. We have to learn this is through King Jesus Christ. We have to let individuals know that the perceived perceptions are lies. Christian believers may also try to believe and reconcile other beliefs, but that is not true. Only King Jesus Christ can give us eternal life. We learn that in the Book of the Prophets about the times of difficulties that King Jesus Christ stated were going to happen. It seems to be correlated with the last three and a half years of the great tribulation, but this tells us that GOD Almighty is present in the life of individuals. GOD Almighty is able to provide for them and protect them. GOD Almighty will provide protection for the house of David, for the house of Judah, for the house of Jerusalem. For the great city. That is one of the things told in Zechariah. In a later chapter there is a description of a time in Jerusalem. There is a part that King Jesus Christ states for people to not enter the city of Jerusalem because of the difficulties of those times. It is a time during the last three and a half years. The nations will go against Jerusalem, but then Scripture states:
“Then the LORD will go out and fight against those nations as when he fights on a day of battle.” -Zechariah 14: 3
This is the repetition that GOD Almighty is telling us that He is going to provide for the people of Israel and Jerusalem. I do not know if all three of them are the same event spoken in Revelation. When nations are being reminded of GOD Almighty through Jerusalem. They want to go against Jerusalem. GOD Almighty allows the people to be protected. Those believers that believe in King Jesus Christ, Scripture, and follow the commandments.
“On that day his feet shall stand on the Mount of Olives that lies before Jerusalem on the east, and the Mount of Olives shall be split in two from east to west by a very wide valley, so that one half of the Mount shall move northward, and the other half southward. And you shall flee to the valley of my mountains, for the valley of the mountains shall reach to Azal. And you shall flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my GOD will come, and all the holy ones with him.”- Zechariah 14: 3-5
Scriptures are saying of a time when King Jesus Christ is going to arrive with the angels of Heaven and there is going to be an earthquake.
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