Zechariah 8:1-17
THE RESTORATION DESCRIBED... [ Continue Reading ]
THE RESTORATION DESCRIBED... [ Continue Reading ]
Again the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying,... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I was jealous for Zion, rather, I am jealous, for His zeal is that of a husband for the wife of his youth, WITH GREAT JEALOUSY, AND I WAS JEALOUS FOR HER WITH GREAT FURY, in a most vehement affection directed toward His congregation and a corresponding anger against her... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the Lord, I am returned unto Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem, once more occupying the dwelling-place of His honor in the midst of His people, which He had forsaken because of the wickedness of the idolatrous nation; AND JERUSALEM SHALL BE CALLED A CITY OF TRUTH, where the Lo... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the name used throughout these prophecies to denote His majesty and power, THERE SHALL YET OLD MEN AND OLD WOMEN DWELL IN THE STREETS OF JERUSALEM, since they would not be torn away in the fullness of their strength by war and pestilence, AND EVERY MAN WITH HIS STAFF IN... [ Continue Reading ]
And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof, without any fear of an enemy. It is a beautiful picture representing the extremes of life dwelling in all security and happiness in the midst of the Lord's Holy City, the blessings of the Messianic period.... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, If it be marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, in the opinion of those who had returned from the Babylonian captivity, SHOULD IT ALSO BE MARVELOUS IN MINE EYES? SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS. In spite of the miraculous character of the restoration... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will save My people from the East country, from the rising of the sun, AND FROM THE WEST COUNTRY, from the setting of the sun, so that Jehovah would rescue His people from all lands, as far as the sun shines;... [ Continue Reading ]
and I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem, be members of the congregation of the Lord; AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE, AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, IN TRUTH AND IN RIGHTEOUSNESS. This is truly the glory of the Christian era, when, as St. John writes, we saw His glory, the glory... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Let your hands be strong, full of good courage for doing the work of the Lord, YE THAT HEAR IN THESE DAYS THESE WORDS BY THE MOUTH OF THE PROPHETS, namely, Haggai and Zechanab, WHICH WERE IN THE DAY THAT THE FOUNDATION OF THE HOUSE OF THE LORD OF HOSTS WAS LAID, THAT TH... [ Continue Reading ]
For before these days there was no hire for man nor any hire for beast, for the yield of the land at that time was so small as hardly to be called fair wages, up. Haggai 1:6; NEITHER WAS THERE ANY PEACE TO HIM THAT WENT OUT OR CAME IN BECAUSE OF THE AFFLICTION, there was so much envy and hostility a... [ Continue Reading ]
But now, since the old covenant relation was restored, I WILL NOT BE UNTO THE RESIDUE OF THIS PEOPLE, to the small congregation which had returned from Babylon, AS IN THE FORMER DAYS, SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS, He was now ready once more to gladden them with the rich blessings of His goodness and merc... [ Continue Reading ]
For the seed shall be prosperous, or, "there shall be a seed of peace"; THE VINE SHALL GIVE HER FRUIT, AND THE GROUND SHALL GIVE HER INCREASE, all crops showing great productiveness, AND THE HEAVENS SHALL GIVE THEIR DEW, affording the necessary moisture to secure growth; AND I WILL CAUSE THE REMNANT... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass that, as ye were a curse among the heathen, 0 house of Judah and house of Israel, up. Jeremiah 42:18, SO WILL I SAVE YOU, AND YE SHALL BE A BLESSING, an example of God's blessings of mercy. FEAR NOT, BUT LET YOUR HANDS BE STRONG.... [ Continue Reading ]
For thus saith the Lord of hosts, As I thought to punish you when your fathers provoked Me to wrath, saith the Lord of hosts, Jeremiah 31:28, AND I REPENTED NOT, He could not, in point of fact, without denying His own holiness, fail to execute His threat of punishment,... [ Continue Reading ]
so, again, have I thought in these days, now that the covenant relation was once more established, TO DO WELL UNTO JERUSALEM AND TO THE HOUSE OF JUDAH. FEAR YE NOT, this being the content of every true Gospel-message. Since God is gracious for the sake of the Messiah, therefore men have no reason to... [ Continue Reading ]
These are the things that ye shall do, as an evidence of the new relation which obtained between them and Jehovah, the God of the covenant, SPEAK YE EVERY MAN THE TRUTH TO HIS NEIGHBOR, this being the basis of a proper brotherly relationship among men, EXECUTE THE JUDGMENT OF TRUTH AND PEACE IN YOUR... [ Continue Reading ]
and let none of you imagine evil In your hearts against his neighbor, deliberately planning harm, AND LOVE NO FALSE OATH, for perjury makes the administration of justice impossible; FOR ALL THESE ARE THINGS THAT I HATE, SAITH THE LORD. It is a most emphatic declaration, spoken with great solemnity,... [ Continue Reading ]
And the word of the Lord of hosts came unto me, saying,... [ Continue Reading ]
THE EXTENT OF THE MESSIANIC INFLUENCE... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, The fast of the fourth month and the fast of the fifth and the fast of the seventh and the fast of the tenth, special days of fasting and affliction which the Jews had observed during their captivity in memory of certain dark days in the history of their nation, Cf Zech... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, It shall yet come to pass that there shall come people, representatives of many nations, and the inhabitants of many cities, of the foremost centers of the world;... [ Continue Reading ]
and the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, in mutually encouraging and admonishing one another, saying, Let us go speedily, literally, "Going let us go, with speed and earnestness," to pray before the Lord and to seek the Lord of hosts, in an invitation and exhortation to worship the one t... [ Continue Reading ]
Yea, many people and strong nations, the foremost countries of the world, shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, to become members of His holy congregation, and to pray before the Lord, to worship Jehovah.... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, In those days it shall come to pass that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, that is, men of so many different nations, speaking so many different tongues, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, in great eagerness, saying, We wi... [ Continue Reading ]