THE PROPHECY OF ZECHARIAH AND THE MERCY OF GOD (Part 7)
In those days ten men out of all the languages of the nations will take hold, yes, they will take firm hold of the robe of a Jew
“This is what Jehovah of armies says, ‘In those days ten men out of all the languages of the nations will take hold, yes, they will take firm hold of the robe of a Jew, saying: “We want to go with you, for we have heard that God is with you people”’” (Zechariah 8:23)
“You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, because salvation begins with the Jews” (John 4:22). Jehovah God has used his special relationship with Israel to plan the everlasting salvation of all mankind. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are the founders of this nation (Matthew 8:11). The man Jesus Christ, a Jew, is the Main Offspring of Abraham, through him the nations will be blessed (Galatians 3:16). Even though, this special relationship has ceased with Israel, Jehovah continues to love the Jewish people, like all the nations, which He created because He is not partial: “At this Peter began to speak, and he said: “Now I truly understand that God is not partial, but in every nation the man who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him” (Acts 10:34,35; 17:26). Nevertheless, Zechariah’s prophecy shows that Jehovah will make an everlasting mention of Zion, Jerusalem, Judah and Israel, among all nations: ““Shout for joy, O daughter of Zion; for I am coming, and I will reside in your midst,” declares Jehovah. “Many nations will join themselves to Jehovah in that day, and they will become my people; and I will reside in your midst.” And you will have to know that Jehovah of armies has sent me to you. Jehovah will take possession of Judah as his portion on the holy ground, and he will again choose Jerusalem. 13 Be silent, all flesh, before Jehovah, for he is taking action from his holy dwelling” (Zechariah 2:10–13; chapter 8; Ezekiel 40–48).
However, his nation is now spiritual, it is “the Israel of God”: “Peace and mercy be upon them, yes, upon the Israel of God” (Galatians 6:16). The Kingdom of God, the bride of Christ, the “New Jerusalem”, will rule the earth: “I also saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God and prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. With that I heard a loud voice from the throne say: “Look! The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his people. And God himself will be with them. And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away”” (Revelation 21:2–4). According to the prophecy of Zechariah , the present-day Jerusalem will be destroyed by an earthquake during the great tribulation (Zechariah 14:3–5). Jesus Christ repeated this important information, in Matthew 24:2: “In response he said to them: “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, by no means will a stone be left here upon a stone and not be thrown down””.
The Kingdom of God on earth will rule the “twelve tribes of Israel”, that is to say, the great crowd which will come out of the great tribulation and the earthly resurrected ones: “Jesus said to them: “Truly I say to you, in the re-creation, when the Son of man sits down on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will sit on 12 thrones, judging the 12 tribes of Israel” (Matthew 19:28; John 5:28,29; Revelation 7:9–17).
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