Watchman | by Geoff Henstock | Volume 21, Issue 5 | September – October 2015
“The burden 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. All who lift it will surely hurt themselves. And all the nations of the earth will gather against it.’” (Zech 12:1-3, ESV)
Zechariah 12:1 announces that the prophet is going to tell us something about Israel – the oracle which unfolds in chapters 12 and 13 concerns Israel. The context makes it clear that this prophecy “concerning Israel” will be fulfilled in the latter days, because the events described lead to Is…
To subscribe go here