Mat 24:25 KJV Behold, I have told you before. Revisiting Zechariah 12-14

Mat 24:25 KJV  Behold, I have told you before

Revisiting Zechariah 12-14

Zechariah 13

Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet

Psa 119:169-176 KJV  TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.  (170)  Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.  (171)  My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.  (172)  My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.  (173)  Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.  (174)  I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.  (175)  Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.  (176)  I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

Ecc 1:9-11 KJV  The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.  (10)  Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.  (11)  There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.

Ecc 3:14-15 KJV  I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.  (15)  That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

Ecc 3:16-17 KJV  And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.  (17)  I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

Christ Came to Fulfill the Law

Mat 5:17-20 KJV  Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.  (18)  For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.  (19)  Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.  (20)  For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Mat 5:17 KJV  Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

The Example of Christ

Rom 15:1-7 KJV  We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.  (2)  Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.  (3)  For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.  (4)  For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.  (5)  Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:  (6)  That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.  (7)  Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.

Rom 15:4 KJV  For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

Hello again Friends. We have been revisiting the passage of Zechariah chapters 12-14. We have completed 2 looks into chapter 12. This will be a summary of what we have explored so far. Then we will move forward with chapter 13. The funny part of doing things this way is discovering things or conveying things possibly you missed before. 

The Lord Will Give Salvation

Zec 12:1-4 KJV  The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.  (2)  Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.  (3)  And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.  (4)  In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness

1. The passage tells us who ABBA Father is in the sense of The Creator
2. He tells us what He is going to do with His city of Jerusalem
3. He tells us Jerusalem will become and already is the hottest piece of real estate on earth
4. More specifically that the leaders of the world who want to tell Him what to do with His most personal piece of property will be destroyed
5. The methods and delivery of warfare will not be able to function
6. Since almost everything uses technology to see with we might have to consider the inability to rely on man made methods to deal with supernatural methods of ABBA Father and Lord Yeshua
7. We often use the analogy of the Left Behind movie (speaking of the early original)where fighter planes lose their visibility, power and crash

As always we urge you to explore and come up with more things to this passage for now we will move forward.

Zec 12:5-9 KJV  And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God.  (6)  In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.  (7)  The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Judah.  (8)  In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.  (9)  And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

1. The leaders of Jerusalem and Israel will be shepherds to the people of Israel 
2. All the nations that come to fight the battle will be destroyed
3. The people of the areas around Judah or in other words not Jerusalem would be spared first
4. ABBA Father Himself by His Son Lord Yeshua as we learn over the next 2 chapters will save JerusalemAll nations that come against Jerusalem in other words ABBA Father’s plan will be destroyed
5. All nations that come against Jerusalem in other words ABBA Father’s plan will be destroyed
6. This is pretty much to say the whole of the world

The world witnessed a precursor to these events October 7th 2023. Let’s hope and pray we are not around for the violence that the rest of our passage (chapters 12-14) describes to us.

Him Whom They Have Pierced

Zec 12:10-14 KJV  And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.  (11)  In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.  (12)  And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;  (13)  The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;  (14)  All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.

1. Verse 10 tells us that the people of Jerusalem will have the spirit of grace and will look at ABBA Father and profess He does have a Son named Lord Yeshua
2. In the light of acquiring this knowledge the people will profess Lord Yeshua
3. We do not know for sure but this could have connections to the 144,000 Jews that will receive Lord Yeshua in Revelation 7
4. We explored some of the passages pertaining to the history of Josiah and Megiddo
5. We also looked at how the revelation of Lord Yeshua would trigger the mourning that comes when we find out we were wrong in our ways 
6. Last journey we explored how this mourning effect reminded us of our personal walk with Lord Yeshua and how we should work out our own salvation with fear and trembling in the book of Philippians

Now we will move forward with another look at Zechariah 13. 

Zec 13:1 KJV  In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.

Idolatry Cut Off

Zec 13:2-6 KJV  And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.  (3)  And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.  (4)  And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive:  (5)  But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.  (6)  And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.

The Shepherd Struck

Zec 13:7-9 KJV  Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.  (8)  And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.  (9)  And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.

Zec 13:1 KJV  In that day there shall be a fountainH4726opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.

There are places in scripture where this fountain is referred to. We will explore a couple of these. 

Psa 36:6-9 KJV  Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.  (7)  How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.  (8)  They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.  (9)  For with thee is the fountainH4726of life: in thy light shall we see light.

H4726

מָקֹר    מָקוֹר

mâqôr    mâqôr

maw-kore', maw-kore'

From H6979; properly something dug, that is, a (generally) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism of the female pudenda); figuratively of happiness, wisdom, progeny): - fountain, issue, spring, well (-spring).

Total KJV occurrences: 18

H4726

מקר  /  מקור

mâqôr

BDB Definition:

1) spring, fountain

1a) spring

1a1) of source of life, joy, purification (figuratively)

1b) of the eye (figuratively)

1c) source (of menstruous blood)

1d) flow (of blood after child birth)

Part of Speech: noun masculine

A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H6979

Same Word by TWOT Number: 2004a

Psa 68:20-26 KJV  He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.  (21)  But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.  (22)  The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:  (23)  That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.  (24)  They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.  (25)  The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.  (26)  Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountainH4726of Israel.

Pro 5:16-18 KJV  Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.  (17)  Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.  (18)  Let thy fountainH4726be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

Pro 10:9-11 KJV  He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.  (10)  He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.  (11)  The mouth of a righteous man is a wellH4726of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Here it is used as the word well. 

Pro 13:14 KJV  The law of the wise is a fountainH4726of life, to depart from the snares of death.

Pro 14:26-27 KJV  In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.  (27)  The fear of the LORD is a fountainH4726of life, to depart from the snares of death.

Pro 16:20-22 KJV  He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.  (21)  The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.  (22)  Understanding is a wellspringH4726of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

Jer 2:11-13 KJV  Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.  (12)  Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD.  (13)  For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountainH4726of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.

Jer 17:13 KJV  O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountainH4726 of living waters.

Jesus and the Woman of Samaria

Joh 4:1-8 KJV  When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,  (2)  (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)  (3)  He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.  (4)  And he must needs go through Samaria.  (5)  Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.  (6)  Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.  (7)  There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.  (8)  (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)

Joh 4:9-11 KJV  Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.  (10)  Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.  (11)  The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?

Although being a layman’s perspective this is a picture of our salvation with Lord Yeshua. Someone who the Jewish people would never be caught with being engaged by the Savior of the world. This makes me think of my Gentile salvation. Because Lord Yeshua was rejected He became the Savior for anyone that would accept Him. 

Joh 4:12-14 KJV  Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?  (13)  Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:  (14)  But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

Rivers of Living Water

Joh 7:37-39 KJV  In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.  (38)  He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.  (39)  (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

It’s interesting that these events take place on the last day of the Feast of Tabernacles. It was a day in which the people came back out of their tabernacles or booths some may say. We will not take time to develop this but we will share it. The Feast of Tabernacles is when all the people retire into booths they have made at ABBA Father’s command. They go into these tabernacles for 7 days. On the 8th day they emerge for a public assembly. This all has spiritual parallels to the rapture. We did a very extensive study on the pre tribulation rapture. We wish to get around to some of the other theories regarding the rapture. The way the world has been turning it’s hard to get back there. 

The New Heaven and the New Earth

Rev 21:1-4 KJV  And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.  (2)  And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.  (3)  And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.  (4)  And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Rev 21:5-8 KJV  And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.  (6)  And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.  (7)  He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.  (8)  But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

Idolatry Cut Off

Zec 13:2-6 KJV  And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.  (3)  And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.  (4)  And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive:  (5)  But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.  (6)  And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.

1. We have in the past explored some journeys into apparitions of Mary

2. The Marian movement as it is called has been coming for a long time now

3. We are not singling the catholic church out as many millions of people around the world have been part of these apparitions but we can see the idolatry in a present day perspective of these apparitions

4. Any one capable of reading this page should be able to search and see how many shrines with idols made in what something wants us to believe is Mary

We wanted to share these facts in order that we show you John Gill’s expository notes on this passage. They may seem critical but this will show you exactly how long this worship has gone on.

As you read what he has to say here remember he lived from 1697-1771.

And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord of hosts,.... In the latter day, at the time of the conversion of the Jews, when they shall turn to the Lord, and their sins shall be forgiven, and washed away in the fountain of his blood; for this refers not to the times of the Babylonish captivity, and their deliverance from that, which was now over, when idolatry ceased among that people; nor to the times of Christ, when soon after the false prophets among the Heathens, and their lying oracles, ceased, and Paganism in the Roman empire was destroyed; but to the times before mentioned, of which it is predicted by the Lord, saying,

that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered; meaning the idols of gold, silver, brass, and wood; images of the Virgin Mary, and saints departed, worshipped by the Papists, Rev_9:20 for at this time mystical Babylon will fall, the idolatry of the church of Rome will be at an end, and will never be revived more:

and also I will cause the prophets, and the unclean spirit, to pass out of the land; by "the prophets" are meant false prophets, as the Targum explains it, even all the Popish hierarchy, pope, cardinals, archbishops, bishops, priests, &c. all that wretched body, which goes by the name of the false prophet, who at the battle of Armageddon will be taken, and with the beast cast alive into the lake of fire, Rev_19:20 and by "the unclean spirit", or "spirits", the singular for the plural, are meant the three unclean spirits like frogs, and which are the spirits of devils, that come out of the mouth of the dragon beast, and false prophet, the Jesuits, monks, and friars; these shall be no more then on the earth, after these times, Rev_16:13. Jarchi and Kimchi interpret "the unclean spirit" of the corruption of nature; but that will not cease as long as men are in a mortal state. This prophecy is, by the ancient Jews, (p) applied to the times of the Messiah.

We are not singling these things out. Let’s explore some statistics regarding different religions of the world. We feel that if you look at the world regarding this subject it comes down to 2 big monotheistic religions. Judaism and Christianity have the same ABBA Father. Their big disagreement and it’s all the difference is salvation in Lord Yeshua. The reason we do not include Islam as a monotheistic religion is because we feel it is centered around an ancient moon deity that was involved in false worship over history. If certain religions are allowed to tell me ABBA Father has no son then I have the right to say what was just said.

As you can see there are many nations where the Christian religion is practiced. This does not mean we are all practicing the same Christianity however. In many Muslim nations people who are not practicing Muslims are considered Christians whether or not they are even religious. The number of nations that are practicing idolatry in their religion is astounding. Now some folks might say how do you define idolatry. Well let’s take a look 

The following pictures come up when we do a search on Buddhism.

We did a search on Hinduism and came up with the following

The Marian Movement

So now we ask how you define idolatry. This is taking place in one form or another in most nations on the earth. We did about 3 studies on apparitons of Mary. We would love to go back there again. In short wherever we see apparitions taking place there are shrines and idols and in many cases completely new cities or towns spring up around them. People especially elder people mostly women walk on their knees out of reverence to these idols and locations. We feel that these apparitions are the most dangerous to the world because an evil spirit if not the Devil himself is behind them. 

Paul and the False Apostles

2Co 11:1-8 KJV  Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.  (2)  For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.  (3)  But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.  (4)  For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.  (5)  For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.  (6)  But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.  (7)  Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?  (8)  I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service.

2Co 11:9-15 KJV  And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.  (10)  As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.  (11)  Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.  (12)  But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we.  (13)  For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.  (14)  And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.  (15)  Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

When it comes to biblical prophecy these apparitions are the most dangerous. They involve a would be impersonating of the mother of Lord Yeshua Mary.

Zec 13:4-6 KJV  And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive:  (5)  But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.  (6)  And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.

1. That every would be prophet would be proven false or wrong of what they respectively profess

2.They will not receive the garments of the prophets such as Elijah  or John the Baptist

3.The prophet will renounce his calling to be a husbandman and will deny even having been one

4. We also see a type of our Messiah in verse 6 as well as allusions to Joseph being thrown in the well by his brethren and Lord Yeshua of course betrayed and abandoned by His people and He also received His wounds because of His own people

The Shepherd Struck

Zec 13:7-9 KJV  Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the manH1397that is my fellowH5997, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.  (8)  And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.  (9)  And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.

manH1397

H1397

גֶּבֶר

geber

gheh'-ber

From H1396; properly a valiant man or warrior; generally a person simply: - every one, man, X mighty. Total KJV occurrences: 65

my fellowH5997

H5997

עָמִית

‛âmı̂yth

aw-meeth'

From a primitive root meaning to associate; companionship; hence (concretely) a comrade or kindred man: - another, fellow, neighbour. Total KJV occurrences: 12

1.  This passage a complete allusion to our Lord and Savior Yeshua

2. The man described as the fellow of ABBA Father better yet known as ABBA Father’s kindred as the word study tells us

3. The prophecy states that after the Shepherd is smitten that the people or the sheep would be scattered which did happen

4. From 70AD to 1948 the nation of Israel did not exist

5. The people and the babies or children were spared no mercy

6. Just as the prophesy stated 1/3 would be spared for a remnant and ABBA Father would hear their calling upon His name

7. The calls for a Jewish state began shorly before the 20th century began and indeed ABBA Father did hear their prayers and cries and restored them to prepeare for Lord Yeshua to return and rule

Friends what we are seeing in the nation of Israel right now with their enemies is a perfect preview of what we are exploring especially in the next chapter . We are moving toward the return of Lord Yeshua and He’s alive and well. He also is a king and coming back to conquer all those who wuld still reject Him. 

Come to Me, and I Will Give You Rest

Mat 11:25-30 KJV  At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.  (26)  Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.  (27)  All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.  (28)  Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  (29)  Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.  (30)  For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Wait for the God of Salvation

Mic 7:1-7 KJV  Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.  (2)  The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.  (3)  That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.  (4)  The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.  (5)  Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.  (6)  For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.  (7)  Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

As always thanks for sharing a word

God Bless

 

Mat 24:25 KJV Behold, I have told you before. Revisiting Zechariah 12-14 Zechariah 12:10-14

Mat 24:25 KJV  Behold, I have told you before.

Revisiting Zechariah 12-14

Zechariah 12:10-14

Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet

Psa 119:169-176 KJV  TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.  (170)  Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.  (171)  My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.  (172)  My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.  (173)  Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.  (174)  I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.  (175)  Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.  (176)  I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

Ecc 1:9-11 KJV  The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.  (10)  Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.  (11)  There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.

Ecc 3:14-15 KJV  I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.  (15)  That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

Ecc 3:16-17 KJV  And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.  (17)  I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

Christ Came to Fulfill the Law

Mat 5:17-20 KJV  Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.  (18)  For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.  (19)  Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.  (20)  For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Mat 5:17 KJV  Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

The Example of Christ

Rom 15:1-7 KJV  We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.  (2)  Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.  (3)  For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.  (4)  For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.  (5)  Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:  (6)  That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.  (7)  Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.

Rom 15:4 KJV  For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

Hello again friends. We are going to continue with our looks back into the book of Zechariah. We have explored the subject of Jerusalem and its importance to Biblical prophecy. As a matter of fact if you are interested the chapter by chapter look into Zechariah it is called the Zechariah Zone. 

The Lord Will Give Salvation

Zec 12:1-3 KJV  The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.  (2)  Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.  (3)  And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.

We explored this concept of the entire world being gathered together against ABBA Father’s plans for His nation Israel and His city Jerusalem. Friends we have to remember that when ABBA Father tells us something it is the only time you can take something to the bank as some used to say. In His own unique way ABBA Father has already pulled the whole earth into His plan. There are folks all around the world that are nothing but liars protesting for terrorists. So in a strange way the whole of the earth is gathering against ABBA Father’s plans for His people Israel and us brothers and sisters in Lord Yeshua. 

No other nation on earth has consumed so much time, almost all the time of the  United Nations. The smallest nation on earth for all practical purposes getting the undeserved scrutiny of the global entity. The first 3 verses of Zechariah 12 tell us that all leaders concerned with Israel’s affairs will be a hearth for a fire. The irony in this is that if the United Nations turn on Israel, which they have already done, then essentially the whole earth has turned upon them. Guess what? That means that the whole earth comes under judgment. There are many reasons for His judgment. So many we could not number them. We are not here at this time to develop that.

Zec 12:4-9 KJV  In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.  (5)  And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God.  (6)  In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.  (7)  The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Judah.  (8)  In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.  (9)  And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

Him Whom They Have Pierced

Zec 12:10-14 KJV  And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.  (11)  In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.  (12)  And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;  (13)  The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;  (14)  All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.

This passage should be good for Jews and Christians alike. Zechariah was a prophet dating prior to 500 BC. Lord Yeshua is the only person to have taken the beating (for lack of better words) we all deserve. It’s also a passage which tosses us back to verse 7. It talks to us about the tents of Judah being saved first.

Zec 12:7 KJV  The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Judah.

John Gill puts things the following way.

Zechariah 12:7

The Lord also shall save the tents of Judah first,.... That is, the Jews, who will be in other parts of the land encamped in tents, to defend themselves against their enemies; these will be saved out of the hands of them, before the inhabitants of Jerusalem will be saved; and in such a manner, that it will evidently appear that their salvation is of the Lord: and his end in so doing will be,

that the glory of the house of David, and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, do not magnify themselves against Judah; lest the chief of the family of David, and the principal inhabitants of Jerusalem, should glory over their brethren in other parts of Judea; and say it was owing to them that they were saved and delivered out of the hands of their enemies.

In other words something that would mean saying only ABBA Father could have done it. No one or other way could do it. 

The Righteousness of God Through Faith

Rom 3:21-31 KJV  But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;  (22)  Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:  (23)  For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;  (24)  Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:  (25)  Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;  (26)  To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.  (27)  Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.  (28)  Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.  (29)  Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:  (30)  Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.  (31)  Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

Zec 12:10 KJV  And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

In exploring this verse we discovered many interesting commentaries. One of these was from John Wesley.

Zechariah 12:10

I will pour - This was fulfilled on Christ's exaltation, when he sent the Comforter to his disciples, it is daily performed to the children of God, and will be continually, 'till we are brought to be with Christ for ever. The house of David - The whole family of Christ, his house who was the seed of David, and who is called David, Eze 37:24. The spirit of grace - Which is fountain of all graces in us. Pierced - Every one of us by our sins pierced him, and many of the Jews literally. Mourn - They shall literally lament the crucifying of the Lord Jesus. In bitterness - True repentance will bitterly lament the sins which brought sorrows and shame upon our Lord.

Adam Clarke had this to say regarding verse 10.

Zechariah 12:10

I will pour upon the house of David - This is the way in which the Jews themselves shall be brought into the Christian Church.

1. “They shall have the spirit of grace,” God will show them that he yet bears favor to them.

2. They shall be excited to fervent and continual prayer for the restoration of the Divine favor.

3. Christ shall be preached unto them; and they shall look upon and believe in him whom they pierced, whom they crucified at Jerusalem.

4. This shall produce deep and sincere repentance; they shall mourn, and be in bitterness of soul, to think that they had crucified the Lord of life and glory, and so long continued to contradict and blaspheme, since that time.

Psa 22:13-16 KJV  They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.  (14)  I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.  (15)  My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.  (16)  For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

The Call of Wisdom

Pro 1:20-23 KJV  Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:  (21)  She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,  (22)  How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?  (23)  Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

Pro 1:24-29 KJV  Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;  (25)  But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:  (26)  I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;  (27)  When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.  (28)  Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:  (29)  For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

Pro 1:30-33 KJV  They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.  (31)  Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.  (32)  For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.  (33)  But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

Judgment and Redemption

Isa 59:14-18 KJV  And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.  (15)  Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.  (16)  And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.  (17)  For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.  (18)  According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.

Isa 59:19-21 KJV  So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.  (20)  And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.  (21)  As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.

The Lord Will Restore Israel

Eze 39:25-29 KJV  Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;  (26)  After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid.  (27)  When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies' lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations;  (28)  Then shall they know that I am the LORD their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there.  (29)  Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.

Zec 12:11 KJV  In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.

This verse by many standards refers to king Josiah who as we have studied brought forth great revival to ABBA Father. Here are a few of the things Josiah did that gained great blessing from ABBA Father. 

2Ki_21:24  And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.

2Ki_21:26  And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.

2Ki_22:1  Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.

2Ki_23:16  And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.

2Ki_23:19  And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the LORD to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel.

2Ki_23:24  Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put awayH1197, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD.

H1197

בָּעַר

bâ‛ar

baw-ar'

A primitive root; to kindle, that is, consume (by fire or by eating); also (as denominative from H1198) to be (become) brutish: - be brutish, bring (put, take) away, burn, (cause to) eat (up), feed, heat, kindle, set ([on fire]), waste.

Total KJV occurrences: 94

H1197

בּער

bâ‛ar

BDB Definition:

1) to burn, consume, kindle, be kindled (verb)

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to begin to burn, be kindled, start burning

1a2) to burn, be burning

1a3) to burn, consume

1a4) Jehovah’s wrath, human wrath (figuratively)

1b) (Piel)

1b1) to kindle, burn

1b2) to consume, remove (of guilt) (figuratively)

1c) (Hiphil)

1c1) to kindle

1c2) to burn up

1c3) to consume (destroy)

1d) (Pual) to burn

2) to be stupid, brutish, barbarous (verbal denominative)

2a) (Qal) to be stupid, dull-hearted, unreceptive

2b) (Niphal) to be stupid, dull-hearted

2c) (Piel) to feed, graze

2d) (Hiphil) to cause to be grazed over

Part of Speech: see above in Definition

A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root

Josiah Keeps the Passover

2Ch 35:16-19 KJV  So all the service of the LORD was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the LORD, according to the commandment of king Josiah.  (17)  And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.  (18)  And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.  (19)  In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.

As we read Josiah was in the process of a major spiritual overhaul. Many people of the day were awaiting his arrival as they prayed for their nation Israel. Not his arrival specifically but a leader who would turn things back to ABBA Father. The same thing we need here in America right now.

Josiah Killed in Battle

2Ch 35:20-24 KJV  After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.  (21)  But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.  (22)  Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.  (23)  And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.  (24)  His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.

2Ch 35:25-27 KJV  And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.  (26)  Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according to that which was written in the law of the LORD,  (27)  And his deeds, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

This all takes place of course in the valley of Megiddo. The area in which most Bible teachers call the war of Ezekiel 38 and 39 is going to take place. They might also call it Gog and Magog. Even WW3 if you will. That is the reason we are looking back into things that we covered in the past. Perhaps with a hint or two of revelation. Revelation 16 has a passage that talks to us about these matters. 

Rev 16:15-16 KJV  Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.  (16)  And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

Again if you want more details than we are currently exploring the series is called Ezekiel 38 and 39.

Adam Clarke had this to say about Revelation 16:16.

Armageddon - The original of this word has been variously formed, and variously translated. It is הר־מגדון har-megiddon, “the mount of the assembly;” or חרמה גדהון chormah gedehon, “the destruction of their army;” or it is הר־מגדו har-megiddo, “Mount Megiddo,” the valley of which was remarkable for two great slaughters: one of the Israelites, 2Ki_23:29, the other of the Canaanites, Jdg_4:16; Jdg_5:19. But Mount Megiddo, that is Carmel, is the place, according to some, where these armies should be collected.

But what is the battle of Armageddon? How ridiculous have been the conjectures of men relative to this point! Within the last twenty years this battle has been fought at various places, according to our purblind seers and self-inspired prophets! At one time it was Austerlitz, at another Moscow, at another Leipsic, and now Waterloo! And thus they have gone on, and will go on, confounding and being confounded.

All we have to say to this is Amen!

Zec 12:12-14 KJV  And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apartH905, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;  (13)  The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;  (14)  All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.

H905

בַּד

bad

bad

From H909; properly separation; by implication a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as adverb, apart, only, besides: - alone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength. Total KJV occurrences: 202

H905

בּד

bad

BDB Definition:

1) alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone

1a) separation, alone, by itself

1a1) only (adverb)

1a2) apart from, besides (preposition)

1b) part

1c) parts (eg limbs, shoots), bars

Part of Speech: noun masculine

A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H909

Same Word by TWOT Number: 201a

This word is very interesting due to what we feel is a reference to some NT passages. The 1 that came to mind as we read here is regarding salvation. What Paul and other NT writers told us regarding that subject. The word which we can somewhat with humor call “bad” stresses the the singularity and separation. In other words the following.

Php 2:12 KJV  Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

Christ's Example of Humility

Php 2:1-11 KJV  If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,  (2)  Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.  (3)  Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.  (4)  Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.  (5)  Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:  (6)  Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:  (7)  But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:  (8)  And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.  (9)  Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:  (10)  That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;  (11)  And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Php 2:12-18 KJV  Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.  (13)  For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.  (14)  Do all things without murmurings and disputings:  (15)  That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;  (16)  Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.  (17)  Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.  (18)  For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.

The loneliness that the grip of a situation calling for this degree of mourning brings. The folks that accepted Lord Yeshua for who He is felt this mourning. However none felt it more than ABBA Father Himself. There are a lot of folks out there sometimes myself among them who cannot help but cry as they reflect on Lord Yeshua and His life. In a strange uncanny way you might say we are all mourning our Savior Lord Yeshua in our own way. This is a very light way of describing what is going on here. Remember it’s ABBA Father that tells us about His mourning here before it ever happened as with all His word. Amen!

Righteousness Through Faith in Christ

Php 3:1-11 KJV  Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.  (2)  Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.  (3)  For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.  (4)  Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:  (5)  Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;  (6)  Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.  (7)  But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.  (8)  Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,  (9)  And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:  (10)  That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;  (11)  If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

Straining Toward the Goal

Php 3:12-21 KJV  Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.  (13)  Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,  (14)  I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.  (15)  Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.  (16)  Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.  (17)  Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.  (18)  (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:  (19)  Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)  (20)  For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:  (21)  Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

The passage of Philippians 3 weighs very much on our transition to Lord Yeshua and ABBA Father. Our last journey focused somewhat on the subject of who ABBA Father and Lord Yeshua are. They are as 1 the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Lord Yeshua is our only way to get to heaven. ABBA Father clearly tells us this as we demonstrated last journey. 

Friends as we have explored in this journey the degree of mourning for the Israelite people the scenario is no different for Christians. We as Christians are saved by the same act that would save Judah, Jerusalem and Israel. In preparing to close this journey out we should again stress as much as possible for even our brothers and sisters it’s His blood that saves us. We must learn, know and believe in His actions at the cross

For God So Loved the World

Joh 3:16-21 KJV  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.  (17)  For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.  (18)  He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.  (19)  And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.  (20)  For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.  (21)  But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

Come to Me, and I Will Give You Rest

Mat 11:25-30 KJV  At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.  (26)  Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.  (27)  All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.  (28)  Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  (29)  Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.  (30)  For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Wait for the God of Salvation

Mic 7:1-7 KJV  Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.  (2)  The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.  (3)  That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.  (4)  The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.  (5)  Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.  (6)  For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.  (7)  Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

As always thanks for shaing a woed

God Bless