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Zec 12:10-11. At the end of the Tribulation, the Lord will pour out G/HS on the spiritually faithful, as part of His grace provision to Israel. Consequently they will intensely mourn for Him, the Messiah, whom their ancestors had rejected and pierced. When the nation accepts the Messiah ("look on Me") and calls on Him, then He will return (Matt 23:39).

Zec 12:1-9. The Final Siege of Jerusalem at the End Time. Fitting Zec ch 12 into Revelation and Joel. The 8 Stages of the Campaign of Armageddon reviewed. The Lord will defend and protect Jerusalem, give the Jews supernatural success because of their faithfulness to Him, and annihilate the Gentile nations that have come to destroy Israel.

Video: Jewish Testimony. Article: "Ban Gas-Powered Cars?" Summary Overview of Zec's 1st & 2nd Oracles: tracing God's eschatological program for Israel to encourage and motivate the returnees. Once the nation acknowledges her Messiah, there will be physical and spiritual deliverance. Zec 12:1-3. Armageddon Campaign: driven by hatred, the nations will rally against Jerusalem, but to their own de...

Acts 17:1-10. Background to the church at Thessalonica. 1 & 2 Thess: rapture, 2nd Coming, and exhortation passages. 2 Thess 2:1-12. Study of the Antichrist: When the Church is raptured G/HS, who currently restrains evil, will be removed and the Antichrist revealed. The lawless one, acting as a pseudo Messiah, will be empowered by Satan and deceive unbelievers, exalting himself above God. At th...

Zec 11:15-17. After rejecting the True Shepherd, Israel will accept a foolish shepherd (the Antichrist) who, instead of defending the flock, will destroy it. This worthless shepherd will be judged and rendered powerless. Study of the Antichrist—the future world ruler of the Tribulation who will make a treaty with Israel, appearing as a Messianic figure.

Zec 11:12-14. A. Fruchtenbaum's perspective on Jeremiah's Curse on Israel & the Valley of Hinnom (Jer 19:1-11). Zec breaks the 2nd staff indicating that because of their rejection of the Messiah, the nation would not experience reunification at that time. Report on WallBuilder's Spiritual Heritage Tour & Congressional Pastor's Briefing.

Zec 11:12-13. After Israel ascribed a paltry sum to the Messiah, the Lord commanded the silver be thrown into the house of the Lord to the potter. The nation has rejected Him; He in turn rejects their payment. They were like a broken vessel to be thrown into the refuse dump. After Judas betrayed the Lord, he threw the 30 shekels of silver into the temple. But why does Matthew attribute the prophec...

Article about the flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. Zec 11:10-12. Zec breaks the staff, called Beauty, which signified the Lord revoking His covenant of protection over Israel. When asking for His wages, the nation evaluates the True Shepherd as no greater than that of a gored slave; the relationship has been severed because of Israel's unfaithfulness.

Zec 11:7-9. Role playing as the True Shepherd, Zec uses two staffs to represent God's favor to Israel and their continual unity as a people. After the nation's rejection of the Messiah in the 1st c. AD, the Lord would destroy those in leadership. Famine, military defeat, and cannibalism would also result. PragerU Vid: "Who Does a $15 Minimum Wage Help?"

Zec 11:1-6. If Zec ch.10 promises the blessings of the Messianic Kingdom, when does the announcement of judgment in Zec 11 occur? Because the Jews rejected their true Shepherd, the nation was designated for slaughter in 70 AD. God would withhold His pity and not deliver them from the Romans or other Gentile nations.

Hiroshima & Nagasaki remembered. Zec 10:6-12. God promises to regather Israel for the Messianic Kingdom. Because of the nation's obedience, the Lord will deliver them, and cause the land to be prosperous and the people numerous. Like the Exodus from Egypt, He will provide for Israel and remove all obstacles. The Lord is their vigor.

Zec 10:6-7. 5th Promise: The Lord promises to regather Israel. Is this historical or eschatological? End times and Daniel's 70th week reviewed. As a redeemed nation, Israel will be mighty in warfare and the Lord will deliver them from the attack of the Antichrist. The land will become prosperous when they return to obedience.

Zec 10:1-5. Review of the 3rd & 4th Promises: provision & purification. During the battles of the Tribulation the Messiah will rescue Israel and empower the nation to be victorious over her enemies. The 8 Stages of the Campaign of Armageddon delineated.  PowerPoint slides

Outline of chs. 9-14—Zec's Two Burdens: The Future of Israel. Zec 9:10-17; the 1st & 2nd promises reviewed—the Lord will preserve and protect Israel in the end time. 10:1-5; the 3rd & 4th promises—provision and purification for Israel in the millennium. God, not idols, will send rain.

Communion. Remembering who we are as a nation that has been established on biblical principles. Not all colonists agreed about independence from England, but they were grounded in spiritual matters. Our forefathers desired to honor God as our nation's Originator

Anniversary of 1787 Constitutional Convention. Zec 9:9-17. The telescopic prophecy of vv. 9-10, contrasting 1st & 2nd Advents. Zec's use of pronouns and the Godhead's involvement in human history. Israel's end time eschatology described, including millennial blessings and the Lord's deliverance.

Zec 9:1-9. In Zec's 1st oracle, he tells of the punishment that will come upon the nations surrounding Israel in ~200 years. In the millennium the Philistines will be transformed, and the Lord will return to His house. The future Messiah's arrival is announced which is fulfilled in the Triumphal Entry.

Zec 8:18-23/4th Msg of Rejoicing. The four fasts and what they commemorated. At the Lord's 2nd Advent the fasts will be turned into joyful feasts, and the Gentiles will participate with the Jews in worship. 9:1-8; divine judgment on nations who opposed Israel, fulfilled in Alexander the Great.

Zec 8:1-17/Msg of Restoration cont. The character of God administered punishment for Israel's former disobedience; but in Zec's day, He was ready to bless the nation—if they returned to faithfulness. The Lord reminds them of His requirements including truth, justice, and love.

Article on the "tranimal" professor. Zec 8:1-13/Msg. of Restoration con't. Zec moves from a vision of the millennium to an exhortation that the remnant would finish rebuilding the temple. They were not to be fainthearted, but encouraged. The Lord would provide blessings for Israel because of their obedience, and they would be a blessing to Gentile nations.

Zec 7 reviewed. 8:1-9/3rd Msg of Restoration. Passionate for Jerusalem, the Lord promises that He will return & dwell in Zion—a reference to the end times—and will cause a worldwide regathering of His people in belief. This future hope, which is not too difficult for God, was to encourage the Jews in rebuilding the temple.

Armed Forces Day; "Junk" DNA. Review Zec 7:4-7; 1st Msg of Rebuke against disingenuous fasting rituals. 7:8-14; 2nd Msg of Repentance. God demanded true righteousness & covenant faithfulness, not merely outward religion. The land was desolate because of Israel's recalcitrance. Until there was obedience, God would not pour out His blessings upon the nation.

Zec 7:1-10. Review of historical setting (cf. Ezra). Zec answers the delegation about their self-imposed fasting: 1st & 2nd Msgs. Dishonest as the pre-exilic Jews, Zec rebukes them for their empty ritual. They need to devote themselves to that which God requires, including adjudicating justice & showing mercy.

PragerU vid: Global Warming. Horses and the Branch of Zec 6 elaborated. Historical setting: Samaritan resistance to bldg the temple & Persian kings of the time. Zec 7:1-7. A Jewish delegation inquires if fasting is to be continued— something for which was ritual w/o reality—an attitude similar to the pre-exilic state of the nation.

Mary of Magdala: A Changed Life. After having 7 demons cast out, Mary expressed her gratitude to the Lord by leaving all to follow Him throughout His ministry, cross, tomb, and resurrection. Her selfless devotion in service positioned her to witness the greatest events in human history.