Week 32 Zechariah 12-14
Zechariah focuses a lot of attention on a future time that he says will happen on that day. Other bible versions use that same phrase (or in that day). One says when the time comes. Another one day. And one goes out-on-a-limb and calls it the Big Day.
Zechariah uses on that day at least 18-times in chapters 12 13 & 14. A couple of the things he says about The Big Day are unclear. But one thing isn’t: it’s going to be a day of conflict. Distress. Mourning. Panic. War. It’ll be Jerusalem vs. Jerusalem’s Opponents.
Zechariah also adds a couple of details that will take place:
on that day…I will remove the names of the idols from the land
on that day every prophet will be ashamed of his vision
on that day (the Lord’s) feet will stand on the Mount of Olives
on that day there will be no light; the sunlight and moonlight will diminish
it will be a unique day known only to the Lord, without day or night
living waters will flow out of Jerusalem
on that day the Lord will become King over the whole earth.
But I’m left wondering about the Big Day. Has it already happened? (the second half of chapter 13 sounds like Christ’s time on earth). Or am I still waiting for it? Or did Zechariah squeeze two distinct Big Day events into one forecast?
Note: Conflict verses are in Zechariah 12:3 4 6 9 11 14:13. Quotes from 13:2 4 14:4 6 7 8 9 (CSB)