Zechariah chapter 2 beginning verse number 1 the Bible reads I lifted up my
eyes again and looked and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand then
said I wither goest thou and he said unto me to measure Jerusalem to see what
is the breadth thereof and what is the length thereof and behold the angel that
talked with me went forth and another angel went out to meet him and said unto
him run speak to this young man saying Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns
without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein for I say it the Lord
will be unto her a wall of fire round about and will be the glory in the midst
of her now chapter 2 is picking up exactly where chapter 1 had left off and
I'm just gonna very quickly mention to you what chapter 1 was about if you
remember the timeline of the book of Zechariah this is going on this is being
preached in the days of Ezra and Nehemiah okay the children of Judah had
gone away captive into Babylon for 70 years that 70 years is expired now
they're coming back to the promised land and the preaching of Zechariah and Haggai
was to encourage them as they're going back to rebuild and it talks about how
when they're building the wall and when they're building the temple how they
prospered through the preaching of Zechariah and Haggai is what Ezra told
us that that preaching was there to strengthen them and encourage them and
so forth so that's the context of what we're reading so in this passage at the
beginning of chapter 2 it's talking about the fact that Jerusalem is going
to be inhabited it says in verse number 4 as towns without walls for the
multitude of men and cattle therein what he's saying is they're gonna be
so many people dwelling at Jerusalem you couldn't wall it in as a walled city
it's gonna be spread out with just so many inhabitants he's just trying to
impress upon them the fact that they're gonna be brought back from captivity and
that they're going to once again possess you know the promised land he's just
encouraging them with that and so forth now in chapter 2 some of this also has
to do with a future fulfillment with having to do with the millennial reign
of Jesus Christ because during the millennial reign of Jesus Christ the
Bible teaches that they will be dwelling safely and that they won't be worried
about any enemies or anything like that because of the fact that you know the
Lord Jesus Christ is going to be ruling with a rod of iron the wolf is gonna lay
down with the lamb and all that in the millennium and we're gonna get into that
later in the chapter here but I just want you to know the context of what
Zechariah is preaching about he's encouraging the people talking about the
fact that they're going to come back from Babylon that's what chapter 1 was
about and they're going to repossess the promised land but he also gave a stern
warning in chapter 1 that said you need to obey my word
the reason why you went into captivity in the first place and were kicked out
of the promised land was for disregarding the words of the prophet so
you better listen to the preaching and draw an eye to God and he'll draw an eye
to you that was the message of chapter 1 but I want to point out an important
verse here in verse number 5 where it says for I say at the Lord will be unto
her a wall of fire round about and will be the glory in the midst of her what
he's teaching here is he's saying you won't even need a physical wall to
protect you I'll be your wall I will be your defense I will protect you now keep
your finger there in Zechariah but flip over to Isaiah 26 Isaiah chapter 26
Isaiah chapter number 26 to the left in your Bible and we'll begin reading in
verse number 1 the Bible reads in that day shall this song be sung in the land
of Judah we have a strong city salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks
so what's the wall here in this verse he says salvation is the wall salvation
will God appoint for walls and bulwarks open ye the gates watch this that the
righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in thou will keep him in
perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee because he
trusteth in thee you know this is a great verse that we hear quoted all the
time Isaiah 26 3 this is the type of verse that someone would have framed on
the wall isn't it or that you would get a greeting card with this verse inside
of it and I think it's great the way that this verse is used to talk about
the peace of God in our hearts the peace that passeth all understanding but you
know that's not really what this verse is actually about in context that's a
great secondary meaning you know I'm not saying to take it down from the wall you
know it's a great secondary application but what he's talking about literally
here is being at peace from your enemies because God is protecting you if you
actually read the context here because he talks about the fact that salvation
will be their walls they'll have a strong city open ye the gates verse 2
that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in you notice that
when the children of Israel in the Old Testament worshiped the Lord and did
that which was right in his sight he would give them rest from their enemies
roundabout he would put the fear of them on the nations around them and they
would have peace then when they would disobey the Lord turn after other gods
worship Satan then they would God would bring in foreign enemies that would come
in and and wreak all kinds of havoc amongst them right I mean look at the
book of Judges but then look at the days of the Kings and you'll see that same
pattern going on and you'll see God blessing the Hezekiahs and the Josiahs
and then you'll see him bringing judgment upon those who did that which
was wicked inside of the Lord but the reason I want to point this out is that
many people would like to take the promises of Zechariah chapter 2 and they
would like to import them into 2015 Israel they would try to apply this to
the state of Israel in the Middle East today in 2015 and I've even heard
that the John Hagees of this world say that the Lord will be a wall of fire
roundabout and glory in the midst can you say amen to that you know and they
preach this about Israel God's gonna be the wall of fire and the glory but hold
on a second what's the wall salvation hey listen if you don't have salvation
you don't have God's wall and they can build their iron dome that's not God's
wall see God's wall God's bulwark is salvation verse 2 says open ye the gates
that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in let me remind you
of a little verse John 14 6 I am the way the truth and the life and who said that
Jesus Jesus saith unto him I am the way the truth and the life no man cometh
unto the Father but by me so let me ask you this is a nation that denies Jesus
a nation that keeps the truth no way it's a nation that rejects the truth
okay see the Bible says here open ye the gates that the righteous nation which
keepeth the truth may enter in okay that would not describe 2015 Israel now in
Zechariah chapter 2 that did describe them because in Zechariah 2 they were
trusting the Lord they did have salvation and God was talking about the
blessings that he would bring that he would be that wall of fire around them
that he would be the glory in the midst of her even if you just think about that
word glory
hey God forbid that I should glory saving the cross of our Lord Jesus
Christ you know without Jesus there's no glory right without Jesus there's no
salvation without Jesus there's no wall of fire about you and glory in the midst
of you
that's all through Jesus ok but today in 2015 unfortunately Israel is without
Christ and that means that they don't have any of these things now go to
Isaiah chapter 60 Isaiah chapter number 60 now did they have them in the time of
the Old Testament in Zechariah 2
yes now another point that could be made is that in the millennial reign of Jesus
Christ
ok then it will once again be a righteous nation because Jesus will be
on the throne
ok but what you have to understand about the millennial reign of Christ is that
there's something that happens before the millennium that's known as the first
resurrection
ok also known as the rapture also known as you know the dead in Christ shall
rise first
so what's going to happen is before the millennium takes place
there's going to be a resurrection of all the saints who've ever lived Old
Testament New Testament saints are going to be resurrected and Jesus said that
when he comes in his kingdom
his 12 disciples would sit on 12 thrones judging the 12 tribes of Israel
ok now in the millennium when the apostles are judging the 12 tribes of
Israel
those are Old Testament saints that have been resurrected
this is what a lot of people miss it's like they miss the fact that before
Israel is is in safety and and in the millennium with Jesus reigning that
first is going to be a resurrection of the saved
ok that takes place first
it's known as that doctrine known as premillennialism you know there's a
resurrection before the millennium
ok and it's biblical and of course the Bible talks about you know the souls of
them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus in the Word of God
how they lived and reign with Christ a thousand years you know that
resurrection blessed and holy is he that part in the first resurrection on such
the second death hath no power
etc etc so 12 tribes that doesn't describe the the Israel that we see
today because they're not in tribes over there it's just a mass of people bunch
of Polish people that say hey we're Jews but they're not there and nothing gets
Polish people of course
I'm part Polish myself but the point is though that we don't see 12 tribes but
here's the thing in the Old Testament we did see 12 tribes existing even at the
time of Christ there was a remnant of a little bit of the 10 tribes still
floating around
although most of the Jews were of the tribes of Judah Benjamin and Levi
there's still a remnant of some of the other tribes whereas today many of those
tribes have totally ceased to exist
whereas in the millennium though will the tribes be back in the millennium
of course why because you're resurrecting the Reubenites you're
resurrecting the gap you know those that were saved
you're resurrecting the Gadites you're resurrecting the Asherites and the
Simeonites and all of these is a car rights that don't exist today because
they've been lost and mixed and and and so forth
they're all coming back though and they will be judged by the 12 apostles in the
millennial reign of Christ so there's a foreshadowing of that in Zechariah
chapter 2 did I have you turn to isaiah 60 look at isaiah 60 verse 18 violence
shall no more be heard in thy land wasting nor destruction within thy
borders but thou shalt call thy walls salvation so is the Bible being
consistent here thou shalt call thy walls salvation and thy gates praise the
Sun shall be no more thy light by day neither for brightness shall the moon
give light unto thee but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light and
thy God thy glory that thy son shall no more go down neither shall thy moon
withdraw itself for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light and the days of
thy morning shall be ended thy people also shall be all righteous they shall
inherit the land forever the branch of my planting the works of my hands that I
may be glorified this is talking about way in the future isn't it this is
talking about when there's going to be no night there you know and and how they
have no need of the Sun for the lamb which is in the midst of the throne you
know the lamb is the light thereof the Bible says Jesus is the light so they
you know this is way in the future isn't it this isn't now this is in the future
this is when Christ returns to this earth so let's go back to Zechariah
chapter 2 with that in mind we're using scripture to interpret scripture we're
comparing spiritual things with spiritual see when you compare God's
word to man's word you're comparing God's word to that which is carnal but
when you compare Bible with Bible you're comparing spiritual with spiritual so we
compare Zechariah with Isaiah we see that both of them are prophesying of a
time when Jerusalem will dwell without walls and when salvation will be the
wall Jesus will be the light the glory will be the glory of God and it'll all
be through Jesus Christ it'll be a righteous nation that keeps the truth
not an ungod not a nation that has a gay pride parade every year in Tel Aviv
that's not a righteous nation not a nation that was voted the number one
homosexual tourist city in the world in 2014 you know that's not what we're
talking no we're talking about a righteous nation and Israel of today is
not a righteous they're an ungodly nation they reject Jesus they're
rejected by Jesus so that's you got to keep that in mind when he says in
Zechariah 2 5 for I say that the Lord will be under her a wall of fire
roundabout and will be the glory in the midst of her that's what it's talking
about look at chapter 2 verse 6 ho ho come forth and flee from the land of the
north saith the Lord for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the
heaven saith the Lord deliver thyself Oh Zion that dwells with the daughter of
Babylon so he's referring to fact that they've been captive in Babylon they've
been scattered from the Promised Land they've been dwelling in Babylon they've
been dwelling in the north he's saying he's gonna bring them back okay he's
saying deliver thyself Oh Zion that dwells with the daughter of Babylon so
stop right there Zion there in that particular verse is not a place is it
it's a group of people in this particular context isn't it because when
he says deliver thyself Oh Zion he's not talking about a place talking about the
people when he says Oh Zion he's talking about his people God's people are
spiritually known as Zion okay deliver thyself Oh Zion that dwells with the
daughter of Babylon for thus saith the Lord of hosts after the glory hath he
sent me unto the nations which spoiled you for he that toucheth you toucheth
the apple of his eye now what is this saying he's turned again unto them he
turned away from them for 70 years he had them carried off into a foreign land
but now he has turned back unto them that's the word that he used in chapter
one of Zechariah and he turned back toward them and he's saying now I'm
gonna side with you and against your enemies and anyone who touches you is
touching the apple of my eye okay he's talking about the fact that he's gonna
protect them now again this is a scripture that that the Jews that are
Christ rejecting Jews would love to apply this scripture unto them and say
we're the apple of God's eye and basically they'll say oh anyone who
touches Israel is touching the apple of God's eye I guess they think it has to
do with the dirt but actually it has to do with the people God's people but
here's the thing people who reject Jesus Christ are not God's people in the New
Testament see it's not ethnic it's spiritual okay who is Zion in the New
Testament and in fact the proof for that is right here in this exact chapter and
it's amazing to me this verse Zechariah 2 8 is one of the most often quoted
verses by people that are Zionists people who basically teach that the
physical Jews are the chosen ones not Christians not believers but no it's the
physical Israelites they are the chosen people this is one of the most oft
quoted but isn't it funny how they quote verse 8 but they don't make it down to
verse 11 just three verses later look at verse 11 and many nations now is this
one nation no many and many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day
and shall be my people did he say one nation is my people just Israel just
that one nation is my people no no he says many nations shall be joined to the
Lord in that day and shall be my people many nations shall be God's people why
because he said to Abraham I made thee the father of many nations why because
he's the spiritual father of many nations and people say oh well but what
about the physical hey the flesh profit is nothing this is a spiritual book
you're in a spiritual service this is a spiritual Church spiritual preaching
spiritual subject you know we sing Psalms hymns and spiritual songs we're
not here to talk carnality you want a glory in your flesh you came to the
wrong place you know we're here to talk about the spirit okay we're not here to
talk about how white we are how black we are or how it Jewish we are how
Gentile hey in Christ there is neither Jew nor Gentile doesn't matter so the
Bible here is teaching that many nations shall be joined unto the Lord in that
day and shall be my people look at the beginning of verse 11 there what is it
that makes you God's people when you're joined unto the Lord the Bible says he
that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit it says in 1st Corinthians
chapter 6 he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit see being joined unto
the Lord makes you one of God's people if you're not joined to the Lord you're
not one of God's people no matter what nation you are oh well I get an
automatic pat well think not to say within yourselves we have Abraham to our
father for I stand to you that God is able these stones to raise up children
unto Abraham so they'll quote verse 8 but they'll forget the context of verse
11 many nations many nations are part of the spiritual Zion spiritual Israel of
God God's people the elect in the New Testament it's believers in Jesus Christ
that fit this bill and he's already predicting it back in Zechariah saying
many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day now you wonder why is it
that of all the verses in the Old Testament that talk about Israel they
talk about the fact that they were the chosen people back then okay you say you
know why do they quote Zechariah 2 8 so much what is it about this particular
verse when there are so many verses that they could choose from that say
something similar to this back when Israel physically the nation were God's
chosen people in the Old Testament before Christ came and said the kingdom
of God shall be taken from you and given to a nation bring forth the fruit so why
this verse well you know there's something really creepy about that and
I'll tell you why because the book that Judaism uses as their final authority
they claim it's the Torah but it's not you know the Torah tells you that you
know about the creation and the flood and it tells you to circumcise and and
to do animal sacrifices I mean look the Torah talks a lot about animal
sacrifices you ever read Leviticus what's the first nine chapters a lot of
sacrifice a lot of animal sacrifice but do you see the Jews doing any animal
sacrifices no oh but we have to do it in Jerusalem that's not what the Bible says
the Bible says in Exodus that they can make an altar anywhere they want all
they have to do is make a pile of rocks or dirt pile of dirt it says that right
after the Ten Commandments in Exodus go to the Ten Commandments Exodus 20 keep
reading few verses you'll get the part where he tells them how to make an
altar out of dirt and out of stones and not only that but long after the
temple was already built you remember that Elijah offered a sacrifice unto
the Lord was he at the temple was he in Jerusalem no he's on Mount Carmel and he
piled up stones and built the altar the Lord and God sanctioned that offering by
sending fire down from heaven and consuming so this this excuse of oh we
don't have the temple we can't do a sacrifice that's ridiculous that would
be like that you know what that would be like that'd be like if I was
married to my wife for decades and I said oh I can't have relations with my
wife because we don't have a bed one day when we get a bed we'll do it I mean
that's how stupid that is like basically you're so hung up on that location that
you can't even do a major command I mean look that's a pretty big part of being
married be kind of weird abstain from that for decades right well here's the
thing a major part of their religion is the animal sacrifice huge commandment
Passover atonement you know the daily offering the morning sacrifice the
evening sacrifice we're talking every time they get a cleansing hey almost all
things by the law are purged with blood and without shedding of blood is no
remission but up can't do it don't have the temple don't have the location and
it's it's not even like they can't do it in Jerusalem they possess part of
Jerusalem I mean they could pile up stones and they can even do it in the
city that God chose oh but no we can't see it's just an excuse for them to
disobey the Bible now here's the thing I don't believe in animal sacrifices
because Jesus is the Lamb of God which take it away the sin of the world but if
they don't believe that it just makes zero sense for them not to do these
sacrifice it doesn't hold up biblically even from an Old Testament standpoint so
you say well what do they believe in well they have a different book it's not
the Bible Christians think oh Jews believe the Old Testament no no they
have a different book it's called the Talmud the Talmud is the holy book of
the Jews that is what they and if you talk to an Orthodox Jew they'll tell you
it's the Word of God it's divinely inspired and that is the true authority
unto Judaism the religion of Judaism especially Orthodox Judaism it really is
focused on the Talmud to get the actual practice of what they actually do and
what they actually believe they'll give lip service to the Torah but what they
actually do matches up with the Talmud now the Talmud mentions Jesus in it only
a few times the Talmud was written around 500 AD it's based on stuff that
was written as far back as 200 BC but it was actually compiled in its present
form around 500 AD the Babylonian Talmud okay so because it was written after the
time of Christ it mentions Jesus several times now it's a huge book 36 volume
encyclopedia like book but it mentions Jesus only a handful of times but when
it does mention Jesus it's to blaspheme him and to ridicule him now one of the
worst passages in the Talmud that ridicules Jesus quotes Zechariah 2 8
that's what I find creepy because it talks about Jesus being in hell for all
eternity and then it even goes a step further it asks Jesus what his punishment
is in hell and and and the fake Jesus of the Talmud you know this figment of
their imagination the fake Jesus says that he's in boiling excrement for all
eternity so that's what they think of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ they
think he's boiling an excrement right now that's what their holy book says the
Talmud look it up and not only that but but the the fake Jesus of the Talmud
who is boiling an excrement you know what he says he said he warns the people
that are on earth you better be nice to the Jews he says seek their good seek
their welfare do them no harm for he that toucheth them toucheth the apple of
God's eye and quotes this Zechariah 2 8 so isn't it funny how the Jesus of the
Talmud is being punished and humiliated in excrement and he's telling you oh
please be nice to the Jews treat them well treat them good don't make the
mistake that I made and he said that you know why it's that you know why the
Talmud says Jesus being punished like that for for mocking the rabbis for
mocking the sages because Jesus did make them look stupid remember when Jesus
showed up to the rabbis and he confounded them and astonished them and
defeated them and they dared not ask him another question and they went away
humbled and they went away humiliated so that's the biblical the real story is
that Jesus the Lion of the tribe of Judah and Jesus the King of Kings and
Lord of Lords and every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father and he humiliated them while
he was on this earth that's why they crucified him because they didn't like
being humiliated that's why they crucified him and you know when he
comes back they're gonna be humiliated once again and here's the thing they
write this blasphemous book where he's humiliated it's a lie he's not in
boiling excrement blasphemous Jews no he's reigning he's at the right hand of
the Father in heaven right now and he's not whining he's not whining about oh
please seek the good of the Jews now I'm gonna seek the gospel I'm gonna seek the
gospel of Jesus Christ I'm not gonna seek the good of Christ rejecting
Judaism not interested but you know when you think about the fact that in the
number one most blasphemous passage in the Talmud the holy book of the Jews
the most blasphemous portion just happens to quote Zechariah 2 8 and then
isn't it funny how these Christian Zionists they're repeating Zechariah 2 8
now here's the thing Zechariah 2 8 is a wonderful scripture but here's the thing
Zechariah 2 8 is about the Old Testament nation of Israel back when they worship
the Lord whereas the quote from the Talmud is applying it to unbelieving
Jews so you know when you hear these Christian Zionists talking about the
apple of God's eye they're not doing it in the context of Zechariah 2 many
nations those who believe in Christ those who are saved those are joined
under the Lord the righteous nation that keeps the truth they're doing in the
context of oh just if you're a Jew you get the free pass that's what the Talmud
teaches and that makes it creepy to hear them miss apply and misquote Zechariah
2 8 the same way that the Talmud does in its most blasphemous section I mean that
just shows you that Satan is at work that's the way I see it that's my
opinion that's what I believe about these people who spout this stuff off
but but what does the Bible say here in Zechariah 2 let's keep reading he that
toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye you know what I'm gonna do I'm gonna
claim that promise for myself right now because you know what the Bible says
touch not mine anointed and do my prophets no harm okay so he that
toucheth me touch at the apple of God's eye and are you saved tonight he that
toucheth you touch at the apple of God's eye why cuz God loves you and God
loves me and we're his people so you know we've really been gypped of some of
these promises this is a great promise I mean when was the last time you heard a
sermon that applied this promise to us as believers that's who it's intended
for anybody who's joined under the Lord can claim this promise red and yellow
black and white if you're joined under the Lord this promise is for you God
bless those who bless you God will curse those who curse you why because you're
in Christ because unto Abraham and his seed where the promise is made he saith
not seeds as of many but to thy seed one which is Christ and if you be Christ's
then are you Abraham seed and heirs according to the promise what does it
mean to be an heir an heir is someone who inherits something right what are we
an heir of the promises made to Abraham the promises of God every promise in the
book is mine every chapter every verse every line this is what the Bible is
teaching here but it's amazing how people will just disregard verse 11
they'll disregard the whole book of Isaiah they'll disregard other
scriptures look what the Bible says here let's keep reading and verse number eight
for thus saith the Lord of hosts after the glory at the sent me unto the
nations which spoiled you for he that toucheth you touch at the apple of his
eye for behold I will shake mine hand upon them and they shall be a spoil to
their servants and ye shall know that the Lord of hosts have sent me this is
the Prophet Zechariah saying you'll know that the Lord of hosts has sent me when
these things come to pass that I'm preaching he says in verse number 10 sing
and rejoice Oh daughter of Zion for lo I come and I will dwell in the midst of
thee saith the Lord now what is there to sing and rejoice about what are we
supposed to get excited about in verse 10 sing and rejoice Oh daughter of Zion
for lo I come and I will dwell in the midst of these we're supposed to rejoice
that Jesus is coming that he's gonna dwell in the midst of them right so
here's the thing that's why the Bible says also for we are the circumcision
which worship God in the spirit and rejoice in Christ Jesus and have no
confidence in the flesh see we rejoice in Christ we rejoice that he's gonna
come and dwell among us we rejoice that he's gone to prepare a place for us and
that if he has gone away then he'll come again and receive us unto himself that
where he is there we may be also that's something to be excited about some to
rejoice about but no no no this is all about Jews getting excited about the
piece of dirt that they possess no it's about Jesus isn't it great how the whole
Bible is about Jesus hey of him give all the prophets witness does that include
Zechariah him give all the prophets witness that through his name whosoever
believeth in him shall receive the remission of sins that's the message of
the Bible so he says here sing and rejoice Oh daughter of Zion for lo I
come and I will dwell in the midst of the same thought have you ever noticed
how many songs are about the second coming of Christ how many hymns deal
with heaven and Christ returning and things like that because it's something
that we should sing and rejoice about you know when he says hey sing and
rejoice our daughter of Zion he's not saying like you know what's he said why
because that's a bunch of vain repetition babbling because it's not
about Jesus that's why you say well what did you even know what they're saying
even though I don't care what that means it's not about Jesus it's vain it's
vanity no I want to sing about Jesus I want to sing about the second coming of
Christ hey blessed assurance Jesus is mine oh what a foretaste of glory divine
visions of rapture now burst on my sight you know I'd rather sing about Jesus
why should we sing and rejoice Oh daughter of Zion because I come he says
and what did Jesus say at the very end of Revelation 22 behold I come quickly
so he said I come and here he says look I come and I will dwell in the midst of
these sayeth the Lord and many nations not just one nation many nations shall
be joined to the Lord in that day and shall be my people well they're joined
unto the Lord but they're still not his chosen people no he said and they'll be
my people they'll be joining the Lord and they'll be my people that's what
makes you his people and I will dwell in the midst of thee and thou shalt know
that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto thee and the Lord shall inherit Judah
his portion in the Holy Land and shall choose Jerusalem again be silent to all
flesh before the Lord for he is raised up out of his holy habitation so let's
ask ourselves this question verse 12 the Lord shall inherit Judah his portion in
the Holy Land and shall choose Jerusalem again well think about this if you
choose it again it's like you weren't choosing it for a while and then you
start choosing it again think about that you know what if choosy moms who chose
Jif okay what if they were eating Skippy for a while and then they said I will
choose Jif again now if they were continuously eating Jif the whole time
there would be no choose again it would be just I'm gonna continue to choose Jif
does everybody understand what I'm saying all right try it you know I'm
getting down on the level I'm making this so simple that even a theologian
could understand okay so you know there was a time when he's turned away from
them okay now in Zechariah's day that was the 70 year Babylonian captivity and
then he turns to them again and says hey we're going back to the Holy Land we're
going back to Judah we're going back to Jerusalem you know you're coming back
you will be my turn to me and I'll turn to you okay now it says the Lord shall
inherit Judah his portion in the Holy Land and shall choose Jerusalem again
okay when is that gonna happen well what did he just say in the last verse I'll
dwell in the midst of thee I come I will dwell in the midst of these saith the
Lord in verse 10 in verse 11 I will dwell in the midst of thee in verse 12
the Lord shall inherit Judah's portion in the oil that what are we talking
about millennial reign of Christ what are we talking about now in the short
term we're talking about them coming back from Babylon and repossessing the
promised land but there's a there's a further out interpretation where he's
talking about I'm gonna come I'm gonna dwell in the midst of you the Lord
himself shall be with them and be their God the Bible says okay the Lord will
dwell in the midst remember they'll have no wall there will be the wall of fire
Jesus will be the glory salvation will be the wall the truth will be there
what's the Bible saying here yeah the Lord's gonna inherit Judah his portion
in the Holy Land in 1948 only one catch none of them believe in him you know
don't let that bother you that little hiccup okay that's small yes I know this
is a small detail the Lord's gonna inherit Judah in the Holy Land he's gonna
inherit a bunch of unbelievers you think Jesus looks down from heaven and sees a
bunch of unsaved unbelievers that this is my inheritance whoa that's not the
inheritance no no no this is talking about the millennium because in the
millennium it's gonna be all saved inheriting it it's gonna be the
resurrected Saints inheriting it it's gonna be us ruling and reigning with
Christ for a thousand years but it's also gonna be the resurrected Israelites
the twelve tribes that's who's gonna be inheriting that land over there because
that's their that's their homeland from you know from where they lived back see
it's like we it's like we just forget about these people like they ever
existed it's like we just it's like we just forget that there were like about
four thousand three hundred years of human history before Jesus came and
there were saved people who are in heaven right now I mean stop and think
about that how many saved people do you think are in heaven right now from
before Jesus for four thousand three hundred years of human history right I
mean how about guys like David I mean did you forget about him hello guys I'm
still up here you know David is gonna be on this earth in the millennium it's
gonna be resurrected Daniel God tells Daniel in Daniel chapter 12 he's talking
about the the resurrection he's talking about the tribulation and everything in
Daniel 12 and he says to Daniel you'll you will sleep in the dust the earth
until that and then you'll be brought back his body is in the dust his soul is
in heaven he's coming back you know he's saved and he will be in that millennial
reign of Christ and people need to remember that when they're reading
scriptures like this they I don't think anyone could really dispute that this is
talking about the millennium when he's talking about I'm gonna dwell among them
there's gonna be no wall it's gonna be totally safe obviously we're talking
about the millennial reign of Christ you know in the in the time that I've
left here I don't have a lot of time left but go to Romans 9 Romans chapter
9 because I want to point out where it says in Zechariah 2 11 and many nations
shall be joined to the Lord in that day it says and shall be my people right I
just want to reinforce that point with a New Testament scripture okay because
we're in the Old Testament I know I quoted some New Testament to you but I
want to reinforce that by just having you turn to a New Testament scripture
here in Romans chapter 9 look at verse 22 what if God willing to show his wrath
and to make his power known endured with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath
fitted to destruction and then he might make known the riches of his glory on
the vessels of mercy which he had a for a paradigm prepared unto glory even us
whom he hath called not of the Jews only but also of the Gentiles as he
saith also in Ozzy Ozzy is Hosea I will call them my people which were not my
people and her beloved which was not beloved so instead of just the Jews
being God's people he says now it's gonna be not of the Jews only but also
of the Gentiles as he saith also in Hosea I will call them my people which
were not my people and her beloved which was not beloved and it shall come to
pass that in the place where it was said unto them ye are not my people there
shall they be called the children of the living God what is that place where he
said you're not my people that place is Israel read Hosea chapter 1 but in that
same place it shall be said unto them ye they are the children of the living God
but it's not just the Jews it's also the Gentiles both everybody who say
what's what's the common denominator if it's Jews and Gentiles Jesus is the
common denominator is I asked also cry it's concerning Israel though the
number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea all of them are
gonna be saved no a remnant shall be saved and who's that remnant the Bible
says in Romans 11 that it's the remnant according to the election of grace so
it's election by grace not election by race election by grace get that G on the
front and he will fit for he will finish the work verse 28 and cut it short in
righteousness because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth and as his
eyes said before except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed we had been
as Sedoma and been made like into Gomorrah isn't it funny how it kind of
reminds you of Sodom and Gomorrah over there because they don't have the seed
what's the seed Christ because members said not seeds but one seed Christ hey
if we didn't have the seed we would have been like Sodom and Gomorrah ain't that
the truth right but also what he's saying is except the Lord of Sabbath had
left us a seed he's saying if there were not a remnant left behind they would
have been like Sodom and Gomorrah who's the remnant according to the election of
grace it's a salvation through faith who's the election those who believe in
Jesus who are the remnant well okay who was the remnant and Elijah's day
remember when Elijah said I'm the only one I'm the only one left and they seek
to kill me and what did God tell him no you're not the only one I've reserved to
myself 7,000 men who have not bowed the knee to Baal and he said even so then at
this present time also there is an election there is a remnant according
the election of grace so who are the election who is that remnant it's those
who aren't bowing the knee to Baal but they're bowing the knee to Jesus that's
the remnant he says in verse 30 what shall we say then what shall we preach
in 2015 what should I teach the Baptist Church that I'm the pastor of it says
what shall we say then that the Gentiles which followed not after righteousness
have attained to righteousness even the righteous which is a faith but Israel
which followed after the law of righteousness hath not attained to the
law of righteousness wherefore why because they sought it not by faith they
sought it in the flesh they sought it not by faith so what am I supposed to be
preaching in the New Testament I'm supposed to be preaching hey the
election of the chain obtained it it's both Jews and Gentiles Israel has not
obtained it they didn't seek it by faith is that what's being preached in most
Baptist churches tonight on November 4th 2015 sadly no but it's biblical they
sought it not by faith but as it were by the works of the law for they stumbled
at that stumbling stone what was the stumbling stone Jesus was the stumbling
stone because he said behold I lay in Zion a cornerstone a rock of offense
see to us Jesus is the cornerstone to the Jews he's a rock of offense he's a
stumbling stone that they stumble at he says they stumbled at that stumbling
stone as it is written verse 33 behold I land Zion a stumbling stone and a rock
of offense and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed so notice he'll
substitute the word stumbling stone elsewhere it says cornerstone why because
to us he's the cornerstone to them he's the stumbling stone why either you're
building on him either because other foundation can no man lay than that is
laid which is Christ so either you're building your life on Jesus because you
believe in Jesus and he's in your heart and he saved you or else you you trip on
Jesus and fall on your face and that's what they've done that's what the Bible
says so it says and look here's a great closing stumbling stone a rock of
offense and whosoever believeth on him should not be ashamed now that word
ashamed is a little different than we would use the word ashamed today when it
says whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed here's what it's saying
you're not gonna be disappointed he's not gonna let you down because think
about it if you were to put your trust in somebody and they let you down then
you're left with egg on your face sometimes right here's what he's saying
whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed he's saying Jesus is not gonna
let you down if you believe on him he will he which hath begun a good work in
you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ you believe on him you
shall be saved whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have eternal
life the Bible says let's buy rides and have a word of prayer Lord thank you for
this powerful chapter in Zechariah 2 Lord and thank you that we found some
wonderful promises for ourselves Lord and instead of for Christ rejecters in
a far country Lord or in Los Angeles or New York or anywhere else Lord thank you
for promises that we can apply that you love us that we're the apple of your eye
that you'll bless those who bless us Lord and that you're our glory you're
the wall around us Lord we can go to sleep tonight and put our head on our
pillow and feel completely safe for thou art with us Lord thank you for being
that wall of fire around us in the glory in the midst of us as a church and as
families and as Christians Lord and in Jesus name we pray amen