Jerusalemites Worshipping Jesus Christ

The word of the Lord came to Zechariah the prophet, saying, “The Lord has been very angry with your fathers. Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Return to Me,’ says the Lord of hosts, ‘and I will return to you,’ says the Lord of hosts. The Lord of hosts says, ‘Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets preached, saying… ‘Turn now from your evil ways and your evil deeds.’ ‘But they did not hear nor heed Me,’ says the Lord.” [1]

The Lord refers to Himself as the Lord of hosts four times in the above passage. The word hosts is a translation of the Hebrew word “sabaoth,” meaning “armies.” The angelic armies of heaven! God has an army of mighty angels.

The parents of Zechariah’s audience had doubted God. They and their nation suffered dearly due to their poor choices. Their children responded to the Word of the Lord by saying, “Just as the Lord of hosts determined to do to us, according to our ways and according to our deeds, so He has dealt with us.” [2]

The Lord gave Zechariah a vision of the Angel of the Lord, and of various colored horses among myrtle trees. He heard the Angel of the Lord praying, “O Lord of hosts, how long will You not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which You were angry these seventy years?” The Lord responded with good and comforting words. The Angel said to Zechariah, “Proclaim, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “I am zealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with great zeal. I am exceedingly angry with the nations at ease; for I was a little angry, and they helped—but with evil intent. I am returning to Jerusalem with mercy; My house shall be built in it.” “My cities shall again spread out through prosperity. I will again comfort Zion and will again choose Jerusalem.” [3]

A generation of Jerusalemites had been exiled to various foreign lands due to the sins of their parents. The Lord was about to deal with their captors. He was going to bring His people back to Jerusalem with great zeal. He was going to have mercy on them. He would build His house among them, and their cities would prosper. He was going to comfort them.

The Lord showed Zechariah the four horns that had displaced their forefathers. And the Lord showed him four craftsmen. The Lord was going to use craftsmen [technological innovation] to terrify their enemies. [4]

The Lord showed Zechariah a man with a measuring line. He was surveying Jerusalem. The Lord declared, “Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls, because of the multitude of men and livestock in it. For I will be a wall of fire all around her, and I will be the glory in her midst.” [5]

The Lord told Zechariah that it was time for His people to escape from their captors and return to their homeland. God’s Word to those who had mistreated them was, “He who touches you touches the apple of My eye. They shall become spoil for my servants.” [6]

“Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion! For behold, I am coming, and I will dwell in your midst. Many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and they shall become My people. And I will dwell in your midst. I will take possession of Judah as My inheritance in the Holy Land and will again choose Jerusalem. Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord, for He is aroused from His holy habitation!” [7]

Then, in the Book of Revelation chapter seven, Jesus Christ reveals 144,000 Messianic believers from twelve tribes of Israel to us, and after that a multitude of redeemed people from all the nations standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They are worshipping God. Heaven is filled with believers in Yeshua Ha Mashiach [Jesus Christ] from all nations. Multitudes shall be saved amidst days of great tribulation in the earth. The Lord will fulfill His Word that is recorded in Romans 11:12, “Now if their [the Jews] fall is riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more their fullness!” Jerusalem shall be filled with worshippers of the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

[1] Zechariah 1:1-4
[2] Zechariah 1:6
[3] Zechariah 1:7-17
[4] Zechariah 1:18-21
[5] Zechariah 2:1-5
[6] Zechariah 2:6-9
[7] Zechariah 2:10-13