For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when He fought in the day of battle (Zech. 14:2–3). This signifies the Second Coming, which will be the most cataclysmic event in human history. It will take place during the Battle of Armageddon, when it looks like Jerusalem is lost and Israel is annihilated. The Old Testament records many instances when the Lord fought for Israel. He will do the same at that coming time, in fact, in a greater way than ever. The Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Chapters of Ezekiel give an account of this battle. This particular day when the Lord does come back will be a day unlike any other. The Scripture says, “That the light shall not be clear, nor dark” (Zech. 14:6). After Israel accepts Him as Saviour and Lord, which they will do immediately, then the Lord Jesus Christ will be the One God of the whole Earth. There will be no religious Denominations at that time, consequently no divided Church. The world, with Jesus Christ at its Head, will enter into the greatest time of peace and prosperity it has even known. The Prince of Peace will then be reigning. As a result, peace will envelop the world, which it has never seen before. The Prophet Isaiah predicted this day by saying: “And He shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore” (Isa. 2:4). At that time, every Saint who has ever lived, beginning with Abel and coming through unto the time of the First Resurrection, will have Glorified Bodies and will help the Lord administer the affairs of the universe. That includes every Believer now alive, and, of course, all who have died. This is the Kingdom that Israel rejected upon the First Advent of Christ, but will accept at the Second Advent of Christ.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:49:39 +0000
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