Zechariah 14- Worship The King!

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And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.  And it shall be that whichever of the families of the earth do not come up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, on them there will be no rain.  If the family of Egypt will not come up and enter in, they shall have no rain; they shall receive the plague with which the LORD strikes the nations who do not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. This shall be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.   Zechariah 14:16-19

The Millennial Reign of Christ will be like a time period the Earth has never seen or experienced before! The Messiah, The Lord Jesus will physically come back to Israel, and rule and reign from throne of David (Luke 1:31-32) Satan has been bound, the curse of sin on the Earth was lifted, the entire world will have knowledge of Christ and will be required to come worship him. As every knee will bow and tongue will confess Jesus Christ is Lord (Philippians 2)

As we see in Revelation, this is the Millennial Kingdom, when you can connect the prophecies of Zechariah with the Apostle John, you can get a clear vision of your future in Christ! Come and worship the King of all Kings and Lord of all Lords!

4And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for [a]a thousand years. 5But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. 6Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.  Revelation 20:4-6

In that day “HOLINESS TO THE LORD” shall be engraved on the bells of the horses. The pots in the LORD’s house shall be like the bowls before the altar.  Yes, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah shall be holiness to the LORD of hosts. Everyone who sacrifices shall come and take them and cook in them. In that day there shall no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.  Zechariah 14:20-21

The entire Earth will give glory to Jesus Christ, the phrase “Holiness to The Lord” will be engraved on everything! The whole Earth belongs to The Lord and will be in complete submission to Him! 

In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. / And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.  Isaiah 2:2-3

Just as the prophet Isaiah also foretold, The King is coming! The Lord will teach us His ways, the knowledge of Christ will cover the Earth, Jesus will reign and reign from His throne, The Kingdom of God is at hand! Amen!

What Must We Do?

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Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?”  Matthew 19:16

Are you seeking eternal life? While the “Rich Young Ruler” had good intentions, he even came to the right person, The Lord Jesus Christ, the man clearly had no understanding of sin and salvation. The reality is most people believe they are “good” and they will automatically get into the Kingdom of Heaven. But most people don’t know the door to Heaven, who is Jesus Christ and what he did for us!

Now the obvious error in this question is “what good thing shall I do”? There are a few things we can discern from this statement. First, that this man had no real idea who Jesus is and what he did for him. If this man had idea that he was talking to the Son of God, he would have fell to his face, and threw himself at the mercy of the Master! Instead he talks to the Lord , as if he is negotiating another business deal, what will it take to get me into the Kingdom?

Secondly, it’s clear, the man doesn’t understand you can’t earn your salvation! And while it’s easy to pick on this man, many people fall into this same trap. Many people, even today, falsely believe they can earn or keep their salvation. Do this list of practices and I’m good, no your not good and you will never be good without the washing of the blood of the Lamb! (John 1:29) You will never see the Kingdom of God unless you are Born Again (John 3:3)

It’s clear this man doesn’t understand he has a sin problem! This is why The Lord responds to him with the Ten Commandments. Why? Can keeping The Law get you into Heaven? No, because nobody can keep The Law except Christ! The Law reveals our sinful depravity, it reveals we are all sinners and have fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23)

So what was the response of the man? He made the claim he kept the law his entire life, what else does he need to do! This man is totally deceived, he believes that he has kept the perfect law of God? And as crazy as this sounds, many people today believe the same thing, they are “good” people, they will make it into Heaven. They are deceived, they are blinded by their own sin. Until they come to the understanding of their sin and their need for a Savior, they will never reach salvation! Until they come crawling to The Lord for mercy, they will never repent and receive the Holy Spirit

So Jesus tests the man’s heart, “sell all you have and give it to the poor, then follow me” To many of us they may not seem difficult, but to the “Rich Young Ruler” his money and his possessions were his “god”, His power and security were in himself and not God, he didn’t truly love God with all his heart, he loved this world, and he walked away from salvation with The Lord

What must we do to inherit eternal life? Repent of your sins, put your faith and trust in The Lord Jesus Christ for salvation, trust in the works of Christ on the cross, the atonement for your sins, for its by grace through faith we are saved and not of ourselves (Ephesians 2:8) Amen