Zechariah 12- The Crucified Son of God

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“And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.  Zechariah 12:10

Just as the prophet Daniel fortold , “The Messiah shall be cut off “ (Daniel 9:26) the prophet Zechariah foretells “They will look on Me (God) who they pierced” The crucifixion of Christ was clearly foretold since the foundations of the world. Yet the majority of Israel missed it, the majority even said “Let his blood be upon us and our children” (Matthew 27:25) They crucified the Lord of Glory (1 Corinthians 2:8)

But how will they know? Just as prophesied “I will pour the Spirit of grace and supplication” The Holy Spirit was poured out upon Israel on the day of Pentecost , and remember the words of the Apostle Peter when the Spirit was poured ““Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.” (Acts 2:36)

And notice not only did God fortell He would be crucified, but once the Holy Spirit comes, the elect will mourn and understand Christ is The Son of The Living God! For God so loved the world, He gave his Only Begotten Son (John 3:16)

In that day there shall be a great mourning in Jerusalem, like the mourning at Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.  And the land shall mourn, every family by itself: the family of the house of David by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of Nathan by itself, and their wives by themselves;  the family of the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of Shimei by itself, and their wives by themselves;  all the families that remain, every family by itself, and their wives by themselves.  Zechariah 12:11-14

And on the day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit is poured down upon Israel, the scales from their eyes are removed on the elect, and they will mourn over the Son of God, they will mourn over their sin, repent, and turn to The Lord Jesus Christ for salvation!

Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?”  Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.  Acts 2:37-38

Those of you who reject Jesus as Messiah, may you meditate upon these words of the prophet Zechariah, as well as the prophet Daniel, as well as the prophet Isaiah

But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.  Isaiah 53:5

Christ Crucified!

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but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness  1 Corinthians 1:23

What is the gospel message? Its Christ crucified, Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, and Christ rose again on the 3rd day, according to the scriptures (1 Corinthians 15) We are all sinners in need of a Savior (Romans 3:23) this is why we preach Christ crucified!

So why is this simple message so offensive to the world? First because the world is under control of the evil one (1 John 5:19) Satan is like a roaring lion looking to devour you! (1 Peter 5:8) The devil doesn’t want you to be saved, therefore the world hates the cross! The world hates the real Jesus of the Bible! The world hates the real gospel message of Christ crucified

Secondly, many people are deceived, they believe they have no sin in them (1 John 1:8) They believe they are “good people” with a golden ticket to Heaven! What did The Lord say? “Nobody is good, but God alone” (Mark 10:18) The Lord of Life is revealing to you, you are a sinner headed to Hell, there is no hope except in Christ alone!

While Jesus is the King of the Jews (Matthew 27:37) Jesus is the Jewish Messiah (John 4:25-26) Jesus is a stumbling block for God’s people, why? Because they believe they are already righteous, they believe they are children of Abraham, they don’t understand their need for a Savior! So instead of embracing their Lord and Messiah, they crucified him on a Roman cross! (Acts 2:36)

What about the Gentile, the Greek? The cross is foolishness for those who are perishing! (1 Corinthians 1:18) They also can’t comprehend their sinful condition, they can’t comprehend how God can become a man (John 1:14) and be the Passover Lamb for our sins! (1 Corinthians 5:7) The cross is foolishness to the world, the world demands religion, the world demands good works, the world can’t comprehend how the Creator of the Heavens and The Earth can become part of His creation to save them from their sins!

This is why we need to be Born Again (John 3:3) without the regeneration of the Holy Spirit we can never understand our sinful condition, we can never comprehend the cross, we can never say “Jesus Is Lord” Amen! (1 Corinthians 12:3)

Feed The Sheep!

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He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.  John 21:17

As we look upon our Sunday worship services, there is a clear issue with the Body of Christ, the lack of knowledge of the Word of God. The worship service today has become nothing more than an evangelical outreach, we play music that appeals to the world, we water down our messages to appeal to the flesh, and there is no change to the Ekklessia.

What has happened to the Lords Day gathering? Why do almost nobody carry a Bible and the majority dont read them? Where is the anticipation and excitement of coming into fellowship with the body of Christ? Where is the reverence while being in the presence of the living God? As God foretold “My people perish from lack of knowledge” (Hosea 4:6)

This is why our Lord and Master told Peter “Feed My Sheep”, Christ never said water down the message so they will understand, Jesus never said “sugar coat” the gospel so we will get many hands to be raised! No The Creator of the Heavens and Earth commanded Feed My Sheep, preach the Word of God in and out of season (2 Timothy 4:2)

But they say “They will never understand the real Word of God”, That’s right! And truth be told , Nobody can understand the Word of God without the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:14) A dead man can’t understand anything, unless they are brought back to life! (Ephesians 2:1) But you say “They will not come unless we appeal to the world”! That’s right! As The Lord said himself “Nobody can come unless the Father draws him” (John 6:44)

So why do our Churches perish from lack of knowledge? Because you don’t Feed The Sheep! The Ekklessia is starving, it is weak because it does not get the Manna from Heaven! Jesus said “Man can’t live on bread alone, but every word that proceeds from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4) The preaching of Christ is much more important than your potlucks! While you feed the flesh, the soul is being neglected

Jesus asked this simple question “Do you love me”? And just like Peter, you will say “Oh yes Lord I love you!” Then why don’t you Feed Christ’s Sheep? Why do you neglect the one duty you were given as a Shepherd? You say “But nobody will come” Jesus Christ has come for His Sheep and not the goats! (Matthew 25) And as The Great Shepherd said “I won’t lose any of my sheep” (John 10:16)

Jesus our Lord , our Great Shepherd said “Feed My Sheep”, so preach the Word of God as commanded, because “How will they know without a preacher”? (Romans 10:14) Amen!