Zechariah 12
As we read through the prophesies of Zechariah we see many details of Christ's life that were written 500 years before they even came to pass. One of the detailed Messianic references clearly fulfilled in Christ is found in verse 10. "And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son." The "spirit of grace and supplication" I believe he is referring to is the Holy Spirit which was poured out as described in Acts through Pentecost. The same Spirit which Isaiah referred to in 44:3 as did Ezekiel in 39:39. We also know from Isaiah 53 that the Messiah would be pierced, and see that fulfillment in John 19:34. In Revelation 1:7 we read that "every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him". I think God is trying to show us that eventually there will be an awakening. Every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus, Yeshua, is the Messiah. All Scripture is God breathed (2 Timothy 3:16) and What was prophesied has come and will come again. In His Sovereignty, God has given us free will to make the choice whether we receive this truth now, or wait till the final chapter unfolds and see if things really play out the way it's written. If you're reading this blog, you've already made your choice, and with that comes the responsibility of living our lives and sharing this truth as it is written. Only God, by the power of His Spirit of grace and supplication, can open the eyes of the blind, we have to remember that, but it's up to us to plant seeds. I pray for myself and everyone reading this blog that the people God puts in front of us today see Jesus and the truth behind Scripture in all of us not just by our knowledge of Scripture, but because we host the presence of the prophesied Messiah.
As we read through the prophesies of Zechariah we see many details of Christ's life that were written 500 years before they even came to pass. One of the detailed Messianic references clearly fulfilled in Christ is found in verse 10. "And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son." The "spirit of grace and supplication" I believe he is referring to is the Holy Spirit which was poured out as described in Acts through Pentecost. The same Spirit which Isaiah referred to in 44:3 as did Ezekiel in 39:39. We also know from Isaiah 53 that the Messiah would be pierced, and see that fulfillment in John 19:34. In Revelation 1:7 we read that "every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him". I think God is trying to show us that eventually there will be an awakening. Every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus, Yeshua, is the Messiah. All Scripture is God breathed (2 Timothy 3:16) and What was prophesied has come and will come again. In His Sovereignty, God has given us free will to make the choice whether we receive this truth now, or wait till the final chapter unfolds and see if things really play out the way it's written. If you're reading this blog, you've already made your choice, and with that comes the responsibility of living our lives and sharing this truth as it is written. Only God, by the power of His Spirit of grace and supplication, can open the eyes of the blind, we have to remember that, but it's up to us to plant seeds. I pray for myself and everyone reading this blog that the people God puts in front of us today see Jesus and the truth behind Scripture in all of us not just by our knowledge of Scripture, but because we host the presence of the prophesied Messiah.
Randi
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