Zechariah by Chuck Misler Lesson 13

Lesson 13 of 14 lessons, almost completed. Then it is on to Paul and The Book of Romans.

There is the closest possible connection between Chapter 13 and
Chapter 12. It continues on the theme of Israel’s conversion.

Verse 1]
In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the
inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.

“In that day” = The Day of the Lord.

“Fountain” rwOqm; maqor; spring, fountain ; source of life, joy, puri-
fication.

The cleansing fountain of Calvary was opened long ago potentially,
and now actually, for them. Cowper’s well-known hymn, “There is
a fountain filled with blood,” had this verse as its basis.
Israel now enters into Calvary’s provision: Rom 11:26-27; Isa 33:24;
59:20,21; 65:19; Ezek 36:25; 39:29.

The text refers to moral—not ceremonial—uncleanness. Justification
and sanctification as well. Their (and our) need for cleansing was
summarized by Paul: Romans 10:3.

Idols Cut Off
verse 2]
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut
off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remem-
bered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of
the land.

God had forbidden even the mention of the names of idols (Ex 23:13;
Ps 16:4).

This is the only place in the OT where the expression “unclean spirit”
is found. It is diametrically contrasted with the “Spirit of grace and
supplication” of 12:10.

Idolatry was not an apparent problem since the exile in Babylon. Yet,
the ultimate idol worship will grip them yet future. There will be a
revival of idolatry after the Church is taken to be with Christ.
Cf. Jn 5:43; Mt 12:43-45; Rev 13:1-18. Demonic outbursts described:
Rev 9:1-11; 20, 21; Cf. Mt 12:43-45.

Rooting false prophets out will require stern measures. The very
measures prescribed by the Mosaic law wherein the nearest of kin
take the first steps to abolish evil are indicated here (Deut 13:6-10;
18:20).

“Cut off”: destroy, exterminate. The reference to the banishment of
unclean spirits is the only passage in the Scripture which explicitly
refers to the imprisonment of demons during the kingdom age. Cf.
Rev 20:1-3. (Cf. Unger, Biblical Demonology, p.74-5).

False Prophets
verse 3]
And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father
and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for
thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother
that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.

False prophets and deceivers would abound: Mt 24:24; Lk 21:8; 2
Thess 2:7-12).
[Our continuous peril continues: 1 Jn 2:18, 22; 4:1-6; 2 Jn 7.]
Cf. Phinehas’ zeal, Num 25:7, 8.

Verse 4]
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every
one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough
garment to deceive:

A hairy mantle was the distinguishing emblem of a prophet in ancient
Israel. [Elijah/John the Baptist legend (1 Kgs 19:13, 19; 2 Kgs 2:8, 13,
14).]

Shame, as for criminal action or indecorous conduct. Cf Micah 3:7;
also Jer 22:22; Jer 15:9; Job 6:20.

Verse 5]
But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me
to keep cattle from my youth.

The Smitten One
Verse 6]
And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he
shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.

“House of (His) Friends” = ?
“with which wounded” ?

Friend:
Abraham: 2 Chr 20:7; James 2:23
Disciples: Jn 15:15

Thus, among His disciples, after His wounds...
Thomas (character: Jn 11:16): Cf. Jn 20:24-29.

Verse 7]
Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow,
saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered:
and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.

“My Shepherd” = Christ.

“My Fellow” : tymi[; `amiyth {aw-meeth’} (only here and Lev 6:2;
18:20; 19:11, 15, 17; 24:19; 25:14, 15, 17). Refers to persons united
in law, rights, and privileges; from a verb “to bind together”; the He-
brew term for “people” (those united in common origin and interest)
has the same root.

God is speaking of One as “My Companion, My Associate, My Friend,
My Confidant, the One united to Me, the One whom I have associate
with Myself, My Equal, My Nearest of Kin.” It is impossible to state
in stronger terms the unimpeachable deity of the Messiah of Israel
(Jn 10:30; 14:10-11; Phil 2:6).

“Man” denotes His humanity; “Fellow”, His deity.

“Smite the Shepherd”: 2 Cor 5:21; Phil 2:8; Ps 22; Isa 52:13-53:12.
Quoted as fulfilled: Mt 26:31; Mk 14:27.

Also, of the diaspora: “Sheep” is a feminine singular collective;
used frequently metaphorically of Israel to show both the unity of
the “flock” as well as their helpless dependence upon the Lord, their
Shepherd (Ps 23.1ff). (Unger)

“Shall be scattered”: tphusena is not third feminine singular (stress-
ing the unity of the sheep) but third feminine plural, emphasizing the
fact that in the consequent diaspora that unity shall be destroyed, and
dispersed far and wide. [Feinberg: also includes the Diaspora...]

Verse 8]
And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts
therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.

Just as in Chapter 11, there is a large gap of time from the rejection
to the Great Tribulation (11:15-17).

In the Holocaust in Germany, 1 out of every 3 Jews were killed. In
the next Holocaust, 2 out of 3 shall be killed.

The Remnant: Ezek 20:34-38; Cf. Mt 24:15-22; Mk 13:14-20.

Verse 9]
And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver
is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and
I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD
is my God.

Time of Jacob’s Trouble (Jer 30:5-7; Rev 11 - 18)
“Fire”: Cf. Dan 3. [Where was Daniel?] Mal 3:2, 3; 1 Pet 1:7.

Physical deliverance will be followed by conversion; thus will the
new covenant be fulfilled (Jer 30:18-22; 31:33; Ezek 11:19-20; Cf.
Jer 32:37-42; Ezek 37:23-28).

“It is my people”: Hos 1:9,10; 2:23. Cf. Thomas’ declaration: John
20:29. This is the climax and culmination of Israel’s history: They
are the people of the Lord and God is their Lord.

"Only a literal application of these prophecies to the restoration and
conversion of the Jewish nation at the Second Advent of Christ can
satisfy the scope of these prophetic disclosures. Other interpretations
ignore the true scope of Zechariah’s prophecies as a whole, violate the
immediate context, resort to pointless mysticalizing, and end up in a
morass of uncertainty and confusion. Amen."
Unger, Zechariah, p.221

Chapter 14 will open as Chapter 12 did: with the last invasion of
Jerusalem by the nations of the earth. It is the climax of the book,
and of history as we know it...

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Chuck Missler lessons and talks:
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Prophecy Simplified (previously What is truth?)
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Audio bible books and many biblical movies
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Walter Veith - Total Onslaught
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here is the complete series:
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Also Amazing Discoveries website with a TV channel (haven't watched it yet), and Walter Veith, his videos, and seminars-
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I pray your understanding of The Lord's Word be enlightened on the Sabbath.