The Lord Is Coming

THE LORD IS COMING

Zechariah 14:2 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. 3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.

4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

We have heard all our lives that Jesus is coming and He is, we just don’t know the day nor the hour. But you can be sure of this one thing, He is coming back to the earth as we see in our passage today. The verse below from 2 Peter tells us why He has not already come. He is giving the world a opportunity to repent and be saved.

2Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Zechariah tells us that all nations shall come against Jerusalem and take the city and the city will be looted. Then in verse 3 we are told the LORD will fight against those nations. Do you realize that nearly all the world considers Israel to be their enemy? Even our own country is only a few elections from turning on Israel. There are many in congress that want to quit supporting one of our major allies. One day they will get their way and our America will turn against Israel. But God will fight against all of them and no country or military is any match for the LORD.

In verse 4 we are told that His feet will stand on the mount of Olives and the mountain shall spilt with half of it falling toward the north and the other half toward the south. Today’s military can make missile strikes with pinpoint accuracy, but there has never been a man that could stand on a mountain and cause it to split in two except this man who is Jesus. Many want to argue about when this will take place. I’m not here today to debate the issue, I only want to tell you He is coming again to the very place He left from.

Acts 1:9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

12 Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.

He is coming again. Ready or not and He is not coming as a baby in a manger.

Have a great day