Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
Zechariah 8:23
Thus says the LORD of hosts: In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’” (ESV)
Who or what is bei…
What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerub′babel you shall become a
plain; and he shall bring forward the top stone amid shouts of ‘Grace,
grace to it!’” Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “The
hands of Zerub′babel have …
Matt. 26:14-15 says,
Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief
priests, 15 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him
unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silve…
“Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the man who stands next to me,” declares the Lord of hosts. “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; I will turn my hand against the little ones.”
Zechariah 13:7 ESV
I…
In Zechariah 11:8, God says “In one month I got rid of the three shepherds.” (NIV)
It sounds like its intended to refer to three historical figures who were all removed from their position in one month. But who? Or possibly the “three” an…
Zechariah 3:2
New International Version
The LORD said to Satan, "The LORD rebuke you, Satan! The LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?"
Jude 1:9
But even the archan…
In Matthew 26:31, Jesus says this:
“Then Jesus said to them, “This night you will all fall away because of me, for it is written: ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’”
Matthew 26:31 NET
Ze…
In the synoptic gospels, all of the accounts depict Jesus riding into Jerusalem on the back of the colt of a donkey. They make a note that the disciples placed their coats on the donkey (and Matthew’s account even says they laid their coat…
Jesus Enters Jerusalem – Gustave Doré 1832-1883
Triumphal Entry of the Messiah in Jerusalem
This is Zachariah’s famous vision/prophecy:
Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Look!
Your king is coming to you: he…
Zechariah 3:2
New International Version
The LORD said to Satan, "The LORD rebuke you, Satan! The LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?"
Jude 1:9
But even the archan…
In Luke 1, we read very similar accounts of two births foretold. In the first, the angel Gabriel tells Zechariah that his wife Elizabeth will bear a son to be named John. In the second, Mary is told by Gabriel that she will conceive a son,…
Zechariah, I propose, provides us a profound look at exactly that: “The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD,…