In that day the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the one who is feeble among them in that day will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the Lord before them.

 Zech 12: 1 - 13

            6          “In that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot among pieces of wood and a flaming torch among sheaves, so they will consume on the right hand and on the left all the surrounding peoples, while the inhabitants of Jerusalem again dwell on their own sites in Jerusalem.

            7          “The Lord also will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem will not be magnified above Judah.

            8          “In that day the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the one who is feeble among them in that day will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the Lord before them.

            9          “And in that day I will set about to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

            10        “I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn.

            11        “In that day there will be great mourning in Jerusalem, like the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the plain of Megiddo.

           

God says, “They will look on Me whom they have pierced.” How can that be, unless it is referring to Jesus? It will be terrible for the world, but the Spirit of grace will be poured out on Jerusalem. Right now, the world hates Israel and wants it wiped off the map. It reminds them of God’s choice of the Jews. They will regret it.

 

11.       If we could hear God speak, He would probably say: “I have no inclination to put up with the hatred of My people by the world. I could blot them all out in an instant, but I want them to know the suffering they have inflicted upon My people.”