DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- IN THAT DAY

DAD'S RAMBLINGS – KING JESUS

"And in that day it shall be that living waters shall flow from Jerusalem, half of them toward the eastern sea and half of them toward the western sea, in both summer and winter it shall occur. And the LORD shall be King over all the earth. In that day it shall be --- 'The LORD is one,' and His name is one." (Zechariah 14:8-9)

"In that day." What day is "that day?" This is in the context of the rest of the chapter. It is a time in the future of war against Jerusalem. Listen to what the prophet wrote in the preceding verses:

"Behold, the day of the LORD is coming, and your spoil will be divided in your midst. For I will gather all the nations to battle against Jerusalem; the city shall be taken, the houses rifled, and the women ravished. Half of the city shall go into captivity, but the remnant of the people shall not be cut off from the city. Then the LORD will go forth and fight against those nations, as He fights in the day of battle. And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which faces Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, from east to west, making a very large valley; Half of the mountain shall move toward the north and half of it toward the south…..And it shall come to pass in that day that there will be no light; the lights will diminish. It shall be one day which is known to the LORD – neither day nor night, but at evening time is shall happen that it will be light." (Zechariah 14:1-7)

The Book of Revelation says that there is a day coming when Jesus will come to judge and make war. He will come on a white horse. His eyes will be like a flame of fire, and He will wear many crowns. "Out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS." (Revelation 19:11-16). All of the enemies of Christ will be defeated, and He shall reign victorious ruler over all the earth. "The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!" (Revelation 11:15).

So when we look around us and see the way things are today, we can take heart. The last chapter has not yet been written. The Lord Jesus we serve will take His place as King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, and the earth will live in peace and prosperity. He will win the battle. He is King now, but someday every knee will bow and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.

Love, Dad