The Eternal Kingdom Zechariah 14:8 New Jerusalem

[Retrobyter]

7 hours ago, truth7t7 said:

The Day Of The Lord (The End)

2 Peter 3:10KJV

10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

Zechariah 14:1 & 12KJV

1 Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.

12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the Lord will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.

Shalom, my brother.

Let me ease your misunderstanding. The problem is simply that one should never take a single verse out of context.

2 Peter 3:3-13 (KJV)

3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4 And saying,

"Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation!"

5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water (the earth and the skies before the Flood): 

6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished (the Flood): 

7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now (the current earth and skies), by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men (The day of judgment = the Great White Throne Judgment; the perdition of ungodly men = the destruction of the ungodly in the Lake of Fire).

8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day (This is about the Millennium with the old Jerusalem). 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. (And this is the PURPOSE for the Millennium.)

10 But the (1000-year) day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; IN THE WHICH the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 

13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. (The Eternal State, with the New Jerusalem.)

The 1,000-year day of the LORD will be a 1,000-year day that CONTAINS "the heavens passing away with a great noise, and the elements melting with fervent heat!" However, that event doesn't happen at the beginning of the 1,000-year day but at its END!

Zechariah's 14th chapter is the same way; one cannot just take verses 1 and 12 and think that's all one needs!

Zechariah 14:1-21 (KJV)

1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. 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 (raped); 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. 5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.

6 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark: 7 But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.

8 And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.

9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.

10 All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses. 11 And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people THAT HAVE FOUGHT AGAINST JERUSALEM; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. 13And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour. 14 And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance. 15 And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.

16 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. (This is the time of Yeshua`s birthday to the day of His circumcision and naming.) 17 And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. 18 And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. 19 This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.

20 In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD'S house shall be like the bowls before the altar. 21 Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.

All of this will be within the 1,000-year day of the LORD!

[truth7t7]

40 minutes ago, Retrobyter said:

Shalom, my brother.

Let me ease your misunderstanding. The problem is simply that one should never take a single verse out of context.

2 Peter 3:3-13 (KJV)

3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4 And saying,

"Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation!"

5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water (the earth and the skies before the Flood): 

6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished (the Flood): 

7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now (the current earth and skies), by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men (The day of judgment = the Great White Throne Judgment; the perdition of ungodly men = the destruction of the ungodly in the Lake of Fire).

8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day (This is about the Millennium with the old Jerusalem). 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. (And this is the PURPOSE for the Millennium.)

10 But the (1000-year) day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; IN THE WHICH the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 

13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. (The Eternal State, with the New Jerusalem.)

The 1,000-year day of the LORD will be a 1,000-year day that CONTAINS "the heavens passing away with a great noise, and the elements melting with fervent heat!" However, that event doesn't happen at the beginning of the 1,000-year day but at its END!

Zechariah's 14th chapter is the same way; one cannot just take verses 1 and 12 and think that's all one needs!

Zechariah 14:1-21 (KJV)

1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. 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 (raped); 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. 5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.

6 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark: 7 But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.

8 And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.

9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.

10 All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses. 11 And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people THAT HAVE FOUGHT AGAINST JERUSALEM; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. 13And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour. 14 And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance. 15 And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.

16 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. (This is the time of Yeshua`s birthday to the day of His circumcision and naming.) 17 And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. 18 And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. 19 This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.

20 In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD'S house shall be like the bowls before the altar. 21 Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.

All of this will be within the 1,000-year day of the LORD!

The 1,000 year day of the Lord?

Real Big Smiles! 

Edited September 2, 2022 by truth7t7

[Retrobyter]

2 hours ago, truth7t7 said:

The 1,000 year day of the Lord?

Real Big Smiles! 

Shalom, truth7t7.

Of course! Hasn't that thought ever crossed your mind? Yeshua` the Messiah of God is also called "the Sun of righteousness!" (Malachi 4:2.) John said that "His countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength!" (Revelation 1:16.) When He was transfigured on the mount before His disciples, "His face did shine as the sun!" (Matthew 17:2.)

These aren't just metaphors! These are actually how the Messiah will look, especially during the Millennium (the 1,000 years) when we reign with the Messiah!

So, when does the Sun of righteousness set during that 1,000 years? Why do you suppose only His saints will be allowed in His presence during the Millennium? Only they will be able to withstand the brightness of His shekiynah - His presence! Others would be knocked to the ground and blinded as Paul was on the road to Damascus!

Later, in the New Jerusalem, we read ...

Revelation 21:23 (KJV)

 23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

Note: John did NOT say that there would be no sun or moon; He just said that the CITY wouldn't need them!

It is God's GLORY (Greek: doxa = "BRIGHTNESS") that fills the city with light, but it is the Lamb of God that is the SOURCE (Greek: luchnos = "LAMP") of that light!

It's time to GET REAL!

I should have added, that THIS is why Paul said in ...

2 Thessalonians 2:8 (KJV)

8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit (wind) of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

Edited September 2, 2022 by Retrobyter
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