Apocalyptic visions have always been dismissed by the "smart set." Since John penned Revelation, it has been controversial. And its Old Testament counterpart, Zechariah, has had plenty of people who would rather twist and reinterpret it, than simply read and learn from it. But some people do take it seriously, including Jesus...and including some Jews today. We're beginning to wind up our series through this powerful little book with a message on Zechariah 14. Here's Pastor Jim.

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How about this for a headline: God Declares War! As we come to the final chapters of the book of Zechariah we see what appear to be two separate attacks on Jerusalem. And in the second event, we read, "...Yahweh will go forth and fight against those nations, as when He fights on a day of battle." God will indeed wage war on some human beings, and the fight will be quick and devastating. To help us see the big picture of these prophecies, here's Pastor Jim with a reminder of where we started.

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Want to solve the "Jerusalem problem?" You may be going on a fool's errand. Throughout my lifetime politicians, religious leaders, and other do-gooders have tried to mediate peace in the City of Peace. It certainly seems like a worthy goal. But if they had read the book of Zechariah they might have done something else instead. God said He would make Jerusalem a "cup of reeling" and a "burdensome stone" that cuts those who try to lift it.

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Zechariah starred in a one-man play...about as far "off Broadway" as you could get! Prophets were sometimes known to use visual aids, but Zechariah's play had props, costumes...and 2 acts. It was a drama about good and bad shepherds, and rebellious sheep. In one performance only, God was spelling out for Israel exactly what was going to happen to them, and why. We're in Zechariah 11, but we'll start with a quick summary of chapter 10. Here's Pastor Jim with a theatrical Right Start.

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Are the "times of the Gentiles" drawing to a close? Jesus prophesied that Jerusalem would be "trampled under foot by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled." And those "times" have stretched to a couple of thousand years, so far. But is this phase of God's plan almost complete? We've been studying Zechariah; today Pastor Jim will "zoom out," to get a broader prophetic picture. In fact we'll start off in the New Testament - Luke, chapter 21 - for today's Right Start.

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Gentiles in the Kingdom of God? Oh, my! Paul should have given a "trigger warning" when he told first-century Jews that God was offering reconciliation even to the Gentiles. As soon as he said that, he needed a "safe space." But Zechariah had promised this, 500 years earlier. In fact, several Hebrew prophets had made it clear that God's plan would bring salvation to all nations and races. Today we open Zechariah, chapter 9, and find some prophecies that have already been fulfilled in astounding detail. Here's Pastor Jim.

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It's much easier to give God some repetitious religious ritual, than to give Him our will! You'll remember that a prophet had told the first king of Israel, "to obey is better than sacrifice," but many kings and many catastrophes had passed into history when Zechariah had to relay the same message - again. Some pious folk had brought a question to the religious elite, and God answered it.

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