Tues.’s Devo -The End!

Read: Zechariah 14:1-21; Revelation 20:1-15; Psalm 148:1-14; Proverbs 31:8-9 It is important to understand that prophecy in the Bible was for the nation then and looked forward to an event in the end times also. Zechariah was shown a day when Jerusalem would be taken and destroyed. God would stand with his feet on the Mt. of Olives. It would split making a valley just like he split the Red Sea in Moses’ day. Mt. Olive is the place where Jesus agonized the night before his crucifixion. It is the place where the battle was won and now would be the place of his glory. He describes an earthquake that would swallow up the enemy but save his people. There was an earthquake in Uzziah’s days (Amos 1:1) and there was an earthquake in Jesus day while he was on the cross (Matthew 24:7.) On that day, the light from the sun will be affected and not shine yet there will be light. Only God knows how this could happen but it reminds me of Genesis 1 when there was light before the sun and moon and stars had been created. Living waters will flow from Jerusalem and the Lord will reign as king. Jerusalem will be restored to her promised place of importance never to be destroyed again. The other nations will experience a plague that will rot their flesh, eyes and tongues. The will be filled with the fear they put on others. They will turn on each other and all the wealth will be confiscated. Their survivors will got up to Jerusalem each year to worship the Lord during the Feast of Tabernacles. If they don’t come, they will be punished. Jerusalem will be cleansed and holy to the Lord. In Revelation, Satan is bound in chains for a thousand years in the bottomless pit. Then, he would be set loose for a little while. God’s people will be given positions of authority and the right to judge. The martyrs that died during the Tribulation will be resurrected and come to life to reign with Christ for a thousand years. The ungodly will stay asleep in the ground until the thousand years is over then they will be brought out for judgment. Satan will be unloosed to go out and deceive the nations and gather his people for the battle of Armageddon. God will destroy them with fire and throw the devil, the beast and the false prophet in the lake of fire where they will be tormented eternally. Then God sat on the Judgment Seat and opened the books and everyone who had ever lived stood to be judged. All were judged according to their deeds. Death and the grave were thrown into the lake of fire along with those whose names were not written in the Book of Life. Lord, we praise you for you are our Father and our Judge. Thank you for eternal life and the choice to eat from the Tree of Life.