Sermon Notes 6/22 – The Last Days – Zechariah

verse 1 – The Lord has a Word for us continually

The burden – refers to a crushing weight of judgment coming on Israels’ enemies

-stand with Israel – Genesis 12:1-3

-God is the Judge and He judges sin and not people

-the result of judgment is eternal separation from God

-where anyone ends up for all eternity is each person’s choice

               ***Our eternal location can never be changed

-this judgment occurs at the end of the tribulation period & after the rapture

-the judgment of God is not for the church – 1 Thess 1:10 & 5:9 and Romans 5:9

-the Judge is the Creator – Genesis 1:1, 7

verse 2 – The Lord is speaking & the battle of Armageddon is going to happen

***A cup that causes staggering – Israels’ enemies will stagger as they try to attack Israel

verse 3 – IT WILL HAPPEN – the return of Jesus will happen

-Christianity at times is a process and not always an immediate action

In that day – vs 4,6,8,9,11

-this refers to the second coming of Jesus Christ

-I Will – we serve the God of the “I WILLS”

-Jerusalem will be a heavy stone –  Israels’ enemies will be crushed by this stone

verse 4 – The Lord supernaturally intervenes in the battle of Armageddon

-confusion among Israels’ enemies

-blinding the horses of Israels’ enemies

-the Lord fights for us and is on our side

verse 5 – these are leaders of Israel

-they realize they need Jesus to defeat their enemies

-John 15:5 – we cannot do anything on our own