The Holy Bible is the end-all and tell-all of Bible prophecy and severe global tribulation is coming.

Zechariah 13

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• Jesus Christ puts sin in remission and opens the soul to the Holy Spirit.
• The Holy Bible contains all of the prophecies left to be spoken, there are no others.
• Jesus Christ was wounded in the house of His friends.
• The vengeance of God comes against those who crucified His Son Jesus Christ.
• The global turmoil causes the death of many, but the faithful few will inherit eternal life.

Jesus Christ puts sin in remission and opens the soul to the Holy Spirit.

“In that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.” Zachariah 13:1

In that day refers to the coming of the Christ Jesus. He has opened a fountain relating to our sin and uncleanness. For sin because He has atoned for our sin on the Cross. For uncleanness because He gives us the Holy Spirit to cleanse our spirit of ugly attitudes and behaviors. Through the forgiveness of sin and walking in the Spirit, we inherit eternal life, as Jesus says, “…the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.” John 4:14.

The house of David was from where the Christ would come. The Jewish people believed that when the Christ would come, He would restore Israel as a nation, here on earth, as quoted, “The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a Prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and crucified Him. But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel.” Luke 24:19-21

When Jesus was put to death, it also put to death the hope that Israel would be restored as God’s kingdom here on earth. However, His death brought the Kingdom of God to each and every one because Christ Jesus atoned for our sin and brought reconciliation with God. His resurrection is the evidence of eternal life and of God’s eternal Kingdom of the New Jerusalem. Our born-again experience is evidence of new life in the Spirit. “Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation; nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is ^[g]within you.” Luke 17:20-21 The Holy Spirit in us is the guarantee of our eternal inheritance, “In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance…” Ephesians 1:13-14

Our Lord Jesus Christ is indeed from the house of David, as He was from the tribe of Judah, like David. Every person who lives for God through Him are of His house, we are the new Israel, inhabitants of the New Jerusalem, “For they are not all Israel who are of Israel, nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, “In Isaac your seed will be called…And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” Romans 9:6-7, Galatians 3:29

“It will be in that day,” says the Lord of hosts, “that I will cut off the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered.” Zachariah 13:2a.

In the day that Jesus Christ came, He made every Believer the home of the Holy Spirit, “Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you…” 1 Corinthians 6:19

Today, there is an idol, or false god, that sits in the temple of God as if is God. The beast sits within the temple of our body by giving what to speak, do, think, and feel. That beast is the one “…who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 Click here for a post on that. The power center of the beast is plunged into darkness in the Fifth Plague of Revelations 16:10-11. The Lord will indeed cut off the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered.

The Holy Bible contains all of the prophecies left to be spoken, there are no others.

“I will also cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to depart from the land.” Zachariah 13:2b.

That verse refers to false prophecies and the unclean spirit speaking those false prophesies. There is only one prophecy to speak, and that is through the Christ, our Lord Jesus, as quoted, “The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” Revelation 19:10 If we want to know where the world is within prophecy, we only have to see where Jesus is within the world. Every prophecy to be spoken has already been spoken and is within the pages of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelations.

Today, there are prophets with unclean spirits speaking about the coming of an earthly Garden of Eden. Those prophecies are coming through the “Sustainable Development Goals” of the United Nations. The promise is to promote the salvation of the planet and of humanity by the collective action of the global culture. They build their hope upon the beast that unifies them from city to city around the world by giving them what to speak, do, think, and feel. However, the true prophecy is in the word of God, that speaks of doom for this present world, and global warming is already in the world to verify that. Global warming is the Fourth Plague of Revelations 16:8-9. The Lord will cause the false prophets with unclean spirits to depart the land, to have no place in the promised land of the eternal New Jerusalem.

“It will come to pass that if anyone still prophesies, then his father and mother who begot him will say to him, ‘You will not live, because you have spoken lies in the name of the Lord.’ And his father and mother who begot him will thrust him through when he prophesies.” Zachariah 13:3

As followers of Jesus Christ, we know that we are in a spiritual warfare, and we do not fight against flesh and blood. We will not be putting anyone to death. However, within a family as God designed, with Christ over the home, a child that would speak from an evil spirit about the future, outside of the word of God, would be disciplined. The discipline designed to spiritually put to “death” erroneous prophecies spurred on by an evil spirit.

If anyone tries to prophecy outside of what Jesus Christ has already done, they are talking lies. The “scarlet cord” is all about Jesus in the Old Testament, and every prophecy in the Old Testament relates to our Lord Jesus. Likewise, everything written in the New Testament relates to the Christ, Jesus. All prophecies relating to the end times and the return of the Lord Jesus is between the pages of the Bible from Genesis through Revelation.

If anyone preaches any other Jesus than what is in the Holy Bible, then we are not to tolerate it, “For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted—you may well put up with it!” 2 Corinthians 11:4 When Paul said “you may well put up with it!” it wasn’t a compliment. The Corinthians were putting up with lies and false teachings. We must stand for the word of God and the truth of Jesus Christ even within our own family.

“And it will be in that day that every prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies; they will not wear a robe of coarse hair to deceive. But he will say, ‘I am no prophet, I am a farmer; for a man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.’ ” Zachariah 13:4-5

In the day that the Christ, Jesus came, many Jewish people realized He was the Christ and Son of God. He was indeed the Prophet sent by God, the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus builds His Church on that realization, as quoted, “Jesus said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church…” Matthew 16:15-18

The “robe of coarse hair” was the traditional robe for prophets to wear, which false prophets would wear to make them look like legitimate prophets of God. When people see the truth of the Christ, Jesus, we become ashamed of prophesying on behalf of worldly hopes. That is what the born-again experience is all about, we realize living by faith in Jesus Christ is reality and putting faith in the future of this world is a false hope. In our humbleness of turning to Jesus, we say, “I am no prophet, I am a farmer…”, thereby acknowledging Jesus as the Christ and ourselves as sinners saved by His grace and mercy. We work for our lord Jesus to farm the Gospel seed. Before allowing Jesus to be the Light on our path, we relied on worldly teachings rooted in unbelief in God, not taught to consider Christ as a need in our life, and not taught to live in the presence of the Holy Spirit. “And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.” Matthew 15:9

Jesus Christ was wounded in the house of His friends.

“And one will say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he will answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.” Zachariah 13:6

Jesus Christ was wounded un the house of His friends. Who were the friends that hurt Him? They were those of the house of the Jewish people, they crucified the Christ, Jesus, whom God has sent, as quoted, “…for truly in this city there were gathered together against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, to do whatever Your hand and your plan had predestined to take place.” Acts 4:27-28

Our Lord was wounded by the nails driven into His hands and feet and by the spear that pierced His heart. Judas betrayed Jesus with a kiss, a kiss that is usually reserved for displays of fondness for one another. As followers of Jesus Christ, we know by experience what it is like to be wounded and scarred by “friends” and family. They are people who use flattery, smooth words, and “friendship” to come against faith in Jesus Christ, “For those who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple.” Romans 16:18

The verse above is an example of Bible prophecy given by the inspiration of the Spirit of God referring to Jesus Christ. Zachariah didn’t know the details of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and crucifixion wasn’t even used as a death penalty until later on. Even then, God made sure those words were included in the Holy Scriptures to point to Jesus as the Christ and as His chosen One. His chosen One was the Lamb of God who atoned for sin and had His hands and feet nailed to the Cross.

The vengeance of God comes against those who crucified His Son Jesus Christ.

“Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the Man who is My Companion,” Says the Lord of hosts. “Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; Then I will turn My hand against (those who struck Him).” Zachariah 13:7

The Lord is letting us know that it was by His hand that Jesus, His Son, was crucified, “Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the Man who is My Companion…” This was prophesied about so that the Jewish people would recognize Him when He came, that they would not be caught off guard by His crucifixion. Unfortunately, they didn’t have the eyes to see nor the ears to gear, they were blind and deaf to the prophecy concerning the Christ and Son of God. Jesus is called the Lamb of God, who sacrificed His life to atone for our sin, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16

Jesus gave His life willingly to fulfill God’s plan to atone for sin, even though His death came through the spiritual wickedness of the Jewish people. The Christ, Jesus, made it clear that His crucifixion, at the hands of the Jewish people, was by design, “Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again. No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This command I have received from My Father.” John 10:17-18

Jesus Christ was the Shepherd who was struck on the Cross, and when that happened the sheep were scattered. The sheep were those who believed Him to be the Christ, the one who would restore Israel to an earthly Kingdom of God. When Jesus was put to death, they lost hope, were scattered, and had no understanding of His resurrection and eternal Kingdom in Heaven, as quoted, And they said to him, “And they stood still, looking sad. Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him,…concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel.” Luke 24:17-18, 20-21

The Christ is not dead, but God raised Him from the dead three days after His crucifixion, and He is returning. When He does, the Lord promises, “I will turn My hand against (those who struck Him).” “Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.” Revelations 1:7

The global turmoil causes the death of many, but the faithful few will inherit eternal life.

“And it will come to pass in all the land,” Says the Lord, “That two-thirds in it will be cut off and die, but one-third will be left in it: I will bring the one-third through the fire, will refine them as silver is refined, and test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘This is My people’; and each one will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’” Zachariah 13:8-9

The majority of the population of the world will be destroyed because they serve the beast that gives them what to speak, do, think, and feel. They deny that God is the Creator of all, they discard the need for the Christ, Jesus, who forgives unbelief. And they do not want the Holy Spirit to be part of who they are. However, a remnant will be saved, we who live for God through Jesus Christ in the presence of the Holy Spirit, “All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb…” Revelations 13:8

A remnant of Israel will be saved, as described in the post on the Day After the Battle of Armageddon from Ezekiel 39.

The remnant will be brought through the fire, the fire of hardship, affliction, and persecution. We are today, and the Christians of tomorrow will be, refined as silver and gold. That refining process is similar to how milk is boiled and skim rises to the top, and then the skim is removed to make the milk purer. That is the process of our sanctification. Difficult situations, afflictions, and persecution cause bad attitudes to blossom in our spirit. Hardships cause unbelief to set in, we begin to drift from Jesus Christ, and no longer desire to walk in the Holy Spirit. When those ugly attitudes surface to the top, the Holy Spirit enables us to skim them from our attitude and spirit to refine us in Holiness.

“I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth. As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.” John 17:15-19

We Christians of today, and of tomorrow, are able to call on the name of the Lord and He answers us. Those answers to prayer are seen by, number 1, our born-again experience which is the promise of the Holy Spirit being part of our life. Number 2, global warming is here, which is a very visible sign of the promise of God’s judgment against the world, and is the Fourth Plague of Revelations 16:8-9. Number 3, we know we have an inheritance in the eternal New Jerusalem because the Holy Spirit is the guarantee of that, “In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance…” Ephesians 1:13-14

The Lord God calls us His people and we say the Lord is my God. “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” John 1:12-13

“I will bring the (the remnant) through the fire, will refine them as silver is refined, and test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘This is My people’; And each one will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’ ” Zachariah 13:9

“For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” Romans 8:18

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:1