Behold He Cometh with Clouds - Every Eye Shall See Him
In Zechariah 12 a prophecy of the coming of the Holy Spirit and the looking upon the LORD is given to Jerusalem. In this sharing, we are looking into some depth of this seeing of the LORD through the Spirit of Grace declared by Zechariah. Notice below what is said, the Spirit will be poured out on the house of Jacob and they will look upon me whom they pierced.
Zechariah 12:10 “And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they shall look unto me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born.”
On the day of Pentecost this very thing happened. Gathered in Jerusalem in an upper room was 120 believers waiting for the promise of the Spirit. Upon them the Spirit was poured, and the wonderful works of God began to be proclaimed. When Peter preached the message on Pentecost to the multitude who was gathered to hear, what happened? They were pricked at the heart, or began to mourn for Him that was pierced, and cried out what do they do to be saved. Peter proclaimed, “Repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you shall be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
In the name of Jesus, all power now resided. No one could come anymore to repent through the offerings of heifers and turtle doves. Now in Jesus was all power and authority for the remission of sins. In His name had all authority been placed. No longer was salvation through the Law of Moses, or through the Priesthood of Aaron. All power had been gathered up in our Lord Jesus Christ. He is Lord of all. From here Jerusalem and Israel now had to bow to Him, and Him only! He was anointed King and Lord, and had raised from the dead, pouring out the gift of God to all who would receive!
Not only would Jerusalem and Israel mourn for the destruction that came upon them in 70 AD. Every eye of the heart that saw him would mourn or be convicted of sin and see their salvation in only Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit came to convict the world of sin and to show us Jesus. This seeing of Jesus causes the heart to turn from ourselves to him, and find salvation in no other name.
Jesus makes a profound statement in John 15 when He says, He is the true vine.
John 15:1-7 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. 3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. 6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. 7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
The vine related to Old Covenant Israel. They were known as God’s choices’ plant. They were known as God’s vine. God says to them through the prophet Isaiah, recorded in Chapter 5, “What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?” What more could be done? Jesus speaks to Jerusalem in Matthew 21 in the parable of the winepress and says the Kingdom will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits thereof.
Jesus himself is the answer to what more could be done. He came to Jerusalem to save them and was their answer to the fruit of the vine. Without Him they would be lost, which many were in that day because they would not receive Him. He that abides in Him bears fruit. Now you can no longer bear fruit unto God by being born a natural Jewish man or a natural Israelite. You must abide in the true vine. This is the nation that bears fruit unto God, those who are in Christ Jesus. We who are planted into His death and brought forth in His life are the holy nation unto God. This is also the word we must keep, the word that Jesus reveals.
He is the true vine. We cannot give this word away. We must keep it. His word is established in us by the revealing of Him by the Holy Spirit. We are the City on a hill whose light (JESUS) cannot be hid. We are the Temple of God, the House that God would build to fill with Himself. We are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. This is the Word we must keep. The Word He reveals and shows us in Himself! This is how we abide in Him, by keeping His Word! Glory to God!!
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