In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to the entire nation, as representative of the Church of the New Testament, in whose members the fruit of Christ's redemption is realized, FOR SIN AND FOR UNCLEANNESS.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FRUITS OF PENITENCE... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord of hosts, in the great Messianic period. THAT I WILL CUT OFF THE NAMES OF THE IDOLS OUT OF THE LAND, so that the very names which had formerly been in the mouths of men everywhere were no longer mentioned, and they shall no more be remembered, th... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass that when any shall yet prophesy, continuing his wicked profession in spite of the changed attitude of men, THEN HIS FATHER AND HIS MOTHER THAT BEGAT HIM SHALL SAY UNTO HIM, THOU SHALT NOT LIVE, FOR THOU SPEAKEST LIES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD; AND HIS FATHER AND HIS MOTHER T... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass in that day that the prophets, those who still assert that they possess the power to prophesy, SHALL BE ASHAMED EVERY ONE OF HIS VISION WHEN HE HATH PROPHESIED; NEITHER SHALL THEY WEAR A ROUGH GARMENT, after the manner of Elijah and of John the Baptist, TO DECEIVE, to impre... [ Continue Reading ]
but he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman, vehemently disclaiming any connection with the prophetic profession; FOR MAN TAUGHT ME TO KEEP CATTLE FROM MY YOUTH, rather, "a man has purchased me from my youth. ... [ Continue Reading ]
And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? the scars which he bore as a result of his wounding himself in the service of idols, 1 Kings 18:28. THEN HE SHALL ANSWER, in trying to evade the issue and to place the blame elsewhere, THOSE WITH WHICH I WAS WOUNDED IN THE HOUSE OF MY... [ Continue Reading ]
Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, the same one who addressed the people in 11:12, AND AGAINST THE MAN THAT IS MY FELLOW, Him who is true God, together with the Father and the Holy Spirit, for the Messiah is the eternal Son of God, who was in the bosom of the Father from eternity and by Him begott... [ Continue Reading ]
The Shepherd Smitten. With great abruptness the prophecy here takes a different turn, as the prophet sets forth the manner in which redemption was secured.... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass that in all the land, saith the Lord, two parts therein, the great majority of the people, SHALL BE CUT OFF AND DIE, being offended in Him and therefore rejected from His herd; BUT THE THIRD, only a small part, SHALL BE LEFT THEREIN.... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will bring the third part through the fire, the test of affliction and persecution as it soon came to the first congregation, AND WILL REFINE THEM AS SILVER IS REFINED AND WILL TRY THEM AS GOLD IS TRIED, Cf 1 Peter 1:6. THEY SHALL CALL ON MY NAME, AND I WILL HEAR THEM, graciously giving them t... [ Continue Reading ]