Zechariah 2:10-11

"Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD. (11) And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee."

The Prophet Zephaniah had called upon Zion to rejoice in nearly the same words, and from the same cause. Zephaniah 3:14. Yea, all the Prophets had been directed to bless the Church, in those glorious prospects of Christ's coming, and indwelling residence among them. Isaiah 12:6; Jeremiah 31:7. But what I particularly beg the Reader to remark with me, in reading those verses, is, that this joy of Zion is called forth, not only at the prospect of the incarnation of the Lord Jesus, but to the character of the Lord Jesus; together with all the auspicious events of his advent. Observe, it is the Lord that saith Lo, I come; and mark what he saith, it is the Lord of hosts that sends him; and observe further, his people shall know that it is so! Were there ever events of so glorious a nature, so many, and so dignified and distinguished, within so short a compass as is here? See, Reader what a testimony is given to the Godhead of Christ! See what authority to his mission as God-man. Mediator! Behold what glorious things are included in his coming; not only the Jewish Church, but the Gentile shall rejoice; for many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day; yea, as in the verse before, the Lord will shake his hand upon all his enemies; and every foe shall be destroyed. So that here are plain and palpable declarations, that the spiritual kingdom of our Lord Jesus shall be set up in the hearts of his people And if these things are not subjects of rejoicing, I know not what are. Yea, I think I should not stretch this precious scripture beyond what it reacheth to, if I were to say, that according to my view of it, there is a yet a further direction from it to the latter day glory, when it is said, his feet shall stand again upon the Mount Olives. And when is that? Surely, when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all that believe. I beg the Reader to turn to these several scriptures in confirmation of the whole. Zechariah 9:9; Isaiah 35:3 to the end. Jeremiah 50:4; Ezekiel 37:24, to the end. Zechariah 14:4; Revelation 18:20 to the end. 1 Thessalonians 1:10.