by Steve McCranie | Aug 11, 2014
For the Jews, prophecy was not just predicting the future as we think of it today, but prophecy dealt with patterns that pointed to a deeper truth, a future truth. So all the Jewish feasts were not just commemorating some past event, but they were also, by their schedule and pattern, also pointing to something in the future, something prophetic.
For example, we know the Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread was fulfilled by Jesus and the cross. But did you know the Feast of Firstfruits was fulfilled in the resurrection and the Feast of Weeks in the birth of the Church?
What about the Feast of Trumpets or the Feast of Tabernacles or the Day of Atonement. What future events do these point to? Want to know more? Then keep listening.
The following is a study on Zechariah 14:16-21 and Leviticus 23.
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by Steve McCranie | Jul 27, 2014
Embedded in chapter 14 of Zechariah, in the middle of the Lord telling His people about how He will “fight against the nations” that fought against Jerusalem, we possibly find a cryptic description of the effects of a neutron bomb. It reads:
Their flesh shall dissolve (or, rot, waste away) while they stand on their feet,
Their eyes shall dissolve in their sockets,
And their tongues shall dissolve in their mouths (Zech. 14:12).
How can that be? And what does that mean for us today? Is this really the effects of a neutron bomb?
Keep listening to find out more.
The following is a study on Zechariah 14:1-15.
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by Steve McCranie | Jul 20, 2014
Zechariah chapter 12 tells of the national salvation of Israel where the Lord will “pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn” (Zech. 12:10). It is the literal fulfillment of Romans 11:26 where Paul says “and so all Israel will be saved.”
So what happens after God saves a nation, or what happens when He saves you and I? What is our response? What are we to do? How are we to act?
And that very question is what is answered in Zechariah 13. Zechariah lets us know exactly what God expects from those He calls “My people” and for His people who say “the Lord is my God” (Zech. 13:9). What God commands the remnant in Zechariah 13 is exactly what He commands of us today. After all, we also have been cleansed of our “sin and uncleanness” from a “fountain” that flowed from the veins of the Lord Jesus (Zech. 13:1). A fountain of blood freely given for us. As William Cowpens wrote so many years ago:
There is a fountain filled with blood,
Drawn from Immanuel’s veins;
And sinners, plunged beneath that flood,
Lose all their guilty stains.
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The following is a study on Zechariah 13:1-9.
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by Steve McCranie | Jul 14, 2014
Zechariah 12:10 states:
“And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then (what) they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.”
Quick question: When does the pouring out of God’s Spirit happen? And when does the mourning and grieving take place? Since they must take place after the death of Jesus, do they take place during the time of the early church? Or, does it refer to the great expansion of preaching and growth during the ages that follow (Reformed / Amillennial view)? Or, does it refer to a time yet in the future (Dispensational / Premillennial view)?
Quick answer: Historically, these events were not fulfilled during the days of the early church. Second, these passages cannot be interpreted as referring to the church since there is no mention of “the people of God” or even “Israel” for that matter. Additionally, there is no greater Jewish prophecy in all of Zechariah. Note verses 12 and 13: “house of David, house of Nathan, house of Levi, family of Shimei.”
So what does this mean for us today? Much. Keep listening to find out more.
The following is a study on Zechariah 12:1-14.
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by Steve McCranie | Jul 6, 2014
Just the mention of the word Antichrist brings to mind images from Revelation 13 and of some old, outdated movies that were made in the late 70’s. Remember those movies? I sure do.
But the Scripture reveals much about the Antichrist from the Old Testament. In fact, Zechariah gives us the only physical description of the Antichrist found in Scripture and his description lines up perfectly with what we know from Revelation 13. Zechariah says:
“Woe to the worthless shepherd, who leaves the flock!
A sword shall be against his arm and against his right eye;
His arm shall completely wither, and his right eye shall be totally blinded.”
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The following is a study on Zechariah 11:1-17.
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