Zec 14:6-11 | KingComments | STEP | The day of the LORD will be a very special day. It is a day of judgment over the wicked, a day when all light is absent for them ( ; ; ; ; ). There is only thick darkness for them ( ). It is a unique day known only to the LORD ( ). This day does not begin with light, but with darkness and ends not with darkness, but with light. The light does not disappear in the evening, but it remains light. That light comes from Him Who is the Sun of righteousness. He does not set, but will continue to shine for a thousand years.

‏ Zechariah 14:6-11

A Unique Day

The day of the LORD will be a very special day. It is a day of judgment over the wicked, a day when all light is absent for them (Zec 14:6; Joel 3:15; Eze 32:7-8; Mt 24:29; Rev 6:12). There is only thick darkness for them (Amos 5:18).

It is a unique day known only to the LORD (Zec 14:7). This day does not begin with light, but with darkness and ends not with darkness, but with light. The light does not disappear in the evening, but it remains light. That light comes from Him Who is the Sun of righteousness. He does not set, but will continue to shine for a thousand years.

The LORD is the One and Only

When the Lord Jesus rules, Jerusalem will be a fountain of blessing for the earth (Zec 14:8). Living waters will flow out of the city. That waters flow in two directions. It flows in easterly direction, “toward the eastern sea” which is the Dead Sea. It also flows in westerly direction, “toward the western sea” which is the Mediterranean Sea. The blessing that flows out of Jerusalem will not dry up. Summer and winter the water flows continuously (Eze 47:1-8; Joel 3:18).

At that time, the LORD is King, not only over Israel, but “over all the earth” (Zec 14:9). Therefore, the confession of the Jew will be the confession of the Gentiles, that the LORD is the Only One and His Name is the Only Name. Then there will be no more idols to be served (cf. Zec 13:2). Only one Name will be mentioned and heard. In that blessed time there will be only one religion, only one way in which that religion is practiced.

Zec 14:10 describes the restoration of the land. In the midst of a plain lies Jerusalem as a radiant climax (Zec 12:6; Isa 2:2; Mic 4:1). “Geba” lies in northern Benjamin (Jos 21:17) and “Rimmon” in southern Judah (Jos 15:32). Several well-known names of buildings in Jerusalem are mentioned, which makes it clear that it is about the earthly Jerusalem and not about the heavenly.

Jerusalem has been restored. The inhabitants of the city will no longer suffer any burden (Zec 14:11). They are free of any yoke. There is nothing more to fear. They are safe.