Zec 2:11 | KingComments | STEP | This call to the daughter of Zion to rejoice and be glad ( ) will sound when the Lord Jesus has returned to earth. Those expressions of joy will be heard as the cloud of the glory in which the LORD dwells will dwell again in the temple. Again and again the presence of the Messiah in the midst of His people in the prophets is the reason for rejoicing. That does not refer to His first coming to earth, but to His second. The source of all blessing lies in the dwelling of God in the midst of His people. From the beginning, this has been the sign that they are His redeemed people ( ). The blessing of the new earth will be that God will dwell with the people in His tabernacle, which is the church ( ). The local church may already know this blessing ( ). In , for the third time, after , the dwelling of the LORD in the midst of His people is mentioned. Here speaks a Man Who says that the LORD has sent him. That Man is the LORD Himself. He dwells as the LORD Yahweh in the midst of His people and also says that Yahweh has sent Him. His presence in His people will attract many nations because they also want to enjoy the blessing of His presence. The Lord Jesus is the Sent One of the Father. His presence in the midst of the church is proof of His mission.

‏ Zechariah 2:11

The LORD Dwells in Their Midst

This call to the daughter of Zion to rejoice and be glad (Zec 2:10) will sound when the Lord Jesus has returned to earth. Those expressions of joy will be heard as the cloud of the glory in which the LORD dwells will dwell again in the temple. Again and again the presence of the Messiah in the midst of His people in the prophets is the reason for rejoicing. That does not refer to His first coming to earth, but to His second.

The source of all blessing lies in the dwelling of God in the midst of His people. From the beginning, this has been the sign that they are His redeemed people (Exo 15:8). The blessing of the new earth will be that God will dwell with the people in His tabernacle, which is the church (Rev 21:3). The local church may already know this blessing (Mt 18:20).

In Zec 2:11, for the third time, after Zec 2:5 ; 10, the dwelling of the LORD in the midst of His people is mentioned. Here speaks a Man Who says that the LORD has sent him. That Man is the LORD Himself. He dwells as the LORD Yahweh in the midst of His people and also says that Yahweh has sent Him. His presence in His people will attract many nations because they also want to enjoy the blessing of His presence.

The Lord Jesus is the Sent One of the Father. His presence in the midst of the church is proof of His mission.