Covenant Reformed News – January 2019 • Volume XVII, Issue 9
This article provides an exegetical study of Zechariah 14, focusing on three key verses that describe Christ's return at the end of the age. The author emphasizes the personal comfort believers find in Christ's promised return, highlighting both His deity and His intimate relationship with the elect, while exploring the eschatological significance of the Day of the Lord and the saints' participation in Christ's glory.
Zechariah’s Day of the Lord (3) Three verses in Zechariah 14 specifically refer to God’s coming at the end of this age: “Behold, the day of the Lord cometh” (1), “Then shall the Lord go forth” (3) and “the Lord my God shall come, and all the saints with thee” (5). Putting all this together, Jehovah goes forth from heaven (3) so that “the Lord my God shall come” in the air (5; cf. I Thess. 4:17) with the result that this day—the best of all days—comes to the Most High for His glory (Zech....