Covenant Reformed News – May 2019 • Volume XVII, Issue 13
This article provides exegetical analysis of Zechariah 14:1-15, specifically examining the cosmic transformations prophesied in the Day of the Lord, including the darkening of heavenly bodies. The author compares Zechariah's prophecy with parallel passages from Joel and Isaiah, and demonstrates how Christ's Olivet Discourse identifies these Old Testament predictions as fulfilled at His bodily return.
Zechariah’s Day of the Lord (7) In our seventh and last article on “Zechariah’s Day of the Lord” (Zech. 14:1-15), we come to the sixth and final main theme in the passage: the change in cosmic light (6-7). Thus Zechariah speaks not only of moving mountains and flowing rivers on earth (our fourth and fifth motifs), but also a transformation regarding light from heaven. The prophet declares, “And it shall come to pass in that day [i.e., the day of the Lord], that the light shall not be clear,...