And this shall be the plague with which the LORD will strike all the peoples that wage war against Jerusalem: their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.
And on that day a great panic from the LORD shall fall on them, so that each will seize the hand of another, and the hand of the one will be raised against the hand of the other. Even Judah will fight at Jerusalem. And the wealth of all the surrounding nations shall be collected, gold, silver, and garments in great abundance. And a plague like this plague shall fall on the horses, the mules, the camels, the donkeys, and whatever beasts may be in those camps.
Wow!! This is the future of the earth. In Zechariah we have a traditional prophecy of the end times. This book matches The Revelation of John in its prophetic utterances of future events. Imagine the above scene being played out on today’s news cycle. Put the above into the context of our world today and our future world. Imagine the internet reporting on these types of plagues that will impact all those nations that rise up agains Jerusalem prior to Christ’s return. Notice what happened in the world wide pandemic of 2020. That is nothing in comparison to the plague mentioned above. We get our lives so caught up in the events of our present world that we forget how God will impact the world in the final events of this world. We can and should bemoan the deaths of all those who succumb to Covid 19. However, that is nothing compared to how God will eventually impact the world around us today. We ought to stand in awe of God and in reverence for what He is about to do ... in His time for His glory!!
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