The prophet Zechariah predict the final judgment of the world - Zechariah 14

The prophet Zechariah predict the final judgment of the world
1 - Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.

2 - For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.

3 - Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.

4 - And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

5 - And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee. the mountains: or, my mountains for the... or, when he shall touch the valley of the mountains to the place he separated

6 - And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark: that the... that is, it shall not be clear in some places, and dark in other places of the world clear: Heb. precious dark: Heb. thickness

7 - But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light. it shall be...: or, the day shall be one

8 - And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. former: or, eastern

9 - And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.

10 - All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses. turned: or, compassed inhabited: or, shall abide

11. And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.shall be: or, shall abide

Jerusalem will still be glorified and exalted by God in the great Millennium

12 - And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.

13 - And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.

14 - And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance. Judah...: or, thou also, O Judah shalt at: or, against

15 - And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.

16 - And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.

17 - And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.

18 - And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. that have no: Heb. upon whom there is not

19 - This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. punishment: or, sin

20 - In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD'S house shall be like the bowls before the altar. bells: or, bridles

21 - Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.

Jesus' entry into Jerusalem - Matthew 21

Jesus' entry into Jerusalem

1 - And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,

2 - Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.

3 - And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.

4 - All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,

5 - Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.

6 - And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,

7 - And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.

8 - And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.

9 - And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

10 - And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?

11 - And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

The merchants expelled from the temple

12 - And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,

13 - And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.

14 - And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.

15 - And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,

16 -  And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

17 - And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.

18 - Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.

19 - And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.*a fig tree: Gr. one fig tree

20 - And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!

21 - Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

22 - And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

23 - And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

24 - And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

25 - The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?

26 - But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.

27 - And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

The parable of the two sons

28 - But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.

29 - He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.

30 - And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.

31 - Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

32 - For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

33 - Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:

34 - And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.

35 - And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

36 - Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.

37 - But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.

38 - But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.

39 - And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.

40 - When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?

41 - They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.

42 - Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

43 - Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.

44 - And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

45 - And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.

46 - But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.

Jesus foresees the destruction of Jerusalem and its second coming - Matthew 24

Jesus foresees the destruction of Jerusalem and its second coming

1  And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

2 - And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

3 - And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

4 - And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

5 - For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

6 - And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

7 - For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

8 - All these are the beginning of sorrows.

9 - Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.

10 - And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

11 - And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

12 - And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

13 - But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

14 - And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

15 - When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

16 - Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:

17 - Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:

18 - Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.

19 - And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

20 - But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:

21 - For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

22 - And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

23 - Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

24 - For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

25 - Behold, I have told you before.

26 - Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.

27 - For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

28 - For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

29 - Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

30 - And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

31 - And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.*with...: or, with a trumpet, and a great voice

Jesus exhortation to vigilance

32 - Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:

33 - So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.*it: or, he

34 - Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

35 - Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

36 - But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

37 - But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

38 - For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

39 - And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

40 - Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

41 - Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

42 - Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

43 - But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

The parable of the two servants

44 - Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

45 - Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

46 - Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

47 - Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.

48 - But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

49 - And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;

50 - The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,

51 - And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. *cut...: or, cut him off.