Zechariah 12:1 says, The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him. The God of all creation, the only true God, said he was burdened for Israel. God does not allow people to go to hell without being grieved, which is why He sent His only begotten Son to die so the people could avoid that fate. Still, it is up to each individual to accept Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord personally. Verse two states, Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. God said that He would protect Judah and Jerusalem, His chosen people when they were obedient to their covenant with Him,and anyone who attacked it would be left trembling. Verse three adds, And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it. God said that even if all the people in the world were gathered against Jerusalem, that they would not be successful in defeating God's people who lived there. Likewise, if all the lost people of the world today unite against God's church, those people who have accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord, they will not defeat it. Verse four says, In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness. God said that He would strike down anyone who came against Jerusalem, and this is still true for those who are at war w8th the church today. God has secured our victory already. Verse five adds, And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God. God also said that those in Jerusalem would say in their hearts that their strength was in the LORD, and not in their own power or abilities. We need to give God credit for our victory over sin in the world today. We can not be victorious over sin by our own strength and abilities. Verse six declares, In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem. God said in that day, when He restored Jerusalem, that no one could stand against them, because God was with them. As long as we are following God's will as Christians, no one will ever defeat us spiritually.
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