Zechariah 14:1

 Zechariah 14:1 says, Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.  Zechariah said that the day of the LORD was coming, and the people of Jerusalem were going to be divided into those who put their faith in God and those who didn't.  We today as followers of Christ know that the day of the LORD is coming, and the world will be separated into those who believe in Jesus Christ and those who don't.  Verse two adds, 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.  The people of Jerusalem were going to suffer defeat because they did not obey God.  Being God's people in name only was not enough, just as being a Christian in name only is not enough today.  Verse three declares, Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.  Those nations that defeated Jerusalem would not escape the wrath of God.  Just because God allowed other nations to defeat His rebellious people did not mean that they were going to escape His punishment.  Verse four adds, 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.  Matthew Henry says this refers to Jesus Christ taking away the division between the Jews and Gentiles when He offered Himself as a sacrifice for the sins of all on the Mount of Olives.  We know that God will stand in judgment of all people one day.  Verse five continues, 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.  Matthew Henry says this valley is the gospel church.  Verse six states, And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark: Verse seven adds, 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.  Matthew Henry says this refers to the time between when Jesus Christ first came and when He returns.  His light is always there, but it is not accepted by all, so therefore is not as bright as it will one day be.  Verse eight says, 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.  God said that the living water, Jesus Christ, would flow out of Jerusalem into all the world.  This began when the Holy Spirit led and empowered the apostles, and it continues today through those who have accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord and proclaim His gospel to the world.  Verse nine adds, And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.  This refers to when God's judgment comes on the world.  People will then realize that there truly is but one God, and He will rule over all the world.  Verse ten states, 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.  Verse eleven adds,. And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.  God was going to restore His land with those that put their faith in His Son, Jesus Christ.  This day is coming, so we need to put our faith in Jesus Christ until it does.