Day 7: They Shall Look upon Me Whom They Have Pierced – The Day of the Lord

 


Zechariah 12–14

The final oracle of Zechariah lifts our eyes to the climactic Day of the Lord. Chapter 12 opens with the nations gathered against Jerusalem. The Lord makes Jerusalem a cup of trembling and a burdensome stone (12:2–3). In that day the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them (12:8).

Then comes one of the most profound Messianic prophecies in all of Scripture: “And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son” (12:10). The One who is pierced is the Lord Himself speaking in the first person. The New Testament applies this directly to the crucified Christ (John 19:37; Revelation 1:7). A fountain will be opened to the house of David for sin and for uncleanness (13:1). The shepherd will be smitten and the sheep scattered (13:7)—another prophecy Jesus applied to Himself.

Chapter 14 describes the final conflict, the Lord’s feet standing on the Mount of Olives, the mountain splitting, living waters flowing from Jerusalem, and the Lord becoming King over all the earth. “In that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one” (14:9). Even the bells of the horses and every pot in Jerusalem will be holiness unto the Lord (14:20–21).

This is the blessed hope of the conservative Christian. We preach a crucified and risen Savior who was pierced for our transgressions. We also look for the same Savior to return in power and great glory. The same nation that once pierced Him will one day look upon Him and mourn in true repentance. The same Lord who was rejected will be King over all the earth. Until that day we live as those who have already been cleansed by the fountain opened at Calvary, and we labor as those who know the final victory is certain.

Beloved, fix your eyes on the Pierced One. Mourn over sin. Rejoice in the fountain. And lift up your heads—your King is coming. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

DMMC 

7-27-26

Location: Plymouth, IN 46563, USA

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