I WILL RETURN TO ZION / ZECHARIAH 8:3

(KJV) Zechariah 8:3

Thus saith the Lord; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the Lord of hosts the holy mountain.

The key to Israel’s full restoration is God’s return to Zion – usually used as another term for Jerusalem. Zion was the name of an ancient Jebusite mountain fortress that was part of King David’s original conquest of the city (2 Samuel 5:6-7). After a time, the term “Zion” was applied to the section of the city where the fortress stood. This area is likely where the ark of the covenant (representing God’s presence among the people) was housed for a time in a special tent-shrine. After Solomon’s Temple was built, Zion became the name for the temple grounds. In a larger sense, the term “Zion” became a general reference to God’s “dwelling place,” or central place of worship on earth (Psalms 9:11; 74:2; Joel 3:21). At times, it also can refer to the renewed and restored Jerusalem in which Christ will reign on earth at the end of history (Isaiah 52:8; 62:1-12). The latter meaning is the focus of this passage, as it points to the time when Christ will return in glory and begin His earthly reign over the nations (Revelation 20). At that time, God’s presence will make Jerusalem a city of truth and faithfulness, and the mountain of the Lord again will be holy (pure and set apart for His worship). This chapter gives ten blessings that will characterize Christ’s earthly reign at the end of history, each one beginning with the phrase, “This is what the LORD Almighty says.”

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1. MADE THEIR HEARTS AS HARD AS FLINT / ZECHARIAH 7:12
2. WAS IT REALLY FOR ME THAT YOU FASTED? / ZECHARIAH 7:1-5
3. THOSE WHO ARE FAR AWAY WILL COME / ZECHARIAH 6:15
4. WILL BE A PRIEST ON HIS THRONE / ZECHARIAH 6:13
5. HAVE GIVEN MY SPIRIT REST / ZECHARIAH 6:8
6. THE FOUR SPIRITS OF HEAVEN / ZECHARIAH 6:1-5
7. A MEASURING BASKET / ZECHARIAH 5:5-11
8. A FLYING SCROLL / ZECHARIAH 5:1-4
9. WHO DESPISES THE DAY OF SMALL THINGS? / ZECHARIAH 4:10
10. O MIGHTY MOUNTAIN / ZECHARIAH 4:7
11. NOT BY MIGHT NOR BY POWER BUT BY MY SPIRIT / ZECHARIAH 4:6
12. TWO OLIVE TREES / ZECHARIAH 4:3
13. SOLID GOLD LAMPSTAND / ZECHARIAH 4:2
14. SEVEN EYES ON THAT ONE STONE / ZECHARIAH 3:9
15. MY SERVANT THE BRANCH / ZECHARIAH 3:8
16. IF YOU WILL WALK IN MY WAYS / Zechariah 3:7
17. I WILL PUT RICH GARMENTS ON YOU / ZECHARIAH 3:4
18. REBUKE YOU SATAN! / ZECHARIAH 3:2
19. SATAN STANDING AT HIS RIGHT SIDE TO ACCUSE HIM / ZECHARIAH 3:1
20. JOINED WITH THE LORD IN THAT DAY / ZECHARIAH 2:10-12
21. TOUCHES THE APPLE OF HIS EYE / ZECHARIAH 2:8-9
22. FLEE FROM THE LAND OF THE NORTH / ZECHARIAH 2:6
23. I MYSELF WILL BE A WALL … ITS GLORY / Zechariah 2:5
24. MAN WITH A MEASURING LINE / ZECHARIAH 2:1
25. HORNS THAT SCATTERED JUDAH, ISRAEL & JERUSALEM / FOUR CRAFTSMENT / ZECHARIAH 1:18-21
26. NATIONS … ADDED TO THE CALAMITY / ZECHARIAH 1:15
27. VERY JEALOUS FOR JERUSALEM / ZECHARIAH 1:14
28. ANGEL OF THE LORD SAID / ZECHARIAH 1:12
29. THE ANGEL WHO WAS TALKING WITH ME / ZECHARIAH 1:9
30. I HAD A VISION / ZECHARIAH 1:8-11
31. DO NOT BE LIKE YOUR FOREFATHERS / ZECHARIAH 1:4
32. RETURN TO ME … I WILL RETURN TO YOU / ZECHARIAH 1:3
33. IN THE EIGHTH MONTH … THE PROPHET ZECHARIAH / ZECHARIAH 1:1
34. WILL HAVE NO RAIN / ZECHARIAH 14:17
35. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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I WILL RETURN TO ZION / ZECHARIAH 8:3

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The key to Israel’s full restoration is God’s return to Zion - usually used as another term for Jerusalem.

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Margarita Crews

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Guided By Grace

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