THE HOLY LAND: Where does the term Holy Land come from? It comes from The Bible. God himself calls Israel "The Holy Land." This passage of the Bible may have had at one time a partial fulfillment but this passage is futuristic as well because it's a promise that The Messiah will come and dwell in Jerusalem.
Israel is also called Zion and THE CALL FROM THE 4 WINDS (HASN'T FULLY HAPPENED) & THE CALL FROM BABYLON (fulfilled after the return from Babylonian captivity)
Naming the Holy Land "Zion"
The eternal call for the glory of God to come against those who plunder Israel. The glory is the abundance, the dignity, riches, splendor, honor, reputation, reverence and all that is God that cannot be shared with anyone but God and cannot be duplicated. God, according to his glory will come against all who "PLUNDER" ZION ( or as some say ZIOS.)
PLUNDER - to come in and take (pretty easy to understand and sure enough they have all come to an end.) Whoever touches ZION touches the Apple of God's Eye. TOUCHES- to touch, attack, approach, to cause to touch, to reach and to strike.
APPLE OF THE EYE- the pupil. This was for Israel, Judah and the Jews but extends to the church. It is an eternal principle. The pupil is the absolute most sensitive part of the eye that regulates the amount of light coming in and aids in enlarging or shrinking images looked at. This verse applies to all who are or who will belong to God.
Acts 9:4, where Jesus says persecuting Christians is persecuting Him personally).In short: It's a vivid way of saying, "You are extremely precious to God, and He will not let attacks against you go unanswered โ it's personal to Him."Anyone who harms or attacks you (My people) is harming the most precious and sensitive part of Me โ it's as if they are poking Me directly in the eye. This shows:How deeply cherished God's people are to Him (like something irreplaceable and tender).
THE PROMISE TO DWELL IN THE MIDST
This is only partially fulfilled. Jesus dwelt among us for only 33 years in bodily form. He still dwells with us now. John 1:14 says The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. But the Bible tells us he's coming back. Guess where he's coming back to? He's coming to ZION. (LOL LOL. YES, TO US ZIOS.). The promise is to dwell eternally. Jesus is coming back and he's going to rule FROM JERUSALEM. That's why the Muslims in Jerusalem have blocked the eastern wall. They KNOW the PROPHECY. (LOL. ๐คฃ๐คฃ ). They think they can stop him. SOME OF THEM WILL ALSO BE SAVED. Many Muslims have been saved already and turned to Jesus with their whole heart. Of course they are no longer Muslims and they are also chosen.
THE HOLY LAND- God in verse 12 is a promise not completely fulfilled. It's the day Jesus returns. He returns to take possession of HIS HOLY LAND. He will take possession of Judah and AGAIN CHOOSE JERUSALEM (for those who say he no longer chooses Jerusalem.). Oh yes, he will and he goes on to say.
PARAPHRASED: KEEP SILENCE BECAUSE HE IS AROUSED.
This is where the saying, "Let all the earth keep silence before him" comes from.
Don't think for one minute when you see all the chaos against ZION that God isn't aroused. Oh he is aroused and as sure as the sun rises and sets he will come. He will come and make all things new! Many nations will be joined to the Lord. The people will consist of Jews and Gentiles. "They shall become my people."
WHO ALL WILL BE HIS PEOPLE ON THAT DAY?
Let me ask you an important question:
"Do you know who will become his people?
Are you him or are you the judge?
Are you his people?"
I pray that you will hear this loud and clear and that God will bless you.... AND your family. I pray you will receive him right now!
Friend, if you are not his people right now or if you can't say with absolute certainty "I am his people," then I invite you to ask Jesus to come into your heart and become his people because he IS aroused and he is coming soon.
Why don't you BECOME THE APPLE OF HIS EYE TODAY?
Say this and mean it in your heart.
PRAY NOW:
Pray, "Dear Lord Jesus, come into my heart. Wash me with the precious blood you shed on Calvary. Cleans my heart. Wash away my sin and make me whole. I repent of all my sins. Become my Lord and Savior today. Lead and guide my life. Save my family too. Take the wheel of my life and lead me by your Spirit. I believe you died for me Jesus. I believe you rose from the dead and I believe you're coming back again for me. I believe and I want to be the APPLE OF YOUR EYE, Amen and Amen."
BORN AGAIN
My friend that is all it takes to hand your life over to Jesus. That's what is called being "BORN AGAIN." If you said that in your heart and you meant that with your heart, this very moment, in one moment in one day, you became a child of God and the Apple of His eye! Your life will change in ways only he can change it. You will feel his HOLY SPIRIT inside of you and you will begin to feel and know his presence. You will begin to hear his voice as you pray and seek his Word. I can assure you this is the best day of your life.
You just because the Apple of God's eye if you said that and meant it in your heart. Now always in all your good and bad times run to him and not away from him.
ZECH 2: 6ย โUp, up! Flee from the land of the north,โ says the Lord; โfor I have spread you abroad like the four winds of heaven,โ says the Lord. 7ย โUp, Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.โ 8ย For thus says the Lord of hosts: โHe sent Me after glory, to the nations which plunder you; for he who touches you touches the apple of His eye. 9ย For surely I will shake My hand against them, and they shall become spoil for their servants. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me. 10ย โSing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion! For behold, I am coming and I will dwell in your midst,โ says the Lord. 11ย โMany nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and they shall become My people. And I will dwell in your midst. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you. 12ย And the Lord will take possession of Judah as His inheritance in the Holy Land, and will again choose Jerusalem. 13ย Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord, for He is aroused from His holy habitation!โ
Picture made with
@grok Imagine AI,
meant to show the moment someone asks Jesus to become their Lord and Savior and they become the Apple of his eye.