When we read our English Bibles, we must remember that the word hell is one English word used to translate various Hebrew and Greek words. The next few posts will focus on the Greek words hades and gehenna, both of which have often been translated in the New Testament as hell.
Paradise is hardly a fitting word for a place, however pleasant, which keeps people out of God’s glorious presence. But it is the perfect word for the heavenly place of full communion between God and his saints, Eden restored and perfected.
I object to the teaching that deceased Old Testament saints were confined in Sheol prior to Christ’s death and resurrection.
When we read our English Bibles, we must remember that the word hell is one English word used to translate various Hebrew and Greek words.
Why mention the bells on horses? They are mentioned in order to shock Zechariah’s audience.
This picture of a remnant from the Gentile nations which engages in perpetual observance of the Feast of Booths (or “Tabernacles”) beautifully reveals the deep meaning and eventual fulfillment of this Old Testament feast.
The nations will either willingly submit to the Lord or else be subject to punishment.
Once the Lord arrives to rescue Jerusalem, the Lord remains to forever reign from Jerusalem.
The opening verses of chapter 14 portray the final conflict between the nations and the holy city. This conflict culminates in the sudden arrival of the Lord God and his heavenly hosts.
The last chapter of Zechariah tends to be neglected by amillennialists, especially in comparison to the emphasis given it by premillennialists.